英语作文关于中国故事精彩20篇

相传汉武帝有个宠臣名叫东方朔，他善良又风趣。

有一年冬天，下了几天大雪，东方朔就到御花园去给武帝折梅花。刚进园门，就发现有个宫女泪流满面准备投井。东方朔慌忙上前搭救，并问明她要自杀的原因。原来，这个宫女名叫元宵，家里还有双亲及一个妹妹，自从她进宫以后，就再也无缘和家人见面，每年到了腊尽春来的时节，就比平常更加的思念家人。觉得不能在双亲跟前尽孝，不如一死了之。东方朔听了她的遭遇，深感同情，就向她保证，一定设法让她和家人团聚。

一天，东方朔出宫在长安街上摆了一个占卜摊。不少人都争着向他占卜求卦。不料，每个人所占所求，都是“正月十六火焚身”的签语。一时之间，长安里起了很大恐慌。人们纷纷求问解灾的办法。

东方朔就说：“正月十五日傍晚，火神君会派一位赤衣神女下凡查访，她就是奉旨烧长安的使者，我把抄录的偈语给你们，可让当今天子想想办法。”说完，便扔下一张红帖，扬长而去。

老百姓拿起红帖，赶紧送到皇宫去禀报皇上。汉武帝接过来一看，只见上面写着：“长安在劫，火焚帝阙，十五天火，焰红宵夜”，他心中大惊，连忙请来了足智多谋的东方朔。东方朔假意的想了一想，就说：“听说火神君最爱吃汤圆，宫中的元宵不是经常给你做汤圆吗?十五晚上可让元宵做好汤圆。万岁焚香上供，传令京都家家都做汤圆，一齐敬奉火神君。再传谕臣民一起在十五晚上挂灯，满城点鞭炮、放烟火，好像满城大火，这样就可以瞒过玉帝了。

此外，通知城外百姓，十五晚上进城观灯，杂在人群中消灾解难”。

武帝听后，十分高兴，就传旨照东方朔的办法去做。到了正月十五日长安城里张灯结彩，游人熙来攘往，热闹非常。宫女元宵的父母也带着妹妹进城观灯。

当他们看到写有“元宵”字样的大宫灯时，惊喜的高喊：“元宵!元宵!”，元宵听到喊声，终于和家里的亲人团聚了。

如此热闹了一夜，长安城果然平安无事。汉武帝大喜，便下令以后每到正月十五都做汤圆供火神君，正月十五照样全城挂灯放烟火。因为元宵做的汤圆最好，所以这天叫做元宵节。

High school is regarded as the best time in a persons life. As a senior three student, I will graduate very soon. Now, I have many things to share with you.

Firstly, I would like to show my thanks to those people who help and care about me, especially my teachers, parents and friends Without their help and advice, my life would be different. Secondly, its time to say sorry to classmates whom I hurt or misunderstood.

Communication and smiles act as bridges to friendship. Above all, Ive made up my mind to make an effort to study, for I believe hard work is the key to success. Just as the old saying goes, "no pains, no gains."

Finally I hope that all the younger students can make full use of time, because time and tide wait for no men.

When someone asks me: What is your Chinese dreamI will answer it without thinking twice: to be a good doctor. The reason why I want to be a doctor is that I want to save people’s lives as possible as I can. When I was young, I had a terrible care accident. Thanks to the doctors, they brought me back to life. From then on, to be a good doctor has always been an inspiration to me. I will study hard to make sure that my dream will come true in the future.

Chinese dream is made up of every ordinary people’s dreams. We should do our best to make ourdream come true.

Recently we had a class meeting on the topic of My Chinese Dream. Inspired by President Xi’s Chinese Dream, everyone talked about his understanding of the Chinese Dream. We all believe that this dream will come true in the future.

I also talked about my own dream. I have always wanted to be a doctor. Not only can doctors save people’s lives but also they are doing a respectable job. Doctors can also help people to live a better life with their professional knowledge.

To realize my dream, I must try to work hard from now on. I must learn as much as I can so that I can get into a good medical college, where I

can prepare myself hard for the job of a doctor. Only in this way can I achieve my goal。

Covering Ones Ears While Stealing a Bell

掩耳盗铃

Mr. Wang thinks he is clever, but he always does [en]foolish

things.[/en]

王先生总以为自己很聪明，实际上他总干傻事。

One day he sees a beautiful bell at the top of a door. "Oh! How nice! I will take it home." He thinks, "What can I do?" After a while he has a "good" idea. "Aha! I have an idea now. I can plug my ears. Then I will not hear the ring when I take off the bell."

一天，他看见一户人家的门头有个很漂亮的铃铛。"啊，真漂亮啊!我要把它拿回家去。"他自言自语道："我该怎么做呢?"过了一会儿他想到了一个"好"主意。"啊哈!我有办法了!我把耳朵堵上，拿铃铛的时候就听不见铃声了。"

Then he does so. But as soon as he takes off the bell, the owner opens the door. "What are you doing?" the owner says angrily.

于是他就这样做了。可是他刚拿下铃铛，屋子的主人就打开门，怒气冲冲地说："你在干什么?"

【成语来源】

At the time when Fan, a nobleman of the state of Jin, became a fugitive, a commoner found a bell and wanted to carry it off on his back.

春秋时侯，晋国贵族智伯灭掉了范氏。有人趁机跑到范氏家里想偷点东西，看见院子里吊着一口大钟。钟是用上等青铜铸成的，造型和图案都很精美。小偷心里高兴极了，想把这口精美的大钟背回自已家去。

But the bell was too big for him.

可是钟又大又重，怎么也挪不动。

[/en]When he tried to knock it into pieces with a hammer there was a loud clanging sound. [/en]

他想来想去，只有一个办法，那就是把钟敲碎，然后再分别搬回家。小偷找来一把大锤，拼命朝钟砸去，咣的一声巨响，把他吓了一大跳。

He was afraid that someone will hear the noise and take the bell from him, so he immediately stopped his own ears.

小偷着慌，心想这下糟了，这种声不就等于是告诉人们我正在这里偷钟吗?他越听越害怕，不同自由地抽回双手，使劲捂住自已的耳朵。

To worry about other people hearing the noise is understandable, but to worry about himself hearing the noise (as if stopping his own ears would prevent other people from hearing) is absurd.

“咦，钟声变小了，听不见了!”小偷高兴起来，“妙极了!把耳朵捂住不住就听不进钟声了吗!”他立刻找来两个布团，把耳朵塞住，心想，这下谁也听不见钟声了。于是就放手砸起钟来，一下一下，钟声响亮地传到很远的地方。人们听到钟声蜂拥而至把小偷捉住了。

Highly Talented

Tsau Pi and Tsau Jr were sons of Tsau Tsau. Both were very gifted writers, and Tsau Jr was especially quick-witted.

After Tsau Tsaus death, Tsau Pi took over the throne of the kingdom of wei. Jealous of Tsau Jrs literary ability, and afraid that he might cause problems, Tsau Pi was always looking for a way to kill his brother.

One day, Tsau Pi called Tsau Jr into see him.He ordered his brother to make up a poem within the time it took to walk seven steps, adding that if he could not, his life would be in danger.

Greatly saddened, Tsau Jr began to walk and to think. Before he had taken the seven steps, he had already finished his poem, the meaning of which was: "Brothers are of the same family, so why should the oppress each other?"

Tsau Jr was very intelligent and loved to study. He wrote many outstanding articles which showed his artistic talent and earned him the admiration of many people. One scholar said of him: "Heaven gave the world ten decalitres of talent, and Tsau Jr alone has eight of them."

Today, to say that a person "has eight decalitres of talent" is to say that he has a great aptitude for writing.

才高八斗

曹丕与曹植都是曹操的儿子，二者均有才华，特别是曹植更具文采。

在曹操，死后，曹丕继任大统，但他嫉妒曹植的才华，同时也惧怕曹植回谋反，所以一直在伺机杀害曹植。

有一天，曹丕要求接见曹植，他要求曹植在他七步之内作诗一首，如果做不到，就会有生命危险。

悲愤之下，曹植急中生智，作出七步诗，是的意思就是“本来就是亲兄弟，为什么要这样步步紧逼，伤及感情？”

曹植文采俱佳，热爱学习，他曾做过不少才华横溢的文赋，均令世人感叹不已。曾有一位学者说道：“如若天下文采共有十斗，曹植一人独占八斗。”

今天，如果我们说一个人“才高八斗”，就是指他“才华横溢，很有文采”。

1、詹天佑为国不计名与利：近代科学先驱、著名工程师詹天佑，在国内一无资本、二无技术、三无人才的艰难局面面前，满怀爱国热情，受命修建京张铁路。他以忘我的吃苦精神，走遍了北京至张家口之间的山山岭岭，只用了500万元、4年时间就修成了外国人计划需资900万元、需时7年才能修完的京张铁路。前来参观的外国专家无不震惊和赞叹。当时，美国有所大学为表彰詹天佑的成就，决定授予他工科博士学位，并请他参加仪式。可是，詹天佑正担负着另一条铁路的设计任务，因而毅然谢绝了邀请。他这种为国家不为个人功名的精神，赢得了国内外的称赞。

2、华罗庚毅然回国：大数学家华罗庚，在“七·七”事变后，从生活待遇优厚的英国回到抗日烽火到处燃烧的祖国，不为金钱和学位，回国后积极参加抗日救国运动。1950年，他已经成为国际知名的第一流数学家，并被美国伊里诺大学聘为终身教授，但他毅然带领全家回到刚解放的祖国。华罗庚放弃在美国的终身教授职务，奔向祖国。归途中，他写了一封致留美学生的公开信，其中说：“为了抉择真理，我们应当回去;为了国家民族，我们应当回去;为了为人民服务，我们应当回去;就是为了个人出路，也应当早日回去，建立我们工作的基础，为我们伟大祖国的建设和发展而奋斗。”回国后，华罗庚进行应用数学的研究，足迹遍布全国23个省、市、自治区，用数学解决了大量生产中的实际问题，被称为“人民的数学家”。

