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　　"

What!

saidTom."

Ihadguessedtheywereworthatleastfivedollars."

No,"

saidtheman,"

theyaren'

tworthacentmorethantwodollars."

Well,"

saidTom,takingtwodollarsoutofhispocket."

Here'

syourmoney.Thesetrouserswerehangingoutsideyourshop.Thelistpriceofthemwassixdollarsandahalf.ButIthoughtthatwastoomuchmoney,soIwantedtofindouthowmuchtheywerereallyworth."

　　Thenhewalkedoutoftheshopwiththepairoftrousersanddisappearedbeforetheshopownercouldthinkofanythingtosay.152

【二】

Smallchildrenoftenlaughattheshortonesoratsomeonewhoisn’tdressedaswellas 

theyare.Butastheygrowup,theylearnnottohurtpeople’sfeelingsbylaughingat 

theirproblems.Theylearntolaughatotherthings.Mostimportanttheylearntolaughat 

themselves.

Supposeyou’replayingagame.Youmakeamistakeandlose.Doyoubecomeangry?

Orcanyoulaughatyourselfandhopetodobetternexttime?

Supposeyouareataspecial 

dinner.Youattimesspillsomefood.Whykeepworryingabouthowclumsyyou 

looked?

Whynotlaughitoffandenjoyyourselfanyway?

Ifyoucan,it’sagoodsign 

you’vereallygrownup.122

【三】

Whatisthemostimportantinventionofalltime?

Isitthewrittenwordthathelpsustorecordinformation?

Isitthetelephonethatletsustalktopeoplefromallovertheworld?

Isitthecarthatletsustravelatgreatspeedstomeetothers?

UmbertoEco,anItalianwriter,thinksitissomethingquitedifferent.Hesaysthemostimportantinventionmightberightinfrontofyoureyes.Heistalkingaboutasimplepairofglasses.

Moderneyeglasseswereinventedaround1000yearsago.Theyweremorethanjustaconvenientwaytoread.Beforeglasses,writers,scientistsorteacherswhocouldnotseeproperlyhadtomemorizeeverything.Afterabouttenyearsofpooreyesight,theycouldnotrememberwellenoughandcouldnotwork.Glassesmeantthatpeoplecouldworkintotheiroldage.Peoplewhowantedtoremembersomeinformationcouldwriteitdownandreadit.Eyeglassesareoneoftheworld’sgreatestinventions-andwereprobablywornbythepeoplewhodesignedthefirsttelephonesandcars.187

【四】

Kateleftschoolwhenshewasseventeenyearsoldandwenttolookforwork.Shewasstilllivingwithherparents.Alotoffactoriesneededworkers,soitwasnothardtofindaninterestingjob（工作）.Katewenttoseveralfactoriesandthenchose（选择）oneofthem.Itwasnearherhome.Shedecided（决定）togotoworkonfoot.Thenextmorning,shewenttothefactoryagainandsaidtothemanager（经理）,"

Iwanttoworkhere,buthowmuchwillyougiveme?

Iwillpayfor（付款）27poundsnow."

themanageranswered,"

and30poundsafterthreemonths."

Katethoughtforafewsecondsbeforesheanswered.Thenshesaid,"

Allright,thenI'

llstartinthreemonths."

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【五】

Onenighttherewasaheavysnowstorm,andinthemorningMr.Smith'

sgardenwasfullofsnow.Mr.Smithwantedtotakehiscarout,soheaskedamantocleantheroadfromhisgaragetohisgate,hesaidtotheman,"

Don'

tthrowanysnowonthatside,becauseitwilldamagetheshrubsinmygardenanddon'

tthrowanyontheotherside,becauseitwillbreakmyfence;

anddon'

tthrowanyintothestreet,orthepolicewillnotbepleased."

ThenMr.Smithwentout.

Whenhecameback,theroadwascleanandtherewasnosnowontheshrubs,orthestreet.Mr.Smithwaspleaseduntilheopenedthegaragetogethiscarout.Therewasfullofsnowfromtheroad,andhiscarwassomewhereunderitall.143

【六】

Americansliketotravelonvacations.TodaymoreandmoretravelersintheUnitedStatesarespendingnightatsmallhousesorinsteadofhotels.Theygetaroomforthenightandthebreakfastforthenextmorning.

RoomforthenightinprivatehomeswithbreakfastplaceshavebeenpopularwithtravelersinEuropeformanyyears.

Inthepastfivetotenyears,thesebed-andbreakfastplaceshavebecomepopularintheUnitedStates.ManyoftheseAmerica’sbed-and-breakfastinnsareoldhistoricbuildings.Somebed-and-breakfastinnshaveonlyafewrooms.Othersaremuchlarger.Someinnsdonotprovidetelephonesortelevisionsintheroomswhileothersdo.

