9.4.4 课外阅读拓展篇
Reading B
Look at life in an easier way[2]
There was an old truck（货车）driver who knew every corner of the country very well.
One day，he had to train a new truck driver.The new driver was very young.The old driver asked the younger one to drive for a while.The young one drove a big 8 wheeler（有8个轮子的）for about five hours and became very tired.He asked the trainer to take over for a while.
The trainer drove for 10 hours and was not even tired, as he had done this for years.The young man was very curious and asked the old man how he could drive for hours and not get tired.
The old man asked him, “What do you do in the morning just before you leave your house?” The young man replied, “I kiss my wife goodbye and tell her I am going to work.”
The old one said, “That is your problem.” The young man asked, “ What do you mean?”(https://www.daowen.com)
The old man said, “When I leave in the morning, I kiss my wife goodbye, but don’t tell her I am going to work.I tell her I am going for a trip in the country.”
Life can be easy or it can be difficult.
Sometimes it’s just a matter of how you look at it.Look at things in a different way and they can change for the better.
【注释】
[1]摘自《21世纪学生英文报》初一版第733期 2021-04-12
[2]摘自《21 世纪学生英文报》初一版第 733 期 2021-04-12