用英语讲好中国故事的英语作文(优秀20篇)

歧路亡羊

杨子(即杨朱)是战国时一位学者。有一天他的邻居家跑丢了一只羊。邻人立刻率领亲戚朋友们去追寻，还来邀请杨朱的朴人一同去。

杨子不太情愿地说：“瞎!跑丢了一只羊，何必要这么多人去追寻呢?”

邻人解释说：“你不知道，那里的岔路太多了!”

过了一会儿，邻居带人回来了。杨子问道：“羊找到了吗?”

邻人说：“跑丢了。”

杨子又问：“这么多人怎么会找不到呢?”

邻人答道：“岔路之中又有岔路，我站在岔路口，不知道应该选择哪一条路去找，所以就回来了。”

杨子听了这话，忽然神情忧愁，变了脸色，好长时间不说话，整天没有笑容。

他的门徒都感到奇怪，便向他请教说：“羊是不值钱的畜生，况且不是先生家的，您这样闷闷不乐，究竟是为什么呢?”

杨子陷在沉思之中，没有回答。门徒们还是摸不着头脑。

人们在生活中，不是也会遇到面临岔路无从选择的情形吗?

自新型冠状病毒感染的肺炎疫情发生以来，和顺社区第四党支部党员_，他逆行而上、冲锋在前、全身心投入到社区疫情的防控工作中来，全力以赴帮助社区做好疫情防控、排查和宣传等各项工作。他无私奉献、恪尽职守，用自己的实际行动谱写了“爱的奉献”。

在疫情期间，应上级部门要求，开放式小区封闭式管理，由于和顺社区有多个路口，需要全部封闭。_同志知道后，他和社区工作人员一起拿着钳子，8号线铁丝，条幅、警戒带等工具，经过了半天的时间，把社区的所有路口都封闭完成。由于部分居民的不理解，封闭的路口经常出现损坏。他每天对小区封闭的路口进行巡视检查，发现破损的地方马上进行修补维护。他每天还会到各个卡点帮助社区工作人员对进入辖区的人员和车辆进行登记，不管天气多么寒冷，他都同社区工作人员一到，奋战在抗疫的第一线，得到了居民的一致称赞。

在疫情防控期间，又遭遇暴雪的袭击，_同志积极主动参加除雪除冰，他不畏天气严寒，清扫着路上的积雪，一干就是大半天，在和顺社区楼院中时常能看到他的背影。虽然他的脸冻得通红、衣服鞋子都湿了，也出了一身的汗，但却毫无怨言。他用自己最朴素的方式和最诚挚的热情履行了共产党员的职责和义务。

众志成城，在这场没有硝烟的战争中，_同志选择迎难而上，冲锋在前，站在防疫战线的的第一线。他说，其实自己只是做了一个普通党员应该做的事情，越是在抗击疫情的关键时刻，党员就越要挺身而出，勇挑重担。他是这么说的，也是这么做的，正是因为有这样的党员，才能展现新时代共产党员的政治本色和精神风貌。

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。

1、探寻经济增长之道

“一带一路”是在后金融危机时代，作为世界经济增长火车头的中国，将自身的产能优势、技术与资金优势、经验与模式优势转化为市场与合作优势，实行全方位开放的一大创新。通过“一带一路”建设共同分享中国改革发展红利、中国发展的经验和教训。中国将着力推动沿线国家间实现合作与对话，建立更加平等均衡的新型全球发展伙伴关系，夯实世界经济长期稳定发展的基础。

2、实现全球化再平衡

传统全球化由海而起，由海而生，沿海地区、海洋国家先发展起来，陆上国家、内地则较落后，形成巨大的贫富差距。传统全球化由欧洲开辟，由美国发扬光大，形成国际秩序的“西方中心论”，导致东方从属于西方，农村从属于城市，陆地从属于海洋等一系列不平衡不合理效应。如今，“一带一路”正在推动全球再平衡。“一带一路”鼓励向西开放，带动西部开发以及中亚、蒙古等内陆国家和地区的开发，在国际社会推行全球化的包容性发展理念;同时，“一带一路”是中国主动向西推广中国优质产能和比较优势产业，将使沿途、沿岸国家首先获益，也改变了历史上中亚等丝绸之路沿途地带只是作为东西方贸易、文化交流的过道而成为发展“洼地”的面貌。这就超越了欧洲人所开创的全球化造成的贫富差距、地区发展不平衡，推动建立持久和平、普遍安全、共同繁荣的和谐世界。

3、开创地区新型合作

中国改革开放是当今世界最大的创新，“一带一路”作为全方位对外开放战略，正在以经济走廊理论、经济带理论、21世纪的国际合作理论等创新经济发展理论、区域合作理论、全球化理论。“一带一路”强调共商、共建、共享原则，超越了马歇尔计划、对外援助以及走出去战略，给21世纪的国际合作带来新的理念

比如，“经济带”概念就是对地区经济合作模式的创新，其中经济走廊——中俄蒙经济走廊、新亚欧大陆桥、中国—中亚经济走廊、孟中印缅经济走廊、中国—中南半岛经济走廊等，以经济增长极辐射周边，超越了传统发展经济学理论。

总结：“丝绸之路经济带”概念，不同于历史上所出现的各类“经济区”与“经济联盟”，同以上两者相比，经济带具有灵活性高、适用性广以及可操作性强的特点，各国都是平等的参与者，本着自愿参与，协同推进的原则，发扬古丝绸之路兼容并包的精神。也因此，“一带一路”战略构想，正在世界各国人民心中落地生根。复兴丝绸之路，一幅横贯东西、共谋发展的宏大蓝图正在铺展开来。有梦想，有追求，有奋斗，一切都有可能。中国人民有梦想，世界各国人民有梦想，这将给世界带来无限生机和美好前景。

陈景润（1933～1966）-中国数学家、中国科学院院士。福建闽候人。

陈景润出生在一个小职员的家庭，上有哥姐、下有弟妹，排行第三。因为家里孩子多，父亲收入微薄，家庭生活非常拮据。因此，陈景润一出生便似乎成为父母的累赘，一个自认为是不爱欢迎的人。

上学后，由于瘦小体弱，常受人欺负。这种特殊的生活境况，把他塑造成了一个极为内向、不善言谈的人，加上对数学的痴恋，更使他养成了独来独往、独自闭门思考的习惯，因此竟被别人认为是一个“怪人”。

