When the two brothers were old enough to marry, their father was not happy. Because their family wasn't so rich that the1often quarreled（争吵） with each other about some small things. And he really didn't know how they would quarrel when they separated from the family and lived2.
One day, their father was sick, 3in bed and looking at nothing, when the elder son came over to wish him good health. His father said, "Ask your brother to come here4to say."
The5brother arrived. Their father sat up and said, "I don't know how the illness hit. I'm feeling terribly unwell." "The brothers told their father not to6about it, but he shook his head, "In fact I don't worry about this disease7I can manage it. But if you are not in peace with each other in the future, it will be our family's8and no one can deal with it. "The brothers felt that they were wrong.
The father got out of the bed, pointed to some chickens in the garden and said, "Look at them siting there in9with each other, isn't it good? " Then their father brought out a bowl of corns, went quietly behind the house and spread 10of them on the ground. Then he went back to the11with only a few corns left and threw at the chickens. As soon as the chickens saw the corns, they jumped up, moved their wings up and down and12for them. The peaceful world was now filled with "smoke of gunpowder（火药）"13some corns.
The brothers smiled and understood14their father meant. Their father added, "Both of you saw more15are behind the house…"
In fact, aren't there many troubles in life because God scattered（撒） some corns before us?
It was a cold winter's night when I stopped for gas on my way homefrom work. I was tired and had a slight(轻微的)1.
I worked in a busy doctor's office. This was one of those days whenthe office was often2peoplewho had a cold, which made me3busierthan before. It seemed I was going to be late4home and my husband would be ready topronounce me late once again. Maybe5I hurried,I could still make it home.
I was heading inside to pay for my gas when I noticed an old coupleat the counter. I heard them asking the6to the local hospital. It was exactly thesame hospital that I had just left a few7ago. The young man at the counter wastrying to be8inexplaining how to get there, but the fact was that it was a whole wrong routeback. It was then that I walked over to the couple and said, "Would youlike to follow me to the9?"
A look of10crossedthe woman's face. She stared at me, seeming to be in relief(如释重负)but still trying to figure out why I, a stranger, offered them helpat such a late time.
"I'm going right there," I explained, which wasn't a(an)11because T had just made up my12to do that.
I got in my car and began to drive13. I was trying to watch to be sure theywere right14me.It took only fifteen minutes to get there as rush hour traffic was beginning to15. I felt better than I had all day and myheadache was nearly gone.
I remember sitting at an airport one day, waiting for my flight. I was1because I had a first-class ticket. And in first class, the seats are2, and the food is more delicious. Actually, I had the best seat on the whole plane: Seat 1A . Before boarding, I3a young lady who had a big suitcase(手提箱) and several carry-on bags holding a crying baby.4, the handle(把手) of her suitcase broke and the suitcase fell to the floor. She tried5the case and her bags landed on the floor, too. "Let me help." I said to her. I pulled her suitcase over my left shoulder, put her bags 6my right and asked, "Where to?" "Gate 20," she said, and showed me her ticket. Seat 24B. "Oh, we are on the same flight."
Boarding started, and I7that she needed the first class ticket. "It looks like you could use the first-class ticket more than me. I know how8it can be flying with a kid. Why don't exchange tickets?"
"Are you sure?" she asked. "Yes, just take my ticket and give me yours. I really don't9. I'm just going to be working the whole time, anyway." "That's very kind of you." she said, and expressed her10as we exchanged our tickets.
Then we boarded the plane. I was surprised at the good11it gave me while watching her sit down in seat 1A. In fact, seat 24 B or12I was sitting didn't seem that bad at all. At one point during the flight I wanted to see how she was doing. So I13, walked to the first-class section and had a look. There she was with her baby, 14asleep. Seeing they were sleeping in big and15seat 1A. I felt like getting a million dollars. I've got to keep doing this kind of thing.
Huang Ailing is a middleschool student with a strong will. She comes from Chongqing. She is studying inToronto, Canada. She wants to be a1 . She wants to help children in thecountryside to learn English2 .
She hears that one of herfather's friends is a voluntary( 自愿的) teacher in GansuProvince. She is very 3. She tells her4 she wants to come back to China. She wants tohelp the children in Gansu Province learning English well in5summer holidays. A week6, she and her father gothere.
When she gets to the7 , all the students come to take her class. Shefinds the students' English is not good. She teaches them a lot.8 her help, many students love English classesand find it9 to learn English.
After helping the children,she goes back to Canada to study. Next year, she will come back to10in Gansu Province. What akind girl she is!
One thorn(刺) of experience is worth many times of warning.
Ralph Wick was seven years old. In most things he was a fine boy, but he would cry from time to time. When he could not have what he wanted, he would1for it. If he was told that it would hurt him, and he could not2it, he would also cry.
One day, he went with his mother into the3. The sun shone. The grass was cut. The flowers were starting to come out.
Ralph thought he was, for once, a good boy. A4was on his face. He wished to do as he was told. Ralph helped his mother with the farm work and he was very happy.
"Now you must be tired and5," said his mother. "Have a good rest here and eat some cookies, I will get a beautiful red rose for you." So his mother brought the red flower to him, When he saw his mother still had a white rose in her hand, Ralph6it,
"No, my dear," said his mother. "See how many thorns it has. You mustn't touch it, or you would be sure to hurt your7." When Ralph found that he could not have the white rose, he began to cry, and8took it away. But he was soon very sorry. The thorns hurt his hand. It was so9that he could not use it for some time.