3、郑成功收复台湾：早在1624年，荷兰殖民主义就派兵侵占了我国领土台湾，实行了极端野蛮残酷的统治，台湾人民英勇地同侵略者进行斗争。1661年，在东南沿海领导抗清斗争的郑成功，率领战船350多艘，将士25000多人，包围了台湾，经过9个月的激战，荷兰总督被迫签订投降书，带领残兵败将，灰溜溜地滚出台湾。台湾又回到祖国怀抱。

4、爱国英雄杨靖宇：杨靖宇21岁参加革命，1940初，他被日军围困，身负重伤，啃不动树皮，只能将棉衣里的棉花和着冰雪吞下去充饥。日军劝降不成，便放乱枪，年仅35岁的杨靖宇壮烈牺牲。残忍的日军剖开他的遗体，当看到他的胃里只有野草和棉絮时，这些被杨靖宇带领的抗日联军弄得焦头烂额的侵略者全呆住了。在冰天雪地的长白山密林中，支撑着杨靖宇与敌人战斗的力量是对祖国的一腔热爱之情。

5、1934年11月9日，吉鸿昌不幸被国民党反动派逮捕，11月24日被杀害，殉难前，吉鸿昌从容走上刑场，以树枝作笔，以大地为纸，写下了浩然正气的就义诗，然后在刑场上慷慨陈词：“我为抗日而死，不能跪下挨枪，我死了也不能倒下!给我拿个椅子来，我得坐着死。”坐在椅子上又向敌人说：“我为抗日死，死得光明正大，不能在背后挨枪。你在我眼前开枪，我要亲眼看到敌人的子弹是怎样打死我的。”当刽子手在他面前举起枪时，他凛然高呼：“抗日万岁!”“中国共产党万岁!”壮烈牺牲，时年39岁。

Every Chinese, who experienced 1980s, will remember forever the day November 6th 1981 when the China National Womens Volleyball Team defeated the Japan National Team (the so-called "Toyo Women Magic") with 3 to 2 at the 3rd World Womens Volleyball Cup in Osaka Japan. Thats the first world title for China Womens Volleyball Team. Everyone was shocked by this news. At that time, China had just been out of the "Cultural Revolution". When the news was broadcasted, people burst into joyful tears.

Their victory was the result of all the former volleyball players effort. In 1965,a famous coach of Japan was invited to China to help train the China National Womens Volleyball Team. Seeing both the players conscientious and spirit and the support from the Chinese people, he exclaimed, "Im sure that the China National Womens Volleyball Team will become strong!"

In 1982, the China National Womens Volleyball Team won the gold medal again at the World Womens Volleyball Championships in Peru under the leadership of Yuan Weimin.

In August 1984, the China National Womens Volleyball Team defeated successively the Japan National Team and the US National Team with 3 to 0, and won the gold medal again at the 23rd Olympic Games, which realized the "Triple Crown" dream at the world matches. The pride head coach of Japan National Team said, "Defeating China National Team is equal to block the Yangtze River. Both are impossible." The American coach said, "I hope our children will play basketball as well as the Chinese girls."

The elder players gradually retired after 1985. Then Lang Ping, the World No.1 Spiker at that time, was named the captain. She and her teammates went to Japan to join in the 4th World Cup, and won the title for the 4th time without losing any match.

Two years later, the China National Womens Volleyball Team came to the 14th World Womens Volleyball Team Championships. Though the famous players, such as the "Iron Girl" Cao Huiying, the "Iron Hammer" Lang Ping, the "Wall of Tian An Men Rostrum" Zhou Xiaolan, and the "Quick Attacker" Zhang Rongfang, had retired, the Chinese girls still won the gold medal by their strength and wisdom. The "Penta Crown" shocked the world. What a miracle!

The "Penta Crown" is not only a great honor, but also an ever spur. It has become the spirit of the China National Womens Volleyball Team. At present, the China National Womens Volleyball Team has become a symbol of striving and competing in Chinese peoples hearts.

As the fast development of other countries volleyball career, the China National Womens Volleyball Team had lost parts of their advantages for a period. In early 1995, Lang Ping, the former core player of the "Penta Crown" team, became the head coach of the Chinese National Team. Though its very hard to train these young players in such a short time, she made it. The China National Womens Volleyball Team won the bronze medals at the 7th World Cups at the end of 1995. Then they won the silver medals at the Atlanta Olympic Games in 1996, and the gold medals at the 13th Asian Games in 1998. The China National Womens Volleyball Team became the No.1 in Asian again. Whats more, they made a greater miracle at the Athens Olympic Games in 2004. These young girls defeated the rival in a very disadvantaged situation and won the gold medals finally, which were the bestaffirmation for their previous hard work.

Along with Reform and Opening up Policys carrying on and the Spirit of the National Womens Volleyball Team, volleyball had spread in all parts of China. You can find people playing volleyball everywhere, not only in the residential areas and the countryside, but also in schools and factories. The Beijing 2008 Olympic Games render a nationwide movement of body-building in China. Meanwhile, it serves more chances for the sports events development including the volleyball in China.

For a nations dream， we start from the 1840 sea surface; to a constant pursuit， we deep in the years to write a glorious. In global view shows choice of the Chinese road of national rejuvenation; concentrated panorama in history." Around the millennium change， eventful years， Chinese new century， great turning point， span， the future of six theme， reflects Chinas great achievements since 1840， arduous and tortuous road of revitalization of the nation and the Chinese people made in China under the leadership of the Communist party. The "shock" "excited" tears ""…… This is my watch， taste right is felt when discourse. Process of reading and rejuvenation of the great， I reviewed the history of the Chinese nation 100 years the dream of power and unremitting exploration. Full and accurate historical data， magnificent momentum， a language， a precious historical pictures， shows a picture of the world national revival.

一个国家的梦想，我们从1840开始到海面;不懈的追求，我们在岁月深处写下光荣。在全球范围来看民族复兴的中国道路的选择;集中全景的历史。”在千年不变，峥嵘岁月，中国新世纪，伟大的转折点，跨越六个主题，未来中国的伟大成就，反映了自1840以来，艰辛曲折的国家和共产党的领导下的中国让中国人振兴之路。“休克”“兴奋”的眼泪”......这是我的手表，味道是觉得当话语。阅读和伟大复兴的过程中，我回顾了中华民族历史上100年的力量和不懈的探索梦想。翔实的史料，气势宏伟，语言，珍贵的历史照片，照片显示世界民族复兴。

Since the implementation of reform and opening up policy in mainland China in 1978, changes in society, economy, ideology, humanities and even politics have never been seen in Chinese history. The economic environment, the educational environment, the values and the population distribution have changed greatly.

Since the implementation of reform and opening policy on the economy, China, economic development has made great progress, the gross national product (GDP) in less than 30 years, an increase of more than 25 times, the overall size of the economy has surpassed Germany, ranked third in the world (only in the United States and Japan). But at the same time, the two level of polarization between the rich and the poor is serious.

In todays China, though college education is more popular, the number of college students who have enrolled and graduated every year has increased significantly, but in fact, education is facing an unprecedented "commercialization" and "industrialization" crisis. The center of all peoples life begins to revolve around money and material. The traditional social morality and ethical values are no longer considered, even mocked and spurned. This brings great problems and crises in social security and family and marriage.

Now Chinese is also experiencing large population migration hitherto unknown, the so-called "three drift" phenomenon: one is a large number of rural population to Beijing, Tianjin and other places to move, two is to Shanghai as the center of the Yangtze River Delta is the three mobile, to Guangzhou as the center of the Pearl River Delta mobile.

In all aspects of the changes in China, the state has also changed its previous religious policies. The family church has provided a certain space for the development of domestic church, so the family church has also undergone great changes and development. The overseas magazine media reports that the Chinese family church is experiencing 7 changes and has its own characteristics in the model.

From the countryside to the city, this is the most remarkable and new change. Many urban family churches are showing vigor and rapid development with young, highly educated and energetic party. From coastal to inland, the more developed coastal family church tradition, the western missionaries and early activities in the area concerned. In many of Chinas inland areas, even among ethnic minorities, the spread of the gospel and the establishment of the church have been greatly developed.

From grassroots to multilevel, todays gospel is no longer a belief of civilians with a low educational level and at the grass-roots level of the society. It has become a research topic in many universities, and also a popular belief among college students, professors and white-collar workers. The urban churches, dominated by intellectuals, were set up in cities and grew rapidly. The integration of many "returnees" Christians also played an important role in the transformation and development of urban family churches.

From single to pluralistic, in the past, Chinese churches were basically single (non sectarian) in terms of sectarianism, and basically conservative in theological thoughts. Such a situation is changing. With the influx of various sects and theological ideas and ideas from abroad, Chinese family churches have also changed from single to pluralistic. From receiving to paying, when Chinese economy, especially the development of coastal economy, has developed, the believers of Chinese churches have made great progress in giving money and giving resources, especially in the Church of Wenzhou. The disaster relief in Sichuan has become a concentrated expression of the participation of Chinese family churches in social care and love.

From domestic to overseas, many families in the church is across the border, to neighboring countries sent missionaries to carry out the gospel mission. Although the number of people is still in the minority, "the gospel into China, the gospel out of China" is becoming the vision and mission of more and more Chinese believers. Among them, from Wenzhou and Fujian area due to emigration of Christians, or to do business overseas, and more enthusiasm into the construction conditions and the local Chinese Church and missionary.

From the close to the cooperation, in the past, because of the historical and political environment and many other reasons, the Chinese family churches are mostly not reciprocal. And now the situation is changing. Especially in the emerging churches in the city, facing the regional even national prayer meeting, and the camp and propaganda workers, there began to be cooperation between the churches. Cross system theological training, worker training, and so on, also appear more and more.

In the process of marching and developing to the city, the family church has formed a very typical model of development. The phenomenon of "series" and "parallel" is obvious. The so-called "series" refers to one or more full-time on his staff, led more than a dozen parties, forming a vertical type feed management mechanism; the so-called "parallel", refers to the different church between the "horizontal connection", or a church planting out many churches, the plain independently, but there is often a joint meeting between his staff, and the Ministry of cooperation.

