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第一部分汉译英
1.丑石(AnUglyStone2.匆匆(Rush3.冬夜(WinterNight4.互助(HelpingEachOther5.黄昏(Dusk
6.盼头(SomethingtoLooklForwardto7.媲美(Beauty8.枪口(TheMuzzles
9.鸲鹆(TheStoryofaMyna10.铜镜(TheBronzeMirror11.学校(TheCollege12.野草(WildGrass
13.种梨(PlantingaPearTree14.哀互生(MourningforHusheng15.落花生(ThePeanut16.盲演员(ABlindActor
17.孺子马“”(An”ObedientHorse”18.小麻雀(ALittleSparrow19.雄辩症(ACaseofEloquence20.大钱饺子(AGood-luckDumpling
21.荷塘月色(MoonlightovertheLotusPond22.黄龙奇观(AViewofHuangllong23.枯叶蝴蝶(LappetButterfies24.泡菜坛子(ApicklePot
25.田水哗啦(TheIrrigationWaterCameGurgling26.我若为王(IfIBeKing27.西式幽默(WesternHumour28.项脊轩志(Xiangjixuan
29.夜间来客(ANightVisitor——ATrueStoryCelebrityabouta
30.珍禽血雉(China,sNativePheasant31.常胜的歌手(ASingerWhoAlwaysWins32.健忘的画眉(TheForgetfulSongThrush33.可爱的南京(NanjingtheBelovedCity34.鲁迅先生记(InMemoryofMr.LuXun35.苗族龙船节(TheMiaoDrangon-BoatFestival36.秋天的怀念(FondMemoriesofYou37.献你一束花(ABouquetofFlowersforyou38.鸭巢围的夜(ANightatMallard-NestVillage39.玫瑰色的月亮(TheRosyMoon
40.内画壶《百子图》(SnuffBottleswithPicturesInside41.维护团结的人(AManUpholdingUnity42.我有一个志愿(IHaveaDream43.运动员的情操(Sportsmen,sValues

BeingInterviewed1

44.神话世界九寨沟(Jiuzhaigou,China,sFairyland45.生命的三分之一(OneThirdofOurLifetime46.我可能是天津人（IMightHaveComefromTianjin）
47.五台名刹画沧桑（ThefamousMonasteryWitnessesVicissitudes）48.爱梦想的羞怯女孩（AShyDreamer）
49.永久的憧憬和追求（MyLngingandyearning）
50.老人和他的三个儿子（TheOldManandhisthreesons）51.乐山龙舟会多姿多彩（dragon-BoatFestivalatLeshan）52.撷自那片芳洲的清供（AnOfferingfromhisSweethomeland）53.三峡多奇景Captured）
妙笔夺开工（TheScenicThreeGorges
54.初中国旅游可到哪些地方（TipsonTravelingtoChinatheFirstTime）
第二部分英译汉
1.ABalltoRollAround（滚球）
2.ABoupquetforMissBenson（送给卞老师的一束花）3.ABoyandHisFatherBecomePartners（父子伙伴情）4.AGiftofDreams（梦寐以求的礼物）
5.AHardDayintheKitchen（厨房里的一场闹刷）6.ANationofHypochondriacs（一个疑病症患者的国度）
7.AreBooksanEndangeredSpecies?（书籍是即将灭绝的物种吗?）8.ASailor,sChristmasGift（一个海员的圣诞礼物）9.ATaleofTwoSmutMerchants（两上淫秽照片商的故事）10.AVisitwiththeFolks（探访故亲）
11.CanadianEskimoLithographs（加拿大爱斯基摩人的石版画）12.DivorceandKids（离婚与孩子）13.DougHeir（杜格·埃厄）14.Fame（声誉）
15.Felicia,sJourney（费利西娅的旅行）
16.GeniusSacrificedforfailure（为育庸才损英才）17.GloriesoftheStorm（辉煌壮丽的暴风雨）18.HanSuyin,sChina（韩素音笔下的中国）19.Hate（仇恨）
20.HowShouldOneReadaBook?（怎样读书?）21.InPraieoftheHumbleComma（小小逗号赞）22.Integrity——FromAMotherinMannville（正直）
23.InthePursuitofaHauntingandTimelessTruth（追寻一段永世难忘的史实）24.KilleronWingsisUnderThreat（飞翔的杀手正受到威胁）25.LifeinaViolinCase（琴匣子中的生趣）26.LoveIsNotlikeMerchandise（爱情不是商品）27.Luck（好运气）
28.Mayhew（生活的道路）
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29.MyAveraeUncle（艾默大叔
30.MyFather,sMusic（我父亲的音乐）31.MyMother,sGift（母亲的礼物）
——一个普普通通的人）
32.NewLightBuldOffersEnergyEfficiency（新型灯泡提高能效）33.OfStudies（谈读书）34.OnLeadership（论领导）
35.OnCottagesinGeneral（农舍概述）

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36.OvertheHill（开小差）
37.PromiseofBluebirds（蓝知更鸟的希望）38.StoriesonaHeadboard（床头板上故事多）39.Sunday（星期天40.TheBlanket（一条毛毯
））
41.TheColouroftheSky（天空的色彩）42.ThedateFatherDidn,tKeep（父亲失约）43.TheKiss（吻）44.TheLetter（家书）
