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1、1、Everybody’sbusinessisnobody’sbusinessTherearefourpeoplenamedeverybody,somebody,anybodyandnobody.Therewasanimportantjobtobedoneandeverybodywasaskedtodoit.Everybodywassurethatsomebodywoulddoit.Anybodycouldhavedoneit,butnobodydidit.Somebodygotangryabo
2、utthatbecauseitwaseverybody’sjob.Everybodythoughtanybodycoulddoit,butnobodyrealizedthateverybodywouldn’tdoit.Itendedupthateverybodyblamedsomebodywhennobodydidwhatanybodycouldhavedone.有四个人分别叫做：“每个人”、“某个人”、“任何人”和“没有人”。有一次，他们每个人都要被要求去完成一件重要的工作。大家都相信某个人会
3、去做这件事。其实，任何人都可以完成这项工作的，但就是没有人去做。某个人对此感到非常气愤，因为这是大家的任务。每个人都认为任何人可以完成这件事，但没有人认识到大家都不会去做这件事。结果呢，当没有人去做其实任何人都可以做到的事情的时候，每个人都在抱怨某个人。2、SpringtimeDaysgetlongerandwarmerinthespring.Therearenewleavesonthetrees.Flowersbegintogrow.Rainmakesthegrassgreenandhelps
4、theplantsgrow.Springisthetimeofnewlife.Natureputsonnewclothesinmanycolors—red,yellow,blue,white,andpurple.Birdsbuildnestsinthespring.Manybabyanimalsappear.Peopleliketomakegardensandfarmersplantcropsinthefields.Springistheseasonforyounglove.“Inthespri
5、ngayoungman’sthoughtsturntolove.”accordingtoanoldsaying.3、TheCatandtheBell(猫和铃）Thereweremanymiceinahouse.Themanofthehousegotacat.Thecatkilledmanyofthemice.Thentheoldestmousesaid,"Allmicemustcometomyholetonight,andwewillthinkwhatwecandoaboutthiscat."A
6、llthemicecame.Manymicespoke,butnoneknewwhattodo.Atlastayoungmousestoodupandsaid,"Wemustputabellonthecat.Then,whenthecatcomesnear,weshallhearthebellandrunawayandhide.Sothecatwillnotcatchanymoremice."Thentheoldmouseasked,"Whowillputthebellonthecat?"Nom
7、ouseanswered.Hewaited,butstillnooneanswered.Atlasthesaid,"Itisnothardtosaythings;butitishardertodothem."4、AWoodmancameintoaforesttoasktheTreestogivehimahandleforAx.Itseemedsomodestarequestthattheprincipaltreeatonceagreedtoit,anditwassettledamongthemt
8、hattheplain,homelyAshshouldfurnishwhatwaswanted.NosoonerhadtheWoodmanfittedthestafftohispurpose,thanhebeganlayingabouthimonallside.fellingthewholemattertoolate,whisperedtotheCedar:"thefirstconcessionhaslostall;ifwehasnotasacrificedourhumbleneighbor,w
