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齐桓公见鬼

春秋时代，齐国的国君齐桓公有一次在沼泽地里打猎，由齐相管仲亲自为其驾车。突然间，桓公看见了一个鬼?他赶紧握着管仲的手，惊魂未定地问：“仲父你看到什么了吗?”

管仲如实相告：“我什么也没有看到。”

齐桓公回宫以后，吓得丢魂失魄，从此就病倒了，竟至几天卧床不起。这时，有个名叫皇子告敖的读书人，主动求见桓公，对他说：“这是您自己伤害了自己的身体，鬼怎么能伤害得了您呢?一个人的体内如果产生了怒气并且郁结起来，那么他的魂魄就会游离于体外而使人精神恍惚;怒气上升而不下降，人就会爱发脾气;怒气下降而不上升，人就会发生健忘;而如果这股怒气不上不下，恰好郁结在身体的正中，它就会伤害心脏，这时人就要生病了。”

齐桓公听后，不禁半信半疑地问道：“那么，到底世间有没有鬼呢?”

皇子告敖肯定地回答：“有的!室内有鬼名叫履，灶房有鬼叫做髻(ji)。院子里的粪土堆上，有个叫雷霆的鬼住在那里;在东北方的墙脚下，时常有倍阿鲑(gui)蠪(long)一类的鬼出没其间;在西北方的墙脚下，则有泆(yi)阳鬼安家;水中的鬼叫罔(wang)象，丘陵的鬼叫峷(xin)，山上的鬼叫夔(kui)，原野上的鬼叫彷徨，而沼泽地里的鬼则叫委蛇(wei yi)。”

齐桓公赶紧追问：“那委蛇是怎样的形状呢?”

皇子告敖形容说：“委蛇嘛，像车毂(gu)那么大，像车辕那么长，穿着紫衣裳，戴着红帽子。委蛇特别不喜欢雷车发出的隆隆声响，一听到这种声音就会抱头而立。谁如果能见到委蛇，那就是将要成为霸主的一种先兆!”

齐桓公听了这一席话，顿时笑逐颜开。他兴奋地说：“我所见到的正是你说的这种委蛇呀!”于是，他赶紧重整衣冠，与皇子告敖对坐交谈。还不到一天的时间，齐桓公的病就不知不觉地好了。

俗话说：“疑心生暗鬼。”齐桓公见鬼是一种心理病态，皇子告敖用心理治疗的方法，去满足齐桓公的心理需要，使他的病不治而愈，这个故事是令人深思的。

一人得道鸡犬升天

三国时期，魏、蜀、吴三个国家各据一方，征战不休，争夺霸主的统治地位。其中，刘备管辖割据的地方称为蜀。

刘备依靠诸葛亮、关羽、张飞等一批能干的文臣武将打下了江山，他死后将王位传给了儿子刘禅。临终前，刘备嘱咐诸葛亮辅佐刘禅治理蜀国。刘禅是一位非常无能的君主，什么也不懂，什么也不做，整天就知道吃喝玩乐，将政事都交给诸葛亮去处理。诸葛亮在世的时候，呕心沥血地使蜀国维持着与魏、吴鼎立的地位;诸葛亮去世后，由姜维辅佐刘禅，蜀国的国力迅速走起了下坡路。

一次，魏国大军侵入蜀国，一路势如破竹。姜维抵挡不住，终于失败。刘禅惊慌不已，一点继续战斗的信心和勇气都没有，为了保命，他赤着上身、反绑双臂，叫人捧着玉玺，出宫投降，做了魏国的俘虏。同时跟他一块儿做了俘虏的，还有一大批蜀国的臣子。

投降以后，魏王把刘禅他们接到魏国的京都去居住，还是使他和以前一样养尊处优，为了笼络人心，还封他为安乐公。

司马昭虽然知道刘禅无能，但对他还是有点怀疑，怕他表面上装成很顺从，暗地里存着东山再起的野心，有意要试一试他。有一次，他请刘禅来喝酒，席间，叫人为刘禅表演蜀地乐舞。跟随刘禅的蜀国人看了都触景生情，难过得直掉眼泪。司马昭看看刘禅，见他正咧着嘴看得高兴，就故意问他：“你想不想故乡呢?”刘禅随口说：“这里很快乐，我并不想念蜀国。”

散席后，刘禅的近臣教他说：“下次司马昭再这样问，主公应该痛哭流涕地说：‘蜀地是我的家乡，我没有一天不想念那里。’这样也许会感动司马昭，让他放我们回去呀!”果然不久，司马昭又问到这个问题，刘禅就装着悲痛的样子，照这话说了一遍，但又挤不出眼泪来，只好闭着眼睛。司马昭忍住笑问他：“这话是人家教你的吧?”刘禅睁开眼睛，吃惊的说：“是呀，正是人家教我的，你是怎么知道的?”

司马昭明白刘禅确实是个胸无大志的人，就不再防备他了。

刘禅身为一国之主，居然乐不思蜀，甚至连装着想念故乡都装不出来，贪图享乐而志向沦丧竟到了这种地步，实在可气可叹。我们在任何情况下，都不应该放弃自己的理想，而要严格要求自己，志存高远，不懈地奋斗。

得意忘形的老虎

从前有一个农夫，他的地在一片芦苇地的旁边。那芦苇地里常常有野兽出没，他担心自己的庄稼被野兽毁坏了，就总是拿着弓箭到庄稼地和芦苇地交界的地方去来回巡视。

这一天，农夫又来到田边看护庄稼。一天下来，没有什么事情发生，平平安安地到了黄昏时分。农夫见还安全，又感到确实有些累了，就坐在芦苇地边休息。

忽然，他发现苇丛中的芦花纷纷扬起，在空中飘来飘去。他不禁感到十分疑惑：“奇怪，我并没有靠在芦苇上摇晃它，这会儿也没有一丝风，芦花怎么会飞起来的呢?也许是苇丛中来了什么野兽在活动吧。”

这么想着，农夫提高了警惕，站起身来一个劲地向苇丛中张望，观察是什么东西隐蔽在那里。过了好一会儿，他才看清原来是一只老虎，只见它蹦蹦跳跳的，时而摇摇脑袋，时而晃晃尾巴，看上去好像高兴得不得了。

老虎为什么这么撒欢呢?农夫想了想，认为它一定是捕捉到什么猎物了。老虎得意得简直忘了形，完全忘了注意周围会有什么危险，屡次从苇丛中跳起，将自己的身体暴露在农夫的视线里。

农夫悄悄藏好，用弓箭瞄准了老虎现身的地方，趁它又一次跃起，脱离了苇丛的隐蔽的时候，就一箭射过去，老虎立刻发出一声凄厉的叫声，扑倒在苇丛里。

农夫过去一看，老虎前胸插着箭，身下还枕着一只死獐子。

老虎捕到了獐子高兴万分，却没料到中箭而死，真可谓是乐极生悲。人生在世，应该谨慎从事，不要被一时的胜利冲昏了头脑，以致于丧失了对危险的警惕，否则，就会埋上灾祸的隐患。

The so-called Eight Immortals refers to the eight immortal, they are: torrent, Han Chung, Lan Tsai, Chang, old, Xiangu, Han Xiang, obviously drunk and Lu Tung-pin.

