[A]One day，the boy came back to the tree and he looked sad."Come and play with me."the tree asked the boy."I am no longer a kid，I do not play around trees any more."the boy replied.
“I want toys. I need money to buy them."“Sorry，but I do not have money……but you can pick all my apples and sell them."The boy was so excited.He grabbed all the apples on the tree and left happily.The boy never came back after he picked the apples.The tree was sad.
One day，the boy who now turned into a man returned and the tree was excited."Come and play with me，"the tree said."I do not have time to play. I have to work for my family.We need a house for sheIter.Can you help me？""Sorry，but I do not have any house.But you can chop off my trunk to build your house."So the man cut the trunk of the tree and left happily.The tree was again lonely and sad.
Finally，the man returned after many years."Sorry，my boy. But I do not have anything for you anymore.[B]No more apples for you，the only thing left is my dying roots."the tree said.with tears."I do not need much now，just a place to rest.I am tired after all these years."the man replied."Good！Old tree roots are the best place to Iean on and rest，Come，come sit down with me and rest."
The man sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears……
This is a story of everyone. The tree is like our parents.When we were young，we loved to play with our Mum and Dad……
When we grow up，we leave them……only come to them when we need something or when we are in trouble.
No matter what，parents will always be there and give everything they could just to make you happy.
[C]You may think the boy is crueI to the tree，but that is how all of us treat our parents.
难点重点，一目了然！
长难句解析 Sentence Structures
A One day，the boy who now turned into a man returned and the tree was excited.
有一天，男孩回来了，他已变成了一个男人，树很兴奋。
turn……into变成。例如：Love can turn the cottage into a golden palace.爱力大无边，茅屋变金殿。
B No more apples for you，the onIy thing left is my dying roots.
没有苹果了，唯一剩下的就是我正在死去的树根。
dying现在分词作定语，意思为将死的。例如：Save me from the dying embers hidden under ashes.
把我从灰中的余烬里救出来吧。
C You may think the boy is cruel to the tree，but that is how all of us treat our parents.
你可能认为这孩子对树很残忍，但这就是我们如何对待我们的父母的。
be cruel to sb.对某人很残酷。例如：They were very cruel to their prisoners of war.他们对待战俘很残酷。
A Kind Word 一句善言
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社会中的每一个人，都有较强的自尊心和荣誉感。给他们的表扬和赞同，就是对他们自身价值的最好承认和重视。打动人最好的方式就是真诚的欣赏和善意的赞许。或许你的一句善言，可以改变一个人的一生。
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[A]A successful businessman，addressing the commercial club of his city，told a story in his after-dinner speech.It was the story of a boy named Jim，who was an orphan and the laughing stock of the whole town.He was twelve years old，slim and undersized.He never remembered having a kind word spoken to him in his whole life.
[B]One day as Jim walked down the street，he saw a bundle slip from the overloaded arms of a little lady just in front of him. As she stooped to pick it up，the others rolled down.Jim sprang to her assistance，gathering up the bundles and replacing them in her arms."Thank you，dear；you are a nice little boy，"she said kindly，and went on her way after giving him a bright smile.
Jim was amazed；a queer choky feeling passed over him. These were the first kind words he had ever heard in his whole twelve years of existence.He watched her until she was out of sight.
He sat down on the bank of the stream and did some thinking."Thank you，dear；you are a nice little boy，"he pondered.
[C]Finally the boy pulled from the odds and ends in his pockets a piece of broken mirror and looked at himself. He saw nothing but grime and dirt，the accumuIation of many days.He went down to the water's edge and scrubbed it off carefully，almost painfully.Then he looked again.He scarcely recognized himself.He was surprised.He stood erect and looked up instead of down for the fl rst time since he could remember.He distinctly liked the sensation.A feeling of self-respect awoke within his being.Ambition sprang full-grown into life.At that moment the course of his life was changed.
After telling this story of Jim，the speaker paused；and then he electrified the audience by saying，"Gentlemen，I was that boy. This city-your city，my city-was that little town of forty years ago.Our plant stands upon the spot where that gentle woman stood when she implanted in my life the fl rst seed of kindness.She sleeps out yonder in what was then the cemetery of a country church.As a tribute to her memory，I have told you this story."
Oh，that all of us would learn the lesson："Say kind words to others."What transforming power it has！
难点重点，一目了然！
长难句解析 Sentence Structures
A A successful businessman，addressing the commercial club of his city，told a story in his after-dinner speech.
一个成功人士在对他的城市的商业俱乐部发表演说时，在一次宴会后的谈话中，讲述了一个故事。
address向……讲话，发表演说。例如：She turned to address the man on her left.她转过头对左边的人说话。
B One day as Jim walked down the street，he saw a bundle slip from the overloaded arms of a little lady just in front of him.
一天当吉姆走在路上时，他前面的一个年轻女士超负荷的手臂上的一捆纸滑下来，正好落在他面前。
as“当……的时候”，其引导的是一个时间状语从句。
C Finally the boy pulled from the odds and ends in his pockets a piece of broken mirror and looked at himseIf.
最后，男孩从兜里杂七杂八的东西里翻出一面破镜子，看着自己。
odds and ends琐碎物品，零星杂物。例如，He didn't keep much in his desk-just odds and ends.他书桌里没放多少东西，只是些零碎物品。
Do You Turn off Your Cell Phone？你关机了吗？
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爱一个人很简单，只需在她需要帮助的时候你能及时出现，哪怕你帮不了什么，也会是一种温暖。手机的出现让思念变得简单，如果打不通，会是怎样的伤感。读了这个故事，你的手机还会在晚上关机吗？
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I usually do not turn off my cell phone.Why？I have no idea.After reading an article，I seemed to understand a little bit：for that little bit of caring.I am now sharing this story with you.