There was a man who played the piano in a small bar. There were not too many1, but because he was a good piano player, some people2came in every night just to hear him play. But one night, a patron (老主顾) told him he didn't want to hear him play but to sing a song.

The man said, "I have never3that before in public. I think I'm4at playing the piano."

But the customer5. He told the waiter, "I'm6listening to the piano day after day. I want to hear something new and I want that guy to sing."

The waiter7across the room, "Hey, buddy! If you want to get8, sing a song. The patrons are asking you to sing!"

    9in order to bring some money home that night, the piano player who had never sung in public did so for the very first time. And 10 had ever heard the song Mona Lisa sung before11that night by Nat King Cole, and it surprised all, including the12himself!

    He had talent he was13on! He may have lived the rest of his life as a no-name piano player in a no-name bar, but because he had to sing, he14 to become one of the best-known entertainers in America.

You, too, have skills and15. You may not feel as if your "talent" is particularly16, but it may be better than you think! And with persistence (坚持), most skills can be17. Besides, you may as well have no ability at all if you sit on whatever talent you18! The19is not "What ability do I have that is useful?" It is20"How will I use whatever ability I have?".

    Several decades of years ago, I ran a service station and roadhouse on the main road between Melbourne and Adelaide. One very cold, wet night at about 3∶30 a.m., there was a 1on the front door of our house. A young man, wet from2 to toe, explained that he had3 out of petrol about 30 km up the road. He had left his pregnant wife and his two children 4 at the car and said that he would hitchhike(搭便车) back.

    Once I had 5 a can with petrol, I took him back to his car where his two-year-old and four-year-old children were both6  , saying that they were cold. Once the car had started, I suggested that he  7 me back.

Before leaving, I had turned the heater 8in the roadhouse, so that when we went in, it was nice and9.While the little ones played and ran 10 , I prepared bread and butter for the children, and hot chocolate for the _11_ .

    It was about 5 a.m. before they  12.The young fellow asked me how much he  13 me and I told him that the petrol pump(加油泵)had  14 $15.He offered to pay “call-out fee”, but I wouldn't accept it.

    About a month later, I received a  15from Interstate, a large bus company that we had been trying to 16 to stop off at our roadhouse for a long time. It  17 out that the young fellow I had helped was its general manager, the most  _18 person in the company.

    In his letter, he thanked me again and 19me that, from then on, all their buses would stop at my service station. In this  20 , a little bit of kindness was rewarded with a huge amount of benefits.

    I stopped to watch my little girl busy playing in her room. In one hand was a plastic phone; in the other a toy broom. I listened as she was speaking to her make-believe(假想的) little friend and I'll never forget the words she said, even though it was1.

    She said, “Jane's in the corner because she's not been very 2. She didn't listen to a word I said or do the things she should.” In the corner I saw her baby doll all dressed in lace and pink. It was clear she'd been put to sit 3and think.

    My daughter continued her “4”, as I sat down on the floor. She said, “I'm all5up. I just don't know what to do with her any more. She cries whenever I have to work and wants to play 6, too. She never lets me do the things that I just have to do. She tries to help me with the dishes, but her arms just cannot7. And she doesn't know how to fold towels. I don't have the8to teach. I have a lot of work to do and a big house to keep clean. I don't have the time to sit and play — Do you see what I 9?”

    And that day I thought a lot about making some 10in my life, as I listened to her words that cut me like a knife. I hadn't been paying enough 11to what I hold most dear. I'd been caught up in responsibilities that increased over the years.

But now my 12has changed, because, in my heart, I realize that I've seen the world in a different light13my little darling's eyes. So, let the cobwebs(蜘蛛网) 14the corners and the dust rabbit rule the floor. I'm not going to worry about keeping up with them any more.

    I'm going to fill the house with15of a child and her mother, for we are granted only one childhood, and we will never get another.