One day, the Queen Mother of the West Eight Immortals birthday celebration back from the clouds over the East China Sea through, I saw choppy sea, Bailangtaotian, it is truly spectacular. Thus, the Eight Immortals decided to go to the sea and play.

Lu Tung-pin, said: "Everyone threw their treasures on the sea, it is crossed by the sea, comparison and who is more supernatural powers, how?"

Tieguaili first welcomed the recommendation, high-spirited mood he said: "Well you look at me!!" Put the crutches toward the sea, crutches like a boat floating in the water, a torrent somersault, turned upright on crutches.

Han Chung then put his palm-leaf fan thrown into the sea, standing on the top jump.

Subsequently, several other fairy also recount, Chang, old riding a donkey down, marching Lu Tung-pin male and female sword, Xiao Han Xiangzi sitting, riding Xiangu flowers, blue and standing on the green light, obviously drunk stepping jade, are floating up in the sea.

Eight Immortals secure in the surging waves along the drift, which clouds feel different, do not have a new stimulus and atmosphere, we really played with pleasure.

In this case, obviously drunk suddenly points to the right hand, and shouted:

"We see ah! There seat mirage!"

We turned around and saw a gradually rising mountains from the sea, the mountains there are trees, there are buildings, while on the up in the air, the clouds slowly into the horizon, a flash, a cloud that has been scattered by the wind a.

Han Xiang said: "We do not really treat shallow sea dragon mirage gas is booed out of gas, a rare century ah!!"

Suddenly, the blue and disappeared from them. We wait and see far and near, while calling to find, but I could not see blue and traces of old Chang guess, he said:

"East China Sea Dragon King might be trouble, he did not welcome us his prowess at sea, the blue and caught underwater to go, we go together to the underwater dignitaries go!"

We came to the Dragon Palace, Dragon King politely request release. Dragon unreasonable, not only refused, but also sent his sons to lead the minor players to kill the Eight Immortals. Eight Immortals had to use magic to carry a weapon, resisting many small, after a fierce battle, two were the Eight Immortals Dragon Prince killed.

A dragon, his two sons were killed the Eight Immortals, really extreme grief, please South China Sea, West Sea, North Sea Dragon King to help. Dragon King ton of bricks, the Eight Immortals also riled. Torrent wine gourd sea water absorbance, and the remaining few will be immortal Tarzan moved over to fling the East China Sea, the East China Sea became an immediate high.

The two sides played incredibly hard, sun and the moon light, the Lao, and Avalokiteshvara Buddha also alarmed, they all came to mediation. The results of mediation is, by the blue and the East China Sea Dragon King sent two Jade, as compensation for killing two Prince Tarzan moved back by Kannon responsible place.

Because of a dispute, the Eight Immortals Jade Emperor was downgraded first-class. Since then, the Eight Immortals no longer afraid to stir up trouble to the outside.

所谓八仙是指八位仙人，他们分别是：铁拐李、汉钟离、蓝采和、张果老、何仙姑、韩湘子、曹国舅和吕洞宾。

有一天，八仙向西王母拜寿回来，腾云驾雾从东海上空经过，只见海上波涛汹涌，白浪滔天，煞是壮观。于是，八仙决定到海面上玩一玩。

吕洞宾说：“大家把自己的宝物扔到海面上，借着它渡过大海，比一比谁更有神通，怎么样？”

铁拐李首先对这一建议表示欢迎，他兴致昂扬地说：“好啊！大家先看我的！”便把拐杖投向海中，拐杖像一条小船漂浮在水面，铁拐李一个筋斗，翻立在拐杖上。

接着汉钟离把他的芭蕉扇丢到海上，跳下去站在上面。

接着，其他几位仙人也各显神通，张果老倒骑着毛驴，吕洞宾踏着雌雄宝剑，韩湘子坐着萧，何仙姑乘着花篮，蓝采和站在拍板上，曹国舅踩着玉版，都在海面上漂浮了起来。

八仙安稳地顺着汹涌的波浪漂去，这与腾云驾雾感觉大不相同，别有一番新的刺激和情调，大家玩得好不快意。

这时，曹国舅突然用手指向右边，并高声喊道：

“大家看啊！那里有座海市蜃楼！”

大家转头一看，只见一座仙山渐渐地从海里升起，山上有树木，有楼房，一会儿就升到半空中，慢慢地变成天边的浮云，一转眼，那浮云又被风吹散了。

韩湘子说：“我们真是眼福不浅！蜃气是海里蛟龙嘘出来的气体 ，百年难得一见啊！”

突然 ，蓝采和从他们当中消失了。大家远近观望，一边找一边喊，可就是不见蓝采和的踪迹，张果老猜说：

“可能是东海龙王作怪，他不欢迎我们在他的海上大显神通，把蓝采和抓到龙宫去了，走 我们一起到龙宫要人去！”

大家来到龙宫，婉言请求龙王放人。龙王蛮不讲理，不但不肯，还派自己的几个儿子带领虾兵蟹将追杀八仙。八仙只得用随身的法宝当武器，抵抗虾兵蟹将，经过一场激烈的战斗之后，龙王的两个太子被八仙杀死了。

龙王一听，自己的两个儿子被八仙杀了，真是悲愤至极，商请南海、西海、北海龙王来帮忙。龙王的不依不饶，把八仙也给惹火了。铁拐李用酒葫芦把海水吸光，其余几位仙人将泰山搬了过来，往东海一扔，东海立刻变成了一座高 。

双方打得天昏地暗，日月无光，把太上老君、如来佛和观世音也惊动了，他们全都赶来调解。调解的结果是，由蓝采和送东海龙王两片玉版，作为杀两位太子的补偿泰山则由观世音负责搬回原处。