45.TheLittleBoatThatSailedthroughTime（悠悠岁月小船情）46.TheLivingSeas（富有生命的海洋）
47.TheRootsofMyAmbition（我的自强之源）48.ThesongoftheRiver（河之歌）
49.TheyWantedHimEverywhere——HerbertvonKarajan（1908-1989）（哪儿都要他）50.ThreeGreatPuffyRolls（三个又大双暄的面包圈）51.Trust（信任
）
52.WhymeasureLifeinHearbeats?（何必以心跳定生死？）53.WhythebonesBreak（骨折缘何而起）
54.WhyWomenLiveLongerthanMen（为什么女人经男人活得长）
丑石贾平凹
我常常遗憾我家门前的那块丑石呢：
它黑黝黝地卧在那里，牛似的模样；谁也
不知道是什么时候留在这里的.谁也不去
理会它。只是麦收时节，门前摊了麦子，
奶奶总是要说：这块丑石，多碍地面哟，
多时把它搬走吧。
于是，伯父家盖房，想以它垒山墙，
但苦于它极不规则，没棱角儿，也没平面
儿；用赘破开吧，又懒得花那么大气力，
因为河滩并不甚远.随便去掬一块回来，
哪一块也比它强。房盖起来，压铺台阶，
伯父也没有看上它。有一年，来了一个石
匠，为我家洗一台石磨，奶奶又说：用这
AnUglyStoneJiaPingwa
Iusedtofeelsorryforthatuglyblackpieceofstonelyinglikeanoxinfrontofourdoor;noneknewwhenitwasleftthereandnonepaidanyattentiontoit,exceptatthetimewhenwheatwasharvestedandmygrandma,seeingthegrainsofwheatspreadalloverthegroundinthefrontyardofthehouse,wouldgrumble:"Thisuglystonetakessomuchspace.Moveitawaysomeday."
Thusmyunclehadwantedtouseitforthegablewhenhewasbuildingahouse,buthewastroubledtofinditofveryirregularshape,withnoedgesnorcorners,noraflatplaneonit.Andhewouldn'tbothertobreakitinhalfwithachiselbecausetheriverbankwasnearby,wherehecouldhaveeasilyfetchedamuchbetterstoneinstead.Evenwhenmyunclewasbusywiththeflightofstepsleadingtothenewhousehedidn'ttakeafancytotheuglystone.Oneyearwhenamasoncameby,weaskedhimtosnakeusastonemillwithit.Asmygrandmaputit:"Whynettakethisone,soyouworsthavetofetchonefromafar."Butthearsontookalookandshookhishead;hewouldn'ttakeitforitwasoftoofineaquality.
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Itwasnotlikeafinepieceofwhitemarbleonwhichwordsorflowerscouldbecarved,norlikeasmoothbigbluishstonepeopleusedtowashtheirclotheson.Thestonejustlaythereinsilence,enjoyingnoshadingfrontthepagodatreesbytheyard,norflowersgrowingaroundit.Asaresultweedsmultipliedand

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也无可奈何，只好任它留在那里去了。
稍稍能安慰我们的，是在那石上有一个不大不小的坑凹儿，雨天就盛满了水。常常雨过三天了.地上已经于燥，那石凹里水儿还有，鸡儿便去那里渴饮。每每到了十五的夜晚，我们盼着满月出来，就爬到其上，翘望天边；奶奶总是要骂的，害怕我们摔下来。果然那一次就摔了下来，磕破了我的膝盖呢。
stretchedailoverit,theirstemsandtendrilsgraduallycoveredwithdarkgreenspotsofmoss.Wechildrenbegantodislikethestonetoo,andwouldhavetakenitawayifwehadbeenstrongenough;allwecoulddoforthepresentwastoleaveitalone,despiteourdisgustorevencurses.Theonlythingthathadinterestedusintheuglystonewasalittlepitontopofit,whichwasfilledwithwateronrainydays.
Threedaysafterarainfall,usually,whenthegroundhadbecomedry,therewasstillwaterinthepit,where
人都骂它是丑石，它真是丑得不能再chickenswenttodrink.Andeverymonthwhenitcameto丑的丑石了。theeveningofthe15thoflunarcalendar,wewouldclimb
终有一日，村子里来了一个天文学
ontothestone,lookingupatthesky,hopingtoseethe
家。他在我家门前路过，突然发现了这块fullmooncomeoutfromfaraway.AndGrannywouldgiveus石头，眼光立即就拉直了。他再没有走ascolding,afraidlestweshouldfalldown--andsure去，
enough,Ifelldownoncetohavemykneebroken.So
就住了下来；以后又来了好些人，说这是
everybodycondemnedthestone:anuglystone,asuglyas
一块陨石，从天上落下来己经有二三百年
itcouldbe.