The clergy have good cultural accomplishment, and the theology of equipment. Many people graduated from colleges and universities, give up very good career and personal future commitment to Gods call, with a strong sense of mission, and by many underground seminaries or network Seminary, accept the systematic theology of equipment. Some people even go back home after receiving theological equipment abroad, and the spiritual vision and theological attainment of the church personnel are greatly improved compared with the past.

古时候，有一个腰缠万贯的商人，他住在一幢像宫殿一般的豪华的宅院里，还拥有许多仆人，穿的是华丽的衣服。当他骑着马到街上去时，前前后后簇拥着许多护卫他的士兵。这件事传到国王的耳朵，就下令把这个有钱的商人带到他那里去。商人由五十个士兵陪伴着来到了皇宫。

“这是怎么回事?”商人说。

国王说：“你有那么多仆人，你的房子比我的还要好!”

“陛下，”商人回答，“所有我花的钱都是自己的呀!”

“这我知道，但你不能比我生活得好。”国王说，“你犯了罪，你必须为此付出自己的生命。”

“陛下，”商人不禁流出了眼泪，“仅仅为了这点我就活不成了吗?”

“除非你能回答我向你提的三个问题，否则你就得死。”国王说，“这三个问题是：地球的中心在哪里?绕着世界走一圈要多少时间?我这会儿在想什么?”

不幸的商人害怕极了，因为他知道自己回答不出这些问题。

“陛下，您是否能给我一些时间考虑考虑再来回答这些问题呢?”

“给你一个月的时间。”国王说，“多一天也不行。”

商人走遍全国到处寻找能回答这些问题的人，但是大家都笑话他。最后，在经过一间茅屋的时候，他遇见了一个牧羊人。

“你有什么事吗?”牧人问道。

“倒霉透了。”商人回答，接着就向他叙述了那件事情。

“别垂头丧气啦。”牧人说，“你带我到皇宫去，那你就不会被砍头了。你把丝绒的披风给我，再叫你的士兵陪伴着我。”

牧人披着商人的披风来到了国王面前。

“我是来回答您的问题的。”牧人说。

国王笑了起来。

“好吧!”国王说，“地球的中心在哪里?”

“这里。”牧人用手指了指他站的地方说，“如果你不相信，可以把地球量一量，那您就会信服了。”

“回答得好。”国王说，“现在你回答第二个问题：绕世界走一圈要多长时间?”

“这很容易，”牧人回答，“如果陛下和太阳一起起床，然后再跟着它一直走到第二天早上，那你仅仅只要一天时间就可绕世界一圈啦!”

国王放声笑了起来：

“我不曾料到你会这么快就把问题回答出来了。

现在，我问你第三个问题：我这会儿在想什么?”

“陛下您正在想我是一个富有的商人。而实际上我却是一个牧人。”说着，他把丝绒的披风脱了下来。

国王大笑了起来：

“你比商人机灵多了。”国王说，“这样吧，我封你作一个大官，希望你为百姓办好事;而商人呢，我也不追究了，放他一条生路去吧!”

韩信是楚汉战争中的军事奇才。汉高祖三年（公元前204年）十月，韩信率一万新招募的汉军越过太行山，向东攻打项羽的附属国赵国。赵王和大将陈余集中二十万兵力，占据了太行山以东的咽喉要地井陉口，准备迎战。井陉口以西，有一条长约百里的狭道，两边是山，道路狭窄，是韩信的必经之地。赵军谋士李左车献计：正面死守不战，派兵绕到后面切断韩信的粮道，把韩信困死在井陉狭道中。陈余不听，说：“韩信只有几千人，千里袭远，如果我们避而不击，岂不让诸侯看笑话？”

韩信探知消息后，迅速率领汉军进入井陉狭道，在离井陉口三十里的地方扎下营来。半夜，韩信派两千轻骑，每人带一面汉军旗帜，从小道迂回到赵军大营的后方埋伏，韩信告诫说：“交战时，赵军见我军败逃，一定会倾巢出动追赶我军，你们火速冲进赵军的营垒，拔掉赵军的旗帜，竖起汉军的红旗。”其余汉军吃了些简单干粮后，马上向井陉口进发。到了井陉口，大队渡过挠蔓水，背水列下阵势，高处的赵军远远见了，都笑话韩信。

天亮后，韩信设置起大将的旗帜和仪仗，率众开出井陉口。陈余率轻骑精锐蜂拥而出，要生擒韩信。韩信假装抛旗弃鼓，逃回河边的阵地。陈余下令赵军全营出击，直逼汉军阵地。汉军因无路可退，个个奋勇争先。双方厮杀半日，赵军无法获胜。这时赵军想要退回营垒，却发现自己大营里全是汉军旗帜，队伍立时大乱。韩信趁势反击，赵军大败，陈余战死，赵王被俘。

战后，有人问：“兵法上说，要背山、面水列阵，这次我们背水而战，居然打胜了，这是为什么呢？”韩信说：“兵法上不是也说‘陷之死地而后生，置之亡地而后存’’吗？只是你们没有注意到罢了。”

“背水一战”比喻处于绝境之中，为求生路而决一死战。

习近平当天出席美国友好团体欢迎午宴时透露，1992年春天，他在中国福建省福州市工作时，从报上看到一篇《啊!鼓岭》的文章，讲述了一对美国夫妇对中国一个叫鼓岭的地方充满了眷念与向往，渴望故地重游而未能如愿的故事。

丈夫密而顿?加德纳生前是美国加州大学物理学教授，他1901年随父母来到中国，在福州度过快乐的童年时光，福州的鼓岭给他留下了特别难忘的印象。1971年他们全家迁回美国加州。

在此后的几十年里，他最大的心愿就是能再回到儿时的中国故园看一看。令人惋惜的是，加德纳直到去世也未能如愿，临终前，他仍不断念叨着“KULING(鼓岭)，KULING(鼓岭)”。

习近平介绍说，加德纳夫人虽然不知丈夫所说的“KULING”在什么地方，但为了实现丈夫魂牵梦萦了一生的心愿，她多次到中国寻访，最终都无果而返。后来，她在一位中国留美学生的帮助下，终于查明加德纳所说的地方就是福建省福州市的鼓岭。

“放下报纸，我立即通过有关部门与加德纳夫人取得联系，专门邀请她访问鼓岭。”习近平说：“1992年8月，我和加德纳夫人见了面，并安排她去看了丈夫在世时曾念念不忘的鼓岭，那天鼓龄有9位年届90高龄的加德纳儿时的玩伴，同加德纳夫人围坐在一起畅谈往事，令她欣喜不已。”

习近平回忆说，加德纳夫人当时激动地说，丈夫的遗愿终于实现了，美丽的鼓岭和热情的中国人民使我更加理解了加德纳为什么那样深深地眷恋着中国。她表示要把这份情谊永远传承下去。

中哈边境新疆萨尔布拉克草原的黄昏，是一种空旷而孤寂的美。

当橙红色的日轮坠向辽阔的地平线，草原深处的凉意渐浓，黑夜张口吞噬大地，形影相吊的白杨昂首坚挺，流连淡淡的夕照。

踏着彩霞的余辉，草原的牧民们挥鞭赶着牛羊，从萨尔布拉克草原毗邻边境线的春秋牧场迁移到别处的夏季牧场。

一望无垠的草原只剩下了76岁的魏德友和他的100多只羊。守边了半个多世纪，这位有着32年党龄的老党员习惯了孤独的生活。

用木条插上了羊圈的门，魏德友回到自己居住的土房，一骨碌躺到了床上。门外羊圈里时不时传来一两声低吟。除此之外，草原寂寂，四野悄悄。

流动的岗哨

萨尔布拉克草原地势平缓，边境线缺少天然屏障。除了哨点的边防军队，护边员的巡查起到至关重要的作用。

牧民们搬走后，草原变成了“无人区”，发生偷越境的概率相对较大。塔城裕民县边防大队政委叶尔那说。

魏德友是主动选择留下来的。过着“家住路尽头，放牧就是巡逻”的生活。

每天的清晨或傍晚，魏德友要来回走8公里的牧道去边境线，看有没有人员经过的痕迹，到牧民留下的房子查看情况。

几个月前，3个年轻人骑着摩托车往边境方向走，魏德友扯着嗓子、一路小跑，在铁丝网跟前截住了他们，劝他们离开。

半个多世纪来，魏德友义务巡边近20万公里，劝返和制止临界人员千余人次，堵截临界牲畜万余只，未发生1起涉外事件。

“这是我和战友曾经战斗过的地方，我要守到自己动不了的那一天。”魏德友说。

上世纪六七十年代，边境最危险的工作就是放牧。魏德友说，他和守边牧民坚持通过放牧的方式捍卫领土，与手握钢枪的外国士兵面对面也不曾后退。

1973年，魏德友骑马沿着没有边境设施标记的“争议区”放牛，发现一架飞机在上空盘旋。等到飞机离开后，他在盘旋区域内寻觅可疑迹象，发现两串朝向境内的脚印，向连队汇报展开地毯式搜索，最终可疑的人退回到边境线以外。

