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Winston, a physics teacher, came into the classroom one morning. “Morning, my dears. I have a question for you today. Why do we have brakes (刹车) in our car?”

One student got up and replied, “Sir, to stop the car.” 1． one replied, “To reduce and control the speed of the car.” A third one said, “Not to hit other cars.”

Soon, all the students began to give similar answers. Being unhappy with them, the teacher decided to answer the question himself. He said, “I look at it in a 2． way—the brakes in the car help us to make it run faster.”

Hearing this, all the students in the classroom kept silent because no one had imagined this answer. The teacher continued, “Here’s one more truth. 3． our car has no brakes, we may not have the courage to drive the car as fast as we can and reach our destination (目的地) safely in time.”

All students were surprised at 4． the teacher said. They never thought about brakes in the car this way.

The teacher smiled and continued, “Similarly, there are many such brakes in our life, such as the directions our parents need us to follow, the effort our teachers ask us to put in, or the progress we require ourselves to 5． in life.”

Most of us have experienced one or two of those difficult situations and thought they were like brakes to stop our pace (脚步). But what if we 6． them as our helpers? With the help of these brakes, we are able to take risks and make sure of our safety at the same time. As everyone can imagine, life is not always about moving on. Sometimes we have to stop to have a rest, or even take one step 7．, so that we can run faster.

It is because of such difficult situations that we are able to reach where we are today. When we make good 8． of these brakes, they are sure not to push us back or bind (约束) us, but to help us move forward faster than before, so that we can reach our destination quickly and safely.