John is a very strong man. He gets a job of cutting(砍) trees in a forest. His boss gives him an axe and showed him the area where he should work.

    The first day, John cuts down 18 trees. "Good," the boss says, "keep it up!" happily, John  tries harder the next day, but he only cuts down 15 trees. The third day he tries even harder, but he can only cut down 10 trees. Day after day he cuts down fewer and fewer trees.

    "I must be losing my strength(力气)," John thinks. He goes to the boss to say sorry and says that he can not know what is going on. "When is the last time you sharpen(锋利) your axe?"  the boss asks. "I'm busy cutting trees, so I have no time to do it. "

    The moral of this story: While John is working hard, he doesn't work “smart”. He doesn't think about the best way to do his job.

    Jack walked up to Sue and said, “Hello, how are you? May I sit and talk with you for a moment?” “Of course, please sit down,” Sue said. Jack sat down next to Sue on the bench (板凳), and they talked quietly together. The dog continued to look up at Sue, as if（似乎) waiting to be given some food.

    “That's a nice dog, isn't he?” Jack said, pointing at the animal.

    “Yes, he is. He's handsome. He's strong and healthy.”

    “And hungry,” Jack said. “He hasn't taken his eyes off you. He thinks you've got some food for him.”

    “That's true,” Sue said. “But I haven't.”

    They both laughed and then Jack said, “Does your dog bite（咬）anyone?”

    “No, ”Sue said, “ He's never bitten（咬）anyone. He's always gentle and friendly.”

    Hearing this, Jack decided to hold out his hand and touched the animal's head. Suddenly it jumped up and bit him.

    “Hey!” Jack shouted. “You said your dog didn't bite.”

    Sue answered in surprise, “Yeah, I did. But this is not my dog. My dog is at home.”

    Stephen Chow was born in Hong Kong in 1962 and grew up in Shanghai, along with three sisters. He is best known for his comic（滑稽的）film roles.

    He showed an early interest in martial arts（武术）star Bruce Lee. It is the special hobby that made him to be more and more successful all around China. After studying from high school in 1982, with the help of his friend, Chow could take night courses in an acting school in Hong Kong. The school was run（经营）by TVB, a local television station. He graduated in 1983 and was hired（被雇用）as a host of a children's television program called 430 Space Shuttle. He was not very much fond of children.

    Later, he had a chance to play in the film Final Justice. In 1988, Stephen Chow won Best Supporting Actor for it at the 25th Annual（年度的）Taiwanese Film Awards.

    This led to a series of mostly comic film and television roles. In 1992, he won Best Actor of Asia Pacific Film Festival for the film Justice My Foot. He is famous for his comic and humorous actions and words in film and they always make people laugh.

    A Chinese Odyssey, Shaolin Soccer and Kung Fu are the best among his films.

    Eric was walking along the road of the countryside with his dad when he saw the tortoise(乌龟). He touched it. The tortoise stopped moving and retracted(缩)its head and legs to the shell(壳). Eric became angry. He used a stick and tried to force its head and legs to come out.

    His dad saw this. He stopped him and said, "Son, you won't get it open with a stick." Eric was surprised and asked," Why? ”

    "Just wait and see, "his dad answered. Then to protect the tortoise, he put it in a bag and took it back home.

    After getting home, the dad put it near the fireplace. A few minutes later, the tortoise stretched(伸展)out its head and legs and moved a little. How exciting!

    "See," said his dad, "sometimes, you can't force someone to do something. But if you give him warm first, he'll do what you want him to do. "