因为这一场纠纷，八仙被玉皇大帝降级一等。从此，八仙再也不敢到外面惹是生非了。

骗子钦差

河南开封曾出现了一桩假冒官员行骗案。话说，当时的河南省会开封城内的一处寺院来了几十个操北京口音的借住客。他们穿着打扮精致高贵，不像是住不起客栈的人，更奇怪的是，他们入住后紧锁门户，禁止闲杂人员在门前窥探流连，搞得神秘兮兮的。很快，这咄咄怪事被报告给了官府，震动了开封官场。

骗子钦差原来时任河南巡抚刚遭到弹劾，官场盛传朝廷正暗中调查巡抚。巡抚本人很紧张，底下官员们也很紧张。常在河边走哪能不湿鞋，要真查起来，巡抚的问题少不了，而底下多少人和巡抚一荣俱荣一损俱损。大家正担心着，突然来了几十个低调神秘的北京人，巡抚等人怎么能不紧张呢？

不会是朝廷查案的钦差来了吧？巡抚马上派了一个亲信去寺院查探虚实。那个亲信在寺院周围守候到黄昏，才看到有个人从寺院里走出来。那人很年轻，太监打扮，一副不谙世事的模样，提着一只葫芦去沽酒。巡抚亲信尾随其后，寻机与他搭讪。那年轻人警惕性很高，没搭理巡抚亲信。亲信不气馁，第二天守在原地等，果然又候着了那年轻人。年轻人还是不搭理亲信，亲信就抢着替他付酒钱，又邀请他喝酒。年轻人不再排斥，落座和亲信边喝边聊起来。等舌头开始打卷了，巡抚亲信开始套年轻人的真实身份。年轻人告诉他，听说河南巡抚贪赃枉法，自己跟随主子前来密访，一旦查到确凿证据就回京复命了。临别，年轻人再三嘱托巡抚亲信不要告诉第三人。

亲信一转身就报告了巡抚。巡抚宁信其有不信其无，第二天带上大小官员，前往寺院拜访。院门紧闭，巡抚等人正踌躇着，突然听到院子里面传来呼爹喊娘的惨叫声，中间夹杂着棍棒呼啸声。叫声一阵惨过一阵，让外面一干人等直皱眉头。好一会儿，惨叫声停了，院门突然打开，两个差役打扮的人拖着一个奄奄一息的人出来了，地上划出一溜血迹。巡抚亲信一看，这被打得不成人样的人正是昨日的年轻人，赶忙耳语告诉巡抚。巡抚和大小官吏大惊失色，立刻整理衣装，由巡抚大人领头一一报名求见。一干人等被带进一个房间，看到一个穿黄马褂、戴珊瑚顶、插孔雀翎的老人，正要向他行礼，那老人摆摆手，指着坐在一旁的少年说：“爷在此，可行礼。”巡抚一想，幸亏刚才膝盖没跪下去，敢情主子另有其人。仔细一看，那少年相貌清秀、气质高傲，周围的人对他毕恭毕敬，极可能是京城里的哪位王爷贝勒。巡抚急忙向少年行大礼参拜。少年点点头，示意老人躬身过来，低声向他说了些什么。老人应了声，仰身对巡抚等人说：“我们明天就回京了，不给地方添麻烦了。都回吧。”

怀着忐忑的心情，巡抚回去后，深信自己的前途就寄在那个少年钦差身上了。看样子，钦差找到了不利于自己的证据要回京复命了，自己头上的顶戴不保。越想越害怕，巡抚连夜悄悄送了一万两银子进寺院。第二天钦差就要走了，巡抚抓紧一切机会巴结人家，一大早就带着开封大小官员在城门口摆下酒宴，预备给钦差大人饯行。等了一上午，钦差没有来，派人去寺院“问安”，发现早已不见了钦差的人影。

原来，根本就没有钦差，这一切都是骗子团伙表演的。他们专门搜集各地的官场消息，对官员的升迁和心理揣摩得很仔细，然后有目的地开展行骗。河南巡抚担心顶戴落地，骗子团伙就有了行骗的基础，把他给陷进去了。

鲁迅先生在教育孩子方面,认为要教育好孩子，首先要尊重和理解孩子，“如果不先行理解，一味蛮做，更大碍于孩子发达。”

曾经有一次，先生在家中宴客，儿子海婴同席。在吃鱼圆时，客人均说新鲜可口。唯海婴说：“妈妈，鱼圆是酸的!”以为孩子胡说乱闹的妈妈便责备了几句，孩子老大不高兴。鲁迅听后，便把海婴咬过的那只鱼圆尝了尝，果然不怎么新鲜，便颇有感慨地说：“孩子说不新鲜，我们不加以查看，就抹杀是不对的，看来我们也得尊重孩子的说的话啊!”

今天我买了一本《中国成语故事》，妈妈说，只有正确地理解成语的意义，才能恰当地灵活地使用它，为自己的口头交际和书面写作增添文采和活力。这本书中精选了两百多则常用成语，简明生动，通俗易懂。使我增加了古代社会政治、军事、文化、民俗等各方面的知识，还从中学习借鉴前人的智慧和经验。其中我最喜欢读的是“机不可失”。

这个故事讲了唐朝初年，李渊为了平定天下，就派大将李靖统率大军去攻打蜀都的萧铣。当他的大军来到江边，只见大浪滔天，势如千军万马，奔腾咆哮，看得人心惊胆颤。这时候有位将军说：“等江水退了，再打过江去吧！”可李靖语气坚定地说：“兵贵神速，机不可失，敌军一定认为我们被江水阻隔，不会马上进攻，我们必须在他还没有调集兵马之前，趁着这江水猛涨的大好时机迅速渡过江去，攻到城下，这才是用兵的上策。果然，在李靖的强大攻势下，萧铣被打败了。

读了这个故事，使我懂得了一个道理：只要有机会，就一定要牢牢地去把握，这样才能取得成功。否则失去了，就后悔莫及！在以后的学习生活中，我也一定要“机不可失”。

从前，有个叫秦半贯的秀才，读书不求甚解，识字只认半边，写文章狗屁不通，读了几年补习，乡试屡考不中。他一贯不务正业，靠吹牛皮拍马，也算在乡里混得不错。而每见同乡学子应试归来，高官厚禄，封妻荫子，衣锦还乡，却不免有时乖运蹇，怀才不遇之感。碰巧这年县府里发榜招聘官员，新任县官求才若渴，亲自坐堂招贤。

