One day a very wealthy father took his son on a trip to the country with the firm purpose of showing his son how poor people can be.
They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of
which would be considered a very poor family. On their
return from their trip, the father asked his son, “ How was the trip?”
“It was
great , Dad .”
“Did you see how poor people can be?” the father asked.
“Oh yeah?” said the son.
“So what did you
learn from the trip?” asked the father.
The son answered, “I saw that we have one dog and they have four. We have a pool that
reaches to the middle of our garden and they have a creek (小溪) that has
no end. We have lanterns in our garden and they have the
stars at night. We have a
small piece of land to live on and they have fields that go
beyond our sight. We have servants who serve us, but they serve
themselves . We buy our food, but they grow theirs. We have
walls around our property（财产） to protect us but they have friends to protect them.”
With this the boy’s father was
speechless .
Then his son
added , “Dad, thank you for showing me how
poor we are.”
Too many times we
forget what we have and concentrate on what we don’t have. What is one person’s
priceless object is another’s prize possession. It’s all
decided on one’s perspective (视角). Think about what would happen if we all gave
thanks for what we have,
instead of worrying about what we don’t have.
Be thankful for every single thing in your life, exactly as it is now–and
especially your friends. Be sure to take the time to express your appreciation and gratitude for the people whom you are close to.
| 小题1: | | A．which | B．that | C．what | D．how |
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| 小题2: | | A．arrival | B．return | C．coming | D．reach |
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| 小题3: | | A．shameful | B．disappointing | C．surprising | D．great |
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| 小题4: | | A．suffer | B．regret | C．hear | D．learn |
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| 小题5: | | A．reaches | B．gets | C．arrives | D．flows |
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| 小题6: | | A．much | B．some | C．no | D．another |
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| 小题7: | | A．stars | B．lights | C．darkness | D．torches |
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| 小题8: | | A．smooth | B．full | C．large | D．small |
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| 小题9: | | A．through | B．within | C．beyond | D．across |
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| 小题10: | | A．themselves | B．visitors | C．friends | D．us |
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| 小题11: | | A．dogs | B．walls | C．soldiers | D．policemen |
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| 小题12: | | A．discouraged | B．satisfied | C．delighted | D．speechless |
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| 小题13: | | A．explained | B．announced | C．informed | D．added |
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| 小题14: | | A．poor | B．wealthy | C．lucky | D．proud |
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| 小题15: | | A．miss | B．forget | C．remember | D．consider |
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| 小题16: | | A．valuable | B．useful | C．priceless | D．worthless |
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| 小题17: | | A．based | B．concentrated | C．decided | D．laid |
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| 小题18: | | A．love | B．concern | C．thanks | D．interests |
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| 小题19: | | A．more than | B．along with | C．instead of | D．except for |
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| 小题20: | | A．especially | B．besides | C．specially | D．only |
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