陈景润毕生后选择研究数学这条异常艰辛的人生道路，与沈元教授有关。在他那里，陈景润第一次知道了哥德巴赫猜想，也就是从那里，陈景润从第一刻起，他就立志去摘取那颗数学皇冠上的明珠。

1953年，他毕业于厦门大学，留校在图书馆工作，但始终没有忘记哥德巴赫猜想，他把数学论文寄给华罗庚教授，华罗庚阅后非常赏识他的才华，把他调到中国科学院数学研究所当实习研究员，从此便有幸在华罗庚的指导下，向哥德巴赫猜想进军。1966年5月，一颗耀眼的新星闪烁于全球数学界的上空---陈景润宣布证明了哥德巴赫猜想中的"1+2"；1972年2月，他完成了对"1+2"证明的修改。

令人难以置信的是，外国数学家在证明"1+3"时用了大型高速计算机，而陈景润却完全靠纸、笔和头颅。如果这令人费解的话，那么他单为简化"1+2"这一证明就用去的6麻袋稿纸，则足以说明问题了。1973年，他发表的着名的"陈氏定理"，被誉为筛法的光辉顶点。

对于陈景润的成就，一位着名的外国数学家曾敬佩和感慨地誉到：他移动了群山！

Helen Keller once wrote about these early days.

One beautiful spring morning I was alone in my room, reading. Suddenly a wonderful smell in the air made me get up and put out my hands . The spirit of spring seemed to be passing in my room. "What is it?"I asked. The next minute I knew it was coming from mimosa tree outside. I walked outside to the edge of the garden, toward the tree. There it was, shaking in the warm sunshine. Its long branches, so heavy with flowers, almost touched the ground. I walked through the flowers to the tree itself and then just stood silent. Then I put my foot on the tree and pulled myself up into it. I climbed higher and higher until I reached a little seat. Long ago someone had put it there. I sat for a long time... Nothing in all the world was like this.

Later Helen learned that nature could be cruel as well as beautiful. Strangely enough she discovery this in a different kind of tree.

One day my teacher and I were returning from a long walk. It was a fine morning but it started to get warm and heavy. We stopped to rest two or three times. Our last stop was under a cherry tree, a short way from our house. The shade was nice and the tree was easy to climb. Miss Sullivan climbed with me. It was so coot up in the tree, we decided to have lunch there. I promised to sit still until she went to the house for some food. Suddenly a change came over the tree. I knew the sky was black because all the heat which meant light to me had died out of the air. A strange odor came up to me from the earth . I knew it. It was the odor which always comes before a thunder storm. I felt alone, cut off from friends, high above the firm earth. I was frightened and wanted my teacher. wanted to get down from that tree quickly, but I was no help to myself. There was a moment of terrible silence. Then a sudden and violent wind began to shake the tree and its leaves kept coming down all around me. I almost fell. I wanted to jump, but was afraid to do so. I tried to make myself small in the tree as the branches rubbed against me. Just us I thought that both the tree and I were going to fall, a hand touched me . It was my teacher. I held her with all my strength, then shook with joy to feel the solid earth under my feet.

Miss Sullivan stayed with Helen for many year. She taught Helen how to read, how to write and how to speak. She helped her to get ready for school and college. More than anything, Helen wanted to do what others did, and do it just as well. In time Helen did go to college and completed her studies with high honors. But it was a hard struggle. Few of the books she needed were written in the Braille language that the blind could read by touching pages. Miss Sullivan and others had to teach her what was in these books by forming words in her hands. The study of geometry and physics was especially difficult. Helen could only learn about squares, triangles and other geometrical forms by making them with wires. She kept feeling the different shapes of these wires until she could see them in her mind.

During her second year college Miss Keller wrote the story of her life and what a college meant to her. This is what she wrote.

My first day at Radcliffe college was of great interest. Some powerful force inside me made me test my mind. I wanted to learn if it was as good as that of others. I learned many things at college. One thing I slowly learned was that knowledge does not just mean power, as some people say. Knowledge leads to happiness because to have it is to know what is true and real. To know what great man of the past had thought, said, and done is to feel the heartbeat of humanity down through the ages.

All of Helen Kellers knowledge reached her mind through her sense of touch and smell, and of course her feelings. To know a flower was to touch it, feel it and smell it. This sense of touch became greatly developed as she got older. She once said that hands speak almost as loudly as words. She said the touch of some hands frightened her. The people seemed so empty of joy that when she touched their cold fingers it is as if she were shaking bands with a storm. She found the hands of others full of sunshine and warmth. Strangely enough Helen Keller learned to love things she could not hear, music for example. She did this through her sense of touch. When waves of air beat against her, she felt them. Sometimes she put her hand to a singers throat. She often stood for hours with her hands on a piano while it was played. Once she listened to an organ. Its powerful songs made her moved her body in rhythm with the music. She also liked to go to museums. She thought she understood sculptures as well as others. Her fingers told her the true size and the feel of the material.

What did Helen Keller think of herself, what did she think about the tragic lost of her sight and hearing. This is what she wrote as a young girl.

Sometimes a sense of loneliness covers me like a cold mist. I sit alone, and wait at life s shut-door. Beyond there is light and music and sweet friendship. But I may not enter. Silence sits heavy upon my soul. Then comes hope with a sweet smile and said

softly " There is joy in forgetting oneself And so I tried to make the light in others eyes my sun, the music in others ears my symphony, the smile on others lips my happiness.

Helen Keller was tall and strong. When she spoke, her face looked very alive. It helped to give meaning to her words. She often felt the faces of close friends when she was talking to them to discover their feelings. She and Miss Sullivan both were known for their sense of humor. They enjoyed jokes and laughing at funny things that happened to themselves or others. Helen Keller had to work hard to support herself after she finished college. She spoke to many groups around the country. She wrote several books and she made one movie based on her life. Her main goal was to increase public interest in the difficulties of people with physical problems. The work Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan did has been written and talked about for many years. Their success showed how people can conquer great difficulties. Anne Sullivan died in 1936, blind herself. Before Miss Sullivan died, Helen wrote and said many kind things about her.

It was the genius of my teacher, her sympathy, her love which made my first years of education so beautiful. My teacher is so near to me that I do not think of myself as a part from her. All the best of me belongs to her. Everything I am today was awakened by her loving touch .

Helen Keller died on June 1st, 1968. She was 87 year old. Her message of courage and hope remains.