轮到秦半贯上场，县官叫侍从带上。秦半贯上得堂前，磕头三下道：“不才半贯叩见父母恩官!小人愿爬到大人脚下，舔高足踩过的芳泥!”县官见其奴性十足，心头十分不悦，但还是想考考他的真才实学：“本官出题考你，好歹定夺。题目是《读书之人何以修身》。”秦半贯四书五经读不通，修身不晓得在哪本经，他抓耳挠腮，急得心直跳，汗直流，结结巴巴地说：“大人，修者长也，身者身体也。要身体修长就要当官，要当官就要有诀窍，上要有背景，中间有靠山，下有垫脚之人……”县官听罢，勃然大怒：“大马屁精，胡言乱语，到底做不做得出!”秦半贯慌忙答道：“大人，此题实在太难，一时做不出来，求再出一道，若写不出，情愿领罪!”县官忍俊道：“好吧，本官饶你一次，再出一个……”说话间，忽放一屁，半贯闻之大喜，马上以《放屁》为题，即兴高声朗诵：“伏惟大宗师高耸金臀，洪宣宝屁，远听依稀乎丝竹之音，余音绕梁，三日不绝;近听轰轰然金钟齐鸣，山鸣谷应，振聋发聩。仿佛春花之瑞气，兰麝之飘香，小人立于下风，不觉陶然而醉……”县官听罢，哈哈大笑。

秦半贯以为县官看中他的文章，正高兴间，忽听得县官正色道：“好个半贯秀才!正经文章不会做，放屁的文章偏做得好!本县封你一个看粪官!”说罢忙唤左右，将秦半贯押在衙门东街万人粪坑边，让他每天领略些“春花兰麝之香气”。

The Great Wall of China

The Great Wall of China is called the "Ten thousand Ii Great Wall" in Chinese. In fact, it s more than 6 000 kilometres long. It winds its way from west to east, across deserts, over mountains, through valleys till at last it reaches the sea. It is one of the wonders of the world.

The Great Wall has a history of over twenty centuries. The first part of it was built during the Spring and Autumn Period. During the Warring States Period, more walls were put up to defend the borders of the different kingdoms. It was during the Qin Dynasty that the kingdom of Qin united the dif ferent parts into one empire. To keep the enemy out of his empire, Emperor Qin Shi Huang had all the walls joined up. Thus, the Great Wall came into being.

The Great Wall is wide enough at the top for five horses or ten men to walk side by side. Along the wall are watchtowers, where soldiers used to keep watch. Fires were lit on the the towers as a warning when the enemy came.

It was very difficult to build such a wall in the ancient days without any modern machines. All the work was done by hand. Thousands of men died and were buried under the wall they built. The Great Wall was made not only of stone and earth, but of the flesh and blood of millions of men.

Today the Great Wall has become a place of interest not only to the Chinese but to people from all over the world. Many of them have come to know the famous Chinese saying: "He who does not reach the Great Wall is not a true man."

中国的长城

中国的万里长城被称为“万里长城”。事实上，它有6000多公里长。它蜿蜒地从西向东，穿过沙漠，越过高山，穿过山谷，直到最后到达大海。它是世界奇观之一。

长城有二十多个世纪的历史。它的第一部分是在春秋时期建造的。战国时期，有更多的城墙被用来保卫不同王国的边界。正是在秦朝，秦国把帝夫的发福部分统一为一个帝国。为了把敌人赶出他的帝国，秦始皇把所有的城墙连在一起。于是，长城诞生了。

长城的宽度足以让五匹马或十个人并排走。沿着墙的是瞭望塔，士兵们常常在那里守望。当敌人到来时，在塔上点燃了火作为警告。

在古代没有任何现代机器的情况下，很难建造这样一堵墙。所有的工作都是手工完成的。成千上万的人死了，被埋在他们建造的城墙下。长城不仅是由石头和泥土建成的，而且是几百万人的血肉所组成的。

今天，长城不仅对中国人，而且对来自世界各地的人都有兴趣。他们中的许多人都知道中国著名的谚语:“没有到达长城的人不是真正的人。”

Handan was the capital of the State of Zhao during the Warring States Period.

邯郸，是战国时期赵国的首都。

A young man in the State of Yan heard that the State of Zhao was more powerful than the State of Yan, so he was much interested in the State of Zhao. Consequently, he crossed over mountain after mountain by himself and got to Handan.

燕国有个青年听说赵国比燕国强大，对赵国很感兴趣。于是，他一个人翻山越岭，来到了邯郸。

Upon arrival at Handan, he felt that the State of Zhao was indeed more stable than the State of Yan. Even the way of walking of the people of the State of Zhao looked better than that of the people of the State of Yan. He made up his mind to learn how the people of the State of Zhao walked in Handan, so that in the future the people of the State of Yan could walk as gracefully as them.

到了邯郸，他觉得赵国确实比燕国安定，连赵国人走路的姿势都比燕国人好看。他决定在邯郸学会赵国人走路，将来让燕国人走路也能像赵国人一样好看。

Yet, that was easier said than done. No matter how hard he tried, he was unable to learn the gait of the people of the State of Zhao. On the contrary, he even forgot completely how he walked in the State of Yan. In the end, he had no alternative but to crawl back from the State of Zhao to the State of Yan.

可是，说起来容易做起来难。这个青年怎么学也没有学会赵国人走路的姿势，反而连自己在燕国时如何走路也忘得干干净净。最后，池没有办法，只好爬着离开赵国回燕国去了。

我们的国家现在实行改革开放，许多外国人到中国访问、投资、做买卖，这对我们的经济发展十分有利。如何跟外国人打交道呢?一方面要有礼貌，尊重人家的国格，尊重人家的各种习惯。另一方面也要维护我们的国格国法。盲目排外和崇洋媚外都是错误的。这里讲一个冯玉祥将军对待外国人的故事。

冯玉祥是著名的爱国将领。他当年担任陕西督军的时候，一次接待了两个外国人。他很有礼貌地请他们坐下，谈话。两个外国人打开旅行袋。拿出一块新鲜的野牛肉，要送给冯玉祥。冯玉祥问：“哪里弄来的野牛肉?”外国人回答：“是我们在终南山打猎打来的。野牛凶得很，不好打。”冯玉祥皱起了眉头：“你们到终南山打猎，和谁打过招呼?领过许可证吗?”外国人忙说：“我们打的是野牛，没有主人，用不着和谁打招呼。”冯玉祥沉下脸说：“终南山在我们中国，是我国的领土。野牛生在这里，自然归我国所有，怎么说没有主人?你们不经允许，私自猎牛，这是犯法的!我作为地方官，有保护国家主权的责任。你们在中国就要守中国的规矩，不能蛮不讲理!”两个外国人理屈词穷，只得承认做了错事。

New Year is coming, everybody happily preparing for New Year. This time, every family hung red lanterns, my house is no exception. In the New Year everyone talking and laughing there to buy clothes, some through the door to someones home, and eat in.

