One day a man was asked to paint a boat by the owner of the boat. He brought with him paint and brushes and began to paint the boat bright red, as the owner asked him. While painting the boat, he saw a hole in the boat. He repaired it at once.
The next day, the owner of the boat came to the painter’s house and presented him with a nice check, much higher than the payment of painting.
“But this is not for the paint job. It’s for having repaired the hole in the boat,” the owner said.
“But it was such a small service. Certainly it is not worth paying me such a high amount for something so unimportant!”
“My dear friend, you do not understand.
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So, no matter where, when or how, just carefully repair all the ‘holes’ you find.
参考词汇:finish doing; be surprised; let sb do sth; to one’s joy; immediately
To fully realize your potential,
1. 最后
2. 提前
3. 要是……会怎么样呢
4. 做笔记
5. 以....为交换
6. 高中
7. 对....有印象
8. 集中注意力
9. suitable for
10. prefer ... to ...
11. clean up
12. sign up (for sth.)
13. be responsible for...
14. be attracted to...
15. By design
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Dear Laura,
I want to thank you for your last letter.
I met Monica when I joined the school badminton team.
Yours,
Sally
1. on purpose
2. dream about/of
3. in rags
4. put on weight
5. in memory of
6. dress up
7. do harm to
8. in relief
9. 毕业于
10. 因为,由于
11. 严重受损,破败不堪
12. 设立,建立
13. 处理,安排
14. 计算出,解决
15. 参加
1. 探索(n.)
2. 印象(n.)
3. 负面的,消极的
4. 记住,熟记
5. 独有的,独特的
6. intelligent
7. context
8. journal
9. schedule
10. confident
1. opposing
2. creativity
3. visible
4. unfamiliar
5. comment
6. 高中
7. 传统
8. 作者,作家
9. 好奇的
10. 乐队
1. 依次地,一个接一个地
2. 惊慌地
3. be about to do
4. 处理,对付
5. 给……帮忙
6. 参考,查阅
7. 全力以赴,竭尽全力
8. butterflies in one’s stomach
9. at the sight of
10. in particular
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6. recommend vt.
7. quit v.
8. responsible adj.
9. schedule n.
10. addicted adj.