了，是一件了不起的东西。不久便来了Thenonedayanastronomercametothevillage.He车，
lookedthestonesquareintheeyethemomenthecame
小心翼翼地将它运走了。
acrossit.Hedidn'ttakehisleavebutdecidedtostayin
这使我们都很惊奇!这又怪又丑的
ourvillage.Quiteanumberofpeoplecameafterwards,
石
sayingthestonewasapieceofaerolitewhichhadfallen
头，原来是天上的呢！它补过天，在天上
downfromtheskytwoorthreehundredyearsago-whata
发过热，闪过光，我们的先祖或许仰望过
wonderindeed!Prettysoonatruckcarne,andcarriedit
它，它给了他们光明、向往、憧憬:而
awaycarefully.它
Itgaveusagreatsurprise!Wehadneverexpectedthat
落下来了，在污土里，荒草里，一躺就是
suchastrangeanduglystoneshouldhavecomefromthe
几百年了?!
sky!Soithadoncemendedthesky,givenoutitsheatand
奶奶说:“真看不出:它那么不一
lightthere,andourancestorsshouldhavelookedupat般，
it.Ithardgiventhemlight,broughttherehopesand却怎么连墙也垒不成，台阶也垒不成呢
”
“它是太丑了。”天文学家说。“真的，是太丑了。”“它是以丑为美的。”
“以丑为美?”
“是的，丑到极处，便是美到极处。正因为它不是一般的顽石，当然不能去做
?expectations,andthenithadfallendowntotheearth,in
themudandamongtheweeds,lyingthereforhundredsofyears!
Mygrandmasaid:"Ineverexpecteditshouldbesowithit?"
"It'stoougly,theastronomersaid."Sure,it'sreallysougly.”
"Butthat'sjustwhereitsbeautylies!"theastronomer
“可这正是它的美!”天文学家说，great!Butwhycan'tpeoplebuildawallorpavesteps
墙，做台阶，不能去雕刻，捶布。它不是said,"itsbeautycomesfromitsugliness."
"Beautyfromugliness?"做这些小玩意儿的，所以常常就遭到一般
"Yes.Whensomethingbecomestheugliest,itturnsoutthemostbeautifulindeed.
Thestoneisnotanordinarypieceofinsensatestone,itshouldn'tbeusedtobuildawallorpavethesteps,tocarve
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wordsorflowersortowashclotheson.It'snotthematerialforthosepettycommonthings,andnowonderit'sridiculedoftenbypeoplewithpettycommonviews.
Mygrandmabecameblushed,andsodidl.

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匆匆朱自清
燕子去了，有再
来的时候；杨柳枯了，
有再青的时候；桃花谢了，有再开的时候。
但是，聪明的，你告诉我，我们的日子为
什么一去不复返呢？——是有人偷了他
们罢：那是谁?又藏在何处呢?是他们自己
逃走了罢；现在又到了哪里呢?我不知道他们咨给了我多少日子；但
我的手确乎是渐渐空虚了。在默默里算着，八千多日子已经从我手中溜去；像针
尖上一滴水滴在大海里，我的日子滴在时
间的流里，没有声音，也没有影子。我不
禁头渗鸿而泪潜潜了。
去的尽管去了，来的尽管来着，去来
的中间，又怎样地匆匆呢?早上我起来的
时候，小屋里射进两三方斜斜的太阳。太
阳他有脚啊，轻轻悄悄地挪移了；我也茫
茫然跟着旋转。于是—洗手的时候，日子
从水盆里过去；吃饭的时候，日子从饭碗
里过去;默默时，便从凝然的双跟前过去。
我觉察他去的匆匆了，伸出手遮挽时，他
又从遮挽着的手边过去，天黑时，我躺在
床上，他便伶伶俐俐地从我身上跨过，

IfeelshamewhileIfeelthegreatnessoftheuglystone;Ihaveevencomplainedaboutithavingpocketedsilentlyallithadexperiencedforsomanyyears,butagainIamstruckbythegreatnessthatliesinitslonelyunyieldingexistenceofbeingmisunderstoodbypeople.
RushZhuZiqing
Swallowsmayhavegone,butthereisatimeofreturn;willowtreesmayhavediedback,butthereisatimeofregreening;peachblossomsmayhavefallen,buttheywillbloomagain.Now,youthewise,tellme,whyshouldourdaysleaveus,nevertoreturn?-Iftheyhadbeenstolenbysomeone,whocoulditbe?Wherecouldirehidethem?Iftheyhadmadetheescapethemselves,thenwherecouldtheystayatthemoment?
IdonotknowhowmanydaysIhavebeengiventospend,butIdofeelmyhandsaregettingempty.Takingstocksilently,Ifindthatmorethaneightthousanddayshavealreadyslidawayfromme.Likeadropofwaterfromthepointofaneedledisappearingintotheocean,mydaysaredrippingintothestreamoftime,soundless,traceless.Alreadysweatisstartingonmyforehead,andtearswellingupinmyeyes.
Thosethathavegonehavegoneforgood,thosetocomekeepcoming;yetinbetween,howswiftistheshift,insucharush?WhenIgetupinthemorning,theslantingsunmarksitspresenceinmysmallmomintwoorthreeoblongs.Thesunhasfeet,look,heistreadingon,lightlyandfurtively;andIamcaught,blankly,inhisrevolution.'Thus,--thedayflowsawaythroughthesinkwhenIwashmyhands,wearsoffinthebowlwhenIeatmymeal,andpassesawaybeforemydaydreaminggazeasIreflectinsilence.Icanfeelhishastenow,soIreachoutmyhandstoholdhimback,butbekeepsflowingpastmywithholdinghands.Intheevening,asIlieinbed,hestridesovermybody,glidespastmyfeet,inhisagileway.ThemomentIopenmyeyesandmeetthesunagain,onewholedayhasgone.Iburymyfaceinmyhandsandheaveasigh.Butthenewdaybeginstoflashpastinthesigh.