一次，野火烧山，黑烟冲天。凤凰带领百鸟前去救火，远远地看见一只白色羽毛的无名鸟，边飞边喊：“着火了，快快救火。”它呼喊着，首先冲向烈火。

树下的刺猬，慌慌张张地向洞里钻，说：“谁愿救谁去，我逃命要紧。”

无名鸟叼根马尾松，拼命地扑打疯狂的山火。它心里只有一个念头：“豁出命来，也要保住大伙的森林。”于是它全力以赴扑向熊熊的烈火，可是，无名鸟的羽毛被烧焦了，再也支持不住身子，便跌落在地上，身边有股火苗又慢慢燃烧起来，它忍痛滚过去，用身子压灭了。无名鸟也因此牺牲了。

浓烟冲进地洞，呛得刺猬直咳嗽。它受不住了，钻出地洞，蜷缩着身子，头也不敢伸出来。

凤凰和百鸟飞过来，扑灭了山火。那时，森林里浓烟翻腾，空气里充满了焦臭味儿。凤凰望着雾腾腾的森林，从身上拔下几根金光灿烂的羽毛，说：“谁能把无名鸟和刺猬的生死情况弄清楚，这羽毛就给谁。”

“哇哇，我先去。”乌鸦抢着飞下去，找到无名鸟的尸体，它用喙（chui）扒扒，见无名鸟已停止了呼吸；它扒扒刺猬，刺猬“吱吱”叫唤。乌鸦飞回来，说：“我看清楚啦，无名鸟早已死去，刺猬却还活着。”

凤凰好像没听见，说：“谁去看看呢？”

“我去。”喜鹊滑翔到地面，它踩了刺猬一脚，来到无名鸟身旁，用爪子在地上刨了一个坑，把无名鸟埋葬了，还把无名鸟用来扑山火的松枝，端端正正地插在坟头，一切办妥贴了，才飞到树上，说：“我看清楚了，无名鸟还活着，刺猬早已死了。”

凤凰点点头，把金色的羽毛交 给了喜鹊。

“哇哇！”乌鸦带着哭音，说：“凤凰啊，您奖励错了啊！”

“没有！”凤凰看着百鸟，说，“大伙应该知道，无名鸟为集体利益而死，虽死犹生；刺猬为个人利益而生，虽生犹死。”

“轰！”凤凰的话音未落，无名鸟的坟墓上，红光闪闪，彩气腾腾，一只新生的无名鸟飞向天空。凤凰和百鸟赶紧上去迎接它。喜鹊把金光灿烂的羽毛捧了送给它，说：“无名鸟啊，你是我们的英雄，这荣誉应当归于你。”百鸟立刻给无名鸟的翅膀插上这金色的羽毛，从此，它比以往更加美丽，人们就叫它金翅鸟。凤凰、金翅鸟和其他鸟儿，快乐地在蓝天翱翔，欢呼歌唱，其乐无比。

刺猬仰头一看，满脸羞愧，一头钻进地洞，从此，它只好在百鸟休息了的深夜出来找点吃的，光明的白天，再也看不到它的影子了。

直到今天，金翅鸟还受到人们的喜爱。

"An illusory snake in a goblet" is used to describe the psychological state of being frightened caused by taking illusions as reality.

“杯弓蛇影”比喻把虚幻当作真实的恐惧心理。

In Jin Dynasty there was a man named Yue Guang who was fond of drinking alcohol.

晋朝有个叫乐(yuè)广的人，爱喝酒。

One day, he invited a friend to his house to drink together.

一天，他邀请朋友到家里来对斟（zhēn)对饮。

Suddenly, his friend saw the reflection of a snack swimming in the goblet.

忽然，朋友看见酒杯里有条蛇影在游动。

He got so much frightened that he took ill on bed after getting home.

他受了惊吓，回去便一病不起。

And neither any doctor or any medicine could cure his illness.

请医服药，都无起色。

Yue Guang came to see him and asked about the cause of his disease.

乐广跑来看他，问明起病的缘由。

When he got to know the cause, he pulled his friend from the bed immdiately and took him to his house.

乐广听后一把拉起朋友往家走。

Yue Guang made his friend sit where he used to, pouring a goblet of alcohol for him, and asked him," Is there any snake reflection in the goblet?"

他让朋友坐在原处，斟满酒问：“有蛇影吗？”

There was still a "snake reflection" in the goblet! Yue casually took away the bow hanging on the wall.

杯子里还有“蛇影”！乐广随手取下墙上的弓。

This time, the "snake reflection" disappeared.

这次，“蛇影”不见了！

"So it was the bow reflection that was in the goblet!" His friend at once got well from his illness.

“杯子里原来是弓影呀！”朋友的病情顿时好了！

I read the Chinese version of “Camille” a few years ago. At that time I was deeply moved by the main character Marguerite Gautier. “Camille” or “The Lady of the Camellias” by Alexandre Dumas, fils, is the story of Marguerite Gautier,

[英语故事读后感

My mother always mentions her when I was young, then wear clothing and take money to buy, only money cant buy the food; monthly supply, to the end of the month is not enough to eat or eat less food can only borrow. This situation continued the mothers whole childhood. It staped our generation of children. China was such a poor country.

Gradually with the passage of time, Chinese has carried out reform and opening up, China is no longer behind closed doors. The convening of the historic the third Plenary Session of the 11th CPC Central Committee in 1978 opened a new chapter in the reform and opening up. Since then, the Chinese peoples tenacious and unyielding spirit has erupted unstoppable. From the coast of China to the river, from the east to the west, from the countryside to the city, it has come out of the planned economy. Come out of a closed and semi closed life. The dynamic market economy system makes China fast and step by step with the world.

The reform has brought great changes to China, which has made China develop rapidly with the speed of the world, and no country can compare it.

Throughout the thirty years of reform and opening up, the Chinese people are proud that China has moved from a planned economy to a market economy, from backward to rich and strong. "One country two systems", manned space flight, west east gas pipeline, "heaven" is established, the appearance has changed greatly; the world no longer underestimate China; the world economic crisis makes Chinese become the biggest "creditor", the power to dominate the world of national development in the China sit up and take notice. It all depends on Chinas thirty years of reform and opening up, or it will not be today.

After thirty years of standing and watching China, science, technology, culture and economy were all squeezed into the world power. In 2008, a remarkable year in China, the southern snow disaster, the Western earthquake, the 29 Olympic Games, the economic crisis that swept the world is coming to China. However, the Chinese people are not frightened by difficulties because of their unyielding body and stubborn character, but they become the most brilliant corner in the world.

