Mr. Taylor suffered many mishaps in his life. At college, English was his major and French was his minor. He passed the minor examination but failed the major examination. After a year’s military service, he went to California. Millions of people were mining for gold there. Mr. Taylor sold mineral water first then he ran a mine. His mine collapsed in an accident. Rebuilding the mine would cost a minimum of one million dollars. To minimize the damage, Mr. Taylor sold his mill and his milky furniture. His wife comforted him, ”Never mind! We can get through it. ” The whole family migrated to another country. That country included 35 national minorities. The new place had a very mild weather. In winter, the lowest temperature was minus three degrees and the snow on the earth was no more than five millimeters. Mr. Taylor put a miniature map of the World on the wall. He said to himself, “You have to succeed. Have this in mind.” Mr. Taylor made up his mind to be engaged in politics. He bore his lesson in mind. He won this time. Mr. Taylor was elected Minister of Resource. He would take charge of the Resource Ministry. Only a small minority voted against him. Totally he got 20 minus signs. Mr. Taylor defeated his mighty competitors. His wife stood in the midst of the crowd. She felt proud of him.

　　泰勒先生一生经历了许多灾难。在大学时，他主修英语，选修法文。他通过了选修考试，然而主修考试没能通过。一年的军队服役后，他去了加里福尼亚。无数人在那里采矿掘金。泰勒先生先是卖矿泉水，后来他开了一个矿井。但他的矿井再一次事故中倒塌。重建矿井的最低限度需要一百万美元。为了使损失减少到最少，泰勒先生卖了他的磨坊和他乳白色的家具。他的妻子安慰他：“没关系!我们会度过难关的。”全家人移居到另一个国家。那个国家有35个少数民族。新地方的气候非常温和。在冬天，最低温度是负3度，地上的雪不会超过5毫米。泰勒先生在墙上挂上了一幅世界地图的缩图。他对自己说：“你必须成功。记住这点。”泰勒先生下决心从政。他记住了他的教训。这一次他赢了。泰勒先生被选为资源部长，掌管资源部。只有少数人投反对票。她总共获得20个负号。泰勒先生打败了他所有强有力的竞争者。他的妻子站在人群中间。她为他感到骄傲。