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In The Air

Matt and his wife lived in the country. Matt was very stingy and hated spending money. One day a fair came to the nearby town.

"Let's go to the fair, Matt," his wife said, "We haven't been anywhere for a long time."

Matt thought about this for a while . He knew he would have to spend money at the fair. At last he said, "All right, but I'm not going to spend much money. We'll look at things, but we won't buy anything." < /p>

They went to the fair and looked at all the things to buy. There were many things Matt's wife wanted to buy ,but he would not let her spend any money.

Then , in a nearby field, they saw a small airplane.

“Fun flight!” the notice said, “$10 for 10 minutes.”

Matt had never been in an airplane and he wanted to go on a fun flight. However, he didn't want to have to pay for his wife, as well.

“I've only got $10,” he told the pilot. "Can my wife come with me for free?" The pilot wasn't selling many tickets, so he said, "I'll make a bargain with you. If your wife doesn't scream or shout, she can have a free flight ."

Matt agreed, and got into the small airplane with his wife.

The pilot took off and made his airplane do all kinds of things. At one moment it was flying upside down down.

When the plane landed, the pilot said, "O.K. your wife didn't make a sound. She can have her ride free."

"Thank you," Matt said. "it wasn't easy for her, you

know, especially (especially) when she fell out.”

Appreciation: Exaggeration refers to the use of artistic imagination, based on real life, to seize certain characteristics of the described object and exaggerate them to highlight the essence of things . Exaggerated rhetorical techniques can often create humorous effects. This rhetorical technique is very common in Chinese cross talk and can also be seen in foreign humorous stories.

This humor uses exaggeration. It satirizes an extremely stingy man. Stingy men are not uncommon in world literature. In ancient China, there were many Yan Jiansheng who could not die peacefully even if they lit a lamp grass. In foreign countries, there were people who stared at the golden eyes before they died. Grandet with the golden cross.

Stinginess is a backward lifestyle and unhealthy feudal ideas that are deeply rooted in people's minds. It does not exist in any system or society - even when enjoying modern material civilization. --Today, when traveling by plane, our protagonists, Mr. and Mrs. Maidong, will risk their lives for the pitiful $10, and "would rather die than cry out." Their stinginess is due to the modern civilization they enjoy. There is a huge contrast.

The author used exaggerated rhetoric at the end of the article, "it wasn't easy for her, you know, especially when she fell out." Everything seemed so unenjoyable. Reasonable, everything seems so reasonable: once a society's spiritual civilization cannot catch up with its material civilization, some abnormal things may occur.

It is not difficult for us to read this. Understand why our country has repeatedly emphasized that the two civilizations should be grasped together

Or this

Wings

One day, the fried chicken restaurant where I worked appeared for a while before it closed. There was a rush and everything was sold out except for the chicken wings. As I was about to lock the door, a drunk passenger came in to order a meal.

I asked him if the wings would work, and he leaned over the counter and replied, "Ma'am, I'm here to eat, not to fly!"

Wings

The fried-chicken restaurant where I was working had a big rush just before closing one day, leaving us with nothing to sell but wings. As I was about to lock the doors, aa quietly intoxicated customer came in and ordered dinner. When I asked if wings would be all right, he leaned over the counter and replied, "Lady, I came in here to eat, not fly."

It's really too much:

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A Brother Like That

A friend of mine named Paul received an automobile from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a street urchin was walking around the shiny new car, admiring it.

"Is this your car, Mister?" he said.

Paul nodded. "My brother gave it to me for Christmas." The boy was astounded. "You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn't cost you nothing? Boy, I wish . . ." He hesitated.

< p>Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for. He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the lad said jarred Paul all the way down to his heels.

"I wish," the boy went on, "That I could be a brother

like that."

Paul looked at the boy in astonishment, then impulsively he added, "Would you like to take a ride in my car?"

"Oh yes, Id love that."

After a short ride, the boy turned with his eyes aglow, said, "Mister, would you mind driving in front of my house?"

Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew

what the lad wanted. He wanted to show his neighbors that he could ride home in a big automobile. But Paul was wrong again. "Will you stop where those two steps are?" the boy asked.

He ran up the steps. Then in a little while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled brother. He sat him down on the bottom step, then sort of squeezed up against him and pointed to the car.

"There she is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn't cost him a cent. And some day Im gonna give you one just like it . . . then you can see for yourself all the pretty things in the Christmas windows that Ive been trying to tell you about."

Paul got out and lifted the lad to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began a memorable holiday ride. That Christmas Eve, Paul learned what Jesus meant when he said: "It is more blessed to give . . . "

Content:

My brother’s wish

At Christmas, Paul’s brother gave him a new car. On Christmas Day, when Paul left the office, a boy walked around the shiny new car and asked with great admiration:

"Sir, is this your car?"

Paul nodded: "This is a Christmas gift from my brother." The boy looked surprised and hesitated: "You mean this is a gift from your brother and it didn't cost you a penny? Oh my god. , I really hope so..."

Of course Paul knew what the boy really wanted to wish for. He wishes he had a brother like that. But what the little boy said next was completely unexpected by Paul.

"I hope I can be the brother who gives cars to my younger brothers." The boy continued.

Paul looked at the boy in astonishment and blurted out: "Do you want to take a ride in my car?"

"Oh, of course, I'm too I want to take a seat!"

After the car drove for a short distance, the child turned his head, his eyes shining, and said to me: "Sir, can you drive the car to my door?"

Paul smiled, he knew what the child wanted to do. The boy must have wanted to show off to his neighbors that he had taken a big car home. But this time Paul guessed wrong again. "Can you park the car in front of those two steps?" the boy demanded.

The boy ran up the stairs. After a while Paul heard him coming back, but his movements seemed a little slow. It turned out that he had brought his lame brother out, placed him on the first step, held him tightly, and pointed to the new car.

Just listen to the boy telling his younger brother: "Look, this is the new car I just told you upstairs. This was given to Paul by his brother! I will also give it to him in the future With a car like this, you'll be able to see for yourself those beautiful ornaments hanging in the windows at Christmas, just like I told you."

Paul goes. Get out of the car and carry the lame boy to the front seat of the car. The elder brother, whose eyes were shining with excitement, also climbed into the car and sat next to his younger brother. And so the three of them embarked on an unforgettable holiday ride.

On that Christmas Eve, Paul truly understood what the Lord Jesus said: "It is more blessed to give than to receive."