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Iced?Tea/冰茶It takes both rain and sunshine to create a rainbow. Lives are no different. There is happiness and sorrow. There is the good and the bad; dark and bright spots. If we can handle adversity, it only strengthens us. We cannot control all the events that happen in our lives, but we can control how we deal with them.Richard Blechnyden wanted to promote Indian tea in St. Louis World Fair in 1904. It was very hot and no one wanted to sample his tea. Blechnyden saw that all the other iced drinks were doing flourishing business. It dawned on him to make his tea into an iced drink, mix in sugar and sell it. He did and people loved it. That was the introduction of iced tea to the world.??When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, we can react responsibly or resentfully.?Human beings are not like an acorn which has no choice. An acorn cannot decide whether to become a giant tree or to become food for the squirrels. Human beings have choices. If nature gives us a lemon, we have a choice: either cry or make lemonade. 1)?sorrow [5sCrEu] n.悲哀, 悲痛2)?spot [spCt] n.斑点, 污点, 地点, 场所, 现场3)?adversity [Ed5vE:siti] n.不幸, 灾祸, 逆境4)?strengthen [5streNWEn] v.加强, 5)?flourishing[`flQrIFIN] adj.繁茂的, 繁荣的, 欣欣向荣的6)?dawn [dC:n] n.黎明, 拂晓, 7)?resentfully? adv.充满愤恨地8)?acorn [5eIkC:n] n.[植]橡树果, 9)?lemonade [7lemE5meid] n.柠檬水 理查德布莱克尼1904年时想在圣.路易斯世界商品集市上推广印度的茶叶。但是天气很热，没人愿意品尝他的茶。他看到其他冰镇饮料都生意红火，于是想到一个主意，可以将他的茶做成冷饮，加上糖，然后就可以出售了。他这样做了，并因此受到人们的欢迎。于是冰茶就这样问世了。人类不同于没有选择的橡树果，橡树果子不能为自己是长成一棵参天大树，还是成为松鼠的食物作出选择。而人类是可以选择的。如果大自然给予我们一颗柠檬，那么我们既可以选择感恩哭泣，也可以选择将其做成柠檬汁。 2. Develop an attitude of gratitude When I say count your blessings, not your troubles, the message is not to become complacent. If complacent was the message you got, then I would be guilty of faulty communication and you of selective listening. To give you an example of selective listening, let me share with you a story I heard about a medical doctor who was invited as a guest speaker to address a group of alcoholics. He wanted