To return or not to return, that is a question!
阅读下面材料，根据其所给段落开头语段续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
To act with integrity was a habit with Susan who always follow the Golden Rule: “Do not do to others what you do not want others to do to you.”九校联盟 But when she thought over her past conduct, a blush of shame crept to her cheeks, as many little acts of selfishness and unkindness came back to her memory. She resolved that for the future, both in great things and small, she would remember and follow the Golden Rule.
It was not long after this that an opportunity occurred of trying Susan’s principles. One Saturday evening when she went, as usual, to Mr. Thompson’s inn, to receive the price of her mother’s washing for the boarders, which amounted to five dollars, she found Mr. Thompson apparently in a terrible rage with some horse dealers with whom he had been bargaining. He held in his hand an open pocketbook, full of bills and scarcely noticing the child as she made her request, except to swear at her, as usual, for troubling him when he was busy, he handed her a bank note.
Glad to escape so easily, Susan hurried out of the gate, and then, pausing to put the money safely in her purse, she discovered that he had given her two bills instead of one. She looked around; nobody was near to share her discovery; and her first impulse was joy at the unexpected prize.
“It is mine, all mine,” said she to herself; “I will buy mother a new coat with it, and she can give her old one to sister Mary, and then Mary can go to the Sunday school with me next winter. I wonder if it will not buy a pair of shoes for brother Tom, too.”
At that moment she remembered that he must have given it to her by mistake; and therefore she had no right to it. But again the voice of the tempter whispered, “He gave it, and how do you know that he did not intend to make you a present of it? Keep it; he will never know it, even if it should be a mistake; for he had too many such bills in that great pocketbook to miss one.”
Para. 1. This conflict was going on in her mind between good and evil.
Para. 2. “Sir, you paid me two bills, instead of one,” she handed him the extra note.
（本文选自美国小学语文教材第四册The Golden Rule）
Design the continuation plot.
Step 1. Read the given sentences.
This conflict was going on in her mind between good and evil.
Questions:
1. What does “this conflict” refer to?
2. If the conflict was going on in Susan’s mind, what would she do?
3. What can be regarded as “good” or “evil” according to the given plot?
Para. 2 “Sir, you paid me two bills instead of one,” she handed him the extra note.
Question: What does “the extra note” imply?
Step 2. Echo the given plot.
Questions:
1. What does the first sentence of paragraph 1 imply? And the one of paragraph 2?
2. What’s Thompson’s attitude towards Susan in the given plot?
Step 3. Imagine and describe some scenes in detail.
Scene 1. Susan’s conflict was going on.
1. 既高兴但又内疚，Susan在内心中矛盾的声音中挣扎：一个催促她留下这笔额外的钱，造福她的家人。另一个则是提醒她“黄金法则”以及诚实正直的重要性。
Feeling both happy and guilty, Susan struggled with conflicting voices in her heart: one urged her to keep this extra money for the benefit of her family. Another is to remind her of the "golden rule" and the importance of honesty and integrity.
走一步似乎都和她心中阴翳已久的犹豫相印。在走过第二个路灯时，一阵微风吹来，她终于定下了心神。
At the intersection, the sidewalk reflects the light of the street lamps, some places are bright, and some places are dark. It's like her personality is splitting in half at this moment, half eager to alleviate the family's financial difficulties, and half steadfastly adhering to the "golden rule". Every step seemed to be imprinted with the lingering hesitation in her heart. As she passed the second streetlight, a gentle breeze blew and she finally calmed down.
Scene 2. Thompson’s attitude towards Susan changed.
1. 再一次瞥见了Susan, Mr. Thompson厉声喝道：“这次你又想做要什么？”......他十分惊讶地挑眉。一会儿后，了解了事情的原委，他伸出手轻轻地拍了拍Susan的肩膀，他的脸上露出十分笑意，说道：“留着吧！另外的钱是奖励你的诚实的礼物。”
Glancing at Susan again, Mr. Thompson shouted sternly, "What do you want to do this time?" He raised his eyebrows in great surprise. After a while, he understood the whole stor
y and reached out his hand to lightly pat Susan's shoulder. His face showed a great smile and he said, "Keep it! The other money is a reward for your honesty."
2. 讨价还价之后，充满了紧张的氛围。Mr. Thompson气得脸发青。但是Susan的声音，好似划破夜空的流星，让Mr. Thompson脸稍稍有了变化。在他意识到Susan诚实的举动之时，脸上发怒的青筋也柔和了下来。他带着震惊和敬佩的眼神打量着Susan。
After bargaining, there was a tense atmosphere. Mr. Thompson's face turned blue with anger. But Susan's voice, like a shooting star piercing the night sky, made Mr Thompson's face changed slightly. When he realized Susan's honest behavior, the angry veins on his face softened. He looked at Susan with shock and admiration in his eyes.
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