Australian aborigines（土著居民）Some aborigines live in the desert of Western Australia. They gather wild plants and hunt wild animals. Their desert environment averages less than eight inches of rain per year. And the temperature in summer may rise to 48℃. The few permanent（永久的）water holes are separated by hundreds of square miles of sand and rock.On a typical day, the aborigines get up just before sunrise. The people breakfast on water and food left over from the night before. Children are sent to fetch water. In the cool of the early morning, the adults talk and make plans for the day. Where should they go for food—to places they have been to recently, or to new places? The women decide which plants they want to collect, and where those plants are most likely to be found. Then they take up their sticks and set out with large wooden bowls of drinking water on their heads. Their children ride on their hips（胯）or walk alongside. Meanwhile, the men may have decided to hunt animals. They go to a stream where they will wait to get any animal that may come along. They lie patiently behind a screen of bush they have set up, hoping for a chance to throw a spear（矛）at the animal. If they miss, the animal will run away. So they can only throw once.By soon, the men and women are back at camp. The women are usually with their wooden bowls each filled with fruits or other plant foods; the men are often with only some small animals such as rabbits. Since the men's food-getting is less certain of success than the women's, most of the aborigines' diet is plant food.There are many permanent water holes near the aborigines homes.

Australian aborigines（土著居民）Some aborigines live in the desert of Western Australia. They gather wild plants and hunt wild animals. Their desert environment averages less than eight inches of rain per year. And the temperature in summer may rise to 48℃. The few permanent（永久的）water holes are separated by hundreds of square miles of sand and rock.On a typical day, the aborigines get up just before sunrise. The people breakfast on water and food left over from the night before. Children are sent to fetch water. In the cool of the early morning, the adults talk and make plans for the day. Where should they go for food—to places they have been to recently, or to new places? The women decide which plants they want to collect, and where those plants are most likely to be found. Then they take up their sticks and set out with large wooden bowls of drinking water on their heads. Their children ride on their hips（胯）or walk alongside. Meanwhile, the men may have decided to hunt animals. They go to a stream where they will wait to get any animal that may come along. They lie patiently behind a screen of bush they have set up, hoping for a chance to throw a spear（矛）at the animal. If they miss, the animal will run away. So they can only throw once.By soon, the men and women are back at camp. The women are usually with their wooden bowls each filled with fruits or other plant foods; the men are often with only some small animals such as rabbits. Since the men's food-getting is less certain of success than the women's, most of the aborigines' diet is plant food.The aborigine children usually start schooling around eight years old.

Australian aborigines（土著居民）Some aborigines live in the desert of Western Australia. They gather wild plants and hunt wild animals. Their desert environment averages less than eight inches of rain per year. And the temperature in summer may rise to 48℃. The few permanent（永久的）water holes are separated by hundreds of square miles of sand and rock.On a typical day, the aborigines get up just before sunrise. The people breakfast on water and food left over from the night before. Children are sent to fetch water. In the cool of the early morning, the adults talk and make plans for the day. Where should they go for food—to places they have been to recently, or to new places? The women decide which plants they want to collect, and where those plants are most likely to be found. Then they take up their sticks and set out with large wooden bowls of drinking water on their heads. Their children ride on their hips（胯）or walk alongside. Meanwhile, the men may have decided to hunt animals. They go to a stream where they will wait to get any animal that may come along. They lie patiently behind a screen of bush they have set up, hoping for a chance to throw a spear（矛）at the animal. If they miss, the animal will run away. So they can only throw once.By soon, the men and women are back at camp. The women are usually with their wooden bowls each filled with fruits or other plant foods; the men are often with only some small animals such as rabbits. Since the men's food-getting is less certain of success than the women's, most of the aborigines' diet is plant food.The aborigines get up early in the morning.

