Once a gentleman was traveling on a train. He felt 1and got off at a station in search of water. When he reached the water tap (水龙头), the2started. He ran back but3it.
It was getting4and he decided to spend the night at the station. The next morning he asked the ticket office about the next train and was told it would be on the next5. So he decided to find a place for a day's6 . He went to the nearby hotel to ask for a room but found 7.
At last he8a small house. He asked the9 whether he could stay in his house for a day. The owner immediately10 then served him food and gave him a room to stay.11he did not ask anything in return.
At seven, the gentleman heard a 12at the door. The owner opened the door. The gentleman saw a man dressed in 13 clothes enter the house and14the owner to pay his debts (债务).
The gentleman came to know that the owner was in need of15. The next morning he left a pack in the drawer of the room and16. When the owner found the pack, he saw that there was a17written to him, which read: “You 18 me but did not expect anything from me. Yesterday evening I heard the19 between you and the stranger and20that you were in need of money. This is what you need.”
Every year on my birthday, from the time I turned twelve, a bunch of white gardenia (栀子花) was delivered to my house. No card or note came with it.1to the flower shops were not helpful at all—it was a cash2.After a while I stopped trying to 3who the sender was and just delighted in the beauty and perfume of the white flowers in soft pink paper.
But I never4 imagining who the sender might be. Some of my 5moments were spent daydreaming about it. My mother6to these imaginings. She would ask me whether there was someone for whom I had done a(n)7kindness and said that he/ she might be showing 8. Perhaps the neighbor I helped when she was9 a car full of groceries. Or maybe it was the old man10the street whose mail I helped to get during the 11so he wouldn't have to risk down his icy steps. As a young girl12 I tended to guess that it might be a boy who had noticed me a long time 13I didn't know him.
One month before my high school graduation, my father died of a heart attack. My feelings ranged from grief to abandonment and fear. He was 14some of the most important events in my life. And I became completely15 in my upcoming dance in my graduation ceremony.
The day before my father died, my mother and I had gone shopping for a dress. We'd found a splendid one, but it was the wrong size. When my father died, I16about the dress. My mother didn't. The day before the graduation ceremony, I found that beautiful dress, in the right size, on the sofa. I didn't17whether I had a new dress or not, but my mother did. She wanted her children to feel18and lovable, believing that there was a magic in the world and19in the face of hard times. In truth, Mother wanted her children to see themselves much like the gardenia—lovely20 and perfect with perhaps a bit of mystery.
My mother passed away ten days after I was married. I was 22. That was the year the gardenia stopped coming.
There was my mother, standing in a fuzzy (毛绒绒的) pink bunny(兔子）costume. This can't be, 1 I thought to myself. Being ten was 2 enough.
Our class was taking a trip to a convalescent home（疗养院) that day.I had 3 to stay at home pretending I'd caught some rare disease. My mother who's a(n) 4, sent me to school anyway.
When we got there, I 5 wished for that 6. I'd fall to the ground and be 7the humiliation (耻笑) of anyone ever knowing that I 8every day after school there, dressed as a bunny.
“Hi, Shelly!” The residents waved at me, “ Do you know them?” someone asked. “No! They 9 me for someone else. I'm Machille,” I responded. I didn't look up 10 I might make eye contact with them. Then, Mrs. Deist, our teacher, handed us tulips (郁金香) to give to the residents. I quickly went to the back of the 11. My mother just went along her way— hopping（单足跳跃）. Last year, we hopped together. 12, “I'm too old for that now”, I thought.
I hid behind my class. “ Shelly, how about a game of Fish?” Lou asked. My class and teacher 13 and stared. “ Machille, do you know these people?” Mrs.Deist asked me.
“Um….yes！”
“Well you should 14 the way,” she said, smiling. So I stepped forward, handed a tulip to Rose, waved to Frank and gave Mr. Blusso a high-five.
“My mother is in a convalescent home. I wish she could have someone like you to 15 her.” Mrs Deist said. My mother hopped over then. “This is my mom. Every day she looks after these special people who need nurses' care.” I stood straight as I 16 the information. My mother then explained a program where kids can 17 after school. The residents cheered at the18, and my class seemed excited, too.
I realized how 19 it made me to make other people smile and feel good. I should never be 20 of that.
I've been taking a bus to school for years. I found that most passengers keep to themselves and no one ever has a 1 with anyone else.
