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A young woman went to her mother and told her how life was so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up. Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots came to boil. In the first she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs, and in the last she placed ground coffee beans. She let them sit and boil. In about twenty minutes she turned off the burners. She ladled out the carrots, the eggs, and the coffee and placed each in a bowl. Turning to her daughter, she asked, “Tell me what you see.” “Carrots, eggs, and coffee,” she replied. Her mother brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She noted that they were soft. The mother then asked the daughter to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard boiled egg. Finally, the mother asked the daughter to sip the coffee. The daughter smiled as she tasted its rich aroma. The daughter then asked, “What does it mean, mother?” Her mother explained that each of these objects had faced the same adversity: boiling water. Each reacted differently. The carrot went in strong, hard, and unrelenting. However, after being subjected to the boiling water, it softened and became weak. The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior, but after sitting through the boiling water, its inside became hardened. The ground coffee beans were unique, however. After they were in the boiling water, they had changed the water. “Which are you?” she asked her daughter. “When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg, or a coffee bean?”
【題組】49 According to the story, which of the following is NOT true?
(A) Like the carrots, one may surrender in a tough situation.
(B) Like the eggs, one may be still as fragile as the shell even after struggling for a long time.
(C) Like the ground coffee beans, one may change the circumstance that brings the pain.
(D) Like the carrots, one may become weaker after a series of adversities.

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Joana Lin 國二下 (2013/12/10)
a 就像蘿蔔，一個人會屈服於困境 (和文章說羅蔔煮熟後就變軟意思相同)b.就像蛋 ，一個人即使.....看完整詳解
2F
小米 國三下 (2013/12/18)
fragile (a.)易碎的,脆的
3F
知道自己無知（謙虛），自狂 研一上 (2018/05/09)

surrender  /sɚ'ɛndɚ/ (vt.)交出,放棄,使投降,讓與,聽任(vi.)投降,自首交出,放棄,投降

tough  /t'ʌf/   (a.)堅硬的,咬不動的;棘手的,難辦的;強健的,吃苦耐勞的;粗暴的,凶惡的


4F
骨頭（一般警特行政上榜） 大四下 (2019/11/22)

 According to the story, which of the following is NOT true? 


(A) Like the carrots, one may surrender承認失敗, 投降 in a tough situation. 

(B) Like the eggs, one may be still as fragile as the shell even after struggling for a long time. 
(C) Like the ground coffee beans, one may change the circumstance條件，情況；情形 that brings the pain（肉體上的）痛，疼痛. 

(D) Like the carrots, one may become weaker after a series of adversities逆境；不幸；厄運. 


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