If a person wants to be a gentleman, are there any rules on his words and actions? What should a gentlemen pay attention 【小题1】? Let’s find out the answers from Confucius, one of the greatest 【小题2】 (teacher) in ancient China.

In the West, some people believe that how someone says something is 【小题3】 (important) than what he says. 【小题4】, Confucius didn’t think so. He believed that gentlemen should choose their words 【小题5】 (careful), even if that may make people feel bored.

Confucius believed that etiquette (礼仪) is important 【小题6】 words should follow etiquette. But he also 【小题7】 (put) forward his idea of what gentlemen should do: Work hard. He said that gentlemen should not be lazy and need to focus (集中注意力) on their study and work to improve 【小题8】 (them).

These rules for gentlemen’s words and actions have influenced Chinese people for 【小题9】 long time. Today, many Chinese people still prefer 【小题10】 (have) a practical (务实的) spirit rather than saying pleasant words. Of course, choosing our words and actions according to the situation is also a kind of wisdom (智慧).

Planting flowers is my favourite hobby. I can learn something new from it. Last week I bought 【小题1】 flower pot and some flower seeds in the market. Then I 【小题2】 (plant) some seeds in the pot. After a few days, nothing happened, 【小题3】 I didn’t give up watering. Another ten days 【小题4】 (late), I saw some young plants come out. I felt very 【小题5】 (excite) because I could grow something.

Just like growing flowers, we can also plant happiness. Our life 【小题6】 (be) just like a pot with nothing in it. We have lots of things to do, but sometimes we don’t do 【小题7】 (they). We may miss many important chances. That 【小题8】 (mean) we lose many things. 【小题9】 are the lost things? They’re the seeds of hope, love and dreams.

What should we plant in life? If we plant negative thoughts (消极的思想) inside our hearts, we will feel sad in the future 【小题10】 (day). If we plant seeds of hope, we will get happiness.

Two friends were walking through the desert. During the journey they had 【小题1】 argument, and the taller boy slapped the shorter one in the face. The shorter boy was 【小题2】 (sadness). But without 【小题3】 (say) anything, he wrote in the sand, “Today my best friend slapped me in the face.”

They kept on walking till they 【小题4】 (find) a pound. And they decided 【小题5】 (take) a bath there. But the shorter boy got stuck in the mud 【小题6】 started to sink slowly. He cried, “Help! Help!” Luckily, he was pulled to 【小题7】 (safe) by his friend. After that, he carved on a stone, “Today my best friend saved my life.”

The taller boy asked 【小题8】 (he), “After I hurt you, you wrote it in the sand, but now you carve it on the stone. Why?”

The shorter boy replied, “When someone hurts you, you should write it in the sand from which the wind can erase it 【小题9】 (quick). However, when someone does something good 【小题10】 you, you should carve it on a stone from which the wind can never erase it.”

Since then, the two good friends have never argued with each other again.