A kindergarten teacher decided to let her class play a
game. The teacher told each child in the class to bring along a plastic bag
containing a few potatoes. Each potato will be given a name of a person that
the child hates, so the number of potatoes that a child will put in his/her
plastic bag will depend on the number of people he/she cannot forgive(寬�。�.
So when the day came, every child brought some
potatoes with the name of the people he/she hated. Some had 2 potatoes; some 3,
while some had up to 5 potatoes.
The teacher then told the children to carry the
potatoes with them wherever they go (even to the toilet) for one week. With
days passing by, the children started to complain because of the unpleasant
smell let out by the rotten (腐爛) potatoes they were
carrying.
Those children who have 5 potatoes really began to
feel the weight of the heavier bags. After one week, the children were happy to
hear that the teacher had finally ended the game. The teacher asked: "How
did you feel while carrying the potatoes with you for one week?" The
children started complaining of the trouble that they had to carry the heavy
and smelly potatoes wherever they go.
Then the teacher told them the hidden meaning behind
the game. The teacher said: "This is exactly the situation when you carry
your hatred(仇恨)for somebody inside your heart. The burden(負擔(dān))of hatred will pollute your heart and you will end up
carrying an unnecessary burden with you wherever you go.
If you cannot tolerate the smell of rotten
potatoes for just one week, can you imagine what a burden it would be to have
the hatred in your heart for your lifetime?"
1.According to the teacher, if a Child hates three
persons, he or she needs to carry ________.
A.one potato B.two potatoes C.three
potatoes D.four potatoes
2.The underlined word “tolerate ” in the last
paragraph probably means _____________.
A.carry B.hate C.receive D.stand
3.In fact, the teacher wants to ______________.
A.play a game
with the students B.teach the
students a lesson
C.make the
students more tired D.play jokes on
the students
4.What is the main idea of the story?
A.It’s best to learn to forgive and forget.
B.Students
should love people around them.
C.Children
should carry less rotten potatoes.
D.Rotten
potatoes are really a heavy burden.