年逾古稀的魏德友仍没有“退休”的想法。有一次巡边遭遇暴风雪，迷失方向的他被困5个多小时。儿女担心父亲的安危，央求他回家养老，但一直没能说动。

魏德友的妻子刘京好告诉记者，对边境，魏德友有割舍不下的感情，一天不到边境看看，就感觉少了点东西。

“现在走了，以前不就白守了”，魏德友说完向着羊群小跑一阵，像是示意记者：自己身体还硬朗得很。

50台收音机

魏德友脖子上总挂着1台黑色收音机。这是两年前赶集的时候花80块钱买的。收音机掉漆的地方锈迹斑斑，坑坑洼洼的摔打痕迹记录着岁月的磨砺。

对这个不抽烟不喝酒的老人来说，收音机是除妻子刘京好之外的另一个“老婆”——放羊的时候，巡边的时候，种菜的时候，机子不会离身。

“除了睡觉，其他时候都开着。”草原上信号不稳定，只能搜到4个台，但有新闻、能听歌，魏德友已经知足了。

草原风大夹带着沙土，收音机特别容易坏。从1964年到新疆生产建设兵团一六一团兵二连屯垦守边至今，魏德友整整用坏了50台收音机。

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资料图：听收音机是魏德友老两口唯一的消遣方式。

年代不同的50台收音机，是魏德友52年守边历史的见证。

1964年，24岁的魏德友响应号召，从北京军区转业到新疆生产建设兵团，与30多名战友远赴万里之外的茫茫戈壁屯垦戍边。

紧接着，他从老家接来刘京好，在边境安下了家，养育了儿女。

半个多世纪以来，昔日战友陆续告老还乡，边防战士一茬接着一茬，就连世世代代住在草原的牧民也都搬到了条件更好的定居点。而魏德友却选择留下来，独自生活在空旷的草原深处。

几十年来，老两口很少外出，想孙子孙女了，就让他们过来住上几天。

他可以过得更好

孤零零矗立在草原的土坯房，就是魏德友简陋的家。

用报纸糊的“天花板”已经泛黄，1张木头桌子歪扭地立在坑洼的泥土地面上，家里只有4张凳子，来人多了只能坐床上。

房子里没有通常照明电。窗台前6伏功率的太阳能发电机每天只供两个灯泡的简单照明和手机充电;除了收音机和手电筒，房里再也看不到其他电器。

夫妇俩吃的米面需要小女儿翻越几十公里牧道才能送进来，喝的是门口井里打出来又咸又苦的盐碱水。

十年如一日，魏德友和老伴就过着这样的苦日子。而原本，他们可以过比这好得多的生活。

从兵团退休的时候，魏德友每月能领到将近3000元的退休工资，加上妻子刘京好的2000元，足够老两口安享晚年。

魏德友在连队有1套房子，但至今他也没有去住过1天。

前几年，刘京好感染了布鲁式杆菌。这种寄生在生羊肉的病菌发作起来会导致发高烧、浑身疼痛。刘京好时常要到城里的医院住院，留下老伴一个孤零零守边。

魏德友在连队放过牛羊、喂过猪，退休后还替别人打工代牧过。魏德友的手一次粉碎草料的时候被卷进了机器里，拔出来后10个手指头都血肉模糊，露出了白骨，右手食指只剩下了半根。

艰苦的生活和不幸的遭遇，从未让魏德友退缩过。“只有守在这里，心里才踏实。”这个信念一直植根在这名老党员的心里。

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萨尔布拉克的兵团人家

魏德友，九师一六一团退休职工。今年(2014年)74 岁的他，与妻子刘京好常年居住在裕民县额敏河畔的萨尔布拉克(中国、哈萨克斯坦边境中国第173号界碑向东5 公里处)，放牧巡边。粗略算来，1964 年至今，他在边境线走了18 万公里，堵截数万牲畜越境，劝返上千临界人员，责任区未发生一起涉外事件。

一

10 月1 日清晨，萨尔布拉克飘起了大雨。中等身材、略显黑瘦的魏德友，穿上雨衣，背着望远镜、收音机，拿起羊鞭，从土屋里走出来。

满头白发的妻子叮嘱他：“越是天气不好，越要警惕坏人在边境搞破坏，更要注意安全，听见没!”

“知道了!你一个人在家也要小心，有情况别忘了及时给边防站打电话。”牙齿没剩几颗、张口透风的丈夫也提醒妻子。

雨雾里，只见一位腰不弯、背不驼的老人，赶着一群羊缓缓行走。他不时站在高坡上举起望远镜观察。走走停停，在不知不觉中走出了十多公里。夕阳拱出云雾时，他才赶着羊群往回走。

当他回到土屋旁，妻子赶紧吆喝着羊群进圈，牧犬从旮旯里蹿出来，摇头摆尾地跟着主人爬上屋后山坡，陪他完成当天最后的一项工作——到后山坡再看看，有没有什么异常情况。

在这个值得纪念的日子里，魏德友以“放羊就是巡逻”的方式，向兵团60 华诞献礼。

月牙在星空缓缓升起，土屋周围寂静空荡。

在微弱的灯光下，魏德友夫妻俩面对面坐着，收听收音机里播出的新闻。

第二天是重阳节。可对这对老夫妻来说，除多了儿孙们电话问候外，一切将照旧。

我问魏德友，这样做到底图了个啥。他说：

“我就是一个普通的兵团职工，只是在放牧中顺便做了一些力所能及的事。”刘京好略带埋怨地接茬了：“你呀!一头扎进兵二连50 年没挪窝。

以前，这是咱一六一团的地界，守边、护边没得说。后来，这里划给地方当牧场了，兵二连没了，咱们都变成了外来户，现在却成了这里唯一的人家。别人退休后，都到城里住楼房、打牌下棋，过悠闲日子，你倒好，74 岁了还当护边员!”

二

魏德友的戍边情结，与刘京好所提及的兵二连密不可分。

50 年前，24 岁的魏德友与30 多名北京军区集体转业军人，风尘仆仆地走进一六一团兵二连，一个地名叫作别尔齐的地方。

当时的连长张万台说的话魏德友到现在都还记得：“1962 年，震惊中外的‘伊塔事件’导致成千上万的边民在‘有边无防’的状态下，裹挟牛羊，从咱们这一带逃往苏联。兵团派武装民兵第一时间在此地建立哨所、执勤点。我们新组建的兵二连，来到这里执行‘代耕、代牧、代管’任务，就是为屯垦戍边而来，就要用‘南泥湾精神’创建新家园。兵团人永远是一个兵!”

钟爱戎装的魏德友听了这番话心里也好受多了，他舍不得这身军装，“兵团人永远是一个兵”，他庆幸自己选择了兵团。这之后，他还从山东老家把扎着大辫子的刘京好接到别尔齐的地窝子里结婚成家，使艰苦的日子有了许多温情。

从此，“家住路尽头，种地是站岗，放牧是巡逻”成了魏德友日常生活的写照。他与兵二连的干部职工一起，每天放牧巡逻，与战友一起在辖区西巴里坤、萨尔布拉克、额敏河南畔，构筑了长达20 公里移动的界碑，用生命守护着祖国的领土。

魏德友神色凝重地回忆说：“1969 年，边境事件频发。我参加了一六一团‘ 铁牛队’行动，在塔斯提河南岸紧握钢枪与苏军对峙了三天三夜。在萨尔布拉克巡逻，不时与苏军擦肩而过，时时都能闻到火药味。一六一团人就是以这种方式冲在边境争议区最前沿。”

那个时期，边防斗争最激烈、最危险的工作要数放牧了。魏德友请缨到萨尔布拉克担任了牛群组组长，拖儿带女地住进了萨尔布拉克小溪旁的半地窝子里。

“搬来的那年，大女儿不足三岁，儿子还在吃奶，我央求他说，萨尔布拉克冬天封路，雨天道路泥泞湿滑，孩子又太小了，能不能不去!可他一口回绝说，不行!这事没商量!实在不行你留在连队，我一个人去!”刘京好边说边无奈地摆手摇头。

一年冬天的一天，天空飘着雪花。魏德友身背七九式步枪，骑马在沿着没有标记的争议区放牛。忽然，听到一阵轰鸣声，抬头看见一架飞机在上空盘旋。他迅速隐蔽观察，气温只有零下30 多摄氏度，魏德友趴在雪地里一动也不动，死死地盯着盘旋的飞机，他心想，如果飞机胆敢向境内飞越就用枪射击，可飞机绕了好多圈又飞走了。他立即在飞机盘旋区寻觅可疑迹象，结果发现了几串大脚印。他快马加鞭地向连队奔驰，报告这一情况。通讯员吹响了民兵集结号，连长率民兵对可疑区域进行地毯式搜索直至天亮。

兵二连戍守的边防线上，到处都留下了魏德友放牛巡逻的足迹。他经常劝返临界人员，受到团场、连队的表彰，生产连年上光荣榜。他入了党，还被九师党委授予劳动模范称号。这也是他人生最风光的时期。

三

1981 年兵团恢复建制以后，兵二连所属地交给了裕民县管辖。由此，兵二连百余户人家、300余口老少，分批陆续撤离了屯垦戍边20 年、“绿荫环绕，瓜果飘香”的家园。1984 年，一六一团牛群被拍卖，魏德友也要从兵二连搬迁至别的连队工作了。他却出乎意料地选择了停薪留职，买了3头牛、20 只羊，在全团率先发展养殖业。说到底，他就是不愿离开兵二连。

说来也巧，时任辖区边防站连长的白松找到魏德友说：“老朋友，你既然决定不走了，我想把用于改善战士生活的羊群交给你。还有，牧民搬走后这里成了荒凉的无人区，即便是牧民搬回来，牛马羊在没有边境设施的状况下易造成涉外事件。你有戍边经验，请你当护边员，行不?”

魏德友一口应承下来。没想到，他为堵截临界牲畜而损失惨重。在一个深夜，牧犬汪汪叫，魏德友穿衣起来，发现羊群已被赶出羊圈，打着手电收拢竟然少了36 只。还有一个雾天，有人趁魏德友不备冲散羊群，又丢了80 只羊。夫妻俩把孩子反锁在家里，在狼嚎声声的山野里寻找，结果在山坳里找到了惨不忍睹的羊尸。其中，边防站的羊也丢了30 只，他掏钱买羊补上。

妻子哭着说：“咱们还是搬家吧!”“哭什么?