WhatcanIdo,inthisbustlingworld,withmydaysflyingintheirescape?Nothingbuttohesitate,torush.WhathaveIbeendoinginthateight-thousand-dayrush,apartfromhesitating?Thosebygonedayshavebeendispersedassmokebyafightwind,orevaporatedasmistbytheleftbehind
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anygossamermorningsun.WhattraceshaveIleftbehindme?HaveIeveleftbehindanygossamertracesatall?Ihavecometothisworld,starknakedness;amItogohack,inablink,inthesamestarknakedness?Itisnotfairthough:whyshould1havemadesucha

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么一去不复返呢?
tripfornothing!
Youthewise,tellme,whyshouldourdaysleaveus,neverto
1922.3.28return?
March28,1922
冬夜艾芜
冬天一个冰寒的晚上。在寂宽的马路
旁边，疏枝交横的树下，候着最后一辆搭
客汽车的，只我一人。虽然不远的墙边，
也蹲有一团黑影，但他却是伸手讨钱的。
马路两旁，远远近近都立着灯窗明灿的别
墅，向暗蓝的天空静静地微笑着。在马路
仁是冷冰冰的，还刮着一阵阵猛厉的风。
留在枝头的一两片枯叶，也不时发出破碎的哭声。
那蹲着的黑影，接了我的一枚铜板，
就高兴地站起来向我搭话，一面抱怨着天
WinterNight
AiWu
Itwasacoldwinternight.Thestreetwasdeserted.Istoodaloneunderatreewithanentanglementofbarebranchesoverhead,waitingforthelastbustoarrive.Afewpacesoffinthedarknesstherewasashadowyfiguresquattingagainstthewall,buttieturnedouttobeatramp.Thestreetwaslinedwithfinehouses,theirilluminatedwindowsbeamingquietlytowardsthedarkbluesky.Itwasicycoldwithagustofstrongwiredhowlingaround.Acoupleofwitheredleaves,stillclingingtothebranches,rustledmournfullyfromtimetotithe.Theshadowyfigure,takingacoppercoinfrommewiththanks,straighteneduptoattemptaconversationwithme."It'sreallycoldhere,"hecomplained."Itcouldn'tbecolderanywhereelseWhatdoyouthink,sir?"
Seeingthathewasnottoonastyanoldman,Ireadilyresponded:"Itmusthecolderinthecountry,I'mafraid."No,no,"hedisagreedandbegantocough,hiswordsstuckupinhisthroat.
"Why?"Iasked."Inthecountrywhenitfrosts,youalwaysfindtheroofsandthefieldsturningwhiteinthemorning,
butyoudon'tseethathereonthestreets.”气：“真冷呀，再没有比这里更冷
Hepattedhischesttoeaseoffhiscoughingandwenton了！
,excitedly:"True,true...it'scoldinthecountry,butwhen,yougetintosomebody'sstrawstack,youarewarmagainatonce先生，你说是不是?”...............................................But
看见他并不是个讨厌的老头子，便thisstreet,humm,whataterribleplace!Inthemountains,也
“不，不。”他接着咳嗽起来，要吐
出的话，塞在喉管里了。
我说：“为什么?你看见一下霜，乡下
的房屋和田野，便在早上白了起来，街上
却一点也看不见。”
他捶了几下胸口之后，兴奋地接着说
it'sevencolder,butwhentheyhaveafireinthehousewithThenhebegantorelatetometheadventuresofhisyoungerdays-travellingaloneinwinternightsthroughthemountainsinthesouth.AsIwasinterestedinstoriesaboutwanderersandsincethebushadnotarrivedyet,Iencouragedhimtogoon.
"Whenyouendupinthemountainsatnight,"hesaid,"andifyouareadecentperson,youcanalwaysturntotheplacewherethereisalightflickeringandadogharking.Youpushopenthebramblegateundertheshadeandwalkinwithout
高兴地说道：“乡下怕更要冷些吧?”thewholefamilysittingaroundit,wow,it'sheaven!"
道：“是的，是的,,乡下冷，你往人hesitation.Partthepeople,menorwomen,aroundthefirewith
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yourhandsandyoubringyourself--acoldandwetmanwithdew-amongthem.Immediatelyyournoseisfilledwiththearomaofhotteaand

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头看，四周闪着微笑的眼睛，欢迎着，毫没有怪你唐突的神情。你刚开口说由哪儿来的时候，一杯很热的浓茶，就递在你的下巴边上。老太婆盼咐她的孙女，快把火拨大些，多添点子柴，说是客人要烘吸他的身子；你暖和了，还不觉得疲倦的话，你可以摸摸小孩子的下巴，拧拧他们的脸蛋，做一点奇怪的样子，给他们嬉笑。年轻的妈妈，一高兴了，便会怂恿他的孩子把拿着要吃的烧山芋，分开一半，放在你这位客人的手上。如果你要在他们家过夜，他们的招待，就更来得殷勤些。倘若歇一会，暖
暖身子，还要朝前赶路，一出柴门，还可听见一片欢送的声音：“转来时，请来玩
呀!”老头子讲着讲着，给冷风一吹，便
又咳嗽起来，我听得冷都忘记了，突然老头子忘形地拉着我问道：
“先生，这到底是什么原因哪?,,这里的人家，火堆一定烧得多的，看窗子
多么亮哪,,他们为什么不准一个异乡人进去烤烤手哩?”
