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21. I Did? a Silly T?hing A few? years ago?, when my ?family mov?ed to this? city, I b?ecame inte?rested in ?soap-box r?ace Thats? when I di?scovered t?hat“it is ?far easier? to start ?something ?than it is? to finish? it.” Dad ?bought a s?et of tool?s to make ?a racing c?ar for me ?I just cou?ldnt wait?, and one ?day, while? Dad was a?t work, I ?decided to? have my c?ar going. ?I looked a?t the draw?ings, and ?I said to ?myself,“Du?de, you ca?n do this.?”I got out? Dads too?lbox, and ?I started ?building. ?Part A fit? into Part? B Part C ?was a litt?le harder ?to connect? to Part D?. It was e?asy to fix? Part E. B?y the time? I got to ?Part G. I?d made a r?eal mess(混乱)of things. I reall?y regret h?aving done? such a si?lly thing.? What did ?I learn fr?om this ex?perience? ?Now I know? that befo?re I start? something?, I should? know how ?to finish ?it. 21.我做了一件傻事 几年前，我们搬到这座城市时，我对肥皂(soap)箱(box)赛车比赛(race)产生了兴趣。就是在那时我发现(discover)了开始做某件事要比完成它容易地多(far easier)”（即开始容易结束难）的道理。 爸爸买了一套工具（A set of tools）要给我做一辆赛车(racing car)?。我是急不可耐，然后有一天，爸爸在上班(be at work?)时，我决定让我的小车转起来。我看着图纸(drawing)。?对自己说，都德，你可以做到。我拿出了爸爸的工具箱，接着就开始造车了。零件A适合(fit)零件B零件C连接(connect)到零件D就有点难度。零件E很容易安装(fix)。到我开始零件G时，我已经把事情弄的一团糟。我真的后悔(regret)做了这么一件傻(silly)事。 这次经历(experience)让我学到了什么呢？现在我知道了在我开始做某事之前，我应该知道该如何完成它。 ?22. Snakes? Today I r?ead a book? about sna?kes. I fou?nd some in?teresting ?facts, esp?ecially so?me surpris?ing facts ?in it Did ?you know t?hat some b?ig snakes ?are strong? enough to? kill a pi?g or a goa?t? All sna?kes eat an?imals. Wit?hout snake?s, the wor?ld would p?robably be? filled wi?th rats an?d mice. Yo?u probably? didn’t kn?ow that sn?akes smell? with thei?r noses an?d their to?ngues. Som?e snakes a?re even lo?nger than ?an elephan?t or a gir?affe! This? book made? me think ?a lot abou?t snakes. ?Most snake?s dont hu?rt people,? but some ?are danger?ous. Im t?hinking if? I saw a s?nake, woul?d I know i?f it was d?angerous? ?22. 蛇 今天我读(read)了一本关于蛇(snake)的书。我发现其中有一些有趣的事实，尤其(especially)?是一些