As the children of the new age, we can not only lie in the present national strength to look to the future. We have our goal: to build a well-off society. This is the desire of Deng Xiaoping, the general designer, and the demand of the times. This makes us feel heavy on the shoulder. We have realized our mission and responsibility. Now we are making a hundred times efforts to forge ahead for a well-off society in an all-round way. Please believe us.

导语：下面是小编分享给大家的中国十大历史励志人物故事，很多都是大器晚成的名人，看看这些历史名人给我们什么样的励志启示。一起来看看吧！

1、姜尚

因为年代太久远，姜尚的生卒年不可靠。传说他活了100岁，这毕竟是传说。不过说姜太公大器晚成那是肯定没问题的。很有代表性，也很有传奇性，不过可能没几个人有这样的运气。当然自己的实力也是至关重要的。

姜尚年轻时曾在商都朝歌(今河南淇县)宰牛卖肉，又到孟津(今河南孟津县东北)做过卖酒生意。他虽贫寒，但胸怀大志，勤苦学习，始终不倦地研究、探讨治国兴邦之道，以期有朝一日能够大展宏图，为国效力。直到暮年，终于遇到了施展才华之机。姜尚在辅佐周文王期间，为强周灭商制定了一系列正确的内外政策。周文王死后，武王姬发继位，拜姜尚为国师，尊称师尚父。姜尚继续辅佐周国朝政。武王十一年，武王举兵伐纣，在牧野大获全胜。周朝建国之后，姜尚因灭商有功，被封于齐，都城营丘(今日临淄市临淄北)。

中国有句老话“太公八十遇文王”。很可能夸张了。不过我记得在那里看过，说姜尚72岁被拜为国师，可信度就高些。无论是八十遇文王，还是七十而拜相也好，足以勉励我们每一个人

2、吴承恩

吴承恩其实从小在家乡就小有名气，他小时候勤奋好学，一目十行，过目成诵。他精于绘画，擅长书法，爱好填词度曲，对围棋也很精通，还喜欢收藏名人的书画法贴。少年时代他就因为文才出众而在故乡出了名，然而他的成名作《西游记》却成书很晚。

他生于一个有学官沦落为商人的家族，家境清贫。吴承恩自幼聪明过人，《淮安府志》载他“性敏而多慧，博极群书，为诗文下笔立成。”但他科考不利，至中年才补上“岁贡生”，后流寓南京，长期靠卖文补贴家用。晚年因家贫出任长兴县丞，由于看不惯官场的黑暗，不久愤而辞官，贫老以终。30岁后，他搜求的奇闻已“贮满胸中”了，并且有了创作的打算。50岁左右，他写了《西游记》的前十几回，后来因故中断了多年，直到晚年辞官离任回到故里，他才得以正式《西游记》的创作。一生穷困的吴承恩，奋尽全力完成中外闻名的《西游记》后，带着悲喜交加的心情，约于万历十年(82岁)离开了人世。

据说吴承恩正式写《西游记》已经是72岁的高龄。各位年龄偏大，在学术、政界、商界均不得志的，可以考虑来写小说，说不定也写成一代大师。

3、重耳

为了避难，43岁的晋文公开始过着流亡的生活，可以说是颠簸流离，尝尽了苦难。这位在外辗转19年才得以回国，随即称霸中原的春秋霸主，他的人生充满了传奇。

前656年，重耳遭到骊姬之乱的迫害，离开了晋国都城绛，到蒲城，他父亲晋献公派勃鞮谋杀重耳，勃鞮割断了重耳的袖子，重耳爬墙侥幸逃走，开始了流亡生活。前636年(62岁)秦穆公护送重耳回晋国。重耳即位，称晋文公，即位后他在诸侯中威信很高。在外漂泊19年的晋文公尝尽了人间的酸甜苦辣。先后投奔了齐、曹、楚、秦等国，有的国君对他礼遇有嘉，有的却是冷言冷语。在曹国的时候，曹共公听说重耳的肋骨连成一片，很好奇，所以乘重耳洗澡的时候，偷看了他的裸体。(一个国君也居然喜欢看希奇)。前633年，宋国都城商丘被楚军包围。、前632(65岁)年初，晋文公率兵救宋，为报答楚国在他流亡国外时楚国的款待，下令军队退避三舍(九十里)，在城濮(今山东濮县南)大败楚军。晋文公主持践土之盟，成为霸主。、前628年(69岁)冬天，晋文公逝世。

4、黄忠

黄忠在三国里亮相的时间较晚，成名也很晚，但我想年轻时可能有点小名气，但确实老了之后跟着刘备后才出名的，特别是定军山一战，斩掉名将夏侯渊威震天下，后来能被刘备封为后将军也可能和这一战有很大的关系。

黄忠年轻时一直为荆州刘表效力，被刘表任命为中郎将，与刘表侄子刘磐一起驻守长沙攸县(今湖南株州攸县，即虎纹老家)公元208年，曹操占领荆州，临时任命他为裨将军，任驻守原地，归属于长沙太守韩玄。公元209年，刘备攻打荆州各郡，占领了长沙、零陵、桂阳、武陵等地，黄忠投降刘备。公元211年(64岁)黄忠跟随刘备入川，征战益州，表现突出，勇冠三军。平定益州后刘备封其为讨虏将军。公元219年(72岁)，刘备进击汉中定军山，黄忠一战斩杀魏国身经百战的守将夏侯渊，曹军惨败，黄忠自此声名大震。后黄忠升为征西将军。公元219年刘备自立汉中王，重用黄忠为后将军，公元220年，黄忠病逝，享年73岁追谥为刚侯。

5、慕容垂

慕容垂重小就勇冠三军，深受父亲慕容皝的喜爱。后来却被太傅慕容评逼走，在在付坚麾下忍辱负重几十载，直到须发皆白才重新收拾了燕家天下，也可以算是大器晚成。

慕容垂为前燕开国皇帝慕容皝第五子,慕容暐之叔。甚得慕容皝宠爱，后来得到慕容恪赏识，曾为前锋都督，前燕吴王。369年晋将桓温率军攻前燕，在枋头撤退，慕容垂以三万骑追到襄邑(今河南睢县)，大败晋军。后被太傅慕容评逼走，携妻子投降前秦。淝水之战中进攻被委派进攻襄阳，暗中保存实力，在前秦败后叛变，慕容垂纠合鲜卑、乌桓，建立后燕，率军二十万攻邺，一年后夺据邺城。