When night falls, street by street lamps are lit up, just then, I quickly ran downstairs, holding all kinds of fireworks, so I hurriedly set fire to, see back fire burning fireworks, like a rocket fly into the sky, fireworks in the sky, suddenly blown away, heaven left a colourful word mark, suddenly, my eyes filled with light.

Then I entered into the crowd of happy, I suddenly see, people in happy to play games, a happy smile on his face. Even I also involuntarily went in. Tell jokes to each other, we play games, set off firecrackers and charade, etc. Then, I met a classmate, I say: "happy New Year!" She also said: happy New Year! Then we visit each other. Later, I heard the deafening firecrackers, the voice warm and lasting. I see people in voice shout, yell, I hurry to leave.

Smell of rice fragrance in the home, I will follow the aroma ran back to the home, eat delicious dumplings, ensure that you would went to the big full the luck to eat STH delicious. After dinner, I put on new clothes to go shopping, the man in the street that is people mountain people sea! I almost fell down! Not only this, that is, to the street a bargain. People immersed in laughter, that night, chill in approaching, people are not willing to leave, still there and celebrate, looking forward to the New Year arrives.

新年到了，大家兴高采烈地做迎新年的准备。这时间，家家户户挂满了火红的灯笼，我家也不例外。在新年里大家说说笑笑，有的去买衣服，有的去别人家闯门，还有的在家里吃饭。

当夜幕降临的时候，街道旁的路灯都不约而同的亮了起来，就在这时候，我飞快的跑下楼去，手里拿着各种各样的烟花炮竹，于是，我连忙点起火来，只见背火熊熊燃烧的烟花，像火箭一样向天空飞去，天上的烟花，突然间被炸开了，天上留下了五颜六色的道痕，突然，我的眼睛里充满了光明。

然后我就融入了欢乐的人群当中，我忽然看到，人们在高兴地做游戏，脸上露出了开心的笑容。连我也不由自主地走了进去。我们互相讲笑话，玩游戏，放鞭炮，猜字谜等。接着，我碰到了同学，我说：“新年好!”她也说：新年好!然后我们就互相拜访。过后，我就听到了震耳欲聋的鞭炮声，那声音热烈而持久。在声音里我看到人们大声欢呼，喊叫，我着急地离开了。

闻见家里的饭香味，我就顺着香气跑回了家里，吃上香喷喷的饺子，保证你去了会大饱口福。吃完饭，我穿上了新衣服去逛街，街上的人那是人山人海啊!我差一点就摔倒了!不光这个，街上的东西还应有尽有，物美价廉。人们沉浸在欢声笑语之中，夜深了，寒意在逼近，人们都不愿意离去，还在那里尽情地欢庆，期盼新的一年到来。

读了《你不可不知的中国名人故事》这本书后，我印象最深刻的就是第一章——领袖人物。

在这一章里，我认识了治水英雄——大禹，故事里说的是在治水时期，大禹为了完成治水重任,娶妻涂山女四天便离开家,在外13年,没有回过一次家。“三过家门而不入”已成为千古流传的佳话,这体现了大禹为民造福的可敬形象。《大禹治水》这个故事还告诉我们：早在上古时代，人们就已经认识到了水的特性，了解了洪水泛滥的规律，并用原始工具战胜了洪水。在书中，我还认识了中国历史上唯一的女皇——武则天，武则天是中国历史上第一位女皇也是一位有才能的君主，她赏罚分明、唯才是举，又能广开言路，善于纳谏。国家在武则天主政期间，政策稳当、兵略妥善、文化复兴、百姓富裕，故有“贞观遗风”的美誉，为其孙唐玄宗的开元之治打下了长治久安的基础，武则天对中国历史做出过了巨大的贡献,我非常敬佩武则天。同时，我还从书中认识了一位少年天子——康熙，康熙皇帝是中国历史上一位很有才华的天子，他八岁就登上了皇位，少年时就挫败了权臣鳌拜，成年后先后取得了对三藩、明郑、准噶尔的战争胜利，在位六十年，真是太令人震惊了！

听了我的述说，你们应该对这些历史人物有些了解了吧！当然，还有许许多多的历史人物需要我们从书中去拜读。我们需要学习这些人物身上坚忍不拔、勤奋努力等等可贵的精神。在生活中，我们也要不断学习、不断完善自己，发扬团队精神和乐于助人的精神，把好的一面发扬光大，这样我们的班级、我们的学校、我们的社会就会变得更加美好！

Many years ago, when China was poor and lagged much behind the world, a lot

of men went to California to seek for gold in the hope that they could be rich

when they returned to hometown. American dream once influenced the world and it

attracted people to realize their dreams. But today, the future is in China.

Many young people come to China to find their dreams.

Chinese economy developed very fast in the last decades, the market is full

of vitality and booming. More and more students choose to study abroad, but most

of them decide to return China to start their business, which is very different

with ten years ago. At that time, finding jobs in foreign countries was their

target. Whats more, China attracts foreigners to come and seek for cooperation,

because they know clearly that China can provide the chance they need.

Mandarin is learned by people from all around the world. The newest report

shows that more than 100 million people learn Chinese, which is the worlds

second language, and only ranks behind English. Chinese dream helps them to have

more chances.

习近平总书记强调：“坚定信心、同舟共济、科学防治、精准施策，我们完全有信心、有能力打赢这场疫情防控阻击战。”“坚定信心”位于十六字总要求之首，贯穿抗疫始终。习近平总书记不断强调“信心”二字，为大家注入了强大精神力量。在困难面前，乐观自信比黄金还珍贵。中华民族历史上经历过很多磨难，但从来没有被压垮过，一个重要原因在于，我们始终坚信只要从容不迫、信心如磐，就没有翻不过的山，就没有越不过的坎。