About a year ago, an elderly man entered and said 2 to the driver, “Good morning!” Most people looked up, confused and 3, and the bus driver took it for granted and 4responded with a grunt (哼声). The next day the man 5 and again he said in a loud voice, “Good morning!” to the driver. Another grunt. By the fifth day, the driver finally agreed to accept the elderly man and 6 him with a little cheerful “Good morning!” Then the man 7,“My name is Benny.” The driver told the man he was Ralph.
That was the first 8 any of us heard the driver's name and soon people began to talk to each other and say9 to Ralph and Benny. Soon Benny10 his cheerful “Good morning!” to the whole bus. Within a few days, his “Good morning!” was11 by a whole bunch of “Good mornings” and the entire bus seemed to be more 12. People got to know each other.
“If a 13 is someone who makes something happen, Benny was the one who took a lead in showing friendship 14 us,” I thought.
A month ago, something 15 happened and Benny didn't 16 in the bus. Everyone began to 17 about Benny and lots of people said he may have passed away. No one knew what to do and the bus got 18 again. So last week, I started to act like Benny and say, “Good morning!” to everyone and the whole bus cheered up again. I guessed I was the leader now. 19 Benny could come back to see what he had started really 20 a lot.
I think I will never forget the special day in November. It was hotter than normal. This was the 1 my father and I had waited so long for, because we had been working towards this race for three years. Dozens of familiar faces from church and school flashed across my view. They had come 2 me. I saw worry and 3 on my father's face. Then the race began!
For the first two and a half miles, I felt 4. I had never before been so ready for something. The weeks leading up to the race were filled with controlled 5 and a strict diet. My friends hadn't seen me in weeks, but they understood the 6required to make my dream a reality. As in all of my races，I didn't 7 out in the front. I loved the pleasure of passing people as my strength overtook their premature speed.
Then without warning，my strength began to decrease. Neck and neck with one of my greatest competitors, I 8 see the finish line. I had begun the final dash into 9 when my knees became weak and my legs gave way. Nothing I could do would make them 10 weight.
I watched as runners rushed by me. 11 I knew my dreams of victory were destroyed, I had to finish the race. However, my legs hurt badly. With all of the 12 left in me, I got on my hands and knees and crawled (爬), inch by inch, across the finish line. Voices, both 13 and familiar, cheered me on. They gave me the courage to keep 14 until the very end.
The doctors were there in seconds, but my eyes searched the crowd for him. There was only one person I wanted to 15 to. I whispered, “I' m so sorry, Dad, I'm so sorry I 16 you.” He looked at me, saying, “You could never disappoint me. Sometimes these things just 17. All that matters is that you did your best.”
“But we worked so 18. What about our dream?” He reached over for my hand and said, “Don't you know that you are my dream and it has come true?”
It wasn't long before my running shoes were back on, marking a 19 path for my journey. I learned that all of the miles, the tears, the sweat, and the pain my dad and I experienced together were not for a 20. What I realized, though, was that to him, I was the greatest prize he had ever won.
When I saw Yosemite National Park for the first time at the age of 13, I was crazy about it. My parents took us there for camping. On the way out, I asked them to wait while I ran up to El Capitan, a 1 rock of 3,300 feet straight up. I touched that giant rock and knew 2 I wanted to climb it. That has been my life's passion (钟爱) ever since —— 3 the rocks and mountains of Yosemite. I've long made Yosemite my 4.
About 15 years ago I started seeing a lot of 5, like toilet paper, beer cans, and empty boxes, around the area. It's 6 me why visitors started respecting the place 7 and treated such a beautiful home-like place this way.
I tried 8 trash myself, but the job was too big. I would 9 an hour or two on the job, only to find the area trashed all over again weeks later. Finally, I got so 10 it that I decided something had to change.
As a rock-climbing guide, I knew 11 about organizing any big event. But in 2004, together with some climbers, I set a date for a 12. On that day, more than 300 people 13. Over three days we collected about 6,000 pounds of trash. It was amazing how much we were able to 14. I couldn't believe the 15 we made —— the park looked clean!
Each year volunteers come for the cleanup from everywhere. In 2007 alone, 2,945 people picked up 42,330 pounds of trash and 16 132 miles of roadway.
I often hear people 17 about their surroundings. If you are one of them, I would say the only way to change things is by 18 rather than complaining. We need to teach by 19. You can't blame others 20 you start with yourself.
When I look at myself in the mirror, I see a person that has not only changed physically, but mentally as well. In the three years of high school， my second year was the most1one because I had to do what most teenagers would never want to do.
