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　　I like to feed the birds on my balcony; I live in an apartment and can't have any pets as it is against the rules．I mainly get sparrows and a couple of pigeons(鸽子)．All bring joy to my heart．

　　The other day, one pigeon got himself stuck in my balcony fence(护栏)．I thought he was dead．It made me san and then, when I went outside, he started to struggle, and my heart was filled with joy．

　　As I approached the bird, he froze, perhaps in fear．I like to think that he could feel the sense of my not wanting to harm him．I gently placed my hand under him and lifted him up to set him free．He flew up to the roof of my flat and watched as I put the usual seeds out．Though still in pain, he came right back down to my balcony and ate his breakfast with the rest of the birds．

　　It was amazing that my little feathered friend recovered from the situation．He didn't sit on the roof looking down at the evil balcony that had tried to trap him．Down he came to eat his breakfast and live the life he was meant to live．

　　Another thing I have noticed is that while feeding, some birds tend to chase(追逐)the others away．The funny part is that they can't chase all of them away and that while they are so busy doing this, they are missing out on the food．

　　How often do we behave like that in life?Instead of just getting on with the job, we watch and attack others．Then we find that while we have been busy trying to prove how good we are, all of a sudden a quiet achiever has managed to do the job and harvest the rewards we were so trying to get．

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　　“Who made your T-shirt?” A Georgetown University student raised that question．Pietra Rivoli, a professor of business, wanted to find the answer．A few weeks later, she bought a T-shirt and began to follow its path from Texas cotton．farm to Chinese factory to charity bin(慈善捐赠箱)．The result is an interesting new book , The travels of a T-shirt in the Global Economy(经济)．

　　Following a T-shirt around the world in a way to make her point more interesting, but it also frees Rivoli from the usual arguments over global trade．She goes wherever the T-shirt goes, and there are surprises around every corner．In China, Rivoli shows why a clothing factory, even with its poor conditions, means a step towards a better are for the people who work there．In the colorful used-clothing markets of Tanzania, she realizes that “it is only in this final stage of life that the T-shirt will meet a real market,” where the price of a shirt changes by the hour and is different by its size and even color．Rivoli’s book is full of memorable people and scenes, like the noise, the bad air and the “muddy-sweet smell(泥土香味)of the cotton．” She says, “ Here in the factory, Shanghai smells like shallot water Texas．”

　　Rivoli is at her best when making those sorts of unexpected connections．She even finds one between the free traders and those who are against globalization．The chances opened up by trade are vast, she argues, but free markets need the correcting force of politics to keep them in check．True economic progress needs them both．

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阅读理解

　　“Who made your T-shirt?” A Geo letdown University students raised that question. Pietra Rivoli a professor of business wanted to find the answer . A few weeks later she bought a T-shirt and began to follow its path from Texas cotton . rim to Chinese factory to charity bin （慈善捐赠箱）. The result is an interesting new book The tran’s of a T-shirt in the Global Economy（经济）.

　　Following a T-shirt around the world in a way to make her point more interesting but it also frees Rivoli from the usual arguments over global trade . She goes wherever the T-shirt goes and there are surprises around every corner . In China Rivoli shows why a clothing factory even with its poor conditions means a step towards a better are for the people who word there . In the colorful used-clothing markets of Tanzania she realizes that . “it is only in this final stage of life that the T-shirt will meet a real market ” where the price of a shirt changes by the hour and is different by its size and even color . Rivoli’s book is full of me able people and scenes like the noise the bad air and the “muddy sweet smell（泥土香味）of the cotton . ”She says “ Here in the factory Shanghai smells like shallot water Texas .”

　　Rivoli is at her best when making those sorts of unexpected connections . She even finds one between the free traders and those who are against globalization . The changes opened up by trade are vase she argues but free markets need the correcting force of politics to keep them in check . True economic progress needs them both .

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