386(60岁)年称帝，定都中山(河北定州市)。393(67岁)年消灭慕容泓的西燕政权。因扣留北魏王拓跋圭弟弟，与本是藩属的北魏关系恶化。395(69岁)年太子慕容宝征北魏，于参合陂之役大败，隔年慕容垂反击，但病死于亲征途中。

6、屈原

其实用大器晚成来形容屈原可能不太合适，但我认为屈原在文学上成就的顶峰确实是比较晚的时候。这于他一身坎坷的经历是有关的。早年的屈原一心想做忠君报国的忠臣可能在文学上不能投入太多的精力，而在政坛遭到排挤，被放逐后伟大的《离骚》才横空而出。

怀王二十四年，秦楚黄棘之盟，楚国彻底投入了秦的怀抱。屈原亦被逐出郢都，到了汉北。、怀王三十年，屈原回到郢都。同年，秦约怀王武关相会，怀王遂被秦扣留，最终客死秦国，楚襄王即位后继续实施投降政策，屈原再次被逐出郢都，流放江南，辗转流离于沅、湘二水之间。楚襄王二十一年(62岁)，秦将白起攻破郢都，屈原悲愤难捱，遂自沉汩罗江，以身殉了自己的政治理想。

诗人写作《离骚》时已经度过了大半生。他为了实现政治理想，不断遭到腐朽的贵族集团的排挤和打击，这时已经再被放逐，到了救国无路的地步;而楚国也由一个颇有希望的国家，被弄到了濒临危亡的绝境。诗人瞻前顾后，感慨万分，他把坚持奋斗而不能实现爱国理想的沉痛感情，熔成了这篇激动人心的诗歌。《离骚》通过诗人一生不懈的斗争和身殉理想的坚贞行动，表现了诗人为崇高理想而献身祖国的战斗精神;表现了与祖国同休戚、共存亡的深挚的爱国主义感情;也表现了他的热爱进步、憎恶黑暗的光辉峻洁的人格。

据说屈原还是世界四大文化名人"(另有波兰的哥白尼、英国的莎士比亚、意大利的但丁)之一。

7、刘邦

刘邦应该算是典型的大器晚成的人。除了运气出奇的好，我觉得他也有自己过人之处。秦二世元年(前209)九月，刘邦在沛县聚众响应陈胜&吴广起义，称沛公。此时的刘邦已是47岁的“高龄”了。47岁在今天想创一番事业也觉得自己老了，在2000多年前47岁的人可能相当于今天67岁的人。何况还是从一个县里小小的干部到国家最高领导人的差距。

刘邦的革命事业进展非常迅猛。公元前206(仅仅3年时间)年十月刘邦便进抵霸上。秦王子婴投降，秦灭亡。入关后刘邦废秦苛法，与关中父老约法三章：“杀人者死，伤人及盗抵罪。”因此受到人民的欢迎。项羽击溃秦军主力后，刘邦听从张良的意见，亲至鸿门，卑辞言好。项羽封刘邦为汉王，统治巴蜀地及汉中一带。刘邦不甘心革命的胜利果实被项羽独占，率军东出，发动了长达四年的楚汉战争。汉王五年冬，刘邦约韩信、彭越等人率军进围楚军于垓下。项羽率部突围，至乌江自刎。当年二月(55岁)，刘邦即帝位，初建都洛阳，不久迁至长安，史称西汉。

一般说“从奴隶到将军”表示一个人的飞跃，而刘邦8年时间就完成了“从亭长到皇帝”的跳跃，更牛。

8、勾践

勾践23岁就继承王位，刚继位不久就打败了强大的吴国，可谓是志得意满，但此时的勾践当然还算上“成”。因为强大的吴国正在发奋血耻，一场灭顶之灾随即就降临到了这位年轻的君王和他的国家。

阖闾受伤而死，其子夫差立志报仇。勾践于次年主动进攻吴。在夫椒山(今江苏吴县西南)与吴兵发生激战，越兵大败。勾践退兵至会稽山(今浙江绍兴南)，用范蠡的计策，向吴称臣乞和。勾践五年，率妻和大臣范蠡亲去吴国臣事夫差入质于吴，抵达吴都，勾践忍辱负重，自称贱臣，对吴王执礼极恭，吃粗粮、睡马房、服苦役，“服犊鼻、著樵头;夫人衣无缘之裳、施左关之襦。”小心伺候夫差，做到百依百顺，养马，夫人给水、除粪、洒扫。三年不愠怒，无恨色。胜过夫差手下的仆役。

勾践七年(30岁)归越，归国后，为了激励自己不忘报仇雪耻，睡觉时不铺褥子而铺上柴草。在房间里挂了一个苦胆，每顿饭前都要尝尝。这就是“卧薪尝胆”典故的由来。十年生聚、十年教训。终于勾践乘吴国争霸中原国内空虚加上国内天灾大败吴国。勾践二十四年(47岁)，吴都被围三年后城破，夫差自杀。吴亡。随后，勾践又乘船进军北方，宋、郑、鲁、卫等国归附，并迁都琅琊(今山东胶南南)，与齐、晋诸侯会盟，经周元王正式承认为霸主。

“有志者，事竞成，卧薪尝胆，三千越甲可吞吴”。

9、齐白石

这位在近代中国画坛享有盛名的艺术大师也是起步晚，基础差。齐白石从小家境贫困，世代务农，仅在12岁前随外祖父读过一段私塾。他砍柴、放牛、种田，什么活都干，12岁学木匠，15岁学雕花木工，挣钱养家。27岁才开始正式学画画。这个时候所有人恐怕连他自己也不会想到，日后会成为一代大师，获得一连串的荣誉。

齐白石什么时候可以称的上“成”字不太好说，我想在他中青年的时候已经小有名气，但可以肯定的是，他是在56岁后开始大胆突破自己，转变画风后才从此声名大振。

1949年当选中国文联委员、中华全国美术工作者协会委员。1952年聘为中央美术学院名誉教授、中国美术家协会主席、中央文史馆研究馆员、北京中国画研究会主席、北京中国画院名誉院长。曾当选第一届全国人大代表。1953年中央文化部授予“人民艺、术家”称号。1955年德意志民主共和国艺术科学院授予“通讯院士”荣誉状。1956年获世界和平理事会1955年度国际和平奖金。1957年，担任北京中国画院名誉院长，同年9月16日谢世。卒年95岁。

