Johnson

Johnson lived in a certain part of London. Every morning， he woke up early and took an old bag to the subway station. He would take the subway to Central London. There he would collect scrap. He did this every single day.

Johnson collected scrap for 20 years. His house was dirty， and a bad smell came out of the house. The neighbors could not stand the smell anymore， so they called the police officers to deal with the problem. The officers opened the door and cleared the house. They found some money in his house. The police soon knew that Johnson was not a truly poor man because he could live a normal life with the money. They decided to try to stop him collecting scrap.

In the evening， the police found Johnson near his house. One of the officers told him that there was no need for him to collect scrap anymore. Johnson went back to his house without saying anything. The next morning he woke up as usual and continued collecting scrap.

A couple of days later， the police knew that Johnson had to send much money to his old parents. They were badly ill for many years in a small village. Although they could get relief from the government， Johnson refused. He believed he could make money by his own hands. After knowing the truth， the officers announced the fact to the neighbors. All of them understood and? ?admired Johnson.

Johnson had no great plans or dreams all his life. He won praise from others because he kept independence in his mind. The earlier people learn to be independent， the more meaningful life they will get.

1. What did Johnson take to the subway station every morning？

2. How long did Johnson collect scrap？

3. Who called the police officers？

4. When did the police find Johnson？

5. Why could Johnson win praise from others？

Key

1. He/Johnson took an old bag to the subway station./An old bag.

2. He/Johnson collected scrap for 20 years. /For 20 years

3. Johnson's neighbors. /The neighbors. /His neighbors.

4. In the evening.

5. Because he kept independence in his mind.?約翰遜

約翰遜住在倫敦的某個(gè)地方，每天早上都醒得很早，拿個(gè)袋子去地鐵站，他要乘地鐵到倫敦市中心去。他在那里收廢品，每天都這樣做。

約翰遜收廢品有20年了。他家里臟，難聞的氣味從他家里散發(fā)出來(lái)。鄰居們?cè)僖膊荒苋淌苓@種氣味了，于是他們給警察打電話，讓警察來(lái)處理這個(gè)問(wèn)題。警察打開(kāi)門(mén)，清理了房子，并在他家中發(fā)現(xiàn)了一些錢(qián)。警察很快就了解到約翰遜并非一個(gè)真正的窮人，因?yàn)槟切╁X(qián)足以讓他過(guò)正常的生活，他們決定試著阻止他繼續(xù)收廢品。

晚上，警察在他家附近找到了約翰遜，其中一個(gè)警察告訴他，他沒(méi)有必要再去收廢品。約翰遜沒(méi)有說(shuō)什么便回到了家里。第二天早晨醒來(lái)像往常一樣繼續(xù)去收廢品。

幾天后，警方得知，約翰遜得把錢(qián)送給他年邁的父母，他們?cè)谝粋€(gè)小村莊里生活了多年而且病得很厲害，盡管他們可以從政府那里得到救濟(jì)金，但約翰遜拒絕了，他相信他可以靠自己的雙手賺錢(qián)。知道事情的真相后，警察向鄰居們公布了這一事實(shí)，他們所有人都表示理解并贊揚(yáng)約翰遜。

約翰遜一生中沒(méi)有偉大的計(jì)劃或夢(mèng)想。因?yàn)樗谒枷肷媳３肿粤?，所以贏得了別人的贊揚(yáng)。人越早學(xué)會(huì)自立，越能獲得有意義的生活。