Ralph would never10this, From then on, when he wanted what he should not have, his mother would point to his hand which had been hurt before. He at last learned to do as he was told.
Xian Xinghai was a very famous musician in China. He wrote one of the greatest pieces of music of the 20th century. In his short life, he wrote1300 songs and an opera.
Xian was born in Panyu, Guangzhou, China in 1905. Because his father died before he was born, Xian moved from place to place with2mother. He began learning to play the violin when he was 20 years old. In the beginning, his violin was3cheap and badly made that he4not play it well. His friends laughed at him. Xian did not stop5and soon showed his talents. In 1934, he was one of the first Chinese students who studied in a special music school in Paris. Before he left, Xian became the school's best student6won several prizes for his talents.
In 1935, he returned to China and helped to fight against the Japanese army. Later, he came to Yan'an7music at a college.8there were no pianos in Yan'an at that time, Xian still wrote some of his most important music there, including The Yellow River, his most famous work.
In May 1940, Xian was sent to the Soviet Union by the Chinese Communist Party to write music for movies. In the Soviet Union, life was very9.Xian got sick and later died of a lung illness1030th October, 1945, aged only 40. Xian's music, however, lives on in people's hearts.
April 28th is Take Our Sons and Daughters to Work Day all over the US. On that day kids leave school and go to work with their1. This holiday shows what it means to be a grown-up in the2world. It helps kids know something about real-life jobs and get them3for their work in the future.
I still remember I was very4when this day started. Because I could stay away from5for a whole day, sit in my dad's6all day long and go to a restaurant for lunch together!
But after only 20 minutes of7around the city, I began to feel less8. I couldn't read in the car9I would get car-sick. My dad didn't like to10the radio. I couldn't enjoy the music. People wouldn't get11his taxi because they thought he already had a passenger: ME—so12stopped us for a ride. It seemed like years before we went out for lunch13. I actually started to think of going back to school.
I learned something quite14from the day—I began to have a different feeling for school. Where else can I play with my friends, read great books and do science experiments all in one day? Just as you'll have to learn to love your job later in life, learn to15school now. If you don't already, try spending the day at work with your dad.
Does your mother know how much you appreciate her? Well, Mother's Day is the time to1her your love. It's a chance to say "thank you", or to tell your mum how much you love her.
In Britain, Mother's Day falls2a different day each year because it takes place a few weeks before Easter. But it is always in the early springtime.
Many years ago, 3as young as ten lived and worked away from4 as housemaids and other types of servants. Mothering Sunday was a day when 5was allowed to go to their home, and visit their mothers.
In the US, Mother's Day takes place a little later, in May, and many other countries6celebrate Mother's Day on different days of the year. So what can we do now 7Mother's Day? Well, the easiest and cheapest option is to send a greeting card. Small children might make their mothers a handmade card or draw a picture, which their mothers will treasure even8. Often people send flowers or pot plants to their mothers. All the spring flowers are9, such as daffodils and tulips, or you can choose your mum's favourite flowers.
10 presents such as boxes of chocolates or expensive toiletries are also popular. 11what most mothers would enjoy most is a visit from their grown-up offspring, especially 12they live a long way away.
Many people 13 their mothers out for lunch to celebrate, or if you are very generous, you might treat your mum to a special day out. 14might be a visit to the theatre, a shopping trip, or perhaps a pampering spa day to rest and relax. 15you do, it should show your mother how much she means to you.
A teenage girl couldn't stand her family rules, so she left home.
She wanted to be a star and became1. But she had a little education and 2 years later, she had to ask for food on the street for a living. Her father has died. Her mother is an old woman. But she is still3 her daughter. She has been to every corner of the city. No matter where she goes, she4a big photo of her daughter on the wall. At the lower part of the photo she writes, "I still love you... come back home!"
One day, the daughter saw one of the5. She was so surprised that she couldn't believe her6"Is that me?" She moved7and read the words, "Is till love you... "She cried. She couldn't wait to8back home. When she got home, it was early morning. She pushed the door. The door opened9. She rushed to the bedroom at once. Her mother was sleeping there. She 10 her mother up, "It's me! Your daughter is back home!" The mother and the daughter looked at each other with excitement, full of happy tears. The daughter asked, "11is the door unlocked? A thief could get in. "The mother answered softly, "The door has never been locked 12you left. We miss you all the time. We believe that you'll come back some day. "
13everyone knows, parents love their children forever. Children should 14 understand their parents and share their happiness, sadness, even everything with their parents. 15 this way, both parents and children can be happy.
When I was in a primary school, I argued with a boy in my class. I forget1the argument was about, but I will never forget the2I learned that day. I thought that I was right and he was wrong,3he thought that I was wrong and he was right. The teacher4to teach us a very important lesson. She brought us to the front of the classroom and asked him to stand by one side of her desk and me by5.On the middle of her desk was a large, round ball. I could6see that was black. She asked the boy what colour the ball was. "White," he answered.
I couldn't7he said the ball was white, while it was obviously (明显地) black! Another argument started8us. This time it was about the9of the ball. The teacher told us to change the places and then asked me what colour the ball was. I answered, "White." It was a ball with10differently coloured sides, and from his side it was white. Only from my side it was11.
Sometimes we need to12problems from the other person's opinion in order to truly understand his or her opinion.