Stayingatbbed-andbreakfastinnismuchdifferentfromstayingatahotel.Usuallythecostismuchless.Stayingataninnisalmostlikevisitingsomeone’shome.Theownersaregladtotellabouttheareaandtheinterestingplacestovisit.Manyvacationistssaytheyenjoythechancetomeetlocalfamilies.169

【七】

InAmerica,justasinEurope,menusuallyopendoorsforwomen,andwomenalwayswalkaheadofmenintoaroomorarestaurant,unlessthemenhavetobeaheadoftheladiestochoosethetable,toopenthedoorofacarordosomeotherthingsliketheaboveOnthestreet,menalmostalwayswalkorcrossthestreetontheclosersideoftheladiestothetrafficButifamanwalkswithtwoladies,heshouldwalkbetweenthemThenifthehostorhostessorbothofthemcomeinacartogettheirguestfordinner,theguestshouldsitatthefrontseatandleavethebackseatthoughthereisnopeoplesittingonit

【八】

Apoorfarmerhadafriendwhowasfamousforthewonderfulappletreehegrew.

Oneday,hisfriendgavethefarmerayoungappletreeandtoldhimtoplantit.Thefarmerwaspleasedwiththegift,buthedidnotknowwheretoplantit.

Hewasafraidthatifheplantedthetreeneartheroad,strangerswouldstealthefruit.Ifheplantedthetreeinoneofhisfields,hisneighborswouldcomeatnightandstealsomeoftheapples.Ifheplantedthetreenearhishouse,hischildrenwouldtakethefruit.Finallyheplantedthetreeinhiswood.Butwithoutsunlightandgoodsoil,thetreesoondied,

Laterthefriendaskedthefarmerwhyhehadplantedthetreeinsuchapoorplace."

What'

sthedifference?

thefarmersaidangrilyandthentoldwhathehadthought.

Yes,"

saidthefriend,"

butatleastsomeonecouldhaveenjoyedthefruit.Nowyounotonlyhaverobbedeveryoneofthefruit,butalsoyouhavedestroyedagoodappletree!

184

【九】

Thelakeofautumn

Irememberquiteclearlynowwhenthestoryhappened.Theautumnleaveswerefloatinginmeasuredowntotheground,recoveringthelake,whereweusedtoswimlikechildren,underthesunwastheretoshire.Thattimeweusedtobehappy.Well,Ithoughtwewere.Butthetruthwasthatyouhadbeenlongingtoleaveme,notdaringtotellme.Onthatpreciousnight,watchingthelake,vaguelyconscious.Yousaid:

ourstoryisending."

Therainwaskillingthelastdaysofsummer;

youhadbeenkillingmylastbreathoflove,sincealongtimeago.Istilldon'

tthinkI'

mgoingtomakeitthroughanotherlovestory.Youtookitallawayfromme.AndthereIstand;

IknewIwasgoingtobetheoneleftbehind.ButstillI'

mwatchingthelake,vaguelyconscious,andIknowmylifeisending!

158

一

OnedayMarkTwainwasaskedwhetherhecouldrememberthefirstmoneyhemade.

Hethoughtawhilebeforeanswering,andthensaid,"

Yes,Iremembereverythingaboutit.Itwasatschool.Thepupilinthosedaysneverrespectedtheirteachersandnevertookcareofthethingsoftheschool.Theyoftenbrokethewindowglasses.Therewasarulethatanyboywhobroketheglasswouldbebeateninfrontofthewholeschool,orhavetopayfivedollars."

OneafternoonIwasplayingfootball,whensuddenlymyballhitthewindow.Iranoverandfounditsglassbrokenintopieces.IcoulddonothingbuttellmyfatherIhadmadethemistake,andthatIshouldpaythemoneyorbebeatenbeforethewholeschool.Myfathersaiditwouldbetoobadtohaveourfamilylosefaceinfrontofthepublic.Heagreedtogivememoneyinordertohanditovertotheheadmaster.Butbeforegivingmemoney,hetookmeupstairsandgavemeagoodbeating.

Buthavinghadonebeatingandgotusedtoit,IdecidedIwouldacceptanotherbeatingatschoolandkeepthefivedollars.Sothat'

swhatIdid.ThatwasthefirstmoneyIevermade."

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二

Dinnercustomsaredifferentaroundtheworld.IfyouareaguestinGhana,thisinformationwillhelpyoualot.

InGhana,dinnerisusuallyfromfourintheafternoontosixintheevening.Buttherearenostrictrulesabouttime.Wheneveraguestarrives,afamilyoffersfood.Whenyougotoahome,thepersonwhoreceivesgueststakesyoutothelivingroomfirst.Atthistimeeveryonewelcomesyou.Thenyougotothedinningroom.Thereyouwashyourhandsinabowlofwater.Allthefoodisonthetable.

InGhanayouusuallyeatwithyourfingers.Youeatfromthesamedishaseveryoneelse.Butyoueatfromonesideofthedishonly.Itisnotpolitetogetfoodfromtheothersideofthedish.Afterdinner,youwashyourhandsagaininabowlofwater.

MostmealsinGhanahaveadishcalledfufu.PeopleinGhanamakefufufromthepowderofsomeplants.Sometimestheycutthefufuwithasawbecauseitisveryhard.Youmustchewfufuwell,oryoumaygetsick.Youeatfufuwiththefingersofyourrighthandonly.207

三

Manypeopleworriedabouttheenvironment.Theysayweshoulduseourcarslessbecausetheypollutetheair.Weshouldcatchabus.Theysaywedonothaveenoughexercisesoweshouldwalkorridetoschoolandwork.

However,manyparentsworryabouttheirchildrenwalkingtoschoolorusingtheirbicycles.Incountryareas,theroadsarenarrowandtherenaynotbefootpaths.There