10、苏洵

据说苏洵年轻时，读书不努力，糊里糊涂地混日子，常和一帮“狐朋狗友”赛马、游山玩水，直到二十七岁方有觉悟，于是发愤学习。学了一年多，自以为差不多了，就去考进士，结果没有考中。这才使他认识到，学习并不容易，要得到成果非下苦功夫不可。从此，他谢绝宾客，闭门攻读，夜以继日，手不释卷。如此发愤攻读了五、六年，终于文才大进，下笔如有神，顷刻数千言。

仁宗嘉佑元年,他带领苏轼、苏辙到汴京，谒翰林学士欧阳修。欧阳修很赞赏他的《权书》、《衡论》、《几策》等文章，认为可与贾谊、刘向相媲美，于是向朝廷推荐。一时公卿士大夫争相传诵，文名因而大盛。嘉佑三年，仁宗召他到舍人院参加考试，他推托有病，不肯应诏。嘉佑五年(52岁)，任为秘书省校书郎。

Zhuang Zhous family was poor. Once, he went to the official who supervised rivers to borrow some grain. The official said:

庄周家境贫穷。一次，他去监河侯那里借粮食，监河侯说:

"Well, wait until the end of the year when I collect the taxes from the people, then I will lend you 300 gold pieces. All right?

“好吧!等到年底，我收到了老百姓的税金时，就借给你三百金，行吗?”

When Zhuang Zhou heard this, he was so angry that the colow of his face changed. But he told the official this story:

庄周一听，气得脸色都变了，但是他却对监河侯讲了这样一件事情:

"When I came here yesterday, on the way I heard a voice calling `Help! I turned my head and saw a small crucian carp in the dried-up carriage ditch.

“我昨天来时，半路上听到‘救命’的呼喊声。我回过头来，看见干涸的车沟里有条小螂鱼。

I went over and asked: `Little crucian carp, why are you calling for help?

我走过去，问它:‘小娜鱼，你为什么喊救命?’

The little crucian carp answered: `I am a subject of the Dragon King of the East China Sea. Unfortunately I fell down here. Can you give me a little water to save my life?

小鲤鱼回答说:‘我是东海龙王的臣子，不幸落到这里。您能够给我一些水来救我活命吗?’

I said: `All right, I am just going to the south to sell ideas to the kings of the States of Wu and Yue. I will ask them to stir up the water of the Xijiang River to welcome you. Will that do?

我说:‘好吧!我正好要去南方游说吴国和越国的国王，那我就请他们激起西江的大水来迎接您，可以吗?’

When the crucian carp heard this, it got angry and said:

卿鱼听了，气得不得了，说:

`When I lose the water which is always with me, I cannot survive. Now, I want only a little bit of water so that I can survive.Yet you say such things. Then youd better go to the salt-fish shop to look for me. "

“我失去了常跟我在一起的水，就无法生存下去了。现在，我只要得到一些水，就能够生存下去;你却说出这样的话。好吧，你不如趁早到咸鱼店里去找我吧!”

Spring Festival is the most important festival in China .It’s to celebrate the lunar calendar ‘s New year .In the evening before the Spring Festival ,families get together and have a big meal .In many places people like to set off firecrackers .Dumplings are the most traditional food .Children like the festival very much ,because they can have delicious food and wear new clothes .

They can also get some money from their parents. This money is given to children for good luck . People put New Year scrolls on the wall for good fortune .

The Spring Festival lasts about 15 days long .People visit relatives and friends with the words “Have all your wishes ”. People enjoy the Spring Festival ,during this time they can have a good rest .

导语：红红的眼睛白白的毛，短短的尾巴长耳朵，身披一件白皮袄，走起路来轻轻跳。下面是yuwenmi小编为大家整理的优秀英语作文，欢迎阅读与借鉴，谢谢!

One day the little gray rabbit at home and play with the little white rabbit the little white rabbit to play for a while the little white rabbits mother called the small white rabbit went to buy a small gray rabbit play in the small white rabbit home of their own. Little gray rabbit saw the little white rabbit has a rubber on the table the rubber is very beautiful also very sweet. Little gray rabbit wanted to but again afraid not the little white rabbit is brought home a rubber. The small white rabbit came home to find his beloved rubber disappeared went to ask a small gray rabbit: "did you take my eraser?" Little gray rabbit to cheat the little white rabbit: "I didnt take you find again!" Down the little white rabbit went away she did not find at home looking for a long time will think that you dont be lost. Small gray rabbit again in a small monkey stole the puzzle in the home the elephant house stole the puppet.

A few days later the small white rabbit the little monkey is playing with the elephant. Play for a while the small white rabbit say: "my rubber disappeared I suspected thieves." Immediately the little monkey said: "I also think I also missing puzzle." The elephant said: "I was gone a puppet." The small white rabbit said: "we go to play with the little gray rabbit!" Elephant and rabbit the little monkey went to the house of a small gray rabbit found himself the stolen things in a small gray rabbit home and they immediately understand the stealing is a little gray rabbit. They take their things back never ignore the little gray rabbit.

Little gray rabbit stealing is wrong more should not cheat others. Since then it didnt steal things dont lie.

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一天，小灰兔在小白兔家和小白兔玩，玩了一会儿，小白兔的妈妈叫小白兔去买菜，小灰兔便自己在小白兔家玩。小灰兔看见小白兔的桌子上有一个橡皮，那个橡皮很漂亮，也很香。小灰兔想要，可又怕小白兔不愿意，就把橡皮带回了家。小白兔回到家，发现自己心爱的橡皮不见了，就去问小灰兔：“你有没有拿我的橡皮?”小灰兔骗小白兔：“我没有拿，你自己再找一找吧!”小白兔失望的走了，她在家里找了很久也没找到，就以为是自己不小心弄丢了。小灰兔又在小猴子家里偷走了拼图，在大象家偷走了木偶。

过了几天，小白兔，小猴子和大象在一起玩。玩了一会，小白兔说：“我的橡皮不见了，我怀疑有小偷。”小猴子立刻说：“我也觉得，我也不见了拼图。”大象说：“我也不见了木偶。”小白兔说：“我们去找小灰兔玩吧!”大象和小白兔，小猴子到了小灰兔家后，发现自己被偷的东西都在小灰兔家，它们立刻明白了偷东西的是小灰兔。它们便把自己东西拿回去，再也不理小灰兔了。

小灰兔偷东西是不对的，更不应该骗别人。从此以后，它再不偷东西了，也不骗人了。

Yunnan is located about the southwest part of China. This place has beautiful mountains, and rivers and full with many local minority races. Because Yunan is high elevated, comparatively level expanse of land and a plateau, it has a overall warm weather, which is perfectly fit for human. It is close to the sun, therefore the UV level is high, and local people has comparatively darker skin.

