Long long ago, a poor young boy lived in a small village. Every afternoon, he walked around the village selling his cooking oil to make money. He carried the 1 in a small wooden basin(盆).
After he sold out his oil, he was very tired. He thought that he 2 a rest. He left his wooden basin on a stone, put the money in it and 3 asleep. About two hours later, he woke up. He looked into the basin and found that his money 4 gone.
He went at once to see a judge(法官). The judge listened to the boy's story very 5. She thought for a while and then said to the man in her office," 6 and get all the villagers here."
When all the villagers came, she said that everyone should put a coin into a pail(桶) of water. About half of the people 7 their coins into the water before a young man came up. He also put his coin into the water." Wait a minute," the judge said," You stole the boy's money, 8?" The young man's face 9 red." Yes-yes-yes," he said," But how did you know that?" The judge explained," You see, after you put your coin into the water, some oil came up to the top. Your money must 10 from the oil basin. Am I right?"
A person can live for about a month without food, but only about a week without water. Almost 60% of the body is made of water, but how much of it do you drink in a day? Although it's the best thing we can put in our body, most of us are not drinking enough.
Drinking water is important to your health. Adults should drink between 8 and 10 glasses a day. Drinking coffee or soda is not right because they can dehydrate(使脱水) you.
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If you want to feel good, you should drink water. Dehydration, from not enough water, can make you feel bad. If your body doesn't have enough water, you will get tired easily. So just make sure you drink lots of water.
Do you often feel hungry and want to eat food? Drink a glass of water. When you drink water, it stops you from eating more. So drinking water can also help you eat less and lose weight.
Drinking lots of water may also stop you from getting a headache(头痛)，and if you do have one, the first thing that you can do is drinking some water.
