My father is a doctor. So he has many good habits. He often wakes up at six in the morning, and has his breakfast at seven. Then he rides his bike to his office. He works before the computer and in the sickrooms. And he washes his hands many times a day. After work, he goes home by bike. He needs to have a rest at home. He likes reading some newspapers and doing some sports after dinner.
There are many people in the bus. Some have seats, but some have to stand. At a bus stop, a woman gets on the bus. An old man hears the door and tries to stand up. "Oh, no, thank you," the woman forces (强迫) him back to the seat. "Please don't do that. I can stand." "But, madam , let me…,"says the man. "I ask you to keep your seat," the woman says. She puts her hands on the old man's shoulder. But the man still tries to stand up, "Madam, will you please let me…?""Oh, no," says the woman. She again forces the man back. At last the old man shouts, "I want to get off the bus!"
A young officer was at a railway station. On his way home, he wanted to telephone his mother to tell her the time of his train, so that she could meet him at the station in her car. He looked in all his pockets, but found that he did not have the right money for the telephone, so he went outside and looked around for someone to help him.
At last an old soldier came by, and the young officer stopped him and said, "Have you got change for ten pence?"
"Wait a moment," the old soldier answered, beginning to put his hand in his pocket, "I'll see whether I can help you."
"Don't you know how to speak to an officer?" the young man said angrily. "Now let's start again. Have you got change for ten pence?"
"No, sir," the old soldier answered quickly.
Edison had a quick mind about inventions (发明), but not always about other things. One day he got a notice. It said he must pay some money to the government by the next day. If he was late, he would have to pay more money.
Edison went to the city office, many people were waiting there in line to pay. While he waited, his mind was busy with ideas about a new invention. When he arrived at the little window, the man in it said to Edison, "Young man, what's your name?"
Edison looked at the man, surprised.
"I-I-I don't know." He said.
"Then I can't help you." The man said and told him to leave.
Other people paid the man, Edison stood there and tried to remember his name. The day ended, and he met a friend. He had to ask the friend what his name was.
Once upon a time, there were four blind men in the same village. Every day, they sat together and talked about interesting things. Once they were sitting under a big tree and talking about elephants. All of them didn't know what an elephant was like. They wanted to know very much.
At this time, a man was driving an elephant. The four blind man wanted to touch it. The man allowed them to do so. They were very happy.
The first man said, "The elephant is like a wall."
The second man said, "The elephant is like a trunk."
The third man said, "The elephant is like a rope."
The fourth man said, "The elephant is like a fan."
Each of them touched a different part of the elephant. So they had different opinions.
