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A carpenter's story
An elderly carpenter was ready to retire (退休). He told his boss of his plans to leave the house-building business to live a more pleasant life with his wife and children.
The boss was sorry to see his skillful worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor. The carpenter said yes, but over time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. He used shoddy workmanship (粗糙的手艺) and low-quality materials. It was an unfortunate way to end a perfect career.
When the carpenter finished his work, his boss came to inspect the house. Then he handed the front-doorkey to the carpenter and said, “This is your house... my gift to you.”
The carpenter was shocked!
“What a shame! If only I had known I was building my own house, I would have done it all so differently…” The carpenter said to himself.
So it is with us. We build our lives, a day at a time, often putting less than our best into the building. Then, with a shock, we realize we have to live in the house we have built. If we could do it over, we would do it much differently.
But, you cannot go back. Someone once said, “Life is a do-it-yourself project.” Your attitude and the choices you made today, help build the “house” you will live in tomorrow. Therefore, build wisely!
Title: A carpenter's story
| Passage outline | Supporting details |
| Introduction | An elderly carpenter was asked to build an extra house as a personal favor to his boss |
Process of building the extra house | · He agreed to build the house, but he didn't do it whole-heartedly. · He was quite · He had many good materials, but he used low-quality ones. |
| · He was very surprised to get the house as a gift to him. · He was · He would do it much differently if he could do it again. | |
| Conclusion | Life is a do-it-yourself project, and no one can go back. So no matter |
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y = sin x， x∈R， y∈[–1，1]，周期为2π，函数图像以 x = (π/2) + kπ 为对称轴
y = arcsin x， x∈[–1，1]， y∈[–π/2，π/2]
sin x = 0 ←→ arcsin x = 0
sin x = 1/2 ←→ arcsin x = π/6
sin x = √2/2 ←→ arcsin x = π/4
sin x = 1 ←→ arcsin x = π/2
