Whenwasthelasttimeyouwerelateandexpectedsomeonetounderstand?Howaboutthetimeyouleftyourdishesonthetableforsomeoneelsetocleanup?Orperhapsyouleftthelidonthepeanutbutterjarloose,andthepersonafteryouopen

　　Whenwasthelasttimeyouwerelateandexpectedsomeonetounderstand?Howaboutthetimeyouleftyourdishesonthetableforsomeoneelsetocleanup?Orperhapsyouleftthelidonthepeanutbutterjarloose,andthepersonafteryouopenedthejartofinditdryandnotfresh.

　　Often,weareeagertoignoreourownfaults.Butwehavehigherstandardswhenitcomestoourexpectationsofsomeoneelsewhohasthesameexpectations.Weneedtoasequallyunderstandtheweaknessesofothersandexcusethemjustasweexcuseourselves.

　　Twoofmystrengthsarepunctuality(准时)andorganization.Iliketomeetdeadlineswhentheyaredueandkeepthespacearoundmycomputerneatandorderly.Butsometimesthingshappen,andIslipfrombeingperfect.Whenthishappens,Ishowmyselfmercyandlowerthestandardformyself.However,ifsomeoneelsemakesamessaroundmycomputer,ImightnotshowthemasmuchmercyasIshowmyself.Ifitcanhappentome,thenIshouldbewillingtorealizethatitcanhappentosomeoneelseaswell.

　　Iamnotsuggestingthatweshouldnotworkonimprovingourfaults,orthatitshouldberighttobelateorleaveamessbehindus.Althoughweshouldalwaysbeworkingtowardsself-improvement,weshouldn’thaveadoublestandardthatsaysweareexcusedfromourownmistakesbutwecannotexcusesomeoneelse.Ifwearenot100-percentperfect,weshouldn’texpectotherstobe.

　　Mercyshowsanunderstandingheart.Ifweareblindtoourownfaults,wewillnotbeverymercifultowardsothers.Showingalittlemercygoesalongwaywhenlife’slittlemistakestakeplace.Whenthetablesareturned,showingmercytowardssomeone’sshortcomingscouldcauseustoreceivesomeinreturn.

　　小题1:Fromthefirstparagraphwecanlearnthat________________.A．weallmakeamesssometimesB．weallneedprivatespaceC．weshouldacceptothers’helpwithgratitudeD．weshouldnotopenthelidonthepeanutbutterjar小题2:Howdoestheauthordevelopthethirdparagraph?A．Byraisingquestions.B．Bygivingexamples.C．Byanalyzingopinions.D．Byshowingresearchfindings小题3:Theunderlinedpart, “Whent