Australian aborigines（土著居民）Some aborigines live in the desert of Western Australia. They gather wild plants and hunt wild animals. Their desert environment averages less than eight inches of rain per year. And the temperature in summer may rise to 48℃. The few permanent（永久的）water holes are separated by hundreds of square miles of sand and rock.On a typical day, the aborigines get up just before sunrise. The people breakfast on water and food left over from the night before. Children are sent to fetch water. In the cool of the early morning, the adults talk and make plans for the day. Where should they go for food—to places they have been to recently, or to new places? The women decide which plants they want to collect, and where those plants are most likely to be found. Then they take up their sticks and set out with large wooden bowls of drinking water on their heads. Their children ride on their hips（胯）or walk alongside. Meanwhile, the men may have decided to hunt animals. They go to a stream where they will wait to get any animal that may come along. They lie patiently behind a screen of bush they have set up, hoping for a chance to throw a spear（矛）at the animal. If they miss, the animal will run away. So they can only throw once.By soon, the men and women are back at camp. The women are usually with their wooden bowls each filled with fruits or other plant foods; the men are often with only some small animals such as rabbits. Since the men's food-getting is less certain of success than the women's, most of the aborigines' diet is plant food.The aborigines have supper leftovers for breakfast.

Australian aborigines（土著居民）Some aborigines live in the desert of Western Australia. They gather wild plants and hunt wild animals. Their desert environment averages less than eight inches of rain per year. And the temperature in summer may rise to 48℃. The few permanent（永久的）water holes are separated by hundreds of square miles of sand and rock.On a typical day, the aborigines get up just before sunrise. The people breakfast on water and food left over from the night before. Children are sent to fetch water. In the cool of the early morning, the adults talk and make plans for the day. Where should they go for food—to places they have been to recently, or to new places? The women decide which plants they want to collect, and where those plants are most likely to be found. Then they take up their sticks and set out with large wooden bowls of drinking water on their heads. Their children ride on their hips（胯）or walk alongside. Meanwhile, the men may have decided to hunt animals. They go to a stream where they will wait to get any animal that may come along. They lie patiently behind a screen of bush they have set up, hoping for a chance to throw a spear（矛）at the animal. If they miss, the animal will run away. So they can only throw once.By soon, the men and women are back at camp. The women are usually with their wooden bowls each filled with fruits or other plant foods; the men are often with only some small animals such as rabbits. Since the men's food-getting is less certain of success than the women's, most of the aborigines' diet is plant food.The aborigine adults make plans in the evening.

Australian aborigines（土著居民）Some aborigines live in the desert of Western Australia. They gather wild plants and hunt wild animals. Their desert environment averages less than eight inches of rain per year. And the temperature in summer may rise to 48℃. The few permanent（永久的）water holes are separated by hundreds of square miles of sand and rock.On a typical day, the aborigines get up just before sunrise. The people breakfast on water and food left over from the night before. Children are sent to fetch water. In the cool of the early morning, the adults talk and make plans for the day. Where should they go for food—to places they have been to recently, or to new places? The women decide which plants they want to collect, and where those plants are most likely to be found. Then they take up their sticks and set out with large wooden bowls of drinking water on their heads. Their children ride on their hips（胯）or walk alongside. Meanwhile, the men may have decided to hunt animals. They go to a stream where they will wait to get any animal that may come along. They lie patiently behind a screen of bush they have set up, hoping for a chance to throw a spear（矛）at the animal. If they miss, the animal will run away. So they can only throw once.By soon, the men and women are back at camp. The women are usually with their wooden bowls each filled with fruits or other plant foods; the men are often with only some small animals such as rabbits. Since the men's food-getting is less certain of success than the women's, most of the aborigines' diet is plant food.When setting out to work, the aborigine women leave their children at home.

Australian aborigines（土著居民）Some aborigines live in the desert of Western Australia. They gather wild plants and hunt wild animals. Their desert environment averages less than eight inches of rain per year. And the temperature in summer may rise to 48℃. The few permanent（永久的）water holes are separated by hundreds of square miles of sand and rock.On a typical day, the aborigines get up just before sunrise. The people breakfast on water and food left over from the night before. Children are sent to fetch water. In the cool of the early morning, the adults talk and make plans for the day. Where should they go for food—to places they have been to recently, or to new places? The women decide which plants they want to collect, and where those plants are most likely to be found. Then they take up their sticks and set out with large wooden bowls of drinking water on their heads. Their children ride on their hips（胯）or walk alongside. Meanwhile, the men may have decided to hunt animals. They go to a stream where they will wait to get any animal that may come along. They lie patiently behind a screen of bush they have set up, hoping for a chance to throw a spear（矛）at the animal. If they miss, the animal will run away. So they can only throw once.By soon, the men and women are back at camp. The women are usually with their wooden bowls each filled with fruits or other plant foods; the men are often with only some small animals such as rabbits. Since the men's food-getting is less certain of success than the women's, most of the aborigines' diet is plant food.The aborigine men run after wild animals and try to catch them.