越是这样越不走，哪怕是一只羊都没有了，我也要守在这里。”他坚定地说。

后来，白松连长把边境前沿的一片区域指定为魏德友的放牧巡边区域，配发了“义务护边员”

袖章和一架望远镜。从此，魏德友只要在责任区兜一圈行程就不会低于15 公里。

魏德友在放牧巡边中，几次差点丢掉性命。

一次，猛烈的暴风雪吹得天昏地暗，致使他迷失了方向。生死攸关，他以常规判断，顺西风移动兴许有一线存活的希望。于是，他赶着羊群在风雪中艰难前行，寒风刺透皮大衣，衣服被冻得像盔甲般越来越重。天黑了，风雪依旧，眼看筋疲力尽了，他看见了微弱的亮光。幸亏口袋里装了一把应急电筒，他竭力地向亮光方向不停闪光，边防官兵才把他给救了。

四魏德友为边防站放羊15 年，没有要一分钱的放牧费。边防站官兵看魏德友居住的半地窝子眼瞅着就要坍塌了，老兵复员前，为他家盖了一幢新土房。这里也被官兵称之为边防站的“夫妻哨所”。

更让人感慨的是，兵二连原来的党支部早在1984 年被撤并了，而魏德友几十年里没落下一分钱党费，有时托人代缴，有时亲自到30 公里外的团组织科缴纳。过不上组织生活，他就到边防站与兵娃娃们一起学习，更多的是从收音机里聆听党的声音。他说：“不论何时何地，都要努力做一个与党员身份相符的人。”

按说，魏德友完全可以雇人放牧落得个轻松。刘京好说：“省钱只是一方面，最主要是他放心不下这里，他老说，万一边境有个风吹草动这辈子就算白守了。每天不去溜一圈，不拿望远镜望一望，睡觉都不会踏实!”

古稀之年，身体的毛病也多了起来。前年，魏德友突发轻微脑梗，妻子雇人临时放牧，把他送进了医院救治。没两天妻子被他赶回家。他也像丢了魂一样，病情稍有好转就坚决要求出院了。魏德友有老胃病，犯病时疼起来有时在地上打滚。

为治病，夫妻俩常从收音机里获得“保健品”的信息，花了不少积蓄邮购，还说“效果不错”。孩子们埋怨，辛苦钱都撂进去了，还犟着不走，图个啥啊!

儿女们央求父母回山东安享晚年。魏德友拒绝说：“我们习惯了这样的生活，等干不动了再说吧!”

前年，女儿魏霞在团部为他们买了楼房，魏德友说：“等哪一天身体真的不行了再搬家吧!”

无奈，魏霞决定从山东回来。她说：“哪怕是我去萨尔布拉克接他们的班，放牧守边，延续他们的念想，也要让父母到城里养老!”

2003 年仲夏，中、哈两国边境界桩、围栏、国防公路等设施在魏德友眼皮底下贯通。兵二连人曾舍身捍卫的争议地界尘埃落定。魏德友成为兵二连唯一见证这一庄严时刻的人。他激动地抚摸着中国第173 号界碑，流下了悲情的泪水。

如今，在萨尔布拉克，就剩下了魏德友一家人。30 多年来，魏德友再苦再难也没有向组织申请过一次照顾，有的人已经淡忘兵二连了，甚至忘掉了那里还住着一户兵团人家。魏德友告诉我，时间久了，他已经习惯了孤独与寂寞，有马灯、收音机、牧犬、牛羊陪伴着，也不觉得空虚。

他的话是那样质朴：“留在萨尔布拉克，守牛羊是守住生活希望，守边防是留住心中念想。”(兵团日报 管述军)

评论：有一种崇高叫坚守

从放牛戍边到放羊戍边，50 年，行走18 万公里，堵截数万牲畜越境，劝返上千临界人员，责任区未发生一起涉外事件，这就是九师一六一团职工魏德友人生中的重要“清单”。

而在无声的数字背后，是魏德友作为一名共产党员对无私奉献、艰苦奋斗精神高地的默默坚守，是魏德友作为一名兵团人对老兵精神、兵团精神的有力传承。

坚守一辈子，说起来容易，做起来难。在魏德友50年的戍边生涯中，且不说艰苦无比的自然环境，紧张异常的边境形势，数次经历的生死考验，仅仅那种空旷无比的孤独和寂寞也不是人人都可以承受的。而这不正是魏德友的伟大之处吗?

远行的人常常是孤独的，但那孤独并非就是苦痛。如果那远方的路是属于自己的，路边的树是自己栽下的，目的地是自己内心向往的，那么远行者就会甘之如饴、锲而不舍、风雨兼程。

尽管一路坎坷，但如果再次选择，相信魏德友也仍会毅然选择坚守，走上义无反顾的戍边之路，因为在他的骨子里镌刻着对祖国的忠诚，在他的血液里流淌着对屯垦戍边事业的热爱。

在社会转型期，价值世界的变动与阵痛，使得传唱已久的忠诚之歌，出现了一些变调和杂音。比如，在利己主义者眼里，“忠诚”成了“傻瓜”“无能”的代名词;在利益交换的逻辑中，“忠诚”被视为过时无用的老古董。

同时，一些人把对党、对国家、对人民、对事业的忠诚抛到一边，把个人利益、个人地位、个人名誉看得比什么都重。价值观的错乱，导致行为的变异，那些变了味的“忠诚”，只会让人更加浮躁、更加凌乱、更加迷惘。

然而，“天下兴亡，匹夫有责”，假如你不守望，我不守望，国家的边关谁来守防?如果你不奉献，我不奉献、人民的幸福谁来谋求?要是你不担当，我不担当，社会的责任谁来肩负?“事不避难，义不逃责”，只有拥有更多的仗剑扶犁者、忠诚奉献者、流血流汗者，我们的国家和民族才会充满希望。

兵团人是一个特别能吃苦、特别能战斗、特别能奉献、极具感召力的英雄群体。60 年来，为了新疆的发展稳定，为了新疆各族人民的幸福安宁，为了祖国的安全统一，他们坚守脚下的土地，自力更生、艰苦创业，奉献不休、战斗不止。

而今，新疆严峻复杂的稳定形势，召唤着兵团人坚持国家利益就是兵团利益、新疆大局就是兵团大局，召唤着兵团人担当起维稳戍边的神圣使命，召唤着兵团人充分发挥“稳定器、大熔炉、示范区”的功能、作用。

一句话，形势和使命召唤着兵团人更好地坚守、更好地担当，从而为新疆社会稳定和长治久安做出应有贡献。

在历史的长河中，一辈子很短，用它来求取物质的享受和个人的利益，生命如随水而逝的落花，留不下一丝痕迹;而把个人的奋斗融入国家的大局、人民的利益，就会在后人的追忆中延续生命，在岁月深处写下崇高。

或许，这就是魏德友这个普通人身上的不普通之处。

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叶剑英诞生在内忧外患、灾难深重的旧中国，当时革命潮流疾风骤雨般地不断发展着。在风云变幻的年代，在中国革命的关健时刻，面对危难，叶剑英忠贞不惑，洞察局势，无私无畏，机智果敢，力挽狂澜，对革命事业作出了重大贡献。叶剑英早年就在革命阵营的领导机构中工作，充分发挥了一个革命活动家的重要作用。1922年陈炯明政变，孙中山广州蒙难，他率部同叛军英勇作战，力保中山先生的安全。1927年蒋介石、汪精卫叛变革命，他冒着生命危险，将汪精卫阴谋消灭贺龙、叶挺部队的密息，火速通知贺、叶等同志，使他们及时率部脱离九江，开往南昌，顺利地发动了“八·一”南昌起义。随后，他又参加领导了广州起义。1935年长征途中，张国焘搞分裂主义，使党和红军处于危险境地，在这紧要关头，他坚决维护革命的根本利益，把张国焘企图危害党中央的电令及时报告毛泽东，使党中央能迅速脱离险境，继续北上抗日，胜利到达陕北。1976年，周恩来、朱德和毛泽东相继逝世，江青xx集团加紧篡夺最高领导权。在这关系党和国家前途命运的严峻时刻，他又挺身而出，同中央政治局一起，采取断然措施，粉碎“四人帮”，结束了“文化大革命”这场灾难，再次为中国革命事业立下了不可磨灭的功勋。“疾风知劲草，极荡识诚臣。”叶剑英在长期的革命斗争中，经受了一次又一次严峻的考验，表现了对党对人民的无限忠诚。毛泽东曾用“诸葛一生唯谨慎，吕端大事不糊涂”这句话来赞誉叶剑英，确实十分恰当。

叶剑英是我军有名的“儒将”，他阅历丰富，学识渊博，文武兼备，智勇双全，在政治上、军事上以至文学上造诣都很深。而他的晚年，特别是年逾古稀之后，更是波澜壮阔，瑰丽辉煌。他在《八十书怀》中曾写了“老夫喜作黄昏颂，满日青山夕照明”。81岁时，又在题诗中写道：“百年赢得十之八，老骥仍将万里行。”这些气度非凡的诗句，如今已成为广为流传的格言。

公元前538年的一天，孔子对弟子南宫敬叔说：“周之守藏室史老聃，博古通今，知礼乐之源，明道德之要。今吾欲去周求教，汝愿同去否？”南宫敬叔欣然同意，随即报请鲁君。鲁君准行。遣一车二马一童一御，由南宫敬叔陪孔子前往。老子见孔丘（孔子，名丘，字仲尼，生于鲁国。）千里迢迢而来，非常高兴，教授之后，又引孔丘访大夫苌弘。苌弘善乐，授孔丘乐律、乐理；引孔丘观祭神之典，考宣教之地，察庙会礼仪，使孔丘感叹不已，获益不浅。逗留数日。孔丘向老子辞行。老子送至馆舍之外，赠言道：“吾闻之，富贵者送人以财，仁义者送人以言。吾不富不贵，无财以送汝；愿以数言相送。当今之世，聪明而深察者，其所以遇难而几至於死，在於好讥人之非也；善辩而通达者，其所以招祸而屡至於身，在於好扬人之恶也。为人之子，勿以己为高；为人之臣，勿以己为上，望汝切记。”孔丘顿首道：“弟子一定谨记在心！”

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孔丘解释道：“吾乃忧大道不行，仁义不施，战乱不止，国乱不治也，故有人生短暂，不能有功于世、不能有为于民之感叹矣 ”

