A daughter complained to her father about her life and how things were so hard for her, She did not know she was going to make it and want to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved a new one arose.
Her father, a cook, took her to the kitchen, He filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots came to a boil. In one he placed carrots, in the second he placed eggs, and in the last he placed ground coffee beans. He led them sit and boil, without saying a word.
The daughter sucked her teeth and impatiently waited, wondering what he was doing. In about twenty minutes he turned off the burners, He fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. He pulled the eggs out and placed them a bowl. Then he ladled the coffee out and placed it in a mug. Turning to her he asked," Darling, what do you see?"
"Carrots, eggs, and coffee." she replied.
He brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots, she did and noted1 that they were soft .He then asked her to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard-boiled egg. Finally, he asked her to sip2 the coffee .She smiled, as she tasted its rich aroma3. <A hRef=http://www.zequeka.cn/MiNifoRm.Html>蘇州中小學(xué)生作文培訓(xùn)班</a>
"What does it mean, Father?" she humbly4 asked.
He explained that each of them had faced the same adversity, boiling water, but each reacted differently. The carrot went in strong, hard, and unrelenting. But after being subjected to the boiling water, it softened5 and weak. The egg had being fragile6. Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior7, but after sitting through the boiling water. its inside became hardened ,The ground coffee beans were unique ,however ,After they were in the boiling water ,they had changed the water .
"Which are you?" he asked his daughter.
When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?
1 noted
adj.著名的，知名的
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The local hotel is noted for its good table.當(dāng)?shù)氐哪羌揖频暌圆褪尘蓝Q。 Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班遲到出了名。
2 sip
v.小口地喝，抿，呷；n.一小口的量
參考例句：
She took a sip of the cocktail.她啜飲一口雞尾酒。 Elizabeth took a sip of the hot coffee.伊麗莎白呷了一口熱咖啡。
3 aroma
n.香氣，芬芳，芳香
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The whole house was filled with the aroma of coffee.滿屋子都是咖啡的香味。 The air was heavy with the aroma of the paddy fields.稻花飄香。
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4 humbly
adv. 恭順地，謙卑地
參考例句：
We humbly beg Your Majesty to show mercy. 我們懇請陛下發(fā)發(fā)慈悲。 "You must be right, Sir,'said John humbly. “你一定是對的，先生，”約翰恭順地說道。
5 softened
（使）變軟( soften的過去式和過去分詞 )； 緩解打擊； 緩和； 安慰
參考例句：
His smile softened slightly. 他的微笑稍柔和了些。 The ice cream softened and began to melt. 冰淇淋開始變軟并開始融化。
6 fragile
adj.易碎的，脆的，易損壞的，虛弱的，脆弱的
參考例句：
The old lady was increasingly fragile after her operation.那位老太太手術(shù)后身體越來越虛弱。 This glass disc looks very fragile.這個玻璃盤子看起來很容易碎。
7 interior
adj.在內(nèi)的，內(nèi)部的，內(nèi)地的，國內(nèi)的；n.內(nèi)部
參考例句：
There is water in the interior of the cave.在山洞的內(nèi)部有水。 They went into the interior room.他們進(jìn)了內(nèi)室。
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