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1、G2成语.RacingHorses田忌赛马TA1ESOFCHINA最美英文讲最美中国故事国故事G2成语.RacingHorses田忌赛马专辑:Ta1eSOfehina英文讲最美中作者:EvanPeng朗读者:JanetMartin1exi1e:6001难度:相当于美国小学二年级从前,中原地区由许多诸侯国组成,这些诸侯国常年征战,所以军事能人对诸侯国十分重要。齐国有一位大将名叫田忌,他有一位好友叫孙膑。当时,赌马成为一时风尚,田忌十分喜爱赛马,但他不擅长下注。一天,田忌在赌马上又输光了所有的钱,孙膑建议,下次赌马可以带上他,田忌欣然同意。孙膑发现,马分为三等,每一等都有各自的比赛,要赌赢,必须在
2、三场比赛中赢两场。孙膑能提出什么妙计呢?We1cometoA1O7sPowerto1earn!TodaysstoryisRacingHorses,reto1dbyEvanPengandnarratedbyJanetMartin.1ongago,Chinawasdividedintokingdoms.Thekingdomswereoftenatwar,sogoodmi1itary1eaderswereimportant.Onesuch1eaderwasTianJi,agenera1intheStateofQi.TianJi,sbestfriendwasSunBin.SunBinhadbeenam
3、i1itaryofficia1intheStateofWei.Afterhewasunfair1yfiredfromhisjob,hemovedtotheStateofQi.SunBintaughtTianJia1otaboutmi1itarystrategy.Atthattime,horseracingwasthemostpopu1arentertainmentfortherich.Peop1ebetmoneyontheraces.TianJiwasafanofhorseracing,buthewasn,tverygoodatbetting.Oneday,TianJiagain1ostmon
4、eyattheraces.Hewenthomefee1ingsorryforhimse1f.WhenSunBinsawhowsadTianJiwas,hesaid,uTakemewithyounexttime.MaybeIcanhe1pyouwin!”Aweek1ater,TianJididjustthat.SunBin1earnedhowtheracesworkedveryquick1y.Hesawthatthehorsesweredividedintothreetypesaccordingtospeed.First-c1asshorseswerethefastest,andthird-c1
5、asshorseswerethes1owest.Eachtypehadtheirownraceandpeop1ebetoneachrace.Inordertowintheovera11bet,apersonon1yneededtowintwoofthethreeraces.SunBina1sonoticedthateachtypehadadifferentsadd1eco1or.Thiswastote11thedifferenthorsesapart.Soon,SunBindeve1opedastrategytohe1pTianJi.uTrustme,heto1dTianJi.,1knowex
6、act1yhowyoucanwin!”TianJigotsoexcitedhecha11engedthekingtoarace.TianJidideverythingthatSunBinto1dhimtodo.Forthefirstrace,heputthefirst-c1asssadd1eonhisthird-c1asshorse.Theking,sfirst-c1asshorseeasi1ybeatTianJi,sthird-c1asshorse.Forthesecondrace,SunBinto1dTianJitoputthesecond-c1asssadd1eonhisfirst-c1
7、asshorse.Andsureenough,TianJiwonthesecondrace.Hisfirst-c1asshorsewasbetterthantheking,ssecond-c1asshorse.Fina11y,forthethirdrace,TianJiusedhissecond-c1asshorse.Onceagain,hewon.Thistimeitwasagainsttheking,sthird-c1asshorse.Thekingwasshocked.TianJiwastheovera11winner.Thekingcongratu1atedTianJi,buthewa
8、scurious.uTianJi,wheredidyougetsuchgoodhorses?heasked.uYourMajesty,TianJirep1iedJIdidnotwinbecauseIfoundgreathorses.IwonbecauseofthestrategyIused.ItwasSunBin,sstrategy,anditworked!,“Rea11y?”Saidtheking.uWhatexact1ywasthisstrategy?”TianJito1dthekinga11abouthowheswitchedhorses.Heexp1ainedhowSunBinknew
9、thatevenwhentwoopponentswereuneven1ymatched,astrategycou1dbeusedtominimize1osses.Inthiscase,1osingon1yoncemeantthatTianJiwassti11theovera11winner.Hearingthis,thekingimmediate1ymadeSunBinthemi1itaryadviserforthewho1earmy.SunBin,sstrategiesandTianJi,s1eadership1edtheStateofQitomanymi1itaryvictories.Th
10、eEndQuestion:Howdidpeop1eknowwhattypeahorsewas?1. Eachtypehaddifferentmarkings.2. Eachhorseworeadifferentco1orofsadd1e,notwowerea1ike.3. Numbersone,two,orthreewerewrittenoneachsadd1e.4. Eachtypehadadifferentco1orofsadd1e.核心词汇和语法genera1n.将军,军事家,战术家,战略家Ur1fairIyadV,不公平地,不公正地;不正当地entertainmentn.娱乐节目;娱乐
11、,消遣;招待,款待betV.打赌,赌博,赌注overa11adj.全部的;全体的;一切在内的;综合的;全面地;总地;总的说来SaddIen.马鞍;车座;鞍形架,鞍状物;脊肉Cha11engev.挑战;质疑;盘问;怀疑;向挑战;提出挑战,要求竞赛;驳斥SWitChV.转换;转变,改变opponentn.对手;敌手;反对者uneven1yadv.不规则地;不稳定地;不平行地;参差不齐地minimizev.把减至最低数量程度;对作最低估计,极力贬低的价值重要性IdidnotwinbecauseIfoundgreathorses.我不是因为发现了优良的骏马。本句含义为田忌在解释他获胜的原因,不是因为良马,而是因为谋略。阅读量(5)