A. Can we eat in class? B. When do we have to use our student ID cards? C. Can you help me? D. Could you tell me some of the school rules? E. Do you like these school rules? F. Remember to wear your school uniform every day. G. I think I can get on well with our classmates. |
Jane: Hello, my name is Jane.
Tina: HelIo, Jane. I'm Tina. Nice to meet you. Are you a new student here?
Jane: Yes.
Tina: Sure. Don't shout or run in the hallways.
Jane: I don't think I'll do that.
Tina: No, we can't.
Jane: OK, I'll remember that. What else?
Tina: If you don't, the teachers on duty at the gate won't let you in.
Jane: I see.
Tina: When you go to the library. If you forget to bring it with you, the librarians won't let you in and of course you can't borrow any books.
Jane: What do you think is the most important school rule?
Tina: Don't fight. If you do that, the teacher will call your parents.
Jane: Thank you, Tina.
I have forgotten the name of the old lady, who was a customer (顾客) on my newspaper route when I was twelve. Yet she taught me a lesson that I shall never forget.
On a winter afternoon, a friend and I were throwing stones onto the roof of the old lady's house near her garden. I found myself a perfectly smooth rock and threw it. The stone was too smooth, however, so it slipped (滑) from my hand as I let it go and headed straight for a small window on the lady's door. At the sound of broken glass, we knew we were in trouble. We ran faster than any of our stones which flew off her roof.
I was too scared about getting caught that first night to be concerned about the old lady with the broken window in winter. However, a few days later, when I was sure that I hadn't been discovered, started to feel guilty for her trouble. She still greeted me with a smile each day when I gave her the newspaper, but I was no longer able to act comfortably when seeing her.
I decided that I would save my paper delivery (送) money, and in three weeks I had the seven dollars that I thought would cover the cost of her window. I put the money in an envelope (信封) with a note saying that I was sorry for breaking her window and hoped that the seven dollars would cover the cost of repairing it.
The next day, I handed the old lady her paper. She thanked me for the paper and gave me a bag of biscuits she had made herself. I thanked her and ate the biscuits as I continued my route.
After several biscuits, I felt an envelope and pulled it out of the bag. When I opened the envelope, I was shocked. Inside were the seven dollars and a short note that said, "I'm proud of you."
