秦王謂唐雎曰:“寡人以五百里之地易安陵,安陵君不聽(tīng)寡人,何也?且秦滅韓亡魏,而君以五十里之地存者,以君為長(zhǎng)者,故不錯(cuò)意也。今吾以十倍之地,請(qǐng)廣于君,而君逆寡人者,輕寡人與?”唐雎對(duì)曰:“否,非若是也。安陵君受地于先王而守之,雖千里不敢易也,豈直五百里哉?”
世有伯樂(lè),然后有千里馬。千里馬常有,而伯樂(lè)不常有。故雖有名馬,祗辱于奴隸人之手,駢死于槽櫪之間,不以千里稱也。馬之千里者,一食或盡粟一石。食馬者不知其能千里而食也。是馬也,雖有千里之能,食不飽,力不足,才美不外見(jiàn),且欲與常馬等不可得,安求其能千里也?策之不以其道,食之不能盡其材,鳴之而不能通其意,執(zhí)策而臨之,曰:“天下無(wú)馬!”嗚呼!其真無(wú)馬邪?其真不知馬也!
Bike-to-Work Day is held every year across North America on thethird Friday of May. It was started by the League of American Bicyclistsin 1956. Its aim is to promote (促進(jìn)) the bicycle as a serious choice of getting toand from work. In today’s world where global warming is a serious issue, thebicycle is a perfect way of reducing our carbon (碳) footprint.
FIFA World Cup is one of the biggest sportsevents in the world. It ___11___every 4 years. The first World Cup was in 1930. It has a history of over 90years. During the World Cup, ___12___fans watch the games and cheer for their favorite teams or players.
Dealing with a nosebleed(鼻出血)mightseem simple. But recently, the British RED Cross asked parents with youngchildren how to help a child with a nosebleed. About 65 percent of parents didnot ____11____the correct action to help.
The December day started like any other. Papacame back with his boat full of fish. Mama made breakfast for the family.Seven-year-old Joonas was doing his homework, while his two little brothers ranaround the yard. That day seemed peaceful, but Alejo ____16____ better.
Lastsummer, I was holding the net when Grandpa asked me ____19____ I couldhelp him teach Frank how to play chess. I said no because I wanted to catchfish. Grandpa had been the one who’d taught us how to catch fish, but then the ____20____ made him stay behind.
For Yang, one of the long-expected activitiesduring the Spring Festival is to take photos with family members. On the earlymorning of the second day of the Chinese New Year when the whole family reunite,he would dress up and wait for the photo to be taken.
There wasa stone lying in the mountains for a long time. He had a dream—one day he couldfly up into the sky ___11___ a bird. When he told his dream to his friends,they all laughed at him.
All thefamily—my grandparents, my parents, my aunt and uncle, my cousin, my sister andI— ___22___ the turkey. However, turkey is not the easiestthing to ___23___. It takes a lot of time to prepare and a lot ofwork to cook…and there are a lot of chances for things to go wrong.
An unexpected thing happened in the ____11____ of my eleventh year. Thehome I had ____12____inwas burned to the ground in the middle of the night. ____13____ , mymom, dad, grandma, brothers and I escaped(幸免于難).
I’m glad to receive your letter and know yourunforgettable(難忘的)experience.Now I’d like to share mine. Last Friday, I was cleaning my room and found anold photo in a drawer. While I was looking at it, the ___16___ memory of that day came back to me.
Liu Min is an English teacher. These days, herfamily are experiencing a different life of working and studying. They get upand do morning exercises at 6:30 in the living room. After breakfast, theystart their work and study. Her husband turns on his computer in the study (書(shū)房), reading his e-mails andmaking a list of today’s work.
Apassenger told an air hostess(空姐)that he needed a cup of water to take hismedicine when the plane just took off. She told him that she would bring himthe ___11___ in ten minutes.
Some schools have organized too many tests thatare too difficult. As a result, students have to study hard all the time andthey have been under a lot of stress. It has been harmful to students’ mental (心理的)and physical health and it must be changed.
Parents and children often face the challengesof money. Common topics include setting pocket money, learning to save, anddeciding to buy expensive things. The goal of most parents is to teach theirkids how to deal with money wisely. The goal of most kids is getting money tospend. How can families achieve these goals?
