中国经典英语寓⾔故事阅读：厄丁解⽜  King Hui of Liang watched the cook dissecting an ox. Up went his hand, down went the knife, cutting it just right with dexterous movements. The King praised:  　梁惠王看厄丁解⽜，⼿起⼑落，动作利索，恰到好处，连声夸奖说  “Your skill is excellent!”  　“你的技术真是太好了!”  　The cook answered:  　厄丁答道:  "1 can do it so dexterously because I am familiar with the physiological structure of the ox. I see perfectly well each and every part of the ox which is no longer a whole ox to me. I have a clear mental picture of where its joints and main and collateral channels are, and know exactly where to start cutting and how much force is needed."  　“我所以能⼲得这样利索，是因为熟悉⽜的⽣理结构。现在，我看到的⽜已经不是⼀头全⽜了：哪⾥是关节?哪⾥有经络?从哪⾥下⼑?需要⽤多⼤的⼒⽓?我胸中有数，眼前清清楚楚。”  　The cook continued:  　厄丁接着说:  　"The knives of others become blunt after being used for a short time, whereas I have used my knife for 19 years and slaughtered nearly 1,000 oxen, and it is still as sharp as a new one. However, when I come across a complicated structure, I would be cautious and conscientious and dare not be the least negligent. I cut swiftly but lightly with great concentration and care.  　“别⼈的⽜⼑，⽤不了多久就会钝掉，⽽我这把⼑已经⽤了⼗九年，宰了上千头⽜，但是还同新⼑⼀样锋利。不过，如果碰到错综复杂的结构，我还是兢兢业业，丝毫不敢怠慢，动作很快，下⼑却很轻，聚精会神，⼩⼼翼翼。”  　After hearing this, King Hui of Liang said:  　梁惠王听后说:  　"What you said is wonderful!From you I have learned the way of cultivating my mind and developing my character."  “你说得好极了!我从你这
⾥悟到了修⾝养性的道理。”  　中国经典英语寓⾔故事阅读：邯郸学步  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，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。  中国经典英语寓⾔故事阅读：安⼼草  A story is told of a king who went into his garden one morning, and found everything withered a
nd dying.  　这个故事是这样的：⼀个国王清晨⾛迸花园，发现所有的草⽊已经枯萎，奄奄⼀息了。  He asked the oak that stood near the gate what the trouble was.  　于是，他问门边的橡树究竟发⽣了什么事。  He found it was sick of life and determined to die because it was not tall and beautiful like the pine.  　原来是它们消极厌世、⼀⼼求死，因为橡树觉得⾃⼰不如松树般⾼⼤、秀丽：  The pine was all out of heart because it could not bear grapes, like the vine.  　⽽松树为⾃⼰不如葡萄藤那般结满丰硕的果实⽽沮丧：  The vine was going to throw its life away because it could not stand erect and have as fine fruit as the peach tree.  　葡萄藤则为⾃⼰⽆法直⽴，并且⽆法像桃树那样结出上好的果实⽽想结束⽣命  The geranium was fretting because it was not tall and fragrant like the lilac…and so on all through the garden.  　天竺葵也焦躁不安，因为它觉得⾃⼰不如紫丁⾹那样修长、芳⾹……于是，整个花园都了⽆⽣⽓。  Coming to a heart's-ease, he found its bright face lifted as cheery as ever.  　国王⾛到⼀株⼼安草⾯前，发现它仍然神采奕奕，如从前般欢乐。  "Well, heart's-ease, I'm glad, amidst all this discouragement, to find one brave little flower. You do not seem to be the (east disheartened."  　¨你好，⼼安草，我感到⾮常⾼兴，所有的草⽊都对⾃⼰失去了信⼼，只有你能勇敢地⽣活，没有丝毫⽓馁。¨  　"No, I am not of much account, but I thought that if You wanted an oak, or a pine, or a vine, or a peach tree, or a geranium, or a lilac, you would have planted one; but as I knew you wanted a heart's-ease, I am determined to be the best little heart's-ease that I can.  　¨虽然我并没有什么值得骄傲的东西，但我想，如果你想要⼀棵橡树，或松树、葡
萄，或桃树、天竺葵、丁⾹，你就会去种它们，⽽我知道你想要⼀株⼼安草，所以我决⼼尽我所能做⼀株最好的⼼安草。"unable

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