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Seeing things a different way
易怒的人总喜欢以自我为中心，他们的世界看不到其他人存在的意义，善恶是非全凭一己之见，因而易陷烦恼之中。何不换个视角，先自我审视一番？
Getting started
Can you paint? Do you like painting? What is the difference between painting and drawing?
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Rick was a young boy who was angry at everything around him. To calm Rick down, his mom came home with a canvas (画布) and paint. “Whenever you feel bad about something, paint it instead of getting angry.”
Though not that happy, Rick gave it a try. After creating many paintings, he took his artwork to his mom.
“Tell me, Rick. What are these paintings about?”
“The first is about how some kids show off their new clothes. The next is about my teacher who always tells me about how I’m doing things wrong. And the last painting is about how one of my schoolmates said I should change my attitude (态度). They all make me so angry.”
Rick’s mom took Rick by her side and told him, “Don’t you see, Rick? You’re getting so angry but you never try to understand why.” Then she explained carefully, “All the people you were angry at did nothing wrong. The kids were showing off their good clothes but never laughed at you for being poor. Your teacher scolded you but that was because you caused trouble in class. And your schoolmate was only trying to help you correct your mistakes.”
“Next time you get angry, take a deep breath and walk away for a couple of seconds. And when you come back, talk to the person you’re angry at. You might calm down in this way.”
Rick took his mom’s advice and became less angry. He even started to feel happy around other children.
【重点词汇】
1.canvas [ˈkænvəs]n.画布
2.create [kriˈeɪt]v.创造，创作
3.attitude [ˈætɪtjuːd]n.态度
4.explain[ɪkˈspleɪn]v.解释
5.scold [skəʊld]v.训斥
【短语】
1.angry at everything around him
对周围的一切感到愤怒
2.instead of 而不是
3.calm sb. down 让某人冷静下来
4.try to understand why 试着理解原因
5.show off their good clothes 炫耀他们的好衣服
6.laughed at you for being poor 嘲笑你贫穷
7.cause trouble in class 在课堂上制造麻烦
8.help you correct your mistakes 帮助你纠正错误
9.take a deep breath 深呼吸
10.a couple of 几个
【句子】
1.Whenever you feel bad about something, paint it instead of getting angry.
每当你对某事感到不好时，就把它画出来，而不是生气。
2.Though not that happy, Rick gave it a try.
虽然没那么高兴，Rick还是试了一下。
3.They all make me so angry.
他们都让我很生气。
4.All the people you were angry at did nothing wrong.
所有让你生气的人都没有做错什么。
5.Rick took his mom’s advice and became less angry.
Rick听从了妈妈的建议，变得不那么生气了。
【阅读理解练一练】
1. Why did the mom give Rick a canvas and paint?
A. To celebrate Rick’s birthday.
B. To test Rick’s painting skills.
C. To help Rick with his anger.
D. To learn from great artworks.
2. What does the underlined word “scolded” mean?
A. thought highly of
B. spoke to someone angrily
C. hit somebody’s body hard
D. gave true suggestions
3. What did the mom think of Rick’s situation?
A. The kids actually laughed at Rick’s clothes.
B. The teacher didn’t treat her son fairly.
C. The classmates should change their attitude.
D. Her son didn’t have a clear understanding of it.
4. What does the story teach us?
A. Don’t believe a kid’s words.
B. Don’t be afraid of making mistakes.
C. Don’t give in to anger easily.
D. Never look down on yourself.
本期答案：CBDC
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