老子道：“天地无人推而自行，日月无人燃而自明，星辰无人列而自序，禽兽无人造而自生，此乃自然为之也，何劳人为乎？人之所以生、所以无、所以荣、所以辱，皆有自然之理、自然之道也。顺自然之理而趋，遵自然之道而行，国则自治，人则自正，何须津津于礼乐而倡仁义哉？津津于礼乐而倡仁义，则违人之本性远矣！犹如人击鼓寻求逃跑之人，击之愈响，则人逃跑得愈远矣！”

稍停片刻，老子手指浩浩黄河，对孔丘说：“汝何不学水之大德欤？”孔丘曰：“水有何德？”老子说：“上善若水：水善利万物而不争，处众人之所恶，此乃谦下之德也；故江海所以能为百谷王者，以其善下之，则能为百谷王。天下莫柔弱於水，而攻坚强者莫之能胜，此乃柔德也；故柔之胜刚，弱之胜强坚。因其无有，故能入于无间，由此可知不言之教、无为之益也。”

孔丘闻言，恍然大悟道：“先生此言，使我顿开茅塞也：众人处上，水独处下；众人处易，水独处险；众人处洁，水独处秽。所处尽人之所恶，夫谁与之争乎？此所以为上善也。”

老子点头说：“汝可教也！汝可切记：与世无争，则天下无人能与之争，此乃效法水德也。水几於道：道无所不在，水无所不利，避高趋下，未尝有所逆，善处地也；空处湛静，深不可测。善为渊也；损而不竭，施不求报，善为仁也；圜必旋，方必折，塞必止，决必流，善守信也；洗涤群秽，平准高下，善治物也；以载则浮，以鉴则清，以攻则坚强莫能敌，善用能也；不舍昼夜，盈科后进，善待时也。故圣者随时而行，贤者应事而变；智者无为而治，达者顺天而生。汝此去后，应去骄气于言表，除志欲于容貌。否则，人未至而声已闻，体未至而风已动，张张扬扬，如虎行于大街，谁敢用你？”

孔丘道：“先生之言，出自肺腑而入弟子之心脾，弟子受益匪浅，终生难忘。弟子将遵奉不怠，以谢先生之恩。”说完，告别老子，与南宫敬叔上车，依依不舍地向鲁国驶去。

回到鲁国，众弟子问道：“先生拜访老子，可得见乎？”孔子道：“见之！”弟子问，“老子何样？”孔子道：“鸟，我知它能飞；鱼，吾知它能游；兽，我知它能走。走者可用网缚之，游者可用钩钓之，飞者可用箭取之，至于龙，吾不知其何以？龙乘风云而上九天也！吾所见老子也，其犹龙乎？学识渊深而莫测，志趣高邈而难知；如蛇之随时屈伸，如龙之应时变化。老聃，真吾师也！”

不争名利，关注自身；保持沉静，不受影响；愿意施与，不求目的；当断就断，顺势而为；自身发光，善于影响；认清优势，善于应用；时不赋我，静待时机。我等俗人，只能先参考水的品德修行自身，要达到自然的境界似乎还很远。

齐白石是近现代中国绘画大师,世界文化名人。早年曾为木工,后以卖画为生,五十七岁后定居北京。下面是小编分享的中国绘画大师齐白石的爱国故事，相信你们有兴趣!

中国绘画大师齐白石的爱国故事

抗日战争时期，北平伪警司令、大特务头子宣铁吾过生日，硬邀请国画大师齐白石(1863—1957年)赴宴作画。

齐白石来到宴会上，环顾了一下满堂宾客，略为思索，铺纸挥洒。转眼之间，一只水墨螃蟹跃然纸上。

众人赞不绝口，宣铁吾喜形于色。

不料，齐白石笔锋轻轻一挥，在画上题了一行字——“横行到几时”，后书“铁吾将军”，然后仰头拂袖而去。

一个汉奸求画，齐白石画了一个涂着白鼻子，头戴乌纱帽的不倒翁，还题了一首诗：

乌纱白扇俨然官，不倒原来泥半团。

将妆忽然来打破，浑身何处有心肝?

1937年，日本侵略军占领了北平。齐白石为了不受敌人利用，坚持闭门不出，并在门口贴出告示，上书：“中外官长要买白石之画者，用代表人可矣，不必亲驾到门，从来官不入民家，官入民家，主人不利，谨此告知，恕不接见。”

齐白石还嫌不够，又画了一幅画来表明自己的心迹。

画面很特殊，一般人画翡翠时，都让它站在石头或荷径上，窥伺着水面上的鱼儿;齐白石却一反常态，不去画水面上的鱼，而画深水中的虾，并在画上题字：“从来画翡翠者必画鱼，余独画虾，虾不浮，翡翠奈何?”

齐白石闭门谢客，自喻为虾，并把作官的汉奸与日本人比作翡翠，意义深藏，发人深思。

Snow-white

Once there was a Queen. She was sitting at the window. There was snow outside in the garden-snow on the hill and in the lane, snow on the hunts and on the trees: all things were white with snow.

The Queen was making a coat for a little child. She said, "I want my child to be white as this cloth, white as the snow. And I shall call her Snow-white."

Some days after that the Queen had a child. The child was white as snow. The Queen called her Snow-white.

But the Queen was very ill, and after some days she died. Snow-white lived, and was a very happy and beautiful child.

One year after that, the King married another Queen. The new Queen was very beautiful; but she was not a good woman.

A wizard had given this Queen a glass. The glass could speak. It was on the wall in the Queens room. Every day the queen looked in the glass to see how beautiful she was. As she looked in the glass, she asked: "Tell me, glass upon the wall, who is most beautiful of all?" And the glass spoke and said: "The Queen is most beautiful of all."

Year went by. Snow-white grew up and became a little girl. every day the Queen looked in the glass and said, "Tell me, glass upon the wall, who is most beautiful of all?" And the glass said, "Snow-white is most beautiful of all."

When the Queen heard this, she was very angry. She said, "Snow-white is not more beautiful than I am. There is no one who is more beautiful than I am."

Then the Queen sat on her bed and cried.

After one hour the Queen went out of her room. She called one of the servants, and said, "Take Snow-white into the forest and kill her."

The servant took Snow-white to the forest, but he did not kill her, because she was so beautiful and so good. He said, "I shall not kill you; but do not go to the Kings house, because the Queen is angry and she will see you. If the Queen sees you, she will make some other man kill you. Wait here in the forest; some friends will help you." Then he went away.

Poor Snow-white sat at the foot of a tree and cried. Then she saw that night was coming. She said, "I will not cry. I will find some house where I can sleep tonight. I cannot wait here: the bears will eat me."

She went far into the forest. Then she saw a little hut. She opened the door of the hut, and went in. In the hut she saw seven little beds. There was a table, and on the table there were seven little loaves and seven little glasses. She ate one of the loaves. Then she said, "I want some water to drink." So she drank some water out of one of the glasses. Then she fell asleep on one of the seven little beds.

The hut was the home of seven Little Men. When it was night, the seven Little Men came to the hut. Each Little Man had a big beard, and a little blue coat. Each Little Man came into the hut, and took his little lamp. Then each Little Man sat down, and ate his little loaf, and drank his little glass of water.

But one Little Man said, "Someone has eaten my little loaf." And another Little Man said, "Someone has drunk my little glass of water." Then the seven Little Men went to bed, but one Little Man said, "Someone is sleeping on my little bed." All the seven Little Men came to look at Snow-white as she slept on the Little Mens bed. They said, "She is very beautiful."

Snow-white awoke, and saw the seven Little Men with their big beards standing near her bed. She was afraid. The Little men said, "Do not be afraid. We are your friends. Tell us how you came here." Snow-white said, "I will tell you." Then she told them her story.

They said, "Do not be afraid. Live here with us. But see that the door shut when we are not in the house with you. Do not go out. If you go out, the bad Queen will find you. Then she will know that you are not dead, and will tell someone to kill you." So Snow-white lived in the hut with the seven Little Men.

After some days Snow-white went into the garden. One of the Queens servants was going through the forest, and he saw her. He went and told the Queen, "Snow-white is in a hut in the forest." The Queen was very angry when she heard that Snow-white was not dead.

The Queen took an apple. She made a hole in the red side of the apple, and put some powder into the hole. Then she put on old clothes and went to the hut. She called, "Is any one there?" Snow-white opened the door, and came out to her. The Queen said, "I have some pretty apples. Eat one of my pretty apples." Snow-white took the apple and said, "Is it good?" The Queen said, "See, I will eat this white side of the apple; you eat the red side. Then you will know that it is good."

Snow-white ate the red side of the apple. When the powder was in her mouth, she fell down dead. The Queen went back to her house. She went into her room. she looked into the glass and said, "Tell me, glass upon the wall, who is most beautiful of all?" The glass said, "The Queen is most beautiful of all." Then the Queen know that Snow-white was dead.

The Little Men came back to the hut. When they saw that Snow-white was dead, the poor Little Men cried. Then they put Snow-white in a box made of glass. They took the glass box to a hill and put it there, and said, "Everyone who goes by will see how beautiful she was." Then each Little Man put one white flower on the box, and they went away.

Just as they were going away, a Prince came by. He saw the glass box and said, "What is that?" Then he saw Snow-white in the box. He said, "She was very beautiful: but do not put her there. There is a hall in the garden of my fathers house. It is all made of white stone. We will take the glass box and put it in the hall of beautiful white stone."

The Little Men said, "Take her." Then the Prince told his servants to take up the box. They took up the box. Just then one of the servants fell down. The box fell, and Snow-white fell with the box. The bit of apple fell out of her mouth: she awoke, and sat up, and said, "Where am I?"

The Prince said, "You are with me. I never saw anyone as beautiful as you. Come with me and be my Queen."

The Prince married Snow-white, and she became his Queen.

A man went and told this to the bad Queen. When she heard it she was so angry that she fell down dead.

Snow-white lived and was very happy ever after. And the Little Men came to see her every year.