It all2 in the middle of my second year in high school. One day， my dad asked me if I had ever3going to Holy Family Catholic High School which was good at preparing students for4. After many nights of careful thinking, I5to go to Holy Family. Transferring schools in the6of high school was the hardest thing for me to do,7 , it was the best decision I could have ever made.
I was one of the8 people at my school who had had to 9transferring to a new high school as a junior. On my 10day of school at Holy Family, I didn't know what to expect. My 11kept thinking about finding all my classes, making new friends, and wondering if people could like me. To be honest, I hated uncomfortable situations, and12I would just sit there and be quiet. But this time was13for me. I thought that now that I was in a place where no one14 me， I could be whoever I wanted to be. I decided to15the schools' soccer and track teams to try to meet more people.
The experience of transferring schools has 16affected my life in a dramatic way. It has shaped me into a more outgoing person and a harder worker,17me to achieve more than I could have imagined. The18I have gained by attending Holy Family will 19 me throughout my life. I will have to use these skills in the next couple of years while I try to further my20by going to college.
There was once a boy called Joseph Webb who always loved to show off how many friends he had at school. One day his 1 said to him, “Joseph, I 2 you a big bag of popcorn that you don't have as many friends as you think. I'm sure many of them are nothing more than companions.”
Joseph 3 the bet at once. However, he wasn't sure how to 4 whether his schoolmates were real friends or not, so he asked his grandfather. The old man answered, “Wait a minute.” Then he left and 5 soon as though carrying something in his hands, but Joseph could see 6 there.
“Take it. It's a very 7 chair because it's invisible (看不见). It's rather 8 to sit on, but if you take it to school and 9 to sit on it, you'll activate (激活) its 10 and it'll be able to tell who your real friends are.”
Joseph, brave and determined, set off for 11 with the strange and invisible chair. At break time he asked everyone to form a(n) 12, and he put himself in the middle, with his chair. Having difficulty seeing it, Joseph tried to sit on it but he 13 the seat and fell straight onto his backside. Everyone around him had a pretty good 14.
Wait! Let me try again, Joseph said. But again, he missed the seat, 15 more surprised looks and a few catcalls (尖叫,喝倒彩). Joseph didn't 16 and kept trying to sit on the magic chair. But he kept falling to the ground…until, suddenly he tried again but didn't 17. Looking around, Joseph saw three of his best friends holding him up. 18, many others he had thought of as friends had done nothing but make fun of him. And there, the show came to an end. Joseph understood that 19 friends were those who care for him, and not just the 20 that happened to be passing by. And someone who took joy in his misfortunes (不幸) was even less of a friend.
Cruz Gent, 11, and Anthony Skopick, 10, couldn't agree. Were the 1 out on the ice ducks or geese? There was only one way to find out. So on a 2 January evening last year, the two friends 3 onto the frozen pond near their homes to get a better 4.
First they threw a rock onto the ice to test it. Then they stepped on it. Convinced the ice would 5 their weight, Anthony took a few steps, then... FOOMP. He crashed through the 6 frozen surface. Instantly Cruz rushed to help his 7 friend. FOOMP — the pond swallowed him too.
Cruz 8 to lift himself out of the icy water and onto a more solid section. He then 9 worked his way toward Anthony. But the ice didn't hold, and he fell in again. This time, he couldn't get out.
The boys were up to their necks in the cold water and quickly 10 feeling in their arms and legs. Any chance of their freeing themselves was slipping away. Cruz was sure he was going to 11.
Anthony's older sister had seen the boys fall through the ice and 12 screaming for help. John Lavin, a 13 driving nearby on his way to the grocery store, heard her. He quickly 14. Seeing the boys, he grabbed a nearby buoy (浮标), 15 his shoes, and ran into the icy water, making his way through the ice with his free fist. Finally, Lavin got close to Cruz and Anthony and pulled them back to 16. They were taken to the hospital, where 17 discovered that their five-minute stay in the water had18 their body temperature nearly ten degrees.19, the boys have fully recovered, but they are still impressed by their 20 neighbor." Just think," says Cruz, "if he hadn't been there, I could have died."
A beggar, carrying a shabby(破旧的) old wallet, was begging alone from house to house. As he complained about his 1 , he kept wondering that people who lived in 2 houses should always be unsatisfied, 3 rich they might be, and they should go so far as to 4 all they have.
"Here, for example," he said, the former master of this house succeeded in trading, and made himself very rich. By then, instead of stopping, and handing over his 5 to another, and spending the rest of his years 6 peace, he took to(从事) equipping ships. He expected to get mountains of gold; but the ships were 7 , and his treasures were lost. Now they all lie at the bottom of the sea, and he has found his 8 disappeared like those in dreams. In short, examples of this are 9.