Kunming is the capital of Yunan, even though it is not as prosperously commercialized as Shanghai, or as long historical background as Beijing, but the unique natural scenery and culture is highly recognized and appreciated by domestic and international tourists. You can see girls wear long, loosen, and colorful skirts on the street. The special food culture around the street is also a special feature of Kunming, there is nothing that you cannot find, just things that you cannot imagine.

Around Lijiang River, you can go to the bars around the old town, and the culture is very open-minded, girls around there are very friendly and dance with you. This place is a tourism hot spot, so the material expense is very high, no matter how much money you have, you can spend them all in one night!

Calling a Stag a Horse 指鹿为马

In the reign of Emperor the Second of the Qin Dynasty (221-207 B.C.), the prime minister Zhao Gao, obsessed with ambitions, was planning to usurp the throne day and night. But he did not know how many of the ministers in the court were allowed to be ordered about by him and how many of them were his opponents. So he thought out a way to test how high his prestige among the ministers was and also to find out who dared to oppose him.

秦二世时，丞相赵高野心勃勃，日夜盘算着要篡夺皇位。可朝中大臣有多少人能听他摆布，有多少人反对他，他心中没底。于是，他想了一个办法，准备试一试自己的威信，同时也可以摸清敢于反对他的人。

One day when court was held, Zhao Gao let someone bring a stag to the court and, with a broad smile on his face, he said to Emperor the Second of the Qin Dynasty:"Your Majesty, here is a fine horse Im presenting to you." Looking at the animal, Emperor the Second thought that it was obviously a stag and that it couldnt be a horse. So he said smilingly to Zhao Gao:"Mister Prime Minister, you are wrong. This is a stay. Why do you say it is a horse?" Remaining calm, Zhao Gao said:"Will your Majesty please see more clearly? This really is a horse that covers a thousand li a day." Filled with suspicion, Emperor the Second looked at the stag again and said:"How can the antlers be grown on the head of a horse?" Turning around and pointing his finger at the ministers, Zhao Gao said in a loud voice:"if our Majesty do not believe me, you can ask the ministers."

一天上朝时，赵高让人牵来一只鹿，满脸堆笑地对秦二世说：“陛下，我献给您一匹好马。”秦二世一看，心想：这哪里是马，这分明是一只鹿嘛！便笑着对赵高说：“丞相搞错了，这里一只鹿，你怎么说是马呢？”赵高面不改色心不跳地说：“请陛下看清楚，这的确是一匹千里马。”秦二世又看了看那只鹿，将信将疑地说：“马的头上怎么会长角呢？”赵高一转身，用手指着众大臣，大声说：“陛下如果不信我的话，可以问问众位大臣。”

The nonsense of Zhao Gao made the ministers totally at a lose, and they whispered to themselves: What tricks was Zhao Gao playing? Was it not obvious whether it was a stag or a horse? But when they saw the sinister smile on Zhao Gaos face and his two rolling eyes which were gazing at each of them, they suddenly understood his evil intentions.

大臣们都被赵高的一派胡言搞得不知所措，私下里嘀咕：这个赵高搞什么名堂？是鹿是马这不是明摆着吗！当看到赵高脸上露出阴险的笑容，两只眼睛骨碌碌轮流地盯着赵高脸上露出阴险的笑容，两只眼睛骨碌碌轮流地盯着每个人的时候，大臣们忽然明白了他的用意。

Some of the ministers who were timid and yet had a sense of right eousness did not dare to say anything, because to tell lies would make their conscience uneasy and to tell the truth would mean that they would be persecuted by Zhao Gao later. Some ministers with a sense of justice persisted that it was a stag and not a horse. There were still some crafty and fawning ministers who followed Zhao Gao closely in ordinary times. They immediately voiced their support to Zhao Gao, saying to the emperor:"This really in a horse that covers a thousand li a day."

一些胆小又有正义感的人都低下头，不敢说话，因为说假话，对不起自己的良心，说真话又怕日后被赵高所害。有些正直的人，坚持认为是说明书而不是马。还有一些平时就紧跟赵高的奸佞之人立刻表示拥护赵高的说法，对皇上说，“这确是一匹千里马！”

After the event, Zhao Gao punished by various means those ministers with a sense of justice who were not obedient to him, even with whole families of some of those ministers executed.

事后，赵高通过各种手段把那些不顺从自己的正直大臣纷纷治罪，甚至满门抄斩。

This story appears in "The Life of the First Emperor of the Qin Dynasty" in The Historical Records written by Sima Qian. From this story people have derived the set phrase "calling a stag a horse" to mean deliberately misrepresenting some thing and misleading the public.

故事出自《史记·秦始皇本纪》。成语“指鹿为马”比喻故意颠倒是非，混淆黑白。

The Great Wall of China

The Great Wall of China is called the "Ten-thousand-Ii Great Wall" in Chinese.In fact, its more than 6000 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 different 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 watchtow-ers, 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

中国的长城汉语中常叫作“万里长城”。实际上它长6 ooo多公里。它从西到东，穿过沙漠，越过高山，跨过深谷，蜿蜒而行，最后直到海边。它是世界上的奇观之一。

长城有两千多年的历史。最早是在春秋时期开始修筑的。战国时期，各诸候国为了保卫自己的边境，分别修筑了更多的城墙。在秦朝时，秦国把各诸侯国统一起来，成为一个帝国。为了御敌于国门之外，秦始皇令人把所有的城墙连接起来。这样，长城就形成了。

长城上面很宽，足够五匹马或10个人并排而行。沿城墙有许多烽火台，过去常有士兵驻守。敌人来时，就点燃烽火，以通知其他士兵。

没有任何现代机器，要修筑这样一座长城是非常困难的。所有的工作都不得不用手来完成。成千上万的人死了，被埋在自己修建的城墙下面。长城不仅是用石头和土筑成的，而且也是用数以百万计的人的血肉筑成的。

今天，长城不仅对中国人，而且对来自全世界各地的人们来说都是一处名胜。其中许多人都已知道这句中国名言：“不到长城非好汉”。

有一只笨狼，独自在森林里呆得不耐烦了，就想去上学。学校里有那么多的小朋友，一定会很好玩。

笨狼来到学校，坐在小朋友们中间，听老师讲课。

第一节课，老师教大家学习词语。老师用红色的粉笔在黑板上写了“苹果”两个字，告诉大家说：“这是苹果。”

“不对，苹果是圆圆的、红红的、甜甜的。”笨狼第一个站起来反对说。

“是呀，笨狼说的没猎，我们都吃过苹果，知道它是什么样子。”其他的孩子齐声说。

“这是‘苹果’两个字，又不是真正的苹果。”老师生气地说。

“为什么苹果不是真正的苹果?”笨狼又问。

“是呀，不是真正的苹果，我们学了又有什么用?”别的孩子又齐声说。

“跟你们说不清楚，我们不学词语了，还是讲故事吧!”老师说。

于是，老师给孩子们讲小红帽的故事，孩子们安安静静地听着，听得非常认真，但是忽然一个尖利的嗓子愤怒地抗议：“不对，这全是造谣，我根本就没有吃过小红帽。”

“也许是你爸爸干的。”一个小朋友说。

“我爸爸不会干这种事!”

