A young British woman had shortly arrived in Hong kong and had not yet 1 anything about the Chinese 2. One day she went to the home of a Chinese friend and was 3given a cup of Chinese tea. She was not 4 and she also found this type of tea rather 5 . However, since she had been given the tea, she felt she should drink it. Hoping to finish it 6 so that she would not feel about having to drink this tea which she did not 7 , she started to drink as much of it as she could. But as soon as her cup became half-full, the host8giving her more. Several times she told the host that she had had 9, but it seemed to have no10 . Her cup kept being 11 , and she kept on drinking. During the time of he 12 , she drank about twelve cups of tea. Later she found out that she should have just 13 the tea, and that this would have meant that she had had enough. Influenced by her 14culture, she felt it too 15 to leave the tea and could not understand why the host took no notice of her protests(抗议) that she had had enough!

    Although I love my life, it hasn't been a lot of fun as I've been ill for 28 years.

    Music has always been a great love of mine and, in my 20s,when my1was more manageable, I2 years as a professional singer in restaurants, playing and singing folk songs. 3that was years ago and times have changed. 4I live with my mother on a country farm.

    Two years ago, I decided that I would need to have some kind of extra work to5my disability pension（残疾抚恤金）.6I needed to sleep in the afternoons, I was limited in my7. I decided that I would consider8to singing in restaurants.

    My family are all musicians, so I was9when I went into our local music store. I explained that I wanted to sing again but using recorded karaoke music. I knew that discs were very expensive and I really didn't have a lot of 10to get started. And11you find only three to four songs out often on a disc that you can12use.

    When I told the owner of the shop about my13, he gave me a long thoughtful14." This means a lot to you, doesn't it?" he said." Come with me."

    He led me15the crowded shop and to a bench with a large professional karaoke box on it. He placed his large hand16on his treasure and said," I have 800 karaoke songs in here. You can take your17and I'll record them for you. That should get you started."

    I18. Thanking him, I made a time with him to listen to all the songs and choose19that I could sing. I have come full circle with his help.

    His20still warms my heart and makes me do just that bit extra, when I have the chance.

    One of the easiest things in the world is to become a fault-finder. However, life can be 1when you are not busy finding fault with it.

    Several years ago I2a letter from seventeen-year-old Kerry, who described herself as a world-class fault-finder, almost always 3by things. People were always doing things that annoyed her, and 4was ever good enough. She was highly self-critical and also found fault with her friends. She became a really 5person.

    Unfortunately, it took a horrible accident to change her 6Her best friend was seriously hurt in a car crash. What made it almost 7to deal with was that the day before the 8, Kerry had visited her friend and had spent the whole time criticizing her 9 of boyfriends, the way she was living, the way she related to her mother, and various other things she felt she needed to 10It wasn't until her friend was badly hurt that Kerry became 11her habit of finding fault. Very quickly, she learned to appreciate life rather than to 12 everything so harshly ( 刻薄) . She was able to transfer her new wisdom to other parts of her13as well.

    Perhaps most of us aren't as extreme at fault-finding,14 when we're honest, we can be sharply 15of  the world. I'm not suggesting you16problems, or that you pretend things are17than they are, but simply that you learn to allow things to be as they are—18most of the time, and especially when it's not a really big 19 .

    Train yourself to "bite your tongue" , and with a little 20, you'll get really good at letting things go. And when you do, you'll get back your enthusiasm and love for life.

    It was a hot day in Bangkok (曼谷). I was walking out of the busy Grand Palace, and some 1Thai teens started asking me questions. Noticing that I was2, they were interested and wanted to know more.

    “Oh, so lonely!” they said to me when they learned I was,indeed,3 solo for the long journey. I smiled and shrugged. They didn't know I've 4 been alone.

    I'm surprised by how much more outgoing I've become. Instead of putting my5down and ignoring the person who may be6me on the sidewalk, now I smile and say hello.

    The only bad thing is the fleeting (短暂的) nature of the relationship one builds on the7. I've felt sad more than a couple of times over parting ways8a fellow traveler. But there are always9friends and possibilities just the next town over.

    Part of the10of taking this trip was the knowledge that I'd be doing this alone. At first, I tried to get friends to11with me for various legs of the journey. I asked close friends, then even not-so-close12, then slowly realized that I might never travel if I13around for a time when a friend of mine would be free to14me.

    If I was really going to do this, it would have to be alone.

    As it turns out, traveling alone is the best15I could have made. You always have to make16considerations for others when you travel with others. Sometimes, you have to do things you don't feel like doing.

    Solo travel is amazing. And really,17I truly want and seek out18, I am never alone. I always have a group. I never feel19. Sometimes, being alone forces you to reach out to people you might not otherwise have ever 20.

    So don't fear traveling alone. It's the best thing there is.

    27- year - old Ross OC Jennings has become an online celebrity for his bagpipe-playing (演奏风笛) photos across the globe. He calls 1 the First Piper.

    The seed for the world traveling idea 2 him when he attended a travel expo in London, where he met adventurers who shared their 3from across the globe. Ross was attracted by their stories.

    The 4 began on a night in Tunisia in May 2014 by chance. Ross 5 his bags without knowing much about the North African country. 6Tunisia, he traveled across Western Europe, the mountains of China, played in front of the Taj Mahal in India and Cambodians ancient temples. But his greatest 7was in Kenya.

    On the way to Nairobi, Ross arrived at a famous 8 sanctuary (禁猎区) and hotel in Kenya. He begged the hotel owners to ask if he could play the bagpipes there. They answered9, "Of course the house was built by a Scotsman." "the minute I started playing all these giraffes started 10 towards me, rocking. It was the most 11 audience I've ever had.

    Ross has three 12 when traveling. First, pipe in a school to interact with students; second, challenge himself to play in a dramatic place; and last, play in public. His Facebook is filled with 13 taken from around the world.

    Ross's journey is all 14 thanks to his unique music career, which started at the 15 of thirteen when he was offered the chance to play bagpipes at school. After leaving university, he 16 "the last thing I wanted to do was work behind a desk". Inspired by the travel expo and equipped with his bagpipes, he made his wish to17a real desk.

    18 planning what to do in the countries Ross visits, the plans seem to find him. He said, "Chance is a big part of it. That's why I partly, intentionally, don't try to plan too much." The music connects people in uncommon and wonderful 19. "Without having this dripping in clichés（陈词滥调）, it is amazing how20 does connect people and how it makes people smile," Ross said.

    On a cold December morning, my mother and I were walking home from a pizza store. We were dressed warmly and equipped 1 the video we had been dying to watch. I was feeling a little 2 , as I was carrying our shopping bags of snacks and the video.

    They were so heavy that I decided to 3  some things. So I started to walk towards the garbage can when I 4 a poor man walking his bike out of the restaurant in front of us. He held a paper bag with his dirty hand. He 5 over to another nearby garbage can and started 6 it.

    I suddenly felt very 7. I knew this man would take all he could get, 8 I walked up to him and 9 the drink and some snacks over to him. The man, with lines on his face and wrinkles on his forehead, looked up in10 and took what I gave him.

    A huge smile 11 across his face and this caused me to feel indescribable 12. I felt like I couldn't be 13 with myself, but then he said: "Wow, first someone gives me this sandwich, then this drink, and now some 14 food; this is my daughter's 15 day!"

    He thanked me 16 and started off on his bike. I even heard him whistling a song as he rode away.

    I now 17what is meant by the saying "giving is getting". Everyone in the world needs help, everyone can 18 help and everyone will be helped by showing 19.

    The image of that man's happiness caused by my small gift appears in my mind every time I have the 20 to do something nice.