5.The Man in Asbestos(561)

Sixth grade rewrite

The Man in Asbestos

【1】Once upon a time, there was a man who loved to read stories about the future. He was jealous of the characters in those stories who could sleep for hundreds of years and wake up in a new world. He wanted to do that too. So, he made a plan to sleep for a very long time.

【2】One day, he lay down and closed his eyes. He felt himself falling into a deep sleep, and then everything went quiet. He slept for a very long time, and when he woke up, he was in a strange place. He was sitting on a big couch in a room with lots of glass cases. Next to him was a man with no hair on his face. The man was wearing clothes that looked like they were made of grey dust.

【3】The man looked at him and said, "You seem very excited. What's wrong?"

The man from the past asked, "Where am I? What year is it?"

The man in grey clothes said, "I don't know what year it is. We don't count years anymore. We don't need to."

"Why not?" asked the man from the past.

"Because we don't die anymore," the man in grey clothes said. "We don't need food or houses or clothes. Everything is different now."

【4】The man from the past was very surprised. He looked around and saw that the streets were empty and quiet. There were no cars or buses, and the buildings were old and broken. He saw people walking around in grey clothes, looking very old but not really old.

【5】He asked, "How do you live without work or food or houses?"

The man in grey clothes explained that they had machines that made everything they needed. They didn't have to work or worry about food or clothes. They could live forever if they didn't get hurt.

【6】The man from the past was amazed. He thought that living forever would be wonderful, but he also felt sad. He missed the old days when people worked hard and had to take care of each other. He missed the excitement of life.

【7】He looked around and saw that there were no newspapers or telephones. Everything was very quiet and still. He asked, "Do you have wars or accidents?"

"No," said the man in grey clothes. "We don't have wars or accidents. We don't need to fight or worry about getting hurt."

【8】The man from the past thought about this for a while. He realized that even though people didn't have to work or worry about dying, they didn't have much fun either. Everything was too quiet and boring.

He looked at the man in grey clothes and said, "I think I want to go back to my own time. I miss the excitement and the challenges of life."

【9】Suddenly, he woke up in his hotel room. He realized that it was all just a dream. He was happy to be back in his own time, with all its problems and joys. He knew that life was about more than just being safe and comfortable. It was about living and loving and learning every day.

六年级改写

穿石棉的人

【1】从前，有一个人喜欢读有关未来的故事。他很嫉妒那些故事里的人物，他们可以睡上几百年，醒来时发现了一个新世界。他也想这么做。所以，他做了一个计划，睡很长一段时间。

【2】有一天，他躺下闭上眼睛。他觉得自己陷入了沉睡，然后一切都安静下来了。他睡了很长时间，当他醒来时，他在一个陌生的地方。他坐在一张大沙发上，房间里有很多玻璃柜。他旁边是一个脸上没有毛发的人。那人穿的衣服看起来像是灰色的灰尘做的。

【3】那人看着他说:“你看起来很兴奋。怎么了?”

过去的人问:“我在哪里?”今年是哪一年?”

穿灰衣服的人说:“我不知道今年是哪一年。我们不再计算年数。我们不需要。”

“为什么不呢?”过去的那个人问道。

“因为我们不会再死了，”穿灰色衣服的人说。“我们不需要食物、房子或衣服。现在一切都不一样了。”

【4】过去的那个人非常惊讶。他环顾四周，发现街上空荡荡的，很安静。没有汽车或公共汽车，建筑物又旧又破。他看到人们穿着灰色的衣服走来走去，看起来很老，但实际上并不老。

【5】他问:“没有工作，没有食物，没有房子，你怎么生活?”

穿灰色衣服的人解释说，他们有机器可以制造他们需要的一切。他们不必工作，也不用担心食物和衣服。如果他们不受伤，他们可以永远活下去。

【6】过去的人很惊讶。他觉得长生不老是一件很美妙的事，但他也感到悲伤。他怀念过去人们努力工作、互相照顾的日子。他怀念生活的刺激。

【7】他环顾四周，发现既没有报纸也没有电话。一切都很安静。他问:“你们有战争或事故吗?”

“不，”穿灰色衣服的人说。“我们没有战争或事故。我们不需要战斗，也不需要担心受伤。”

【8】过去的那个人想了一会儿。他意识到，即使人们不必工作或担心死亡，他们也没有多少乐趣。一切都太安静，太无聊了。

他看着那个穿灰色衣服的人说:“我想我想回到我自己的时代。我怀念生活中的刺激和挑战。”

【9】突然，他在旅馆房间里醒了过来。他意识到这一切都只是一场梦。他很高兴回到了他自己的时代，尽管有各种各样的问题和欢乐。他知道生活不仅仅是安全和舒适。这是关于生活、爱和学习的每一天。