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He responded that, in his opinion, it all came from an experience with his mother that occurred when he was about two years old. He had been trying to remove a bottle of milk from the refrigerator when he lost his grip on the slippery bottle and it fell, spilling its contents all over the kitchen floor - a veritable sea of milk.
remove from 移除
lose grip 失去控制
- One of the sutdents lost his grip on his classmates and all of them were in danger.
classmate: / ˈklɑːsmeɪt / 同班同学
[When his mother came into the kitchen]，instead of yelling at him，giving him a lecture，or punishing him，she said： “Robert， what a great and wonderful mess you have make！ I have rarely seen such a huge puddle of milk. Well，the damage has already been done. Would you like to get down and play in the milk for a few minutes before we clean it up”
yell at 对...吼叫
Give sb. a lecture
- give a lecture on Chapter 5.
- give a lecture at a university.
- 同 teach sb. a lesson. 给某人一个教训。
clear up 收拾
- Clean Up After Yourself 收拾好你的烂摊子.
Indeed, he did. After a few minutes, his mother said, "you know, Robert, whenever you make a mess like this? eventually you have to clean it up and restore everything to its proper order. So, how would you like to do that? We could use a sponge, a towel, or a mop. Which do you prefer? He chose the sponge and together they cleaned up the spill milk.
His mother then said, " you know, [what we have here] is a failed experiment in (how to effectively carry a big milk bottle with two tiny hands). Let's see go out in the backyard and fill bottle [with water] and see if you can discover a way to carry it without dropping it. What a wonderful lesson!
proper order：正确顺序
make a mess 弄得一团糟
restore ... to 修复；恢复；
The renowned scientist remarked that it was at that monment that(强调句) he knew he didn't need to be afraid to make mistakes. Instead, he learned that mistakes were just opportunities for learning something new, which is , after all, what scientific experiments are all about. Even if the experiment doesn't work, we usually learn something valuable from it.
Wouldn't it be great if all parents would respond the way Robert's mother responded to him?
opportunity: / ˌɒpəˈtjuːnətiz / n. 因素；机会
强调句
强调句句型：
- 陈述句的强调句型：It is / was + 被强调部分（通常是主语、宾语或状语） + that/who (当强调主语且主语指人） + 其他部分。
- It was yesterday that he met Li Ping.
- 强调句例句：针对I met Li Ming at the railway station yesterday. 句子进行强调。
- 强调主语：It was I that (who）met Li Ming at the railway station yesterday.
- 强调宾语：It was Li Ming that I met at the railway station yesterday.
- 强调地点状语：It was at the railway station that I met Li Ming yesterday.
- 强调时间状语：It was yesterday that I met Li Ming at the railway station .
even if 即使，尽管
- Even if she does something you do not like, you will still love her.
The way + 句子 按照...的方法
- Sometimes we teach our children the way our parents educate us.
