When I was young, I was always frustrated ( 挫败的 ), and almost everything ended in failure. I hung out everywhere all day. Having seen me like that, my father 小题1: to cheer me up.
One day, he gave me a cup of water and asked me to taste it. I found it 小题2: . My father said he just put one small spoonful of salt in the cup. And then, he led 小题3: to a lake, where he threw a big handful of salt 小题4: the lake, scooped up a spoonful of water and let me taste it again. He asked, "Does it 小题5: taste salty?"' "Not at all," I said. My father said, "Now you may know the root (根源) of your 小题6: :You are just a cup of water, not a lake. Be a lake and you won't小题7:sad any more."
I came to understand my 小题8: motive (目的): I feel unlucky 小题9: my heart is as small as a cup of water without great ideals as a lake.
To be a lake 小题10: great ideals, your feeling of failures and frustrations will be melted ( 融化) like the salt thrown into the lake.
