Susu: Good to see you! It’s been a while since I last saw you.

Zhouzhou: Good to see you too. You look lovely in that dress. Where did you get it?

Susu: I got it online. You know online shopping is quite popular these days.

Zhouzhou: I know. But my friends still prefer to shop in real stores.

Susu: It seems people have different opinions.

Zhouzhou: What do you think?

Susu: I think online shopping is just great. There are thousands of shops and they never close.

Zhouzhou: But in real stores, you can talk to the salespeople and ask questions about the products.

Susu: Well, I think the salespeople always talk too much. Besides, the same thing often costs less online.

Zhouzhou: The product may be cheaper, yet sometimes you have to pay more for the delivery.

Peter, a 5-year-old boy, showed such great interest in sea shells that he would rush to pick them up with his 3-year-old sister, Shirley. They screamed out their joy as Peter collected his treasure into his pockets. For Peter, sea shells lay shinning on the peaceful beach, waiting for him, just like stars twinkling (闪烁) in the sky. As waves touched them, they seemed to be flowers blooming (绽放)in gentle wind.

One day, Peter was wandering through market with Shirley, with some shells in his pocket. Suddenly Peter found his younger sister was lagging (落后) behind. He stopped and looked back, finding Shirley was standing in front of a toy shop and was staring at something with great interest.

The boy went back to her and asked, “What do you want?” Shirley pointed at the doll, wearing a smile on her innocent face. Peter held his younger sister’s tiny hand, walking into the shop. He tiptoed (踮起脚尖) to reach for the doll, and like a responsible elder brother, gave the precious doll to Shirley. Holding tightly the doll, the sister was very very happy.

The shopkeeper was watching everything and getting amused to see the matured (成熟的) behavior of the boy. Now the boy came to the counter and asked the shopkeeper, “How much does this doll cost, Sir?”

The shopkeeper was a cool man, who had suffered from something in his life. So he asked the boy with love and affection, “Well, what can you pay?” Peter reached into his clothes for money that was intended for these two little guys’ breakfast. Having counted the money, Peter put it carefully on the counter, asking again, “Sir, is it enough for my little sister’s doll?”

The amusing scene just in front of the shopkeeper eventually brought a smile on his face. Shaking his head slightly, he replied, “My boy, I am afraid it seems not to be enough.”

With his eyes fixed on Peter’s pocket, he wondered what Peter would do.

Seeing Peter leaving happily with his sister holding the doll tightly, an assistant in that shop got surprised. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________