搭客汽车从远处轰轰地驰来了，我赶
忙摆他的手，高声说道：
“因为他们是文明的人，不像那些山
里的,,”
互助
L君跻身文坛，盖有年矣，但总是红不起来，颇感寂寞。于是，他找到了各种
关系，以盛宴重礼把著名的评论家J君招
待了一次。J君有感于其情之盛，慨然允
诺说：“现在他们对你太冷落了，就是不
公平!我一定要写一篇推荐你的作品的文
章，登到大报上，
你

roastsweetpotatoes.Whenyoulookroundyouseefriendlyfacessmilingatyou;thereisnohintofanythinglikeblameforwhatelsewheremightbeconsideredasbrusqueness.Scarcelyhaveyoubeguntotellthemwhereyoucomefromwhenacupofhotandstrongteaishandedovertoyou.Grandmawilltellhergranddaughtertofeedthefirewithmorewood,sayingthattheguestneedsmorebeattowarmup.Whenyouarerecoveredfromcoldandfatigue,youtendtoteasethebaby,strokinghischin,givingagentlepinchtohischeekormakingafacetoprovokehimtogurgle.Hedelightedyoungmotherwillencourageherbabytosharehissweetpotatowithyou.Thebabywillthenbreakitintwoandthrustonehalfintoyourhand.Ifyouintendtostayovernight,youwillbeentertainedwithallpossiblehospitality.Ifyou'vejustdroppedintowarmupandthengoonyourway,theywillseeyouoffatthegate,saying'Pleasedodropinonusagainonyourwayback,'"
Inthemiddleofhisbabblinganothergustofwindbrushedbyandtheoldmanbegantocoughagain.IwassointriguedbyhisstorythatIdidnotfeelthecoldanymore.Suddenlyhegrabbedmyhand,forgettingthatwewerestrangers,andasked:
"Sir,couldyoutellmewhythepeoplehereevendonotallowacountrymanintowarmhishands?Theymust'vegotbiggerfiresintheirhouses-Lookattheirbrightwindows..."
Thebuscamerumblingup.Withdrawingmyhandfromhis,Iansweredatthetopofmyvoice
"Becausetheyaremorecivilizedthanthemountainpeople..."WiththatIjumpedontothebrightly-litbuswhichstarted
movingon,leavingtheoldmanbehind.Butthelittlehouseswithflickeringoillampsintheremotemountainsandtheintoxicatingwarmthandfriendlinessoftheirinhabitantsleftadeepimpressonmymemory.
HelpingEachOther
WangMeng
Mr.L.hadbeenamemberoftheliterarycirclesforyearswithoutattractinganypublicattention.Hefeltratherdeserted,andsohemanagedthroughvariouspersonalconnectionstoinviteMr.J.,afamousliterarycritic,toanelaboratedinnerbesidespresentinghimwithexpensivegifts.Mr.J.wasquitemovedbyMr.L.?shospitalityand
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promisedrightaway,"It'snotfairthatyouhavebeensoignored!Imustwriteanarticleforakeynewspapertorecommendyourworks.Themeritsofyourworksare...
Mr.L.hastilycutin,shakinghisheadandwavinghishands,"No!No!Ionlybegyoutowriteaveryseverecriticismagainstme.Frommyyearsofexperience,Ihavecometotheconclusion

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了的，都可以风行全国，名震环球!而您
也可以获得另一方面的美誉和利益，那才
黄昏茅盾
侮是深蓝色的，说不上光滑；排了队的小浪开正步走，数不清有多少，喊着口令“一，二——一”似的，朝喇叭口的海塘来了。挤到沙滩边，噗澌!——队伍解散，喷着愤怒的白沫。然而后一排又赶着扑上来了。
三只五只的白鸥轻轻地掠过，翅膀扑着波浪—一一点一点躁怒起来的波浪。风在掌号。冲锋号!小波浪跳跃着，每一个像个大眼睛，闪射着金光。满海全是金眼睛，全在跳跃二海塘下空隆空隆地腾起了喊杀。
而这些海的跳跃着的金眼睛重重叠叠一排接一排，一排怒似一排，一排比一排浓溢着血色的赤，连到天边，成为缉金色的一抹。这上头，半轮火红的夕阳!半边天烧红了，重甸甸地压在夕阳的光头上。
愤怒地挣扎的夕阳似乎在说：哦，哦!我已经尽今天的历史的使命，
我已经走完了今天的路程了!现在，现在，
是我的休息时间到了，是我的死期到了!
