In a large house lived a young man. He1in the afternoon. Later, he ate his meal and then lay（躺）in2again，He had a parrot（鹦鹉）named Polly. Polly watched this3man everyday. And she was worried about him.
One day Polly asked the young man, "Don't you get4of lying in bed all day and all night? The sun came up hours ago. And people have finished half their day's work. Why are you so lazy?"
The young man answered, "Every morning, when I wake up, two5whisper（私语）in my ears. One of them is Hard Work and the other is Laziness. Hard Work says, "Wake up! There are a lot of things to6today. Time is passing by, and don't7all of it sleeping." But Laziness says. "It isn't8to get up so early. Sleep some more. Why should you9while there are others working hard? "I listen to both my friends. All my10goes by like that. And so I keep lying in bed for a long time and never get tired."
