伯乐善于相马是很有名的。一天,他买到一匹千里马,高兴不得了,暗地里发笑,说:“我能得到这匹良种千里马,何愁不发财!”
于是,他用千里马拉货。马力足,运量大,无论刮风下雨,白天黑夜,都逼着千里马拉车运货。同时,还要它代牛耕田,代驴拉磨……
由于过度劳累,千里马就瘦得皮包骨头,连走路也上气不接下气。伯乐仍要它日拉货物,夜耕水田,不久千里马就累死了。
第二年,伯乐又相得千里马一匹。他吸取了去年的教训,把千里马饲养于圈,倍加呵护,日夜伺候,同时在饲料中加强高级营养,把它养得白白胖胖。马毛梳得光滑,马嘴戴上金嚼环,配备了精致马鞍和缰绳,请名师制作了鞭子。
有一天,他牵出千里马去给客商送急信,但它却蹒跚着步履,连百里也跑不动了,以致耽搁了一大笔生意。
这时候,伯乐唉声长叹:“看来,我只会相马,而不会用马,永远也发不了财啊。”
dear cathy,
i’m very glad to tell you something about china's second manned spacecraft shenzhou vi.
it was launched at 9 o’clock, oct 12, 20xx. and it returned to earth at about half past 4, oct 17. shenzhou vi orbited around the earth at a speed of 7.9 kilometers per second and traveled 3.25 million kilometers during the 115 hours and 33 minutes’ journey in space. the total cost is rmb900 million . aboard the craft were two astronauts, fei junlong and nie haisheng, who conducted a lot of scientific experiments. their journey in space was very smooth. the living and working conditions inside the cabin were very good. their health is in good condition.
ok, i have to stop here. looking forward to hearing from you soon!
yours,
li bo
Dear Frank,
How is everything going? I have been in America for a month as an exchange student. I am now staying at Mrs. White’s. She is said to be in her forties but looks very young and attractive. She is of normal height, with a slender figure, blond hair and big blue eyes.
Mrs. White shows a keen interest in everything about China, especially its culture and places of interest. She has a large collection of items that have to do with China, such as books videos, tea, artworks, and so on. She asks me so many questions about my country that sometimes I have to consult my friends to give satisfactory answers.
Mrs. White is kind and outgoing and she usually wears a smile on her face. We are getting along very well with each other. She takes me out to local places every weekend and if you come here, I will be your guide.
Look forward to your reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
在我国历史上的春秋时代,有一个杞国人,总是担心有一天会突然天塌地陷,自己无处安身。他为此事而愁得成天吃饭不香,睡觉不宁。
后来,他的一个朋友得知他的忧虑之后,担心这样下去会损害他的健康,于是特意去开导他说:“天,不过是一些积聚的气体而已。而气体是无处不在的,比如你抬腿弯腰,说话呼吸,都是在天际间活动,为什么你还要担心天会塌下来呢?”
那个杞国人听了,仍然心有余悸地问:“如果天是一些积聚的气体,那么天上的太阳、月亮、星星,会不会掉下来呢?”
开导他的朋友继续解释:“太阳、月亮、星星,也都只是一些会发光的气团,即使掉下来了,也不会伤人的。”
可是杞国人的忧虑还没有完,他接着问:“那要是地陷下去了呢?又该怎么办?”
他的朋友又说:“地,不过是些堆积的'石块而已,它填塞在东南西北四方,没有什么地方没有石块。比如,你站着踩着,都是在地上行走,为什么要担心它会陷下去呢?”
杞国人听了朋友的这一番开导之后,终于放下心来,十分高兴。他的朋友也为他不再因无端的忧愁而伤身体,感到了欣慰。
其时,有位楚国的思想家名叫长卢子的,在听说了杞国人和朋友的对话之后,不以为然,他笑着评论道:“那些彩虹呀,云雾呀,风雨呀,一年四季的变化呀,所有这些积聚的气体共同构成了天;而那些山岳呀,河海呀,金木火石呀,所有这些堆积物共同构成了地。既然你知道天就是积气,地就是积块,你怎么能断定天与地不会发生变化呢?依我看,所谓天地,不过是宇宙间的一付小小物体,但它在有形之物中又是最大的一种,其本身并未终结,难以穷尽;因此人们对这件事也很难想像,不易认识,这都是很自然的。杞国人担心天会塌地会陷,这确实有点想得太远;然而他的朋友却说天塌地陷是根本不可能的,这也不对。天与地不可能不坏,而且终究是要坏的,有朝一日它真的要坏了,人们又怎么能不担心呢?”
对于这场争论,战国时的郑人列御寇也有说法。他认为:“说天与地会坏,是荒谬的;说天与地不会坏,也是荒谬的。天地到底会不会坏,我们目前尚不知道。不过,说天地会坏是一种见解,说天地不会坏也是一种见解。这就好像活人不知道死者的滋味,死者也不知道活人的情形;未来不晓得过去,过去也不能预测未来。既然如此,天地究竟会不会坏,我又何必放在心上呢?”
如果用今天的科学常识来看待天和地,我们完全可以断言,那个杞国人和他的朋友,以及古代思想家长卢子和列御寇的观点都有偏颇。但这则故事仍然说明:对于一个时代所无法认知和解决的问题,人们不应该陷入无休止的忧愁之中而无力自拔。人生还是要豁达些好。
Dear mom:
This is the first time i write a letter to y ou in English,so i think i should say tha nks to you frist. That you give life to me,that you bring me to the world.
Sometimes i may make you angry,because i don`t adjust my fa ult.But i am sure i won`t do that things again,i think i have grown up,i must be able to tell the things true or fault.
My d ear mother ,you are the greatest perso n in the world,you are the most import ant person in my life.the love you give me is the greatst one in the world. My dear mother,i have to stop here,bec ause my vocabulary is very limited ,i wil l write more letters in the future ,at tha t time i can write a much longer one to you.
Thank you again ,my dear mother!
Yours son,
xxxx.x.x
Such is sons’ nature; I really do not know how to express my thanks to you. However, I can imagine, on the day 18 years ago, when you gave birth to me, what a complex feeling you had. In the past few years, every day you struggle me up in the morning and prepare breakfast for me, then in the afternoon, you always welcome your only son with delicious foods after a day‘s hard work. Now your son has been 18 and will go to university soon, like a bird is leaving its parents. Nevertheless, your footprints on my heart will never ever fade and I love you mum!
your son
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