Mr Baker worked in a big factory. He was busy all the time and had little time to rest. One summer,
he decided to go to the sea to spend his holidays.
One afternoon, it was very hot. Mr Baker came into a restaurant, sat at a table and wanted to drink.
Just then, an old man came up to him and said, "How do you do, sir?" "How do you do?" Mr Baker
asked the old man to sit next to him. "Have you been here before?" "No, I haven"t." "You look lonely,
don"t you?" said the old man. "Let"s have a bet(打赌), shall we?"
It interested Mr Baker, "But what shall we bet on?" "I can bite my left eyeball," said the old man, "I
can bet you five dollars."
Mr Baker didn"t believe and passed $5 on the table.
The old man took out his glass eyeball, put it into his mouth and bite it. Mr Baker had to give his
money.
"It doesn"t matter young man," the old man said. "I"ll give you a chance to win the money back. I can
also bite my right eye. I"ll bet you $10."
"I"m sure he"s able to see. And I must win his money," he thought. So he took out ten dollars from
his wallet.
But he was very surprised, the old man took out his false(假的) teeth and bit his right eye with it.
Then he put the money into his pocket and went away quickly.
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There was a blind girl who hated herself because she wasn"t able to see anything. In fact, she __1__ nobody except her boyfriend, for he was always __2__ to help her. She often told her boyfriend, "If I could see the __3__, I would marry you." One day, someone donated a pair of __4__ to her. When the bandages (绷带) came off, she was able to see everything, including her boyfriend, for the __5__ time. He asked her, "Now that you could see everything, will you __6__ me?" The girl looked at her boyfriend and was greatly surprised to see that he was __7__. She had never hoped that. She wouldn"t like to be with a blind husband for the rest of her life, so she __8__ to marry him. Her boyfriend left in tears and a few days later wrote a __9__ to her, saying, " My dear, take good care of your eyes. __10__ they are yours, they were mine." This is how the human brain (人脑) often works when our status (地位) changes. Only a very few remember what __11__ was like before. And we often ask for more than we need. Life is a gift. Today, before you complain (抱怨) about __12__ of your food, think of someone who has nothing to __13__. Before you complain about your old __14__, think of the people who are living in the streets. And when you are tired and complain about your job, think of those who have no jobs. So __15__ what you have and don"t forget your past. |