Australian aborigines（土著居民）Some aborigines live in the desert of Western Australia. They gather wild plants and hunt wild animals. Their desert environment averages less than eight inches of rain per year. And the temperature in summer may rise to 48℃. The few permanent（永久的）water holes are separated by hundreds of square miles of sand and rock.On a typical day, the aborigines get up just before sunrise. The people breakfast on water and food left over from the night before. Children are sent to fetch water. In the cool of the early morning, the adults talk and make plans for the day. Where should they go for food—to places they have been to recently, or to new places? The women decide which plants they want to collect, and where those plants are most likely to be found. Then they take up their sticks and set out with large wooden bowls of drinking water on their heads. Their children ride on their hips（胯）or walk alongside. Meanwhile, the men may have decided to hunt animals. They go to a stream where they will wait to get any animal that may come along. They lie patiently behind a screen of bush they have set up, hoping for a chance to throw a spear（矛）at the animal. If they miss, the animal will run away. So they can only throw once.By soon, the men and women are back at camp. The women are usually with their wooden bowls each filled with fruits or other plant foods; the men are often with only some small animals such as rabbits. Since the men's food-getting is less certain of success than the women's, most of the aborigines' diet is plant food.The aborigines mainly eat plant food.

Australian aborigines（土著居民）Some aborigines live in the desert of Western Australia. They gather wild plants and hunt wild animals. Their desert environment averages less than eight inches of rain per year. And the temperature in summer may rise to 48℃. The few permanent（永久的）water holes are separated by hundreds of square miles of sand and rock.On a typical day, the aborigines get up just before sunrise. The people breakfast on water and food left over from the night before. Children are sent to fetch water. In the cool of the early morning, the adults talk and make plans for the day. Where should they go for food—to places they have been to recently, or to new places? The women decide which plants they want to collect, and where those plants are most likely to be found. Then they take up their sticks and set out with large wooden bowls of drinking water on their heads. Their children ride on their hips（胯）or walk alongside. Meanwhile, the men may have decided to hunt animals. They go to a stream where they will wait to get any animal that may come along. They lie patiently behind a screen of bush they have set up, hoping for a chance to throw a spear（矛）at the animal. If they miss, the animal will run away. So they can only throw once.By soon, the men and women are back at camp. The women are usually with their wooden bowls each filled with fruits or other plant foods; the men are often with only some small animals such as rabbits. Since the men's food-getting is less certain of success than the women's, most of the aborigines' diet is plant food.The aborigines' diet makes them strong and healthy.

Keeper of the SpringAn old man lived in a quiet forest high above an Austrian village along the eastern side of the Alps（阿尔卑斯山）. He had been hired many years earlier by a young man from the town council（委员会）to clear away the rubbish from the pools of water up in the mountain that fed the lovely spring flowing through their town. Faithfully and silently, he walked around in the hills every day, removed the leaves and branches, and wiped away the mud that would otherwise have choked and polluted the fresh flow of water. The village soon became a popular attraction for vacationers.Years passed. One evening the town council met for its monthly meeting. As they reviewed the budget, one man's eye caught the salary being paid to the keeper of the spring. Said the keeper of the purse, “Who is the old man? Why do we keep him on year after year? No one ever sees him. For all we know, he is doing us no good. He isn't necessary any longer.” After a vote, they stopped the old man's services.For several weeks, nothing changed.By early autumn, the branches and leaves of trees began to fall into the pools, blocking the rushing flow of water. Within a few days, the water became darker and darker. Within another week, a terrible smell was detected（察觉）. Soon, fingers of disease reached deeply into the village.Realizing their error of judgment, the council rehired the old keeper of the spring and within a few weeks, the river of life began to clear up.Never become discouraged with the seeming smallness of your task, job, or life. The key to achievement is believing that what you can do will make a difference.The old man was hired to_____.