Long long ago, there was a girl called Nuwa. Her father was Emperor (皇帝) Yan and he loved her very much. They often played together, and she also loved her father very much. One day, she had a wonderful time when she swam in the sea. She was too tired to swim and she was drowned (淹死). Because she wanted to see her father when she changed into (变成) a bird, she put some stones into the sea day after day and changed the sea into the land. She made a wish, and she would like to play with her father again.

This story was a little sad. It tells something important. When we do anything, we have to work hard. Learning English is difficult but if you study hard, you can learn it well.

When I was in primary school, I got into a big argument (争吵) with a boy in my class. I have forgotten what the argument was about.

I was sure that I was right and he was wrong. But he kept saying that I was wrong and he was right. Our teacher decided to teach us a very important lesson.

She brought us up to the front of the class and placed him on one side of her desk and me on the other. In the middle of her desk was a large, round ball. I could see that it was black. She asked the boy what color the ball was. “White,” he answered.

I couldn’t believe he said the ball was white, when it was clearly black! Another argument started between the boy and me. This time was about the color of the ball.

The teacher told me to go stand where the boy was standing and told him to come stand where I had been. We changed places, and then she asked me what the color of the ball was. I had to answer, “White.” It was a ball with two differently colored sides.

From his viewpoint (视角) it was white, but from my side it was black.

Sometimes we need to look at things from the other people’s view in order to truly understand them.