这次新冠肺炎疫情发生突然、来势汹汹，恰逢中国最重要的传统节日前后，大规模人员流动使得疫情短时间快速蔓延，中国人民在疫情笼罩下度过了一个不同寻常的春节。平静祥和的生活一夜之间被新冠肺炎疫情这个恶魔打破，难免引发人民群众的心理恐慌和焦虑不安，但党中央打响疫情防控阻击战的部署作出后，全国人民迅速定下心神，抱着必胜信念从容不迫地投入到抗疫斗争中。一时间，无论是身处疫情救治一线的医务人员，还是坚守防控一线的党员干部和志愿者，无论是居家自我防护的健康公民，还是因感染而入院治疗的患病同胞，大家都以各自不同的方式传递信心、加油鼓劲。护目镜下坚毅专注的笃定眼神，互联网上暖心提气的跟帖留言，新闻镜头里受访者的胜利手势，方舱医院里优美的广场舞姿……乐观坚强自信成为疫情阴影下中国人民最强大的免疫力。人民群众自觉保持抗疫必胜的坚定信念和乐观向上的精神状态，增强对国家有力有效防范化解境外疫情输入风险的充分信心，把积极乐观的好情绪转化为做好每一个防控细节的催化剂，不因疫情防控形势好转而盲目乐观，坚持做好疫情期间个人心理调适，充分彰显了从容不迫、信心如磐的新时代乐观精神。

乐观自信是一种生生不息的伟大力量。进入新时代，摆在全党全军全国各族人民面前的使命更光荣、任务更艰巨、挑战更严峻、工作更伟大，更加需要我们大力发扬从容不迫、信心如磐的伟大精神，始终坚定中国特色社会主义道路自信、理论自信、制度自信、文化自信，以“自信人生二百年，会当水击三千里”的壮志雄心继续奋斗，朝着实现“两个一百年”奋斗目标、实现中华民族伟大复兴的中国梦奋勇前进。

【素材展示5】

人有意气，才能有豁达的胸襟。“惟江上之清风，与山间之明月，耳得之而为声，目遇之而成色”，苏子有意气，虽遭官场与文场一齐泼来的污水，但他仍意气风发，“侣鱼虾而友麋鹿”，心胸豁达可见一斑。“安能摧眉折腰事权贵，使我不得开心颜”，遭人诽谤的李白，被玄宗赐金放还，虽有昭昭若明星之德，日月齐辉之才，终化为泡影，但他仍意气风发，“举杯邀明月，对影成三人”，酒入愁肠三分酿成月亮，七分化为剑气，秀口一吐便是半个盛唐。若无意气，他怎会有如此豁达的胸襟?

人有意气，才能有千古留名，流芳百世，才能在国家危难之时挺身而出。几百年的风风雨雨，早已涤荡了风波亭的点点残血;几百年的潮起潮落，早已淹没了零丁洋里的声声叹息;几百年的猎猎西风，早已拂走了牧羊的老者;几百年的漫漫黄沙，早已淹没了西域路上的声声驼铃„„然而，岳武穆的满腔热血，文天祥的一颗丹心，苏武的一根竹杖，张骞的十几年牢狱之苦，早已映入史册，成为民族的精神瑰宝。若无意气，他们怎会有如此壮行?(2006年湖南省高考满分作文《谈意气》)

【所用话题】

谈意气(2006年湖南高考作文试题)

【素材点拨】

除了在上一例中提到的苏轼之外，这则材料中还用排比的手法写到了丹心谱就《正气歌》的南宋名将文天祥，忠心染出《满江红》的民族英雄岳飞，史称凿通西域,开拓丝绸之路第一人,中国第一位外交家,世界上第一位探险家张骞和“十年持汉节， 白雁上林飞”的中国历史上第一刚烈节义之士苏武。选择相似的事例运用排比的手法把他们组合在一起，既充沛了论证的气势，又充实了文章的内容，是近年来常见的也是很出色的用例之法，值得借鉴。在运用过程中需要特别注意的是选例的得当和语言的对称，不恰当的例子会混淆论点、影响论证的力度，而一旦为了形式而瞎拼硬凑，就走入了创作的误区，弄巧成拙了。

【素材展示6】

“马谡遭斩”不失为一个警示我们甭意气用事的教训。马谡自恃英明善战，但因一时意气用事而痛失街亭，最终，诸葛亮不得不挥泪斩马谡。

因意气用事而导致的悲剧已幕幕上演，历史的教训已告诉我们：不要意气用事。怎样才能做到不意气用事呢?(2006年湖南高考满分作文《谈意气》)

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谈意气(2006年湖南高考作文题)

【素材点拨】

相对于“意气”一词的其他两个义项，意气用事要比较难写一些，因为它太容易流于平淡，当本文的作者却能从历史事件写起，以史为鉴，极具说服力。就以本则材料为例，作者用诸葛亮不得不挥泪斩马谡的悲剧警示世人不要意气用事，并由此将文章引入更深入的论证“怎样才能做到不意气用事呢”，用笔不多，收效蛮大。

需要指出的是，在诸葛亮挥泪斩马谡的这则史实，我们还可以分别从诸葛亮在选拔人才的过程中不经过严格的考察，贻误军机，造成不可挽回的损失(反面)以及他的公私分明，军纪严明(正面);马谡的不从实际出发，听不进良言劝告(反面)以及他的敢于承担责任等方面展开论述，从而支撑不同的论点。特别提醒，对材料的多角度运用是使用材料的一个重要方面，也是开拓思维的好方法。

【素材展示7】

作为女性，武则天绝对是我们的骄傲。作为历史上唯一的女皇帝，开创贞观启开元的辉煌盛世，何等的意气风发。她的意气让人折服，历史掌权的女性不在少数，可没有谁像她那般掀开那一道珠帘，穿上金灿灿的龙袍，君临天下。她的意气不止在此，更在于她留下的无字碑，让后人去评述她的功过。这个女人，真可谓将意气二字发挥到了极致。(2006年湖南省高考满分作文《谈意气》)

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谈意气(2006年湖南高考作文题)

【素材点拨】

本文选取“意气”一词的第二个义项“意志和气概”作为论述的对象，由毛主席在《沁园春.长沙》中的“书生意气，挥斥方遒”引入论述，既而由君而臣依次用刘邦、韩信和司马迁或正或反充分的阐释意气的涵义，但作者还没有就此而止，更深入一步，以女皇武则天为例，有理有据的写出了“这个女人，真可谓将意气二字发挥到了极致”。这样既丰富了文章的内容，更昭示了意气却不仅是男子的专利，更加全面的将意气的涵义论述到了极致。

A snake, having made his hole close to the door of a cottage, inflicted a sever bite on the cottagers little son. So the child died.

This caused much sorrow to his parents. The father decided to kill the snake. The next day, on its coming out of its hole for food, he took up his ax, but, making too much haste to hit the snake, missed its head, and cut off only the end of its tail.

After some time the cottager, lest the snake should also bite him, tried to make peace, and placed some bread and salt beside its hole, the snake, slightly hissing, said, "From now on there can be no peace between us; for whenever I see you I shall remember the loss of my tail, and whenever you see me you will be thinking of the death of your son."

