Camilla Chomp was a strange little girl. She liked to spend her time alone eating chocolate. Her parents were worried, so they took all the chocolate away .

Camilla left her house to ______ some chocolate. She found a small house full of bottles.

Among the bottles, a blue bottle caught Camilla’s eyes. It was full of chocolate. In the bottle there was also a ______ with the words “ Change tears into chocolate.”

Camilla was very ______. She ran out of the house with the bottle and the card to look for someone crying. First, she met a little boy crying hard and ______ his tears. To her joy, the tears changed into ______. She was sorry to see the boy crying. So Camilla tried to comfort the boy while she was collecting the tears. Finally, the boy stopped crying and smiled. They played together and had a ______ time together.

Later, Camilla ______ a woman and an old man crying. She asked them the reason. The woman had broken some bowls, and the old man’s dog had just died. Camilla collected their tears and made them happy ______.

Soon, Camilla knew that making people happy was much more ______ than finding chocolate. So she ______ collecting tears and began to help sad people. As a result, she had many friends and had a happy life.

“This is not the way to deal with Chinese people,” said Chinese interpreter (口译员) Zhang Jing calmly.

ln 2021, China and the US held an important meeting. Zhang’s translation impressed (印象深刻) the US side. One US leader even joked that she should have a raise (加薪), Zhang’s translation work also won her lots of fans on social media.

Providing translation at important events like this is very difficult. It tests not just a person’s English skills. He or she must take quick notes and think fast, too. For Zhang, however, it all seems to be a piece of cake.

But Rome wasn’t built in a day. When she was in middle school, Zhang wanted to be a diplomat (外交官). She was always working hard. Every morning, Zhang got up early to listen to the news in English. She spent lots of time doing translation exercises. She would always ask herself, “Could I have done better?” The girl kept making progress. Finally, her dream came true.

Do you want to be as good at speaking English as Zhang? Work hard towards your goals and never give up. That’s the key to success.

Mike was walking his dog, Paul, when the dog had to go. It was garbage day, looking around but seeing no public garbage bins (公共垃圾桶), so Mike put the bag of dog poop (狗屎) into someone else’s bin. When Mike turned around, the irritated person who owned the bin was shouting at him. “Hey! This isn’t your garbage bin. You can’t put the bag in here!” Mike quickly walked away to stop things from getting worse. As he walked toward home, he kept thinking, “Was I in the wrong?” Then Mike posted his story online, and lots of people replied (答复).

Mike said about 80 percent were OK with others using their garbage bins for bags of dog poop. Some would allow it anytime. Others would like the bags to be put in before the garage was picked up, so the bin wouldn’t smell for days on end. The 20 percent, who didn’t allow others to use their bins for dog poop, said that people had incorrectly used their bins.

“Having a dog and being a dog owner had something to do with it,” Mike said. Mike has a good idea of working this out. “If you can have a piece of paper that says, ‘Yes, you can put your dog’s poop bags in my bin,’ I think we can find the answer to the problem,” Mike says.

Are you shy? If you are, you are not alone. In fact, close to 50 percent of people are shy. Almost 80 percent of people feel shy sometimes. Shyness is becoming more and more common. Now, scientists are trying to understand shyness. They have some interesting ideas about why people are shy.

Is it possible to be born shy? Many scientists say yes. They say 15 to 20 percent of babies behave shyly. These babies are a little quieter than other babies. Interestingly, these shy babies usually have shy parents. So scientists think that some shyness is genetic.

Family size might cause people to be shy as well. Scientists at Harvard University studied shy children. They found that 66 percent of them had elder brothers and sisters. As a result, they became shy. At the same time, children with no brothers or sisters may be shy as well. Growing up alone, they often play by themselves.

You may also be shy because of where you were born. When scientists studied shyness in different countries, they found surprising differences. In Japan, most people said they were shy. But in Israel (以色列), only one of three people said so. What explains the difference? One scientist says the Japanese and Israelis have different opinions of failure. In Japan, when people don’t succeed, they feel bad about themselves. They blame (责备) themselves for their failure. In Israel, the truth is opposite. Israelis often blame failure on external (外在的) reasons, such as family, teachers, friends, or bad luck. In Israel, freedom of opinion and risk taking are strongly supported. This may be why Israelis worry less about failure and are less shy.

For shy people, it can be difficult to make friends or speak loudly in class. But scientists say you can get over your shyness. They suggest trying new things and practicing conversation. And don’t forget—if you are shy, you are not the only one.

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