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¡¡¡¡A young man was intereeted in jade(Óñ)stones£®So he went to Mr Smith, a gemologist(Óñʯ¼Ò)£¬to learn from him£®Mr Smith refused because he feared that the young man not have ¡¡¡¡1¡¡¡¡ to learn£®The young man asked for a chance again and again£®¡¡¡¡2¡¡¡¡ Mr Smith agreed and told him ¡°Be here tomorrow¡±
¡¡¡¡The nest morning the young man came£®Mr Smith put jade stone in the young man's hand and told him to ¡¡¡¡3¡¡¡¡ it£®He then went about his work£®The young man sat quietly and waited£®
¡¡¡¡The following morning, Mr Smith again ¡¡¡¡4¡¡¡¡ a jade stone in the yong man's hand and told him to hold it£®On the thied, fourh, and ¡¡¡¡5¡¡¡¡ day, Mr Smith did the same thing and repeated his ¡¡¡¡6¡¡¡¡£®On the sixth day, the young man held the jade stone, ¡¡¡¡7¡¡¡¡ he could no longer stand the silence£®¡±When am I going to learn something?¡±asked the young man£®
¡¡¡¡¡°You will learn,¡±said Mr Smith and went about his work£®
¡¡¡¡Several more days went by and young man felt very ¡¡¡¡8¡¡¡¡£®One morning he was asked to do it once more£®As soon as he held it, the young man shouted ¡¡¡¡9¡¡¡¡ looking at his hand,¡±This is not the same jade stone!¡±
¡¡¡¡¡°You have begun to ¡¡¡¡10¡¡¡¡,¡±said Mr Smith£®
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