No one truly forgets injuries in the presence of him who caused the injury.

有条蛇在一家农舍的门边打了个洞，并把主人的小孩咬了一口，孩子就一命呜呼。

这对夫妇痛不欲生。孩子的父亲决意弄死那条蛇。第二天，当蛇出洞觅食之时，他举起斧头就砍那条蛇。可惜太操之过急，没砍中蛇头，只砍断了尾巴。

过了一阵子，屋主很害怕那条蛇会以牙还牙，就想同蛇讲和，于是就将一些面包和盐放在洞口。那条蛇发出丝丝的声音作出回答：“从今以后，在我们之间不会有和平。因为我一看到你，就会想自己被砍掉的尾巴;同样当你见到我时， 你会想起你死去的儿子。”

面对伤害过自己的人，我们难以真正忘记有过的创痛。

China earthquake contributionsWritten proposal

All Chinese students studying in Australia students

May 12, 2008 at 2:28 p.m., in Wenchuan County in Sichuan Province 7.8 earthquake that caused thousands of casualties now. Sudden disaster to people in disaster areas a great deal of pain. As a student, far away in our hearts has not been away from home but our motherland. We live thousands of miles away, can do little perhaps, but still Some things that we can and should do:

First of all, donations can, but must meet its own capacity to guarantee their own lives to the premise, if excessive contributions or additional work led to their own lives and learning be affected is wrong, should not be advocated.

Second, the world is also not a single country can accurate and timely forecast earthquakes, not to accuse us of the experts, it is now we should unite most of the time, we should trust our government, our soldiers, medical personnel, public information Who are struggling in the front line, we should do most of their strong backing.

Third, as a student, we should always remember our own identity, we are Chinese, our words and deeds on behalf of our countrys image, for those who insult to our national honour of speech and practice, we have what we should do Is to take the initiative and accurate expression to the reality and refute cool, radical words and deeds will only they will not feel that the quality of the people.

Finally and most important point: each in their own posts and do a good job in a matter within their own is also a contribution to the disaster areas. As students, our countrys purpose is to serve the motherland and the future, our most important task is to learn, facing such a catastrophe, we should turn grief into strength, and more efforts to study the future development of the technology, the economic prosperity of the motherland.

Let us surmount, united as one, prayed for the people of disaster areas, I believe the Chinese government and the Communist Party, the motherland and people join hands to tide over this difficult period.

一只老鹰飞上了金字塔顶，小蜗牛羡慕极了，它暗下决心，也要爬到金字塔顶上去。

小蜗牛爬呀爬。小麻雀看见了，问：“小蜗牛，你上哪儿去呀?”

金字塔上的蜗牛小蜗牛回答：“我要爬到金字塔顶上去。”

小麻雀捧腹大笑：“你能爬上去的话，除非金字塔倒下来!”

小蜗牛没理睬小麻雀的嘲讽，继续向金字塔顶进发。

老鹰看见了，问：“你要到哪儿去啊?小蜗牛。”

“我要到金字塔顶上去。”小蜗牛自信地说。

老鹰哈哈大笑：“你能爬上去的话，太阳从西边出来!”

小蜗牛也没有理睬老鹰的讥讽。一路上，许多小动物都嘲笑小蜗牛，但小蜗牛从不气馁，依然努力地爬呀爬……

不知过了多久，小蜗牛终于爬上了金字塔顶，它用行动告诉那些小动物们，有志者，事竟成。

刘邦手下有一人叫做樊哙，此人力敌千钧，勇猛善战胜过吕布和关羽，就连项羽也要敬畏三分，乃是刘邦账下的名副其实的第一猛将。今天我们一起聊聊他的故事。

鸿门宴上，独身闯帐救刘邦

项羽兵临城下，设下鸿门宴准备除掉刘邦。刘邦势单力薄，没法与之抗衡，只得和张良一起，带着樊哙等一百多名勇士赴鸿门谢罪。酒酣之时，亚父范增授意项庄在席上舞剑，想趁机杀掉刘邦。当时，张良也在席上，连忙到帐外把席上的事情告诉了樊哙，樊哙当即便持剑盾要闯入项羽营帐。营帐门口的士兵将其挡住，樊哙用盾撞倒拿着戟的士兵。闯入帐内“西向立，凝视项羽，目眦尽裂，头发上指。”项羽吓得坐直身子，握剑问道：“此人是谁?”张良说：“他是沛公的参乘樊哙。”项羽赞叹道：“是位壮士。”于是命人赐酒一杯和一条猪腿。樊哙也不推却，接过酒杯一饮而尽，再拔剑切肉而食，片刻就把肉吃光了。项羽见此，问道：“樊将军还能再喝吗?”樊哙当面斥责道：“臣死且不辞，岂特卮酒乎！且沛公先入定咸阳，暴师霸上，以待大王。大王今日至，听小人之言，与沛公有隙，臣恐天下解，心疑大王也。”项羽闻言后，沉默不言。

这时刘邦借故去厕所，把樊哙一起叫了出去。出了营帐，刘邦独骑一匹马，樊哙等四人步行一路保护，从山下小路偷偷回到了霸上营中。当时项羽因为顺心遂意，便没了诛杀刘邦的念头。项羽封刘邦为汉王，赐樊哙为列侯，号临武侯，升为郎中，随汉王刘邦入汉中。

如果当时没有樊哙闯帐谴责项羽，或许刘邦已经被项羽杀掉了，也就不能成就以后的霸业了。

南征北战，屡立战功

刘邦在汉中慢慢站稳脚跟后，在名将韩信的帮助下，终于拉开了的楚汉战争序幕。在战争中，樊哙每次作战，英勇异常，常冲锋陷阵在前，屡立战功，被封为将军，赐杜陵的樊乡为他的食邑。他又攻取阳夏，虏获楚将周将军的士卒四千人，把项羽包围在陈县，大胜而归。最后项羽被逼自刎乌江，刘邦称帝，史称汉高祖。因樊哙战功赫赫，再增加食邑八百户。

汉初，异姓诸侯王反叛不断，樊哙成为征讨叛军的主将，平定了各地的叛乱。先是攻打反叛的燕王臧荼，俘臧荼，平定了燕地。接着楚王韩信反，樊哙活捉楚王韩信，平定楚地。后来又讨伐了韩王信的叛乱，击退陈稀、曼丘臣军，战襄国，破柏人，先登，收取赵地清河﹑常山等共二十七县，被提升为左丞相。

樊哙这一生真的可以说是战功赫赫：他这一生跟随高祖作战，斩首一百七十六个级，俘虏二百八十八人；自己单独领兵作战，打败七支军队，攻下五个城邑，平定六个郡，五十二县。虏获丞相一人，将军十二人，将官十一人。

总之，我个人认为樊哙一生忠于刘邦，勇猛无敌，为汉朝的创立和稳定，立下了不世的功勋，值得我们后人敬仰。

1949-2009, we had a "great leap forward" Chaoying impatient, also have "reflection and enrich, consolidate and improve"; the "Cultural Revolution" had smashed all the more tragic, emancipating the mind, turning over bring order out of chaos; socialism and capitalism, conservative reform debate, more innovative exclusion the interference and keeping pace with the times. We must adhere to the basic principles of Marx and firmly adhere to the basic socialist system. We have achieved the organic integration of world civilization and socialism.

