1. It was a hot sunny summer day. A tired man was walking through a desert. He lost his way and had no more water with him. He felt helpless and thought he would certainly die if he could not meet his thirst (口渴)。
Suddenly, he saw a small house not far away. He could not believe his eyes but he decided to walk closer to have a look.
The small house was abandoned (废弃的), but had a hand pump (泵) inside. "How lucky!" the man thought. However his over-excitement soon came down when he saw no water coming out of it. As he was about to leave, he noticed a bottle of water in the corner of the room. And there was a piece of paper under that bottle. It said, "Use the water to start the pump. Don't forget to fill this bottle. "
What should he do now? He stopped and thought for a moment. He could simply drink that bottle of water and save his life at once. But, in that case (既然那样), he would not be able to carry any water on his way ahead. Also, no one else would turn up there to get a drop to save his life. But if he chose to follow the instruction of the paper and that didn't work, he would simply die.
In any case, he had to take a risk—sooner or later. He closed his eyes and picked the second choice finally. To his great pleasure, cool clear water came out of the pump in a glugglug noise. He drank it like a thirsty cow, refilled (再装满) the bottle and put it back in the corner. Besides, he added some words on the paper, "Believe me; it works."
He also refilled his own water bottles, rested for half an hour, and started his journey once again with a smile on his face.

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A story about decision making
Cause	A tired man lost his way in a desert and wanted very much.
Process	* He saw a small house and went there. * He saw a pump here but no water was coming from it. * He found a bottle of water and a note under it. * He had choices, but he didn't know which one was correct.
	* The man in getting more water using the bottle of water to start the pump. * He added some words on the paper and continued his journey.