Once there was a very poor villager. He found it difficult even to support his family. He walked about in the streets, but he did not get a job. One day, he met a rich businessman, who gave him the job of cleaning the office. The villager began his work and he even started reading and writing in his spare time.
One day, the businessman saw that the villager was writing something. He said, "You can also read and write! Your handwriting is very good. " The villager began to do this job as best as he could.
Later, the businessman learnt that the villager was good at accounting(报账), and he made him his shop accountant. The other accountants were very jealous(妒忌的)of the villager's abilities. They told the businessman that the villager had a small room where he hid the money stolen from him.
One day, they had their chance. They saw the villager going into "that" room. When they came back and opened the door, there was nothing in that room except an ordinary box.
The villager was ordered to open the box with his own hands. And there was only a pair of dirty shoes and some old clothes. At the same time, he was so angry with the jealous accountants that he fired them at once. The villager was made the only accountant of his office.
A. He came to a big city hoping to find a job.
B. They closed the door behind him and ran to the businessman.
C. So the businessman decided to give the villager a good lesson.
D. Seeing this, the businessman was moved by what he had seen.
E. So the villager was given the work of writing business letters for him.
F. The villager wished that some kind people might give him a good job.
G. But the businessman refused to believe them unless he had seen it with his own eyes.
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—I don't think you should do that until you (find) another job.
A: Do you know much about computers?
B:
A: I've just been reading an article about them. They are used for all sorts of things now.
B:
A: Yes, but they're used for other things too. Do you remember when we went to buy our tickets for the flight to Greece?
B:
A: The man asked where we wanted to go, and then he typed out the information on a form and waited for a reply. A few moments later he gave us our tickets.
B: Of course. His machine must have been connected to a computer.
A:
A. For accounting systems and things you mean?
B. Not a great deal.
C. That's right.
D. No problem.
E. Yes.
The meaning of the word "volunteer" may be a little different in different countries, but it usually means "one who offers his or her services ".There are many different ways in which people can volunteer, such as taking care of sick people, working in homes for homeless children, and picking up garbage(垃圾)from beaches and parks. Volunteers may work within their own countries or in other countries. They are often people with a strong wish to help those who are less fortunate than themselves. Volunteers don't expect any kind of pay.
At the root of volunteering is the idea that one person may have the ability to offer services that can help other people. Tracy, a good friend of mine, however, recently came back from India with a new idea of what being a volunteer means. She worked for two and a half weeks in one of Mother Teresa's homes in Calcutta(加尔各答).The following is her story.
"I first heard about Mother Teresa in my high school .We watched a video about her work in India and all over the world. I was so moved by her spirit to help others and her endless love for every human being that after I graduated from high school, I too wanted to try her kind of work. So with two friends I flew to Calcutta for a few weeks."
"I was asked to work in a home for sick people. I helped wash clothes and sheets, and pass out lunch .I also fed the people who were too weak to feed themselves and tried to cheer them up .I felt it was better to share with them than to think that I have helped them. To be honest, I don't think I was helping very much .It was then that I realized that I had not really come to help, but to learn about and experience another culture that helped improve my own understanding of life and the world."