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I have seen elephants in the zoo / in films / in books / in a documentary on elephants / in the circus / in Thailand. Have you ever seen an elephant? Where?

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Do you know anyone who is Can you say something about blind people? I know a famous Taiwanese singer who is blind. And Helen Keller, a well-known American educator, was also blind. Blind people cannot see and often need help in their everyday life. Some blind people have seeing eye dogs to guide them. blind?

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There are five blind men in the picture. What are they doing? The five blind men are touching an elephant.

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Long ago in India there lived five blind men. they were blind, they knew much about the world, because they used their hands to things. So they would spend their days all that they knew. Even though touch discussing

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elephants

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Finally they decided to go and find one. If each of them could feel a real elephant, they would all know what this animal was like. huge

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They asked a friend to take them to an elephant. Then each of them his hands on the animal and began to feel it. placed

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The first blind man touched the side of the elephant. “It is like a great wall,” he declared.

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“No,” said the second blind man, who was the elephant’s “It is like a long, grabbing tail. thick rope.”

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“No, no,” said the third, who was holding onto an ear. “An elephant is like a large fan.”

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“It is something like a the fourth blind man, who was feeling the leg. pillar,” argued

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You are all wrong,” said the fifth man, as he his hands along the elephant’s “It is like a ran trunk. shaped snake.”

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Each of the blind men was sure that he was right. They began to argue, and soon the argument became fierce.

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Finally, their friend what was going on. He laughed and said, “There is nothing to argue about. You are all right. The elephant is all these things: a wall, a rope, a fan, a pillar, and a snake.” realized

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The blind men stopped arguing and turned toward their friend. They were confused. each of them had touched the animal for himself. After all,

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patient. judge until whole

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Don’t or you will be like a blind man feeling an elephant. — based on a story from Buddhist scripture MORAL: conclusions to jump

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blind [bla0nd] adj. unable to see 瞎的 z A blind person cannot see. z He is blind in his left eye.

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touch [tKtN] v. [I, T] to put one's hand on something to feel it 碰觸；摸 z Don't touch it! z He touched her hands.

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discuss [d0'skKs] v. [T] to talk about something in order to reach a decision 討論 z He wanted to discuss the problem with his parents.

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huge [hjudI] adj. very large in size 巨大的 z An elephant is a huge animal. z The woman was wearing huge black glasses.

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place [ples] v. [T] to put 放置 z He placed his hand on my shoulder.

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declare [d0'klGr] v. [T] to say something formally 宣佈 z They declared that they were going to get married next month.

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grab [gr$b] v. [T] to take something suddenly 抓 z The second blind man grabbed the elephant's tail and thought an elephant was like a long, thick rope. z He grabbed the man by the arm.

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thick [L0k] adj. not thin 粗的；厚的 z They drew a thick line under the word. z This book is thick; that book is thin.

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argue ['Argj7] v. [I] to disagree about something 爭辯 z Don't argue with your father.

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run [rKn] v. [T] to move 移動 z He ran his hands along the edge of the table. z She ran her fingers through her hair.

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shape [Nep] v. [T] to have the shape of an object 狀似 z The toy is shaped like a star. z Look at those heart-shaped leaves! They are so beautiful.

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fierce [f0rs] adj. strong and often angry 凶猛的；激烈的 z The old man's house is guarded by a fierce dog. z They had a fierce fight.

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realize ['riD`la0z] v. [T] to understand clearly 瞭解；意識到 z He did not realize how cold it was until he went outside.

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patient ['peNDnt] adj. calm and not easily annoyed 有耐心的 z She is very kind and patient with children.

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judge [dIKdI] v. [I, T] to form an opinion 判斷 z Don't judge too quickly! You may make a mistake.

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until [Dn't0l] conj. till 直到 z You must wait patiently until she comes.

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whole [hol] adj. all 完全的 z I want to know the whole truth. z He spent the whole summer in Los Angeles.

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moral ['mCrDl] n. [C] a moral lesson 道德教訓 z The moral of the story is that no one will ever believe you if you keep on telling lies.

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jump [dIKmp] v. [I] to move quickly off the ground up into the air 跳；跳躍 z He jumped into the river to save the boy.

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conclusion [kDn'kluIDn] n. [C] an idea one gets after he has thought about something carefully 結論 z After two hours' discussion, they finally came to a conclusion.

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elephant ['GlDfDnt] n. [C] a very large animal with a long nose that can pick up things 大象

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tail [tel] n. [C] the part that extends beyond the end of an animal's body 尾巴

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rope [rop] n. [C] a very thick cord 繩子

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fan [f$n] n. [C] an object used to move the air to make one feel cooler 扇子

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pillar ['p0lQ] n. [C] 柱子

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trunk [trKHk] n. [C] 象鼻；樹幹

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snake [snek] n. [C] a long thin animal without legs 蛇

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even though though; although 雖然；即使 h Even though he promised her all his money, she wouldn't marry him. h Even though it is not very expensive, I still cannot afford it.

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after all when all things are considered; in spite of everything 畢竟；終究 h Don't be upset with him. He is only a child, after all. h People should love each other. After all, it's a small world.

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jump to conclusions to come to conclusions too quickly and without thinking carefully 遽下結論 h I wish she would be more careful. She is always jumping to conclusions.