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In your spoken English class, your teacher shows you the following picture. You are asked to describe the picture and explain how you understand it.

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1.As can be seen in the picture, one thirsty crow is busying himself throwing stones into a jar in order to raise the water level for drinking. The other crow, however, has already started drinking from its own jar with the help of a long straw.

The message conveyed in the picture is clear. In pursuing a dream, we might focus on only the traditional way of making it come true, forgetting that there may be creative ways. As indicated in the picture, the crow using the straw gets water far earlier than the one following the traditional way of throwing stones. The latter may not be able to even get any water at all before the former empties the whole jar.

No matter how “thirsty” we are, we should always try to find a “straw” first.

2. As is shown in the picture, a crow has been flying back and forth, picking stones and throwing them into a half-filled jar. However, on the edge of the other jar stands another crow, drinking the water at ease with a straw, which proves to be more efficient and less time-consuming.

The cartoon, directly and humorously, tries to convey that we should keep a creative and open mind at all times in our lives. As is often the case, people tend to tackle a problem with the same solution once it turns out to be effective, just like the crow on the right. Accustomed to the conventional way, they fail to take other alternatives into consideration, let alone trying to be innovative. However, as time goes by, ideas that used to be creative may go out of date and should be replaced with fresh ones. Therefore, by no means should we be confined by conventions or routines. Instead, we should all learn from the crow on the left, which is more open-minded and

makes the most of a “modern device”—a straw. So stay creative. Stay hungry for changes. Only when we “think outside the box” and try out some new approaches can we keep up to date with the ever-changing world and will a new realm of possibilities open up to us.