1949-2009, we had a burning passion, also have confused the age; there have been closed to the world also fight a lone battle, confident and calm. Not only did not take private ownership, radical westernization, and the courage to get rid of obstacles of socialist development concept and system; adhere to the basic principles of scientific socialism, and according to the reality of our country Chinese distinctive characteristics and the characteristics of the times, we find a path to the modern revival of the road.

The world of twentieth Century, especially in the post - developing countries, is a common theme of "search" and "explore" the path of modernization. With the modern mode represented by the western developed countries, the post catching chasing countries have been continuously imported, but they have been less successful and even led to a wider range of Latin American traps. The new China 60 years to "find", although a detour has been wrong, but we end in frustration lessons, summarize the experience in the exploration, resolutely sounded the clarion call of the times of reform and opening up.

If the establishment of the socialist new Chinese, established a strong support system of modernization, provided the fundamental political prerequisite and institutional foundation for all development and progress in contemporary Chinese, then the reform and opening up the decision the fate of contemporary Chinese choice, comprehensively promote the self-improvement and development of Chinas socialist system, greatly emancipated with the development of the productive forces, opened up the road of socialism Chinese, ushered in the bright prospects of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. Only socialism can save China; only reform and opening up can develop China, develop socialism and develop Marx doctrine. This is the historical conclusion of the two great revolution in contemporary China.

The long river of history is always calm and calm. Only when you look back suddenly can we realize its great waves. From class struggle to economic construction as the center, from a highly centralized planned economy to a vibrant socialist market economy and from a closed or semi closed to open, from the material civilization and spiritual civilization, political civilization, ecological civilization, from the magnificent blueprint of the "four modernizations" to people-oriented, comprehensive the coordinated and sustainable development...... The change of these seemingly simple words, there are many great teaching concept breakthrough, contains many thrilling historical turning point, embodies the great innovation of many with no predecessors. With the great political courage and theoretical courage of a political party, it has changed the development path of socialist China and changed the fate of more than a billion Chinese people.

In the past, there was a man who had a large appetite. When he ate, he devoured ravenously.

从前，有个人饭量很大，吃起饭来，狼吞虎咽。

Once he wasnt careful enough so that a fishbone got stuck in his throat. The food was blocked in his esophagus, and he could neither swallow nor vomit. So he called a physician, but the physician could do nothing. The people around looked at him in anxiety. Finally, as he couldnt breathe, he died of choking.

一次，他不留神，骨头硬在喉咙里，食物被堵塞在食道里，想咽咽不下，想吐吐不出。于是，他请来医生，医生也没有办法。周围的人看着他，干着急。最后，他因透不过气来而活活噎死了。

Afterwards, someone went so far as to issue a ban: Eating is forbidden as from today for the reason that no one will be choked to death if people give up eating.

事后，有人居然下了一道禁令:从今天起，天下禁止吃饭。理由是:不吃饭，就不会噎死人。

Yan Zi was a famous prime minister of the State of Qi during the Spring and Autumn Period.

晏子是春秋时期齐国有名的相国。

One day, Yan Zi went out in a carriage driven by his coachman.

一天，晏子坐着马车外出。一位车夫为他赶车。

The coachmans wife had never seen Yan Zi before and wished to have a look at him. She peeped from behind the door. "Ah,here comes Yan Zi!" She got the impression that though he was the prime minister of the State of Qi, he talked and behaved with great modesty.

车夫的妻子从来没见过晏子，很想看看。她就从门缝中偷偷地观看:“呵，晏子出来了!”她得到的印象是:晏子身为齐国相国，但是言谈举止显得非常谦虚。

But her own husband? Haughty and arrogant, he sat under the big canopy driving the carriage for Yan Zi, yet considering himself unexcelled in the world. She was much ashamed of her husband.

可是，自己的丈夫呢?他坐在车上的大伞下为晏子驾驭马车，却趾高气扬，不可一世。妻子看了十分羞愧。

As soon as the coachman returned home, his wife asked for a divorce. The coachman was baffled, unable to make head or tail of this, and asked angrily:

车夫一进家门，妻子就提出要和他离婚。车夫一时莫名其妙，摸不着头脑，便生气地问:

"A divorce? What is your reason?"

“要离婚?你的理由是什么?”

The wife answered:

妻子回答:

"Yan Zi is}less than 6 chi (Chinese unit of length, 1/3 metre)

tall, but his heart is filled with aspirations and his mind with knowledge. Though he is the prime minister, he is courteous and

treats people prudently when he goes out. But what about you? You are fully 8 chi tall, but you forget that you are only a coachman.

By the side of the prime minister, you dare to look so cocky,consider yourself always in the right, and brandish the whip to urge the horse on in utter complacency. You are so immodest that I cant live with you any longer."

“晏子虽然身高没有六尺，但是他胸怀大志，满腹经纶。他身为相国，外出时，对人彬彬有礼，谦虚谨慎。你呢?身高足有八尺，可是你忘了，你不过是个车夫，却在相国身旁神气十足，自以为是，挥鞭催马，得意忘形。你这样不知谦逊，我不能再和你生活下去了。”

Upon hearing his wifes words, the coachman felt much ashamed. Thereafter he became very careful and prudent in doing things and treated people modestly.

车夫听了妻子的话，觉得很惭愧。从此，他做事小合谨慎，待人谦逊。

Yan Zi noticed the big change in the coachmans behavior and couldnt understand why. So he asked the coachman.

晏子看到车夫变化很大，不知为什么，就询问车夫。

The coachman told Yan Zi his wifes criticism in detail. At

this, Yan Zi was deeply moved. Later Yan Zi recommended him to be a da fu (a senior official).

车夫把妻子对自己的批评一五一十地告诉了晏子。晏子听了，感叹不已。后来，晏子推荐这位车夫出任大夫。