①當(dāng)今社會(huì)是個(gè)看臉的時(shí)代,大多數(shù)人希望通過(guò)提升“顏值”來(lái)獲得更多的自信與機(jī)遇。然而顏值并不能決定一切。馬云,一個(gè)名列福布斯全球科技百富榜亞洲第一的男人,他并沒(méi)有很高的顏值。但他通過(guò)自己的努力,取得了如今的諸多成就。即使是在顏值時(shí)代,修心亦是很重要的。②一個(gè)沒(méi)有素質(zhì)的人,就算穿的多么華麗,一說(shuō)話一個(gè)舉動(dòng)就能暴露自己。一個(gè)非常有涵養(yǎng)的人,即使穿著樸素,和他相處也會(huì)覺(jué)得清風(fēng)拂面。
故鄉(xiāng)味道還證明著你口味的正宗。如果你對(duì)自己故鄉(xiāng)的食物有著清晰的記憶,那么在一個(gè)飯局上,尤其是和你的口味正好吻合的飯局上,你就有絕對(duì)的話語(yǔ)權(quán)。故鄉(xiāng)甚至關(guān)乎個(gè)人的尊嚴(yán)。在我看來(lái),沒(méi)有哪個(gè)地方的食物更好吃,但是一個(gè)故鄉(xiāng)感非常強(qiáng)烈的人,他能把故鄉(xiāng)的“口味正確”上升到信數(shù)的水準(zhǔn)。比如,哪個(gè)地方的辣椒最辣,這絕不是史高維爾指數(shù)能夠標(biāo)定的。羊肉更是這樣,甘肅、寧夏都聲稱自己擁有世界上最好的羊肉,新疆和內(nèi)蒙古更具體到南疆還是北疆、呼倫貝爾還是錫林郭勒。一個(gè)海南人過(guò)來(lái)插話,加積鴨、文昌雞、和樂(lè)蟹、東山一羊字還沒(méi)說(shuō)出來(lái),所有北方的網(wǎng)友不約而同地敲黑板:注意,我們?cè)谟懻撗蛉獾脑掝}。
故鄉(xiāng)的風(fēng)之所以氣勢(shì)恢宏,是其中的沙塵充當(dāng)了風(fēng)的武器。那時(shí)的風(fēng)與沙塵,像是從未分開(kāi)過(guò)。風(fēng)力助推沙塵漫天席卷,掀翻了街口擺著糖果的攤板,刮跑了老爺爺頭上的帽子。偶爾看見(jiàn)騎自行車的人,在風(fēng)里歪扭一陣之后,不得不屈尊下駕,吃力地推車前行。有時(shí)在教室里正聚精會(huì)神地聽(tīng)講,風(fēng)猛然用力,讓玻璃飛出窗框,在書(shū)桌上和地上“嘩”地破碎。我和同伴們對(duì)風(fēng)的防御,最早使用的是風(fēng)鏡。顧名思義,風(fēng)鏡就是防風(fēng)的眼鏡。玻璃鏡片鑲在細(xì)細(xì)的鋼絲框上,四周有密織的布罩,兩端用皮筋連接,套在頭上拉至眼部,風(fēng)便吹不著眼睛了。每副風(fēng)鏡五分錢(qián),后來(lái)有了塑料的鏡片,價(jià)格要高出很多。戴風(fēng)鏡并不完全是為了防風(fēng),重點(diǎn)是防風(fēng)里的沙子。
農(nóng)諺有“小滿小滿,麥粒漸滿”的說(shuō)法。此時(shí),小麥度過(guò)一冬的休眠期后,經(jīng)過(guò)返青拔節(jié),抽穗開(kāi)花,亟須熏風(fēng)暖熟,雖然仍是一片青綠,但有著一股蓄勢(shì)待發(fā)的勁頭。麥穗已經(jīng)抽齊,麥粒鼓著腮幫一般,泛出一層透明的綠色。等到這晶瑩的嫩綠變?yōu)辄S綠,麥子也即將成熱了。農(nóng)諺又云“小滿未滿,還有危險(xiǎn)”。小麥成長(zhǎng)的最后階段灌漿期十分關(guān)鍵,籽粒才剛剛盈實(shí),若碰到災(zāi)難天氣或病蟲(chóng)害,麥粒未經(jīng)過(guò)充分的乳熟期,小麥的品質(zhì)便會(huì)大打折扣。