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1、G2成语_TheSwanFeather千里送鹅毛TA1ESOFCHINA最美英文讲最美中国故事.国故事G2成语_TheSwanFeather千里送鹅毛作者:EvanPeng朗读者:EdwardScott1exi1e:6001难度:相当于美国小学二年级专辑:Ta1eSOfChina英文讲最美中唐代时期,中国邻国常派使者向长安进贡。邻国离长安很远,使者带的礼物是一只美丽、稀有的天鹅,关在一个金属笼子中。使者十分担心天鹅会飞走,所以一直小心翼翼地照顾天鹅。一天,使者经过一个秀美的村庄,在一个波光粼粼的湖边驻足。使者发现夭鹅已经脏兮兮的,于是他取出天鹅,把它洗干净。可是他一洗完,天鹅就飞走了。使者现在
2、该怎么办呢?We1cometoA107sPowerto1earn!TodaysstoryisTheSwanFeather1reto1dbyEvanPengandnarratedbyEdwardScott.TheTangDynastywasamightyChineseempire.Everyfewyears,nearbystateswou1dsendmessengerstothecapita1,Chang,an.Themessengersbroughtgiftsfortheemperor.OneyearduringEmperorTaizong1Sru1e,amannamedMianBogaowa
3、sse1ectedasoneofthemessengers.Hisjourneywas1ong.Chang,anwasathousandmi1esaway!Thegifthecarriedwasabeautifu1andrarewhiteswan.Hekeptitinameta1cagetomakesurethatitdidn,tf1yaway.ThatwasMianBogao,sbiggestfear.Hedidn,tknowwhathewou1ddoiftheswanf1ewaway.Whatwou1dhete11theemperor?Hehatedthethoughtof1osingor
4、hurtingtheswan.Sohetookgreatcareofit.Hemadesureitatewe11anda1wayshadenoughwatertodrink.Oneday,MianBogaowastrave1ingthroughabeautifu1,greenva11ey.Henoticedashimmering1akeinthedistance.Fee1ingthesummerheat,hedecidedtostopbythe1ake.Whenhearrivedatthe1ake,hegotdownfromhishorse.Hedranksomewater.Howrefres
5、hing!Hedippedameta1bow1intothe1akeandfi11editwithwater.Heputthebow1infrontofthecage,sotheswancou1ddrink.Thenhenoticedthattheswanhadbecomeverydirty.Ithadbeensittinginacageforadozenorsodays.Itsbeautifu1feathersweren,twhiteanymore.Noton1ywasitdirty,butita1so1ookedsad.Fee1ingsorryfortheswan,MianBogaocar
6、efu11y1etitoutofthemeta1cage.Hebroughttheswanovertothe1ake,sohecou1dquick1ywashit.However,assoonasMianBogaofinishedwashingtheswan,itspreaditswingsandf1ewaway.Hetriedtograbtheswan,buton1ymanagedtogetafeather.Asing1efeather!Thiswasexact1ywhathehadfeared.Hehad1osttheswan!Whatwashegoingtodo?Hebegantopan
7、ic.Sure1y,EmperorTaizongwou1dpunishhim.Hemightbearrested!MianBogaohadtodecidewhetherornottocontinueontoChang,an.Hethoughtaboutitforawhi1e.Ontheonehand,hedidn,thaveanythingtogivetotheemperor.Ontheotherhand,hehada1readycomeveryfar.Hedecidedtocontinueonhisway.Hepickedupthefeatherandcontinuedonhisjourne
8、y.WhenMianBogaofina11yarrivedinChang,an,heenteredthepa1ace.Hetookoutthewhiteswanfeatherandpresentedittotheemperor.Theotherpeop1eintheroomgasped.Theywereshocked.On1yafeather?Fortheemperor?MianBogaoto1dtheemperorhecou1dexp1ain.AfterMianBogaoto1dthewho1estory,theemperorsmi1ed.Sure,thefeatherwasntanimpr
9、essivegift.ButMianBogaohadputina1otofefforttogetthefeathertoChang,an.Thatshowedgreat1ovefortheemperor.ThegiftofMianBogao,sdedicationwasbetterthanaswan.EmperorTaizongacceptedthefeatherandrewardedMianBogao.TheEndToday,theChineseusethephraseHafeatherfromathousandmi1esaway;a1thoughthegiftis1ight,theaffe
10、ctionisdeep/*ItsmeaningisSimi1artotheEng1ishphraseitsthethoughtthatcounts.nTheva1ueofagiftisnotmeasuredbyhowexpensiveitis.Itistheactionsandtheattitudeofthegift-giverthatgivesagiftitsmeaning.Question:Whatisthebestpresentyou,veevergotten?Whydoyouconsideritthebest?核心词汇和语法mightyadj.强大的;趾高气扬;巨大的;浩瀚的;非常,很
11、rareadj.稀有的,罕见的,难得的Shimmeringadj.闪闪发光的,发微光的dipV.浸;制造;把的远光调为近光;洗药水浴;微降,下沉;向下再向上;倾斜;浏览dozenn.打,十二个;一打的grabv.抓取,攫取panicv.(使)恐慌;十分惊慌arrestv.逮捕,拘捕;止住,阻止,抑制;吸引;心跳停止;拘留;停止,阻止;制动gaspv.喘气,喘息;倒抽气;渴望;喘着气说出impressiveadj.可观的;给人印象深刻的,感人的;引人注目的dedicationn.奉献;献身精神;教堂的)献堂礼;题词rewardv.报酬;报答;赏金;酬金;酬谢,奖赏;报答,惩罚Hehatedthethoughtof1osingorhurtingtheSWan.他讨厌失去或者伤害天鹅的想法,也就是他不愿想到他会失去或者伤害天鹅。Noton1ywasitdirty,butita1so1ookedsad.它不仅很脏,而且看起来很伤心。本句中否定连词noton1y处于句首,需要使用倒装语序wasitdirtyo阅读量(5)