    When my oldest son was in high school, he planned to 1 a Christian contemporary concert with the youth group from our church. To my 2, Aaron invited me to go along. I 3 accepted; however, by the time the date of the concert arrived, my youngest son had been ill, and I was 4 about him. I hesitated (犹豫). Then my husband 5 me to attend the concert, promising he would take care of our youngest.

    Finally, the 6 was made. Aaron was sixteen years old. How many 7 would I have to do something fun with him 8 he went away to college? And how many youths actually would 9 their mothers to attend a concert with them that was clearly for teens? I would not miss this opportunity.

    At the concert, I 10 with Aaron in the third row, putting cotton in my ears to block out the 11, ear­splitting music of the first performer. I stood when the kids stood, clapped when they 12, and never let anyone know how 13 I was to feel the floor shaking beneath my feet. Aaron and his friends were 14 at my enthusiasm (激情).

    By the time we left the concert, my ears were ringing, but it quickly passed. 15 did my son's teenage years. 16 he was in college and away from home. I missed him more than I could say. Whenever I felt 17, I would think back to the concert we attended and be thankful once again that I didn't 18 an opportunity to spend time with my son.

    Aaron is now grown and has a family of his own, but he often calls just to 19 and tell me about his day. I drop everything and 20 the moment.

    I was late for the school bus and rushing to get ready. My dog, Tippy, got to the front door and lay down in front of it – his way of asking to be petted. I1his begging for affection (喜爱), hurdled(跨) over him and ran for the waiting bus.

    2, that afternoon, when I came home, Mom said to me3, "Honey, I have some4news that I need to tell you. This morning, while you were at school, Tippy was hit by a car and5 I'm so sorry."

    "No! It's not true!" I was6 I couldn't believe her. "Tippy, come here! Come on, boy!" I called and called for him. I waited. He didn't come. Feeling7, I wandered into the living room. I didn't cry that night. I still couldn't believe that he was8.

    When I got off the bus the next day, there was dead silence at home.9 my sobs (哭泣) bubbled up and erupted (喷发) like lava (熔岩) from a volcano. I couldn't stop10. I hadn't even petted him when I left.11could I have known that was my last chance? I cried until I felt empty inside.

    Time passed, and against my will, I started to12some things. I realized what little control any of us have over what happens 13 a dog. We can do everything right, but14things can still happen. But good things can happen too. That's15. The best way to 16 the hard times is to figure out what you need to do to get through them when they come, and to remember that hard times always17.

    I now deeply understand the "circle of life". Everyone is born, everyone18, and that's the way it is. If dogs never died, there would be no19for others like Belle – my new dog.

    Best of all, I realized that Tippy20all of my good memories of him. And they come to me every time I call!

China Mobile, the world's largest telecom carrier by mobile subscribers, has successfully launched the world's first satellite {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (test) 6G architecture, marking a milestone in its efforts to explore integrated space and ground communication technology.

The low-earth orbit test satellite is {#blank#}2{#/blank#} world's first to employ 6G design architecture, and it{#blank#}3{#/blank#} (launch) on Saturday along with another satellite that comes with China Mobile's 5G technology.

The 6G test satellite hosts a distributed autonomous architecture for 6G, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} was jointly developed by China Mobile and the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Innovation Academy for Microsatellites. The system, using domestic software and hardware, supports in-orbit software reconstruction, flexible deployment of core network functions and automated management,{#blank#}5{#/blank#} (enhance) the efficiency and reliability of the in-orbit operation of the satellite core network, China Mobile said.

Set at an orbit {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (high) of approximately 500 kilometers, these {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (experiment) satellites offer advantages such as low latency(延迟) and high data transfer rates {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (compare) with high-orbit satellites which travel at 36,000 kilometers.

Positioned{#blank#}9{#/blank#} a crucial platform for future integrated space and ground networks, low-earth orbit satellites can address telecom signal coverage gaps in land mobile networks, providing higher bandwidth satellite internet services {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (global), according to China Mobile.