白雪公主

从前，有一个王后，她坐在窗户旁。窗外的花园里积满了雪，山上是雪，小路上是雪，树上和屋顶上也积着雪，万物一片白茫茫。她手中拿着些布和一枚针，她手中的不就像雪一样洁白。王后正在为小孩做一件上衣，她说：“我想我的孩子能够像这布一样白，想雪一样白，我要叫她白雪公主。”

几天之后，王后生了个小孩，这个孩子白得像雪一样，王后给她取名为“白雪公主”。但是，王后得了重病，几天以后就去世了。白雪公主活了下来，她是一个十分幸福和美丽的孩子。

王后去世一年以后，国王又娶了一位王后。新王后十分漂亮，但是，她不是一个善良的女人。一个巫师给了新王后一面镜子，这面镜子会说话，它挂在王后房间的墙上，每天王后照着镜子，欣赏自己多么漂亮。当她照镜子的时候，她问：“告诉我，墙上的魔镜，谁是世界上最漂亮的人？”于是魔镜开口说道：“王后是世界上最漂亮的。”

过了数年，白雪公主长成大人了。当白雪公主是一个年轻姑娘时，有一天，王后照着镜子说：“告诉我，墙上的魔镜，谁是世界上最漂亮的？”魔镜说：“白雪公主是世界上最漂亮的。”

当王后听到这些话时，非常恼怒，她说：“白雪公主没有我漂亮，没有一个人比我更漂亮。”然后，王后坐在床上哭了。一小时后，王后从她的房间走出来，她叫来一个仆人说：“把白雪公主带到森林中杀掉。”

仆人带着白雪公主到了森林，但他没有杀死她，因为她太美丽太善良了。他说：“我不会杀死你的，但是，你不能回王宫，因为，王后很生气，她会看到你的。如果王后发现你，她会让别人杀死你的。你就呆在森林里，会有朋友来帮助你的。”然后，他走了。

可怜的白雪公主坐在一棵树底下哭了，这时，她看到天快黑了，她说：“我不哭了，我要找所房子今晚好睡觉，我不能呆在这儿了，熊会吃了我的。”她往森林深处走去，这时，她发现了一座小屋，她打开小屋的门，走了进去。在小屋里，她看到七张小床，还有一张桌子，桌子上有七块小面包和七个小杯子。她吃了其中一块面包，然后说：“我想喝点水。”于是，她又喝了一个杯子中的一些水。之后，她躺在一张小床上睡着了。

这座小屋是七个小矮人的家。当天黑下来的时候，七个小矮人回到小屋。每个小矮人都留着一副大胡子，穿一件小蓝上衣。小矮人进了小屋，每个人都点上他们的小灯，然后，小矮人都坐下，开始吃面包，喝小杯里的水。

但是，一个小矮人说：“有人把我小面包吃了。”另一个小矮人说：“有人把我的小杯子里的水喝了。”然后，七个小矮人去睡觉。可是一个小矮人说：“有人正睡在我的小床上。”七个小矮人都过来看睡在小矮人床上的白雪公主。他们说：“她真漂亮。”

白雪公主醒了，发现七个留着大胡子的小矮人正站在她床旁，她很害怕。小矮人们说：“别害怕，我们是你的好朋友，告诉我们你是怎么来这儿的。”白雪公主说：“我告诉你们。”接着她就给他们讲述了自己的经历。他们说：“不要害怕。就在这儿和我们住在一起，但是，我们不在家的时候，你一定要关上门，千万别出去。如果你出去了，坏王后会发现你，这样，她知道你没有死，会让人来杀死你。”于是，白雪公主和七个小矮人在这座小屋里生活着。

几天以后，白雪公主去了一趟花园。王后的一个仆人正经过这片森林，他发现了阿。他回去告诉了王后：“白雪公主在森林的一座小屋里。”王后听说白雪公主没有死，十分恼火。

王后拿来一个苹果，她在苹果红的一边挖了一个洞，把一些毒的粉末放在这个洞里。然后，她穿上一身旧衣服，去了小屋。她喊：“屋里有人吗？”白雪公主打开门，出来见她。王后说：“我有一些漂亮的苹果，吃一个尝尝吧？”白雪公主拿着苹果说：“这好吃吗？”王后说：“瞧，我吃苹果白的一半，你吃红的一半，你会知道它味道不错。”白雪公主吃了苹果红的一半，当粉末进入她嘴里时，她倒下去死了。

王后回到家，进了自己的房间，对着镜子说：“告诉我，墙上的魔镜，谁是世界上最漂亮的。”魔镜说：“王后是世界上最漂亮的。”于是，王后知道白雪公主已经死了。

小矮人们回到小屋，发现白雪公主死了。可怜的小矮人们全都哭了。然后，他们把白雪公主放进玻璃棺材里，并把它抬到山坡上，安放在那里，说：“每位经过这里的人都会看见她是多么美丽。”接着每个小矮人在棺材上放了一朵白花，然后离开了。

他们刚刚要离开，一位王子从此经过，他看着玻璃棺材说：“那是什么？”这时，他发现白雪公主躺在里面，他说：“她太美丽了，把能把她放在这里，在父亲的王宫里有一座大厅，整个大厅都是用白石头砌成，我们把玻璃棺材搬到那所漂亮的白石大厅里。”小矮人们说：“抬走她吧。”

然后，王子告诉他的仆人抬起棺材。他们抬起它时，不巧一个仆人跌倒了。把棺材也摔到地上，白雪公主随同棺材跌了下来，那块苹果从她嘴里掉了出来，她醒了过来，坐起来说：“我这是在哪儿？”王子说：“你跟我在一起，我从来没有见过一位像你这么美丽的人，跟我来，做我的王后吧。”王子和白雪公主结婚了，她成了王后。

一个人去把这些消息告诉了坏王后，当她听到这些，气得倒下死去了。从那以后，白雪公主一直生活得很幸福。每年小矮人们都来看她。

New Words and Expressions 生词和词组：

wizard n. 男巫

hut n. 茅舍，小屋

Ji Anlived at the time of Emperor Wudi of the Western Han Dynasty (206 B.C.-A.D.24). He was respected for being upright and just and for daring to speak the truth. He did not bother about amall matters in personal behaviour and in being an official. He was particular about actual effects and ,although he did not cause a stir ,he could keep the prefecture he governed in perfect order. Because of this. the imperial court transferred him to the central government from being the perfect of the Donghai Prefecture to being a commander in charge of the appointment and dismissal of the local officals.

Once,Emperor Wudi said that he would implement the policy of benevolence and justice of Confucianism and would do good turns to the people.Emperor Wudi Had hardly finished his remards when Ji An said that there was no need for the emperor to say so.Why should the emperor bother,Ji An said, about pretending to implement the policy of benevolence and justice since he was so greedy and avaricious within himself? This choked the emperor off. The emperor suddenly Changed his countenance and declared the meeting over. All the civilian and military officers at court were breathless with anxiety for fear that Ji An might bring disaster upon himself because of this. After returning, Emperor Wudi said to the people around him that Ji An was a little too rude and too straightforward.

For this reason ,Ji An was never promoted again. When he was the commander in charge of the appointment and dismissal of the local officials, both Gongsun Hong and Zhang Tang were low -ranking lfficials of little importance. Later ,they were promoted continuously. Gongsun Hong became the prime minister and Zhang Tang became the imperial censor. However, JiAns post remained thesame. One day, Ji An said to Emperor Wudi that the way the emperor used his ministers was just like piling up firewood, which meant that the latecomers surpassed the old-timers. Of course, Emperor Wudi could see that Ji An was complaining. So,turning to his ministers, Emperor Wudi said, "It is true that no one can stop learning.You see, Ji An is making more and more indiscreet remarks."

This story comes from The Historical Records. Later generations use the set phrase "the latecomers surpass the old-timers " to indicate that successors can cxcel the predecessors, which is quite different from the original idea when Ji An said that the latecomers surpassed the old-timers.

汲黯是西汉武帝时代人，以刚直正义、敢讲真话而受人尊重。他为人和做官都不拘小节，讲求实效。虽然表面上不那么轰轰烈烈，却能把一个郡治理得井井有条，因此，朝廷把他从东海太守调到朝廷当主爵都尉——一种主管地方吏任免的官职。

有一次，汉武帝说要实行儒家的仁义之政，为老百姓办好事了。没等皇帝把话说完，汲黯就说：“陛下内心里那么贪婪多欲，表面上却要装得实行仁政，这是何苦呢？”一句话把皇帝噎了回去。汉武帝登时脸色大变，宣布罢朝，满朝文武都为汲黯捏着一把汗，担心他会因此招来大祸。武帝回到宫里以后，对身边的人说，汲黯这个人也未免太粗太直了。

从此以后，汲黯的官职再也没有提升。他当主爵都尉的时候，公孙弘、张汤都还是不起眼的小官，后来，他们一个劲儿住上升，公孙弘当上了丞相，张汤做上了御史大夫，可他汲黯还蹲在原地没动窝。有一天，汲黯对武帝说，陛下使用群臣，跟码劈柴一样，是“后来者居上”啊！汉武帝当然听得出这是发牢骚。于是，转脸对臣下们说：“人真是不能不学习啊！你们听汲黯说话，越来越离谱了！”

故事出自《史记汲郑列传》。成语“后来居上”，往往指后起的可以胜过先前的。和汲黯说这话的原意，大不相同。

在20世纪50年代，有国际共产主义战士之称的罗盛教，曾经教育和激励了一代年轻人。但是许多人并不知道，在罗盛教成为家喻户晓的英雄典型的背后，还有一段鲜为人知的故事。欢迎阅读语文迷小编为您提供的中国革命先烈罗盛教的故事，希望大家喜欢!