“也许是你爷爷?”

“也可能是你太爷爷?”

笨狼想了想，不再吭声了，因为他确实不知道爷爷和太爷爷究竟干没干过像吃小红帽这一类的坏事。

老师本来想告诉笨狼，故事并不一定都是真的，又怕他不明白，老师就说：“好了，现在我们不讲故事了，我们去上体育课吧!”

笨狼和小朋友们来到大操场，在跑道上排好队伍。老师让大家跑步，谁跑得最快，谁就是体育最好的学生。

“预备，跑!”

老师的口令刚发出，笨狼就像箭一样朝前飞跑。他在跑道的拐弯处忘记了拐弯儿，因此，他笔直穿过大操场，越过田野，跑回大森林里去了。

He looked at us and said, "I wish you could have met my Dad. He was a big man, and he was strong from pulling the nets and fighting the seas for his catch. When you got close to him, he smelled like the ocean. He would wear his old canvas, foul-weather coat and his bibbed overalls. His rain hat would be pulled down over his brow. No matter how much my Mother washed them, they would still smell of the sea and of fish."

He looked at us and said, "I wish you could have met my Dad. He was a big man, and he was strong from pulling the nets and fighting the seas for his catch. When you got close to him, he smelled like the ocean. He would wear his old canvas, foul-weather coat and his bibbed overalls. His rain hat would be pulled down over his brow. No matter how much my Mother washed them, they would still smell of the sea and of fish."

Frank‘s voice dropped a bit. "When the weather was bad he would drive me to school. He had this old truck that he used in his fishing business. That truck was older than he was. It would wheeze and rattle down the road. You could hear it coming for blocks. As he would drive toward the school,I would shrink down into the seat hoping to disappear. Half the time, he would slam to a stop and the old truck would belch a cloud of smoke. He would pull right up in front, and it seemed like everybody would be standing around and watching. Then he would lean over and give me a big kiss on the cheek and tell me to be a good boy. It was so embarrassing for me. Here, I was twelve years old, and my Dad would lean over and kiss me goodbye!"

Frank‘s voice dropped a bit. "When the weather was bad he would drive me to school. He had this old truck that he used in his fishing business. That truck was older than he was. It would wheeze and rattle down the road. You could hear it coming for blocks. As he would drive toward the school,I would shrink down into the seat hoping to disappear. Half the time, he would slam to a stop and the old truck would belch a cloud of smoke. He would pull right up in front, and it seemed like everybody would be standing around and watching. Then he would lean over and give me a big kiss on the cheek and tell me to be a good boy. It was so embarrassing for me. Here, I was twelve years old, and my Dad would lean over and kiss me goodbye!"

He paused and then went on, "I remember the day I decided I was too old for a goodbye kiss. When we got to the school and came to a stop, he had his usual big smile. He started to lean toward me, but I put my hand up and said, ‘No, Dad.‘

He paused and then went on, "I remember the day I decided I was too old for a goodbye kiss. When we got to the school and came to a stop, he had his usual big smile. He started to lean toward me, but I put my hand up and said, ‘No, Dad.‘

在比赛中捧回的一个又一个奖杯，大大增加了苏炳添的自信心，也让他更执著于短跑这条道路。

但是，教练说苏炳并添没有短跑运动员的天赋。

他个子只有172cm，短跑运动员最佳身高是180cm—195cm，当年中国另一飞人刘翔身高在189cm，短跑项目中，个子矮要失去许多先天优势。

再加上我国短跑事业相比其它国家而言，起步要晚一些，选择短跑作为终身事业的运动员少之又少，国际短跑赛事上我们从来没有进入过决赛。

年轻气盛的苏炳添偏偏不信这个邪，他暗暗下定决心，一定要在短跑运动上创造出奇迹，让外国人看看我们的实力。

为了这个理想，苏炳添想去专业的体校进行学习和训练，但他去了几家体校，都因为他个子矮、年龄大被婉拒，现实将他打回原型。

刘翔从七岁就开始进行专业训练，而想入体校的苏炳添，这时已经15岁了。

眼看苏炳添的田径之路就要画上句号，这时候他人生中的伯乐出现了。

中山体校教练宁德宝看中苏炳添的身体素质和爆发力，想把他收为麾下弟子。

宁教练费了好大劲才说服体校的领导，破格把苏炳添招进来，然而，训练刚刚开始不到半月，苏炳添就吵着要回家。

中学时的训练和现在专业体校的训练相比，从运动量、技术上都简单很多。

体校要求学生6点就要起床开始训练，一上午的高强度练习，在中午短暂午休后，下午还要接着练，苏炳添被体校辛苦的训练吓住了，他不想跑步了。

他叫来父母想要退学，父母也不忍他受苦，便要把他带回家，宁教练实在舍不得这个好苗子，苦口婆心地劝说苏炳添和他的家人。

苏炳添的父母亲虽然没有文化，但从宁教练的态度上，他们觉得是真心为孩子好，于是妈妈许诺给苏炳添100元零花钱，把他留在宁教练身边。

从此，苏炳添如开挂般，正式开启了属于他的“飞人时代”。

The Bear and the Fox

A Bear boasted very much of his philanthropy.saying thai of all animals hewas the most tender in his regard for man.for he had such respect for himthat he would nol even touch his dead body.

A Fox hearing these words said with a smile to the Bear，“Oh!That you wouldeat the dead and not the living.”

熊和狐狸

一只熊在夸耀自己的仁慈，便说道：“所有的动物中，只有熊对人最仁爱，它很敬重人，连人的尸体，也不去碰一下。”

一只狐狸听到这些话，微笑地对熊说：“那就请你吃死人吧，别再生吃活人了。”