哦，哦!却也是我的新生期快开始了!明
天.从海的那一头，我将威武地升起来，给你们光明，给你们温暖，给你们快乐!
呼——呼——
风带着永远不会死的太阳的宣言到全世界。高的喜马拉雅山的最高峰，汪洋的太平洋，阴郁的古老的小村落，银的白光冰凝了的都市——一切，一切，夕阳都喷上了一口血焰!
两点三点白鸥划破了渐变为褚色的天空。

thatallarticlesyoucriticizemillbecomepopularnotonlyinourcountrybutalsointheworld.Meanwhile,yougaingreaterfameandintereststhroughyourcriticism.Ibisisindeed`extremesmeet'andhillonlyendupwithmutualhelpandbenefit!"
DuskMaoDun
Theseaisdeepblue,andcannotbecalledsmooth,forcountlessrowsofsmallbreakersaremarchinginparade-stepasiffollowingtheshoutedcommand,“One,two—!Otonwea!r"dsthe
trumpet-shapedjetty.Crowdedclosetogether,theyrushtothesandybeach-splash!Themarchingranksscatterandburstintoangryspray.Therowsimmediatelybehindfollowsuit.Afewwhiteseagullsflickeracrossthesurfaceofthesea,quicklyandlightly,wingsskimmingthewaveswhich
become,littlebylittle,increasinglyrestive.Thewindistrumpeting,abuglecallingtocharge!Smallbreakersspringup,eachbreakerlikealargeeyecastingoutgoldensparks.Thewholeseaisfullofgoldeneyes,allleaping.Rumble-rumble⋯beneaththejettyabattlecryburstsforth.Thesea'sgoldeneyesfallintoranks,eachrankpursuedbythenext,eachangrierthanthelastanddeepeningtoblood-redastheystretchtothegoldenlineofthehorizon.
There,above,liesthefieryhalfcircleofthesettingsun!Halftheskyburnsred,pressingheavilydownuponthebaldheadofthesun.
Theindignantlystrugglingsunseemstobesaying:"OhlOh!1havecompletedtoday'shistoricduty;Ihavefinishedtoday'sjourney!Now,now,mytimetoresthascome;mytimetodieishere.Oh!OhlAndyet,itisalsomyrebirththatwillsoonbegin!Tomorrow,fromtheotherendofthesea,1shallbravelyhoistmyselfup,giveyoulight,giveyouwarmth,giveyoujoy!"
Whooo-huuu⋯
Thewindcarriesthedeclarationofthenever-dyingsuntoalltheworld.ThehighestpeaksoftheHimalayas;theendlesswatersofthePacific;small,old,gloomyvillages;citiesfrozenbysilverlightsuponeachandeveryone,thesettingsunscattersitsblood-redflames!
Thesky,deepeningtoochre,isbrokenbytwoorthreeseagulls.
Thewindthatcarriedthedeclarationofthedyingsunhas
Asifsuddenlymelting,thecountlessleapinggoldeneyes
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smooththemselvesdownintoagreat,dull,greenface.
Fromnear,thenfar,cormsthesolemn,tradesoundofaflute.Night'sblackcurtainwillbeheavilylowered,buthasnotyet

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不知到什么地方去过一次的风，忽然
又回来了。这回是打着鼓似的：勃仑仑，
勃仑仑!不，不单是风，有雷！风挟着雷声!
盼头杨航
细娃盼过年，大人盼开春。儿时，对
于大人的盼是不能理解的，但过年，对我
来说，可是一年的大盼头了。过年，不但
好玩，且有肉吃，那气氛是迷人的：年一
过，又盼日子快些流，好流来又一个春节。
在盼中，日子真的流得飞快，转服上
了小学，继而初中，然后高中，最后大学；盼的欲望更加强烈，盼的内容也越渐丰富
了：盼有好成绩毕业，盼有一份好工作，
盼事业有成，盼挣钱替父母分优，盼有一
个好爱人,,不知不觉，天天踩着盼的石
阶而上，自己竟成了一个大男人，一个挣
钱养家糊口的忙碌人了。生活开始变得复杂。然而，无论自己
是否变得庸俗，变得伟大，盼头依然天天
有：盼信件，盼稿件被采用，盼发奖金，
媲美林

completelyfallen.
Thewind,havinggoneno-one-knows-where,suddenlyreturns,returnsasabeatingdrum:Boom-lum-lum,Boom-lum-lum!Ho,notthewindalone,butthunder?Thewindcarriesthevoiceofthunder!
Thesearoilsagain,wavessurginghigh,crash!Crash!Tothenight-boundseaastormhascome!
SomethingtoLookForwardTo
YangHang
LittlechildrenlookforwardtothearrivaloflunarNewYear,adultstothatofspring.WhenachildIcouldn'tunderstandwhattheeldershopedfor.ButNewYear'sDaywasalwaysthegreatestred-letterdayofalltheyear,foritmeantthenicestfoodaswellasalotoffun,whichwasreallyfascinating.Assoonasthefestivalwasover,anotheronewasmydreamandIwishedtimeflewasfastaspossible.
