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             A water bearer in India had two large pots, each hung on the end of a pole he carried across his neck.

One of the pots had a crack（裂缝）in it while the other pot was perfect and always delivered （递送）a full portion of water. At the end of the long walk from the stream to the house, the cracked pot arrived only half full.

For a full two years, this went on daily, with the bearer delivering only one and a half pots full of water to his house. Of course, the perfect pot was proud of its accomplishments（成就）it had made. But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its imperfection (缺点), and miserable that it was able to accomplish only half of what it had been made to do.

After two ears of what it perceived to be bitter failure, it spoke to the water bearer one day by the stream. “I am ashamed of myself because this crack in my side causes my water to leak out all the way bac

          The Story of Big Rocks 大石块的故事

One day, an expert in time-management was speaking to a group of business students,and to drive home a point,he used an illustration those students will never forget.

　　As he stood in front of the group of high-powered over achievers,he said:'Okay,time for a quiz.'He then pulled out a one-gallon(加仑),wide-mouth masonry jar(石罐) and set it on the table in front of him.Then he produced about a dozen first-sized rocks and carefully placed them,one by one,into the jar.

  　　When the jar was filled to the top and no more rocks would fit inside,he asked,'Is this jar full?' Everyone in the class said,'Yes.'

  　　Then he said,'Really?'He reached under the table and pulled out a buck

情景会话41 Forty-one: Hold on, please 请你等一下。

情景会话37 Thirty-seven: You're right.你说得对。
A: I wish you wouldn't play the TV so loud. 希望你不要把电视开的这么响。
B: Sorry. Were you trying to sleep? 对不起。你想睡觉吗？
A: Yes. And please ask me the next time you want to use something.是的。另外如果下次你要用什么东西,请先问我一声。
B: I'm sorry. You're right.  I meant to ask you. 对不起，你说的对。我本想问你的。

情景会话38 Thirty-eight: Has it been bothering you? 打扰你了吗?
A: Do you think you could keep the noise down? 你看你能不能小声点?
B: Sorry. Has it been bothering you? 对不起。打扰你了吗？
A: Yes. And something else, would you mind not making long distance calls? 是的。还有一件事，请你别再打长途电话了，好吗?
B: I'm sorry. I thought you wouldn't mind. 对不起。我还以为你不在乎呢。

情景会话39  Thirty-nine: Beautiful day! 今天天气真好!
A: Beautiful day, isn't it? 今天天气真好，是不是？
B: Yes, it's mu

情景会话33 thirty-three: What a beautiful sweater!  多漂亮的毛衣
A: Hi,Jenny, how was your day? 今天过得好吗？
B: Very well.Thanks.What a pleasant surprise! 真没想到会遇见你.
   How is everything at home? 家里一切还好吧
A: Couldn't be better! What a beautiful sweater!再好不过了。多漂亮的毛衣！
B: Do you think it looks good on me? 你看我穿着好看吗?
A: Yes. It look terrific! I think it looks terrific on you. 好看。看上去好极啦！我觉得这件衣服你穿着漂亮极了。
B: You won't believe it, but it was really cheap. 你不会相信的但这件毛衣确实很便宜
A: I wish i could find one just like it.要是我也能碰到这样一件就好了。

情景会话34 thirty-four: That's incredible! 简直难以置信
A: This shop is very big.
B: yes, it's the biggest in town.
A: Do you have much shopping to do? 你要买很多东西吗?
B: Yes, quite a lot today. I love that shirt.
A: Do you really like it?
B:

情景会话29. Do you need any help? 你需要帮忙吗？

A: I’m sorry, but I didn’t catch what you said.对不起，我没有听明白你的话。

B: I said, “Do you need any help?” 我是说：“你需要帮忙吗？”

A: That’s very nice of you. I guess I could use some help.谢谢你的好意。我想我可能要一点帮助。

B: Just tell me what you’d like me to do.你要我做什么就吩咐吧。

A: Just hold it for me, will you? 你就替我拿这个，好吗？

B: No problem. I should be delighted.没问题。我很乐意。

A: I’m very much indebted to you. You are very helpful.我非常感谢您。你真帮了我大忙。

情景会话30. On the telephone. 打电话。

A: Could I speak to Mr. John, please?我可以跟约翰先生讲话吗？

B: Who’s calling, please? 请问您是那位？

A: My name is Linda. 我是琳达。

B: Just hold the line. I’ll see if he’s in. I’m sorry to keep you waiting. He isn’t in at the moment. Would you like to leave a message, or will you call back later?请