One day, an elephant felt very lonely(孤独的). He went to a forest to1 friends. He saw a monkey in a tree."Would you like to be my2 ?"asked the elephant.
'You are too big. You cannot swing from trees3 me,' answered the monkey.
After a time, the elephant met a rabbit. He asked him to be his friend.4 the rabbit said,"You are 5 big to play in my home!"
Then the elephant met a frog(青蛙). "will you be my friend?"he asked.
"6 can I?"asked the frog."You are too big to jump like me."
The elephant was 7 .Then he met a fox.
"Will you be my friend?"he asked the fox.
The fox said,"8 , Sir, you are too big."
The next day,the elephant 9 all the animals in the forest running for their lives. He asked 10 what the matter was. The bear answered,"There is a tiger in the forest.He's trying to eat us!"Then they 11 .
The elephant walked up to the tiger and said. "Please, Mr.Tiger, do not eat these poor(可怜的)animals."
"Mind your own business!"12 the tiger.
The elephant was13 and drove the tiger away. All the animals were very happy and 14 the elephant.They said,"You are just the right15 to be our
A young lady was driving a car home with her father.They were caught in a heavy storm(被困在暴风雪中)1 the way. The young lady was a little2 and asked her father,"What should I do—stop3 keep driving?"
Her father said,"Keep4 . "
After driving a few kilometers, the storm became heavy. The young lady 5 that some cars were pulling over(靠边停)to the side of the road. The young lady asked her father6 whether (是否) they should stop. But her father said7 . So, she had to keep on driving.
Ten minutes later, the storm started to become8 and she could see a little more clearly.After a few kilometers, she drove out of the storm. Besides, the sun9 and the road ahead was dry. Her father told her to 10 and get out of the car.
"But 11 now, Father?"she asked in surprise. Her father said,"When you get out, you can look back at all the people in cars that gave up(放弃) and they are12 in the storm.Now, your storm 13 because you didn't give up."
Don't give up, even though the stronger(强者) do.If you keep going,soon 14 "personal storms" will be over. The sun will shine on you again and the15 ahead will be dry and clear.
Mrs. Green1to work every day. She usually parks(停车) her car in the street inside her office.
One day2work, she got into her car and started driving3. Suddenly, she4a black car following her. The5was a big man. When she turned left, the black car turned left. When she turned right, the black car turned right. 6she stopped at the traffic lights, the black car stopped7.
She was8, so she drove quickly to the9. She was10to see that the black car also stopped behind her car. She jumped out of her car quickly and ran to a policeman. She asked for11and told him everything. The policeman quickly ran to the black car. Just then the driver in the black car came out and12the policeman, "I want13back this purse(钱包) to her. I think she 14it on the street. ”
Mrs. Green's face turned red. She thanked15man and the policeman.
One afternoon, an old man took his cellphone to a repair (维修) shop. He1 up to the technician (技术员) and said, "I have only had this phone for a few2 and it already does not receive calls. If you can't repair it, I would like to buy a new one. "
3checking the phone, the technician came back with good news. "Your phone4fine, Sir. I tested it several times. It sends and receives calls perfectly. You have nothing to worry about. Is there5else I can help you with?"
6and confused (困惑的) , the old man began to cry. With tears in his eyes, he
7replied, "Are you sure? Then why aren't my8calling me? It's already been a few months since I got this phone."
The technician was speechless. The old man looked9and asked, "Do you call your parents?"10, the technician didn't know11to say.
After listening to the old man, the technician began to feel guilty (愧疚的). With 12working hours and the responsibilities (责任) of raising a family, he did not call his parents as13as he should. He got tears in his eyes as he14his parents.
"Well, then, you can help me with one thing," said the old man. "Call your parents! Please, don't get so busy that they think you15them." Then, he walked out of the store with his head hanging.
Jenny was a little shy girl. She always kept her head down because she thought she was not1.
One school morning, she went into a shop near her school and2a green bow (蝴蝶结). She liked it very much. The shopkeeper said that she looked very beautiful with it. Jenny didn't really believe (相信）his words, but she was3happy to hear them and bought the bow. She raised (抬 起）her4and she walked out of the shop.
When she walked into the classroom, Jenny5her teacher. "Jenny, you look really beautiful today,"6the teacher.
That day Jenny heard a lot of7words (话）from many people. "They must like my green bow." Jenny thought.8there wasn't any bow on her head when she looked in the mirror (镜子). She had no idea where and when she 9it.
Raise10head and be confident (有信心的). Don't care (在乎）too much about your looks. You look really beautiful when you are confident.