At this moment Fortune suddenly appeared to the beggar and said, "Listen! I have long wished to 10 you. Here are a lot of gold coins I have found. Hold out your wallet, and I will fill it with them; but only on this condition: All shall be gold that falls into the wallet, but if 11 of them falls out of the wallet to the ground, it 12 become dust. Consider this well. I have warned you I shall 13 keep my word. Your wallet is old, don't fill it 14 its power." The beggar was almost too overjoyed to breathe. He 15 felt the ground below his feet. A stream of coins were poured 16 it. The wallet soon became rather heavy.
"Is that 17 ?" "Not yet," "Isn't it 18 ?" "Never fear." "Consider, you are a millionaire." "Just a little more, just 19 a handful," But at that moment the wallet broke, the gold coins 20 dust and Fortune disappeared. The beggar had nothing but his empty wallet and remained as poor as before.
Challenges of my life
Many high school students tend to follow the crowd and not to do what they believe to be the right thing. I was one of them. It took me two years of high school to realize that I was capable of standing on my own two feet and taking up the 1 of wrestling, which has had a long history in my 2.
The tipping point(临界点) for me was the constant urging of my family to 3. I can remember my grandpa telling me the story of 4 he won his championship match and the 5 he had when they announced his name as New York State Champion. I never could have 6 that feeling till the night I won my first match. The one thing that scared me away from this sport was the 7 which was a tight fitting singlet that exposed my entire body. I also never realized the 8 demand that wrestling took—the long hours of learning new moves and lifting weights. And the mental 9 for this sport is overwhelming, too. Also, I had to learn to 10 my time between school, home, work, family, and friends.
Wrestling is more of an individual sport but it also 11 the help and support of a team to be successful. The coaches taught us to 12 ourselves and also the opponents that we face on the mat. 13 a team at Christmas, we were able to bring toys to Upstate Hospital cancer unit for the 14 children who were facing a major illness and could not be home for the holidays with their families. This taught me a valuable 15 not to be afraid of those things that frighten me. It also made me 16 that I need to live each day to the fullest.
Wrestling has 17 me that I am capable of being my own individual. The 18 that I have gained has allowed me the possibility of furthering my wrestling 19 later. From this sport, I now know that in order to be 20 you must not be afraid to try something new.
Whenever I recall my childhood, there is one thing I remember clearly. My father used his 1 to let my mother2 her parents who lived far away.There were just my younger brother and myself in the 3. One evening, our father came home and there was no 4, not even a piece of bread. My father had no money and he was as 5 as we were. My brother and I went to bed without having anything. 6 I knew from the expression on my father's face that he could not7 us be hungry for long. He left the house, and about two hours later he8 and woke us up. He had two small potato pies in his hands. I didn't know where he got the money for the food but somehow he 9 to find a way. It was clear that he wanted to get his children 10.
My father did not eat and had 11 all day but he sat there and felt 12at seeing us eat. This has always stuck in my 13. At that moment, I felt 14 knowing that he tried his best not to let us 15. and he wanted us to know he was always there with us. In16 times. I think, it is important not to 17 weakness but strength. 18 the mother is the cement(黏固剂)that 19 a family together, then the father is the steel that strengthens that cement.
It is his values and 20 that have carried me forward and helped me deal with my own problems in life.
Kelvin Doe is a child from a very poor district of Freetown, Sierra Leone's capital city. The area is in such 1 shape that the lights only come up once a week. At the age of 10, he started 2 rubbish dumps (垃圾场) for small electronics parts after school. Then he would spend his time 3 how they work. 4 he was very young and didn't receive traditional engineering education, this didn't 5 Doe's dream of helping solve the local problems in his community.
At the age of 13, after he tried many times, he finally 6 a generator (发电机) using materials he had 7 around the house or from rubbish dumps. From then on, Kelvin Doe became a completely 8 engineer. He then built a radio station by using recycled materials. He reported news and played music under the 9 of DJ Focus and 10 his friends as workers in the station. "They call me DJ Focus. I am confident. I always 11 if I focus, I can complete anything seeming to be 12," Doe said in a YouTube video.
