—Well, ________ this sweater________ that one is fit for her. They're too big.
Anna was excited about starting her first day in the new school. However, when she first walked past the students in the school, her excitement turned to fear, and then to loneliness（孤独） over the next few days. "Why didn't anyone say 'hi' to me or invite me to his or her lunch table? Is it because of my clothes or my hair?" she wondered. Almost every day during the first week, Anna stayed alone, thinking that there must have been something wrong with her or that nobody saw her at all!
What caused Anna's problem? The reason was that nobody knew her. Most people don't like talking with strangers. So it's your job to volunteer to make contact with people who you want to know. The easiest way to catch their attention is to notice them first. Make eye contact with them, and smile at them. When you smile at them, you are doing your best to show your kindness to them, and they are sure to understand that you are saying, "Hey, how's everything going?" In this way, you are taking the first step towards the road to friendship.
When Anna realized this, she started talking to her classmates. Guess what happened? It really worked. She had made two friends by the end of the month.
In fact, saying "hi" or making friends with strangers is not hard. And the joy it brings you is really great. So try to open your heart to strangers!
One day I got in a taxi, and we left for the airport. We were driving in the right lane（车道）when, suddenly, a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver stopped his car at once. The tire（轮胎） made a very loud noise, and at the very last moment our car stopped just one inch from the back of the other car.
I was frightened. But then I couldn't believe what happened next. The driver of the other car, the guy who almost caused a big accident, turned his head and started yelling at us. I couldn't believe it! But my taxi driver just smiled at the guy. So I asked, "Why did you just do that? This guy almost sent us to hospital."
This is when my taxi driver taught my what I now call, "The Law of the Rubbish Truck（垃圾车法则）." He explained that many people are like rubbish trucks. They run around full of rubbish, full of anger and full of bad feelings. As their rubbish piles up, they look for a place to throw it away and sometimes they'll throw it at you. Don't take it personally. Just smile, wish them well, and move on. Don't take their rubbish and spread it to other people at work, at home or on the streets.
Successful people never let rubbish trucks change their moods. Life is too short to wake up in the morning with regrets, so love those who love you and pray（祈祷）for those who don't.
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Problems |
Causes |
Advice |
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Feel stressed |
Too much homework. Don't have enough time for their hobbies. |
Make a plan for study and hobbies. Find time to relax. |
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Get short-sighted |
Too much homework. Bad study habits. |
Do eye exercises or read in a correct way. |
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Fight with each other |
Don't know how to get on well with classmates. |
Make more friends and understand each other. |
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Don't like to study |
The bad influence of computer games. |
Play computer games just for a short time. |
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Get fat |
Have more pocket money to buy snacks. Don't like to do exercise. |
Use your pocket money to do something meaningful. Do exercise every day. |
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The Mistake Made Me Grow Up
Hot days her uncomfortable.
for him me kind of angry.
A: Hi, Julie. You look sad. ?
B: Well, I love music, but my mother doesn't allow me to listen to it.
A: ?
B: Because she thinks listening to music is not good for my study. She always asks me to study hard.
A: . I also love music. It makes me relaxed and helps me study better.
B: Right. Music is important to me, too. But how can I solve my problem? Can you give me some advice?
A: Of course. ?
B: No, I don't often talk with her. We often argue.
A: I think communicating with each other is what you should do first. You should sit down and talk with her.
B: . Thanks for your advice.
There was once a rich man who loved his little boy very much. He wanted to try his best to please him. So, he gave him a horse to ride on, beautiful rooms to live in, pictures, books, toys and everything that money could buy. But for all days, the little boy was still unhappy. He wore a frown(皱眉) wherever he went, and he always wished for something he did not have. The man didn't know how to make his son happy.
One day, a magician came to the man and said to him, "I can make your son happy and turn his frowns into smiles, but you must pay me a great price for telling him the secret."
"All right," said the man. "No matter what you ask for, I'll give you." The magician took the boy into a secret room. He wrote something on a piece of paper, and then gave it to the boy. There on the paper came the words, "Do one kind thing for someone every day." The boy followed the advice and became one of the happiest boys.
Only those who stop thinking about their own happiness can be truly happy.
