11.Middle school is like a battleground,and everyone seems to be going through embarrassing (使人尷尬的) changes.For me,height was my(1)
as I stood a head above the other girls. "Stand straight,stand tall," my grandfather would say,as I didn't want to look so(2)
in front of my friends.And each time,I would embarrassingly do as he said.I understand that his(3)
was about more than just height. My grandfather grew up in Europe during World War Ⅱ.When the war suddenly broke out,he(4)
to join the army to fight for his country's freedom. "Stand straight,stand tall" meant something else back then.(5)
the war,he went to America.All alone in a new country,he was ready to face his future. There,he walked on the busy streets of New York.Soon,he met other(6)
immigrants (移民),and each of them was trying to find his or her own way to success.If they could do it,(7)
couldn't he? "Stand straight,stand tall," he would always(8)
himself. With the help of a warm-hearted friend,my grandfather got a clothing shop on the street.At first,he was nervous.He was trying to learn this new(9)
.Amazingly,with his efforts,my grandfather sold all the clothes,shoes,and gloves in no more than one month as if he had been doing it his whole life. Listening to my grandfather's great experiences has changed the way I see my own life.His advice to me has become much more than a(10)
to improve my posture (體態(tài)).It tells me to be proud of who I am.
33."How are you?" is a nice question.It's a friendly way to greet other people.But when a person says "How are you?",they might expect to hear fine in reply,even if the other person isn't actually fine.The reason is that "How are you?" isn't really a question and "fine" isn't really an answer.They are common ways of saying "Hello" and "Hi". Sometimes people don't say exactly what they mean.For example,when someone asks, "Do you agree?the other person might be thinking, "No,I don't agree.I think you are wrong.This doesn't sound very polite,so they might say,I'm not so sure.It's a nicer way to say that you don't agree with someone. It's interesting when people want to finish talking.For example,when someone wants to finish talking with another person on the phone,they may say "I have to go now." Sometimes they might give an excuse,such as "Someone is at the door" or "I left something on the stove (爐子)".The excuse might be real,or it might not.It's a polite way to stop a conversation and it doesn't hurt the other person's feelings.People don't always say exactly what they are thinking.That's just part of the game of language.
(1)What do you usually say to greet other people?
(2)What is a polite way to say "I don't agree"?
(3)Do you always say exactly what you are thinking?Why or why not?