He had 13 been more than 10 miles from his home in Freetown until he attended a national invention competition. There, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) 14 such a smart boy, David Sengeh, a PhD student at MIT, recognized his amazing 15 right away. "Doe's story is very 16. He made a generator because he 17 it," Sengeh said. "Doe's 18 in the YouTube video have had a big 19 on me and on millions of people all over the world. In Sierra Leone, other young people suddenly feel they can be 20 Doe." Kelvin was later invited to give a talk at the TEDxTeen in 2012 to Harvard Students. "Creativity can be found in places where one does not expect to find it," said Kelvin during the talk.
Jacquelina used to weigh over 500 pounds. And for years, she 1 to wear a bathing suit.
She realized her life needed a complete 2 after an unpleasant experience at Dollywood where she got 3 in a turnstile (旋转式栅门).Then Jacquelina decided to make a change. She was going to get control of her 4 !
Of course, it was no easy task. She devoted years to 5 with doctors, eating right, and exercising. And 6 her hard work, Jacquelina lost 350 pounds.
Years later, Jacquelina 7 to Mexico for a vacation. Having lost 350 pounds, she decided she was ready to wear a bathing suit without a 8
"I was 9 to take my cover-up off and walk into the pool. I still felt like that same 500 pound girl." Jacquelina explained.
But Jacquelina was ready to face her fears. 10 people around her cruelly pointed and 11 at Jacquelina.
"In the past I would 12 their comments to affect my vacation, and I probably would never go to that pool again." she said to herself.
13 now she's a changed woman!
Instead of letting their response bring her 14 . she took a deep breath, then chose to 15 and walk into the pool.
"That was a huge 16 for me," she said. "I had changed. I was not the 17girl any more."
While she'd lost 350 pounds, it wasn't just Jacquelina's body that had changed. Her 18 changed, too. Cruel comments still 19 . but she realized her worth had 20 to do with what other people thought.
About six years ago I was going through a tough time, trying to work two jobs to afford my rent. On a cold Sunday morning, I went to GameStop-a video game retailer (零售商) to1the game I'd reserved. A woman in a car parked outside called me when I2the store. Though it was in broad daylight, I was3about it and kept some distance when I walked over. She said she couldn't walk and 4me to purchase a Kinect, a popular game, for her as her5Christmas gift. Due to her leg disease it was6for her to move around. She called ahead but the employee wasn't willing to7. She gave me about ＄100 in cash AND her credit card.
I walked back in and bought the Kinect. Then it occurred to me that this woman, a complete stranger, 8me. What was it that stopped me from lying about the payment method and just9her cash？She couldn't know I wasn't a10；and how could she possibly have so much11someone？
I handed her the cash back, 12had to pay with her card-it was above ＄100 at the time, and handed over the13and her credit card. "This is what my son's been longing for. Thank you! By the way, just from14at you, I know you are the one who'll be a friend to someone15. You have a face of an angel!" She said.
She gave me ＄10 and16to take it back. Then she17, saying "Merry Christmas!" She had no idea how much of a18even ＄10 made. I was able to buy a few cheap groceries for the week and it really made a19time in my life a little better. She may think I helped her；20, I truly feel like the one who was being gifted something amazing.
In 1991, Davenport played in her first professional tennis match when she was 15 years old. Over the next 20 years, Davenport would1 to have one of the greatest tennis careers (职业生涯)in recent history. She 2three different Grand Slam titles. She got the 1996 Olympic gold medal. She was ranked (排名)the Number 1 woman 3player in the world eight different times. The total prize money Davenport earned is over $22 million throughout her career.
I had the chance to 4Davenport at the 2012 US Open. Later that night, she answered some questions from our group and I asked her, "Ms Davenport, 5 can teach people a lot of lessons. What lessons did you 6 during your time as a professional tennis player that you didn't learn 7 an amateur(业余运动员)?" To be honest, I had a personal reason for asking this question. I played baseball in college, but not 8. So I wanted to know what I missed.
Davenport's first 9 was to talk about how she had to grow up fast. She mentioned the power of the media and learning to live her life in front of a(n)10. But then she changed the 11 and talked about improving her skill and the lessons of competition, hard work, and perseverance. Those things, she said, were learned long12 she became a professional. In other words, to learn about what it's like to 13 as a professional athlete, you need to be a professional athlete. But to learn the lessons of playing sports, you just need to 14 your sport.
Take note: you don't need to be the best in order to be 15 or satisfied, but all that matters is that you play the game.
In October 2015, Shah began picking up rubbish from the beach every Sunday morning. At first, it was just him and a neighbor, and then he began1others to join in. Word spread and with help from social media, more volunteers got2.