罗盛教，1931年生，湖南省新化县人。

原名雨成，新化县松山乡人。少时在维新、文德小学读书，后因家贫辍学。1945年冬，去乾城县所里镇(今吉首)叔父家。翌年春，入省立九师附小就读。1947年，考入省立九师，毕业后升入省立十三中学高中部求学，并改名罗盛教。

由于家境贫寒，罗盛教11岁时才上小学，只念了一年半就失学了。为了有口饭吃，父亲将他送去当了道士。14岁那年，他不得不到镇上叔叔开的杂货铺帮工。

1949年，罗盛教的家乡解放了。这年11月，他参加了中国人民解放军，成为湘西军政干部学校的一名学员。罗盛教文化程度较低，听起课来感到吃力，抓不住重点，笔记记不全。为了不掉队，每次下课后，他都要将别人的笔记借来，和自己的笔记对照，查缺补课，然后用钢笔工工整整地抄写一遍。在建校劳动中，需要将倒在河中的一棵树抬到岸上搭桥用。罗盛教第一个跳进冰冷的河水中。在他的带动下，全班二三十个同学都跳进河里，终于将树拖上了岸，搭起了桥。1950年2月1日，罗盛教加入了中国新民主主义青年团。

1951年4月，罗盛教响应党的号召，参加了中国人民志愿军，并随部队奔赴朝鲜。

任志愿军第47军141师侦察队文书。在朝鲜他曾参加了1951年阵地防御作战。

在朝鲜的日子里，罗盛教时时感到朝鲜人民的深情厚谊，他和驻地平安南道成川郡石田里的老乡们结下了深厚的友谊。他经常帮房东大妈担水、劈柴，乡亲们都夸奖罗盛教是好样的。

1952年1月2日清晨，罗盛教和战友宋惠云一起去河边练习投掷榴弹。正值隆冬季节，河面已被厚厚的冰雪盖住，几个儿童正在滑冰，笑声阵阵。忽然，传来了呼救声，有人掉进冰窟窿了!罗盛教抓起自己的帽子，往地上一扔，一弯腰，直冲过去。他一边跑一边飞快地脱掉身上的衣服，接着跳进了冰河里。过了好一会，罗盛教才浮出河面，深深吸了口气，又钻进水里。又过了一会，罗盛教终于将落水的孩子托出水面。当那少年两臂扒住冰面往上爬时，突然，哗啦一声，冰又塌了，少年连人带冰又落入水中。这时罗盛教全身已冻得发紫，体力已快消耗殆尽，但他却又一次潜入水中，好久，才用头和肩将少年顶出水面。这时宋惠云已将一根电线杆拖到河边，少年抱住电线杆被拉上了岸。人们急切地等待着罗盛教，然而，他却再也没有上来。为了救落水的朝鲜儿童，罗盛教英勇献身。

全村老百姓都赶到了河边，沉痛哀悼这位英雄的志愿军战士。村民们将罗盛教安葬在村庄边的佛体洞山。

1952年2月，中国人民志愿军领导机关为罗盛教追记特等功，同时授予“一级模范”、“特等功臣”的称号。同年4月1日，中国新民主主义青年团中央委员会决定追认罗盛教为“模范青年团员”。1953年6月25日，朝鲜民主主义人民共和国最高人民会议常任委员会授予他一级国旗勋章及一级战士荣誉勋章。

SomeHolidays are so much fun that they catch on outside of their culture. The most obvious exampleisprobably Christmas, which is celebrated around the world by people who aren’t even Christian. Similarly, in recent years, the Dragon Boat Festival has moved beyond China to become an international holiday celebrated by people who may know little about the holiday’s origins.

有些节日实在是很有趣，所以在本土文化以外的地方也很受欢迎。最明显的例子可能就是圣诞节，世界各地的人都会庆祝圣诞节，即使是非基督徒。同样，最近几年端午节已经不局限于中国，成为国际性节日，而庆祝的人可能对节日的由来并不太了解。

The Dragon Boat Festival is one of three majorChineseholidays, along with the Spring and Moon Festivals. Of the three, it is possibly the oldest, dating back to the Warring States Period in 227 B.C. The festival commemorates Qu Yuan, a minister in the service of the Chu Emperor. Despairing over corruption at court, Qu threw himself into a river. Townspeople jumped into their boats and tried in vain to save him. Then, hoping to distract hungry fish from his body, the people scattered rice on the water.

端午节与春节和中秋节并列为中国三大节日。这三个节日中，它可能是最古老的一个，可以追溯到公元前227年的战国时代。这个节日是为了纪念楚国的大夫屈原，他因为对朝廷的贪污腐败感到绝望而投河自尽。镇上的人纷纷冲上船去救他，却没有成功。后来大家把米撒到水里，希望把饥饿的鱼群从他的躯体边引开。

Over the years, the story of Qu’s demise transformed into the traditions of racing dragon boats and eating zongzi – a kind of rice wrapped in bamboo leaves. The races have certainly captured the imagination of people from all over the world. Every spring there are nearly 60 dragon boat races held outside of China in cities from Vancouver to Sydney, from Gdańsk, Poland to Cape Town, South Africa. Canada alone has nearly 50 dragon boat teams and Germany has nearly 30.

多年以后，屈原逝世的故事逐渐演变成赛龙舟和吃粽子(一种包在竹叶中的米食)的传统。这些竞赛显然激起了世界各地人们的想像，每年春天有将近60场龙舟赛在中国境外的城市举办，从温哥华到悉尼，从波兰的格但斯克到南非的开普敦。单单字加拿大就有将近50支龙舟队伍，德国则有近30个。

So what is it about the Dragon Boat Festival that appeals to foreigners? “It’s an unusual

sport,” says one racer from Germany. “It’s not like everybody’s doing it. That’s one of the reasons that there’s such great team spirit in a dragon boat team – everybody feels like we’re doing something special.” And what about the zongzi? “Ehhh, they’re not bad, I guess,” he says. “Something of an acquired taste. I just haven’t really acquired it yet.”

那么，为什么端午节赛龙舟会吸引外国人呢?“这是一项不寻常的运动。”一位来自德国的参赛者说，“这并不是所有的人都在从事的运动。这正是龙舟队的团队精神如此高昂的原因之一，每个人都觉得自己在做一件很特别的事。”那么粽子呢?“喔，我觉得它不难吃。”他说，“那是一种需要后天培养的品味。我只是还没培养出来罢了。”

The Dragon Boat Festival ,also called the Duanwu Festival ,is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month according to the

Chinese calendar.People always eat rice dumplings and watch dragon boat races to celebrate it.

The festival is best known for its dragon-boat races,especially in the southern places where there are many rivers and lakes. Ití?s

very popular.

The rice dumpling is made of glutinous rice,meat and so on. You can eat different kinds of rice dumplings.They are very delicious.

And Dragon Boat Festival is for Qu Yuan. He is an honest minister who is said to have committed suicide by drowning himself in a

river.

Overall, the Dragon Boat Festival is very interesting!

鮣鱼离开自己的船——鲨鱼，想去找一点儿吃的，换涣口味，半路上就逃了回来，她边逃边叫：“出怪事啦，海马爸爸生孩子啦!”

她这一叫，惊动了旗鱼、剑鱼，他们纷纷游过来问：“在哪里?”

“在前面。”鮣鱼回过身子，向前面一指。

自古只有妈妈会生孩子，爸爸怎么会生孩子呢?

剑鱼不相信，说：“你看错了吧，爸爸怎么会生孩子呢?”

“说不定你是把海马妈妈看成海马爸爸了?”旗鱼也怀疑起来。

鮣鱼见剑鱼和旗鱼都不相信自己，急得在水里跳着，大声说：“我怎么会看错哩!”鮣鱼看一眼不远处的鲨鱼，接着往下说：“我每次乘着自己的‘船’到这儿来游玩，总少不了要同海马夫妇见上几次面，他们哪一位是海马妈妈，哪一位是海马爸爸，就是烧成了灰，我也认得出来，怎么会看错呢。”

“爸爸会生孩子，倒是天下奇事，我们去看看。”旗鱼对剑鱼说。

“我带你们去。”鮣鱼自告奋勇，她游到了剑鱼的嘴巴里。

连这么一点点路，鮣鱼也没忘记“乘便船”。

旗鱼和剑鱼来到那个海马身边，看见一个个小海马，正从海马的尾部下两弹出来。

“我没有赖你们吧。”鮣鱼从剑鱼嘴巴里出来后，指着正在生孩子的海马说。

“请问……你是海马妈妈，还是海马爸爸?”旗鱼还有些不放心地问。

“你没看见我在生孩子吗，当然是海马爸爸啰。”海马爸爸说着，又生出了一个小海马。

“哦，我知道啦，你们海马是爸爸生孩子，妈妈不会生孩子的。”剑鱼好像恍然大悟地说。

“剑鱼先生，你可别往我们海马妈妈身上泼脏水呀2”忽然，有个不生孩子的海马气呼呼地在看着剑鱼。郭鱼一看，惊奇地叫起来：“她才是海马妈妈哩。”

“这……这到底是怎么回事呀?”剑鱼和旗鱼更加糊涂了，他们看看不生孩子的海马妈妈，又看看正在生孩子的海马爸爸。

海马妈妈看看剑鱼他们，突然哈哈哈地大笑起来。她边笑边说道：“孩子嘛，确实是我生的。不过，我生他们的时候，还是一颗颗的卵呢。我把他们生在他们爸爸的育儿袋里，孩子们在他们爸爸的育儿袋里成长，变成一个个小海马……”

“哈哈，爸爸生孩子，原来是这么一回事呀!”旗鱼和剑鱼都大笑起来。

“可这活泼泼的孩子，终究是从我这里出去的呀。”海马爸爸“生”完了最后一个小海马，指着自己的育儿袋，调皮地看看绅鱼他们。旗鱼看看海马妈妈，风趣地说：“看样子，你丈夫还不肯放弃这个会生孩子的名誉哩。”

“不过话说回来，我丈夫是个好爸爸，他不但帮助我养儿育女，今后还要负责保护孩子们的安全，一旦他们受惊，或者遇到危险，又会躲进他的育儿袋里去。”海马妈妈深情地看了自己丈夫一眼，补充说，“一直要到孩子们都长大了才离开育儿袋。”

“哦，真是个好爸爸。”旗鱼、剑鱼和鮣鱼告别了海马夫妇，向来的地方游去。当然吗，鮣鱼是不会放弃她“乘便船”的机会的，不过这一回，她钻到了旗鱼的鳃孔里，打算一回到老地方，马上去寻找鲨鱼，因为还要跟着他到各地去旅游呢。