专题10 幽默故事类（1）-备战2019年中考英语提分必背美文100篇

一块手表一群人去找，翻遍了谷仓，无果而终；一个人去找，轻而易举。这是为什么呢？心态浮躁的人的思考过程是胡思乱想的过程，心态平和的人的思考过程是胸有成竹的过程。平和的心态是一种人生至高的境界，一种对荣誉、金钱、利益的豁达与乐观。＂宠辱不惊闲看庭前花开花落，去留无意漫观天外云展云舒。＂ The Missing Watch There once was a farmer who discovered that he had lost his watch in the barn. It was no ordinary watch because it had sentimental value for him. After searching high and low among the hay for a long while; he gave up and enlisted the help of a group of children playing outside the barn. He promised them that the person who found it would be rewarded. Hearing this, the children hurried inside the barn, went through and around the entire stack of hay but still could not find the watch. Just when the farmer was about to give up looking for his watch, a little boy went up to him and asked to be given another chance. The farmer looked at him and thought, ＂Why not? After all, this kid looks sincere enough.＂ So the farmer sent the little boy back in the barn. After a while the little boy came out with the watch in his hand! The far