In the Eyes of the Beholder

    A man who lost his axe¹ suspected his neighbour's son of stealing it．To him，as he observed the boy，the way the lad walked，the expression on his face，the manner of his speech－in fact everything about his appearance and behaviour betrayed that he had stolen the axe．Not long afterwards the man found his axe while digging in his cellar．When he saw his neighbour's son again，nothing about the boy'sbehaviour nor appearance seemed to suggest that he had stolen the axe．Exercises：
    回答下列问题：
    ①Who did the man suspect of stealing his axe？
    ② How did the man think of the boy's behaviour at first？
    ③When he saw his neighbour's son again，how did he think about the boy's behaviour？

1 axe   

n.斧子；v.用斧头砍，削减

参考例句：

• Be careful with that sharp axe.那把斧子很锋利，你要当心。
• The edge of this axe has turned.这把斧子卷了刃了。