Father had a family of sons who were perpetually quarrelling among themselves. When he failed to heal their disputes by his exhortations, he determined to give them a practical illustration of the evils of disunion; and for this purpose he one day told them to bring him a bundle of sticks. When they had done so, he placed the faggot into the hands of each of them in succession, and ordered them to break it in pieces. They each tried with all their strength, and were not able to do it.
He next unclosed the faggot, and took the sticks separately, one by one, and again put them into their hands, on which they broke them easily. He then
addressed them in these words: "My sons, if you are of one mind, and unite to assist each other, you will be as this faggot, uninjured by all the attempts of your enemies; but if you are divided among yourselves, you will be broken as easily as these sticks."
Country Garden and Me
On the way from Panyu City to Shunde City and approaching the conjunction point of both cities, a big advertisement board of the infamous Country Garden will catch your eyes. And on the board, a lovely girl gently holds a little white pigeon.
She looks at everybody with a sweet smile. Who is this girl? Let me tell you later. Country Garden is located at the Beijao town, Shunde City of Guangdong Province. Ten years ago when my Dad and Mom took me as a baby to Guangzhou, it was a wasteland here. But what does this piece of wasteland look like nowadays? Country Garden has been developed and enlarged rapidly on the ground of this land, and a great number of high-quality houses and apartments have been built up within the garden. Over the past decade, other nine country gardens with various unique designs have been erasing around the great city of Guangzhou. The construction and management of several gardens have engaged the devoted contributions from my Dad and Mom.
Country Garden has grown up together with me, and I am one of the witnesses of its growth and development.
按气候学上的标准,“秋分”时节,我国长江流域及其以北的广大地区,日平均气温都降到了22℃以下,为物候上的秋天了。此时,来自北方的冷空气团,已经具有一定的势力。全国绝大部分地区雨季已经结束,凉风习习、碧空万里、风和日丽、秋高气爽、丹桂飘香、蟹肥菊黄等词语,都是对此时景象的描述
秋分节气,也是农业生产上重要的节气,秋分后太阳直射的`位置移至南半球,北半球得到的太阳辐射越来越少,而地面散失的热量却较多,气温降低的速度明显加快。农谚说:“一场秋雨一场寒”,“白露秋分夜,一夜冷一夜”。“八月雁门开,雁儿脚下带霜来”,东北地区降温早的年分,秋分见霜已不足为奇。
气象专家介绍说,按农历来讲,“立秋”是秋季的开始,到“霜降”为秋季终止,“秋分“正好是从立秋到霜降90天的一半。从秋分这一天起,气候主要呈现三大特点:阳光直射的位置继续由赤道向南半球推移,北半球昼短夜长的现象将越来越明显,白天逐渐变短,黑夜变长(直至冬至日达到黑夜最长,白天最短;昼夜温差逐渐加大,幅度将高于10℃以上;气温逐日下降,一天比一天冷,逐渐步入深秋季节。南半球的情况则正好相反。
秋季降温快的特点,使得秋收、秋耕、秋种的“三秋”大忙显得格外紧张。秋分棉花吐絮,烟叶也由绿变黄,正是收获的大好时机。华北地区已开始播种冬麦,长江流域及南部广大地区正忙着晚稻的收割,抢晴耕翻土地,准备油菜播种。秋分时节的干旱少雨或连绵阴雨是影响“三秋”正常进行的主要不利因素,特别是连阴雨会使即将到手的作物倒伏、霉烂或发芽,造成严重损失。“三秋”大忙,贵在“早”字。及时抢收秋收作物可免受早霜冻和连阴雨的危害,适时早播冬作物可争取充分利用冬前的热量资源,培育壮苗安全越冬,为来年奠定下丰产的基础。“秋分不露头,割了喂老牛”,南方的双季晚稻正抽穗扬花,是产量形成的关键时期,早来低温阴雨形成的“秋分寒”天气,是双晚开花结实的主要威胁,必须认真做好预报和防御工作。
一位父亲有几个孩子,这些孩子时常发生口角。他丝毫没有办法来劝阻他们,只好让他们看看不合群所带来害处的例子。为了达到这个目的,有一天他叫他们替他拿一捆细柴来。当他们把柴带来时,他便先后地将那捆柴放在每一个孩子的手中,吩咐他们弄断这捆柴。他们一个个尽力去试,总是不能成功。
然后他解开那捆柴,一根根地放在他们手里,如此一来,他们便毫不费力地折断了。于是他就告诉他们说:「孩子们!如果你们大家团结一致,互相帮助,你们就像这捆柴一样,不能被你们的敌人折断;但如果你们自行,你们就将和这些散柴一般,不堪一折了。」
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