Shah hasn't stopped since. He's now spent 209 weekends3to this mission, inspiring more than 200,0004to join him in what's been called the world's biggest beach cleanup. By October 2018, Versova Beach was5clean and Shah's cleanups expanded to another6as well as a stretch of the Mithi River and other regions of India.
For Shah, the work has7been a personal journey, but it has earned8attention. After he was9as a Champion of the Earth by the United Nations in 2016, Bollywood celebrities and politicians10his mission and joined in his cleanups.
Today, Shah is also working with coastal communities to11plastic pollution at one of the sources. In areas lacking waste management systems, 12often end（s）up in streams and rivers that empty into the13. Shah and his volunteers14and assist villagers in reducing, managing and recycling their plastic waste.
"This world15too much. I think you must talk less and do action16," he said. "Every citizen on this 17must be in for a long pull. I feel the18to do something for my planet, so this will19for life. If each one could start, this journey could become20Can we do it together?"
It was 3:43. Thunder was crashing and the rain was pouring. Suddenly my father 1 into my room.
"Adam! Adam! Get up! We're flooding!" he shouted and shook me by the shoulders. That 2 me up! I ran downstairs to the basement (地下室). It was like a swimming pool.
My mother and I immediately started to pick up things and take them upstairs. I had no 3 on, so my feet were quite freezing.
Things got worse every minute. Within the next hour, we had moved 4 that we could to the first floor. The computer, big-screen television and heavy boxes 5 with our most valuable things were taken to safety.
6, our piano, sofa, washing machine and water heater were all still down there—being destroyed. There was nothing we could do.
That was the hardest part. Knowing that your home is being destroyed is bad enough, but realizing that you can't do anything to stop it feels even worse. Water had come in our front door. Rescue7 were floating in our streets. Mother told me to pack an overnight bag of clothes and valuables and get ready to leave.
When it was 8 safe to walk outside, all the people in the neighborhood 9 at the street corner. People became friends, and friends became like family. People comforted each other. We learned later that the National Weather Service had declared the storm a flash flood.
I really have learned something from this flood. I've learned what destruction is. I have learned what 10 means. I know in the future, when I watch people's lives affected by natural disasters, I can understand them. I will show great pity on them and I will do what I can to help them.
This Father's Day certainly seems different to me. My 1as a father during the pandemic (大流行)has taught me something new and special about fatherhood.
I'm a photographer and have to travel frequently. 2, living in isolation brought me closer to my son Diego. We 3every corner of the house together: reading on the sofa, watching movies in the bedroom and grilling on the roof. Now4 always yelling, "Mommy, Mommy," my son screams, "Daddy!" That makes me 5. I'm so thankful for this unexpected gift of a deeper6with my son.
On our first day of freedom after two months of isolation, I discovered Diego had lost his familiarity with 7. While visiting a park in the city, I noticed that he was even8 of ants. So my wife and I arranged a trip to the 9. My father joined us and, for a couple of days, three 10 - my father, my son and I - found ourselves walking in the woods.
The pandemic allowed me to take the time to11on what it means to be a father, with the honor and duty to 12 my parents' teachings to my son. Of course, I really 13the time I spent working in the field. But I've14 a lot of time with my family, especially with my 15 . I used to think that without photography, I was nothing. Now I see that, without love, I am less than nothing.
Once there was a princess who had a beautiful diamond necklace. But later it was stolen. The princess then offered a (an) 1of $50, 000 for anyone who found it.
One day a clerk was walking home along a river, which was 2 polluted. As he was walking, he saw something 3in the river and there he saw the diamond necklace. He decided to catch it to get the money. He put his hand in the dirty river but missed it. He tried again, this time he 4 in the river and put his whole arm in to catch the necklace. But 5, he still missed it! He came out and started walking away, feeling 6.
Then again he saw the necklace, right there. This time he was 7 to get it. He plunged (跳) into the river, which was a disgusting thing as the river was polluted, and searched everywhere. But he 8again. This time he was really9.
Just then a saint (圣人) saw him and asked him What was the matter. Not wanting to share the 10with him, he refused to tell the saint anything. But the saint could see this man was 11, so he again asked the clerk to tell him the problem and 12 not to tell anyone about it. The clerk 13 his courage and told the saint about the necklace and how he tried to catch it, but kept failing. The saint then told him that perhaps he should try looking 14, toward the branches of the tree on the bank of the river. The clerk did so and true enough the necklace was there. He had been trying to catch a mere reflection (倒影) of the real necklace all the time.
