There was once a farmer who had a fine olive orchard. He was very hardworking, and the farm always prospered under his care.But he knew that his three sons looked down upon the farm work, and were eager to make wealth trough adventure.
When the farmer was dying, he said to his sons，“There is a pot of gold hidden in the olive orchard. Dig for it if you wish it.”
The sons tried to get him to tell them in what part of the orchard the gold was hidden；but he would tell them nothing more.
After the farmer's death, the sons went to work to find the pot of gold；since they did not know where the hiding-place was, they agreed to begin in a line, at one end of the orchard, and to dig until one of them should find the money. But no pot of gold was to be found although they had turned up the soil in the whole orchard.It seemed as if someone must have stolen it, or as if the farmer had been wandering in his wits.The three sons were bitterly disappointed to have all their work for nothing.
The next olive season, the olive trees in the orchard bore more fruit than they had ever given. The sons sold the fruit, and got a whole pot of gold.
Then suddenly they understood what their wise father had meant.
-wish [wɪʃ]v.希望；想要 n.愿望；命令；渴望
典型例句
If possible, I wish to work in sales department.
如果可能的话，我希望在销售部工作。
最常用法
wish to do sth.想要做某事
wish sb. good luck 祝某人好运
wish for 想要，渴求
express one's wish 表示某人的愿望
meet sb's wishes 满足某人的愿望
best wishes（最）美好的祝愿
联想记忆
desire n.渴望；愿望 v.渴望；向往；要求
hope v.希望 n.希望
long v.渴望
-agree [əˈgriː]v.同意；赞成；承认；符合；一致
典型例句
They agreed on a date for the next meeting.
他们就下次会议的日期达成了协议。
最常用法
agree to do sth.同意做某事
agree on/upon sth.对某事达成一致意见
agree to sth.同意某事。
agree with 同意；与……一致
联想记忆
agreement n.同意；一致；协议
disagree v.不同意；不一致；有分歧；不适应；不适宜
disagreement n.不合；争论；不一致
agreeable adj.愉快的；和蔼可亲的；欣然同意的；一致的
-steal [stiːl]v.偷；窃取
典型例句
Someone stole her jewellery while she was away.
有人趁她不在的时候偷走了她的珠宝。
最常用法
steal sb.sth.偷某人某物
steal sb. of sth.偷某人的东西
steal in 溜进来
steal out 溜出去
联想记忆
theft n.偷窃
thief n.贼；小偷
cheat vt.欺骗；vi.作弊；行骗 n.骗子；欺骗
从前有一个农民，他有一座漂亮的橄榄园。他非常勤劳，农场在他的照管下蒸蒸日上。可他知道自己的三个儿子瞧不起农活，都迫不及待地想通过冒险发家致富。
这个农民快要死的时候，对三个儿子叫到身边说：“橄榄园里藏有一罐金子。你们想要就去挖吧。”
儿子们想让父亲告诉他们金子藏在果园的哪一块地方，可他什么也没再对他们说。
那个农民死后，三个儿子就开始挖地，想找到那罐金子；因为他们不知道金子藏在什么地方，所以他们一致同意排成一行从果园的一头开始挖起，直到其中一人挖到金子为止。好像是有人把它偷走了，又或者他们的爸爸老糊涂了。三个儿子都因为一无所获而大感失望。
到了第二年橄榄收获的季节，果园里的橄榄树结出的果子比以往都多。卖完果子后，三个儿子赚了整整一罐金子。
他们突然明白了聪明的父亲所说的话的含义了。