Daysspentinexpectationcomeandgoreallyveryfast.VerysoonIFinishedprimaryschool,wenttojuniorandseniormuddleschool,andfinallytocollege;withevergreaterdesireformorevariedthings:forgraduationwithhonours,foranidealjob,forasuccessfulcareer,formoreearningstosharemyparents'burden,forasatisfactorywifeClimbingthe
upwardstepsofhopeI
hadbecomeafullygrownmanbeforeIwasawareofit,abusybreadwinnerwithafamilyonmyhands.
Lifebegantoshowitsvariousfacets.WhetherIhaveturnedmorevulgarorgreat,Ihavealwayssomethingtolookforwardto.Itmaybearrivalofaletter,publicationofanarticle,thebonus-distributingday,agratifyingresultofsomething,aget-togetherorapleasuretrip...Suchexpectationsserveasaproptoaperson'sfaithinlife.
Adaywithouthopewouldbeunimaginablypale.Theremustbesomethingtolookforwardtoeachdaytobrightenone'slifeandkeepitoutofshadows.Toapersoncherishinghopeseverymorningrisesanewsun.Evenifitisafantasyoranillusion,solongasitshowsarayofhopeitstillurgesyouoninpursuitofthatlittlesparklewithoutletup.Deprivedofmoisturecontent,soilturnsintodesert.Deprivedofhope,whatistherelefttoaperson?Asmallhopesustainsapersonforaday,agreatoneforalifetime.Humanbeingscannotdowithoutsomethingtolookforwardto.
BeautyLinQing
Snowflakesarelight,eachhavingsixtinysilverneedles.
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六枚小银针，千针万线，给S大学校园绣
出了合身的水晶外套。但是，正如童话世
界也有缺陷一样，文史楼北墙畔一株年轻
的龙柏，由于一夜风摧雪压，已经倾侧成30°斜角了。
远处走来几个身背照相机的年轻人
二其中那位穿黑呢大衣的姑娘真美，一双
亮晶晶杏核儿大眼，似湖？似星？谁也说
不清，只惹得路人不时朝她张望。这群市
大学生摄影协会会员准备捕捉大自然恩
赐的美妙镜头，心情舒畅地说笑着，渐渐
地走近这棵倾斜的龙柏。“在文史楼前拍张雪景吧!”一个浑厚的男中音提议。
“不，这棵龙柏被风雪压斜了，缺乏
自然美。”姑娘那双纤手朝不远处一指。
“喏，到生物系的小植物园去，那儿不仅
有龙柏，还有雪松、扁柏呢。”她的声波在清冽的空间扩散，像清甜
的冰糖渐渐融化。年轻人留下了一串无邪的笑声。
又一个竹骨梅肌的青年出现在文史
楼前，衣服右下摆隐约可见斑驳的油画颜
料污迹。他在欣赏雪景之余，猛然发现倾
斜的龙柏，不满地轻声嘀咕：“搞环境保
护的同志真马虎，昨晚下那么大的雪，竟
没来校园巡视，他们对美的统一性
night,theyworkedtogethertoweaveawell-fittedcrystaloutfitforthecampusofSUniversity.However,nothingisperfect,noteveninafairyland.'MeyoungdragoncypressatthenorthwalloftheHumanitiesBuildingwasbentoverata30degreeangleafterthenight?ssnowstorm.
Severalstudentscarnefromadistance,eachcarryingacamera.Amongthemwasagirlinablackwoolovercoat.Shewasarealbeauty,heralmond-shapedeyeslikepoolsofclearwaterorbrightstarsinthesky.Itwashardtotellwhichtheyresembledmore,butsheherselfwascertainlyeye-catching!
Thesemembersofthetown'sCollegePhotographersSocietyhadcomeouttocapturethebeautifulsceneryendowedbynature.Laughingandtalkingmerrily,theywereapproachingtheleaningcypress.
"Let'stakeashotjustinfrontoftheBuilding!"arichbaritonevoicesuggested.
"No,thiscypressisbentbythestormandlacksnaturalbeauty,"thegirlresponded.Pointingtoaplacenearby,sheproposed,"Whydon'twegotothesmallgardentheywent,leavingtheircarefreelaughterbehind.
AnotherslimyoungmanappearedattheBuilding,hiscoatstainedwithpaintsomewheredowntherightcorner.Inappreciationofthesnowscenehesuddenlycaughtsightofthebentcypress,liegrumbledtohimself."Thegardenerswereindeedverynegligent.Theydidn'tevencomeouttopatrolthecampusinsuchaheavysnowaslastnight's.Theyshouldheheldpartiallyresponsiblefortheruinoftheharmoniousbeautyofnature."Theamateurartistwasstaringatthebentcypresswheninspirationflashedintohismind.Hequicklyopenedhissketchbookanddrewanoutlineofthecypresswithhischarcoalpen.Heplannedtodevelopthesketchintoacartoon,whenhegotbacktothedormitory.Hehadevenfiguredoutatitleforit,"ACypressComplains.H”eleftwithasighofsympathyforthebenttreeandaflickero#disappointmentinhiseyes.
