Lesson 28 Ms. Liu's Great idea
第28課 劉老師的偉大想法
One day, Ms. Liu received an e-mail from Rose, her English friend.
一天,劉老師收到了她的英國朋友羅斯的郵件。
Rose just took a weekend trip with her husband to the countryside.
羅斯剛剛和她的丈夫去郊區進行一次周末旅行。
She said they had a wonderful shopping experience.
她說他們有了一次非常精彩的購物體驗。
Along a small road, we saw a sign on a gate:
沿著一條小路,我們在門口看見一個標識:
"Fresh Eggs for Sale".
“售賣新鮮雞蛋”。
We parked the car and walked into the shop.
我們停車走進商店。
No one was around.
附近沒有人。
Then I saw another sign: "Help Yourself!"
然后我們看見另一個標識“請自助購買!”
On the table, there was a note:
在桌子上,有一張便簽:
"Please take eggs from the baskets and leave your money in the box.
“請把雞蛋從籃子里拿出來,并把錢放進箱子里。
We appreciate your honesty!"
我們對您的誠信表示感激!”
We were surprised to find that the farmer was so trusting.
我們非常驚訝,這位農民對人們如此信任。
I took my eggs and put some money in the box.
我拿走了雞蛋,并把錢放進了盒子里。
On our way home,I wondered if everyone would be honest.
在我們回家的路上,我在想是不是每個人都這么誠實。
When Ms.Liu read this story,she smiled.
當劉老師讀了這個故事,她笑了。
She had an idea.
她有了一個主意。
She would help her students open this kind of shop at her school.
她要幫助她的學生們在學校開一個這樣的商店。
Students could take things from the shop and leave money in a box.
學生們可以從商店拿走東西并把錢留在盒子里。
The shop would raise money for school activities.
商店可以為學校的活動來籌錢。
It was a great idea!
這是一個偉大的主意!
Ms.Liu believed that most people want to be honest.
劉老師相信大多數人還是誠實的。
This shop would be a good way for students to learn the value of honesty.
這個商店是一個很好的方式,來讓學生們了解誠信的價值。
The perfect motto for this shop would be,
這個商店的箴言將會是:
"Take what you need.“
拿走你需要的。
Give what you can.
獻出你能付出的。
We trust you!
"我們信任你!”