05.沙子|Sand

There was a grain of sand who was not only ugly, but also poor and weak. When the sand saw other people, he was angry with them, "Why are they better looking, richer and stronger than me? So the sand went to God to judge him. God only said four words: Trust in time! Sandy never felt inferior to God again, nor was he angry with the world! One day the sand went swimming and fell into a shell, but the sand was not disappointed and continued to live optimistically in the darkness of the shell. One day, the sand was taken out of the shell by a hand. The sand was so happy that he took a deep breath and then looked himself up and down and found that he had turned into a pearl!
This story tells us never to lose faith in ourselves! Time can change everything and prove everything!
重点词汇
a grain of 粒 ; 一点点；一些
but also 而且
other people 别人；他人；物；旁人
went to 相当于 ; 付出
inferior to 次于
taken out <美>外卖餐馆，外卖食品( takeout的过去分词 )
and then 然后
up and down 上上下下 ; 来来回回
有一粒沙子，不但相貌丑陋，而且一贫如洗，弱不经风。沙子看见别人就来气，凭什么他们比我好看，有钱，健壮？于是，沙子就找上帝评理去了。上帝只说了四个字：相信时间！沙子从此不再自卑了，也不愤世了！有一天，沙子去游泳，不知不觉掉进了贝壳里，但沙子并没失望，仍然在黑暗的贝壳里乐观地生活。不知不觉几年过去了，有一天，沙子被一只手从贝壳里取了出来，沙子高兴极了，深深吸了一口气，然后把自己上下打量了一番，发现自己竟变成了珍珠！
这个故事告诉我们，永远都不要对自己失去信心！时间可以改变一切，也可以证明一切！