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There was a man who had a little boy that he loved very much. Everyday1 after work the man would come home and play with the little boy. He would always spend all of his extra2 time playing with the little boy.
One night, while the man was at work, he realized that he had extra work to do for the evening, and that he wouldn't be able to play with his little boy. But, he wanted to be able to give the boy something to keep him busy. So, looking around his office, he saw a magazine with a large map of the world on the cover. He got an idea. He removed3 the map, and then patiently tore4 it up into small pieces. Then he put all the pieces in his coat pocket.
When he got home, the little boy came running to him and was ready to play. The man explained that he had extra work to do and couldn't play just now, but he led the little boy into the dining room, and taking out all the pieces of the map, he spread5 them on the table. He explained that it was a map of the world, and that by the time he could put it back together, his extra work would be finished, and they could both play. Surely6 this would keep the child busy for hours, he thought.
About half an hour later the boy came to the man and said, "Okay, it's finished. Can we play now?"
The man was surprised, saying, "That's impossible. Let's go see." And sure enough, there was the picture of the world; all put together, every piece in its place.
The man said, "That's amazing! How did you do that?" The boy said, "It was simple. On the back of the page was a picture of a man. When I put the man together the whole world fell into place."
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1 everyday | |
adj.每天的,日常的,平常的 | |
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2 extra | |
adj.额外的,外加的;特大的 | |
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3 removed | |
adj.离开的;远离…的;与…无关的;隔代的v.开除;去除;脱去(衣服等) | |
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4 tore | |
v.撕( tear的过去式 );(使)分裂;撕碎;扯破 | |
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5 spread | |
n.传播,散布,伸展;adj.扩延的,伸展的;vt.展开,铺开;传播,推广;伸出;涂,敷 | |
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6 surely | |
adv.确实地,无疑地;必定地,一定地 | |
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