文章大意:本文主要讲述了老师先后用岩石、鹅卵石、沙子和啤酒四种不同的东西装满瓶子,岩石代表着家庭等对你来说最重要的东西,而鹅卵石代表着你的工作、房子等,沙子代表其他小事。启示我们永远都要把最重要的事情放在第一位,不要被琐事牵绊。
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One day a teacher stood before his class and picked up a large empty glass bottle and filled it with rocks. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
He then added a box of pebbles (小鹅卵石) to the jar, shaking it lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the rocks. “Is the jar full now?” The students said yes.
But then he poured a bag of sand into the bottle. Once more he asked if it was full and after thinking the students said that it was.
The teacher then opened two cans of beer and poured them into the jar. The students were very excited about this demonstration (论证).
The teacher spoke again, “I want you to know that this jar represents (代表) your life. The rocks are the important things in your life—your family, your partner, your health...things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full. The pebbles are the other things that matter, like your job, your house, and your car. The sand is everything else. If you put the sand into the jar first, there is no room for the pebbles or the rocks.” “The same goes for your life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you. Play with your friends. Take time to get medical checkups. Take care of the rocks first.”
Then one student asked what the beer represented. “It just goes to prove that no matter how full your life may seem, there is always room for a can of beer.”
70. How many times did the teacher ask students the question?
________________________________________________________71. The students said yes all the time, didn’t they?
________________________________________________________72. What did the teacher add to the jar finally?
________________________________________________________73. What do rocks represent according to the passage?
________________________________________________________74. Why don’t you have room for the important things to you?
________________________________________________________75. What do you think of the teacher? And give your reasons.
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