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    What are magic words? Words like 'thank you', 'please' and 'sorry' can work wonders in our daily life. These polite expressions are used every day in American – among strangers, between friends or with family. 1. People with good manners always communicate with others well by using these magic words.

    What should you do when you receive a gift for your birthday? 2. 你最好坐下来写一封感谢信。3. The words 'thank you' are very important and used very often. We say them when someone hands us a letter, passes us a book, offers us a drink, or lends us an umbrella.

    'Please' is another important word, but many people forget to use it. It is not polite to ask someone for help without saying 'please'. 4. We are supposed to use it when we ask for something, too. It may be a book, a pen, or more milk. It may be in the classroom, at home, or at the bus stop. We can use 'please' to make a request（请求）pleasant.

    5. 我们也应该学会说‘对不起’。If we have hurt someone's feeling, we will have to say 'sorry'. When we have told a lie and regret it, the same word should be used. Sometimes we have forgotten something or broken a promise, so we need to explain with the word as a beginning. 'sorry' is such a word that can make people forget wrongs.

    'Thank you! Please! Sorry!’ – these words are simple but useful. Man said them long ago. We use them now. So will our kids.

My father used to work in the city and seldom stayed at home. But he would come back help to harvest(收割) rice every year.

One autumn, he promised to help our neighbor, who lost his arms in a traffic accident in 1999, to harvest his rice. After Father harvested our town, his little rice picker broke. What's worse, he had to return to work the next day because his partner was ill in hospital. It meant that Father wouldn't be back in a few days. It now seemed impossible to help out the neighbor.

Father told us that be wouldn't let the neighbor's rice rot( 糜烂) in the field. He decided to harvest it by hand without a machine. “If tonight's weather is clear, I think I can do it." added my father. In fact, he was rather tired after a day's harvest work.

After dinner, Father had a short rest and made his way to the field. A full moon was glowing (发光) in the sky and the weather was cold but clear. He spent the whole night keeping his word.

I would never forget the image(画面)：Father was cutting rice in the light of the harvest moon. Behind him, row after row of rice stocks(秸秆) stood at attention, showing respect for a man who kept his word.

My father used to work in the city and seldom stayed at home. But he would come back help to harvest(收割) rice every year.

One autumn, he promised to help our neighbor, who lost his arms in a traffic accident in 1999, to harvest his rice. After Father harvested our town, his little rice picker broke. What's worse, he had to return to work the next day because his partner was ill in hospital. It meant that Father wouldn't be back in a few days. It now seemed impossible to help out the neighbor.

Father told us that be wouldn't let the neighbor's rice rot( 糜烂) in the field. He decided to harvest it by hand without a machine. “If tonight's weather is clear, I think I can do it." added my father. In fact, he was rather tired after a day's harvest work.

After dinner, Father had a short rest and made his way to the field. A full moon was glowing (发光) in the sky and the weather was cold but clear. He spent the whole night keeping his word.

I would never forget the image(画面)：Father was cutting rice in the light of the harvest moon. Behind him, row after row of rice stocks(秸秆) stood at attention, showing respect for a man who kept his word.