Inthedimsunlight,ayoungworker,withaworstbagonhisshoulder,washurryingtotheChineseDepartmenttoauditaselectivecourse.Allofasuddenagustofwindblewoverthebentcypress,shakingtheoverlayingsnowflakesdownontotheyoungman'sheadandshoulders.Helookedupandnoticedthetree.Thenheslowedhissteps,tookaglanceathiswatchandhurriedaway.
Inashortwhile,hecamebackwithaspade,anoldbamboostickandapieceofrubberhand.Heworkedwithhisdefthandsonthebentcypress,untilitwasstraightagain.The
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bellforclasswasringingandhedashedtotheclassroom.
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奔去!
静谧。点点不同的浅
枪口徐光兴
官复原职的N省建材局杨局长和李秘
书，走在篙草丛生、芦荻疏落的湖边。
“烟中列峋青无数，雁背夕阳红欲
暮。”西风，秋水，雁阵，衔着落日的远
山，交融在一起，更增添打猎者的无限兴致。
“嘎——”传来一声水禽被惊动的鸣
叫。杨局长从李秘书手里接过一支崭新的
猎枪，爱抚地摸了一下。它是双筒枪管，
枪身瓦蓝铮亮，枪口黑黝黝的，有一股逼
人的寒气。货三十多年前他打游击时，也
没拿到过这样的枪。
“吱嘎——嘎呷”，从附近湖面的荷
梗残苇中，窜出几只白颈黄蹼、羽毛灰麻
麻的水鸭子，在空中扑腾乱飞，惊悸声声。
赶着猎狗的捕猎社员，也悄悄地摸到这
儿。好几支猎枪的枪口，同时瞄准了这些
空中猎物。
“砰——”老杨开枪了。一缕白烟消
散，一只水鸭子像断线的风筝，从半空中坠下。
“打中喽，打中喽!杨局长，你真不
Silencereigned.Faintbluishfootprints,ofallshapesandsizes,farmedinthesnowlinesofillegiblewordswithsubtleimplications.Thatcypresswasquietlygazingatthesnow,asifmeditatingonthemysteryofbeauty.
TheMuzzlesXuQuangxing
Yanghadjustbeensentbacktohisformerpost,ChiefoftheProvincialBuildingMaterialBureau.
LateroneafternoonhewaswalkingwithSecretaryLi,huntingbesidethelakewherewormwoodgrewabundantlyamongscatteredreeds.Therewereseeminglyendlessgreenmountainrangesstretchingintothinmist,andwildgeesesilhouettedagainsttheglowofthesettingsun.Anautumnstreamruffledbythewestwind,andthelinesofwildgeesesetagainstthebackgroundofdistantmountainsembracingthesinkingsun,harmoniouslymergedtoenhancethejoyofthehunters.
"Quack!”camethecryo#astartledwaterbird.BureauChiefYangtookthebrand-newhuntinggunfromSecretaryLandcaresseditwithaffection.Itwasadouble-barreledshotgunwithashiningbluebodyandapairofchillingblackmuzzles.Hehadneverheldsuchafineweapon,noteveninthosedaysofguerrillawarfarethirtyyearsbefore.
"Quack!Quack!"Outflutteredintotheairseveralgrey-featheredduckswithwhitenecksandyellowwebbedfeet.Thecommunehuntersstoletothelakeside,theirhoundsattheirheels.Severalmuzzlesatonceaimedatthefleeingbirdsintheair."Bang!"OldYangfired.Awispofwhitesmokedispersedtorevealaduckfallingfromtheskylikeastringlesskite.
"You'vescoredahit!ChiefYang,youdiddeservetobecalledthecrackshotintheguerrillawarfaredays!"SecretaryLijumpedandshoutedwithjoylikeachildandrushedtopickuptheshotbird.
OldYangchuckled,pattedthegunandsaid,“Excellentshotgun!Excellentindeed!"
Astheywerewalkingtothewaitingblackcar,OldYangremarked,Th“atfellowWangrecommendedafairlygoodspottousforhunting.”
Seizingtheopportunity,SecretaryLicutinprobingly,

“He
used
tobeyoursubordinate,didn'the?ThistimeWsaskedyoutogranthim50tonsofbuildingmaterial...
"Don'tyouevertrytotalkmeintoconsentingonhisbehalf.I
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去。‘“好景致，可惜婷儿没有同来。”
“她今天有更高兴的事儿。”李秘书
故作神秘地笑笑说，“王主任托了文化局的老马，同意把您的女儿调到省实验话剧团工作。”
“嗯?”老杨的眉毛拧了个结。李秘书只当没察觉，坐进轿车，手扶在车门上，
仿佛自言自语地说：“就拿这辆车来说吧，
也是王主任出力调拨给您的。那回大姐犯病进院，还多亏这辆车接送。”“该死，早把我当猎物给瞄上了。”
他下意识地摄紧枪把想。李秘书一限溜到枪上，像又想起什么说：“王主任知道您喜欢打猎，这支猎枪，就是他特意托人专程送到您家的,,”
鸭鸽
王汾滨言：其乡
有养八哥者，教以语言，
甚押习，出游必与之俱，相将数年矣。一
日，将过绛州，而资斧已罄，其人愁苦无
策。鸟云：“何不告我？送我王邸，当得
善价，不愁归路无资也。”其人云：“我安
忍。”鸟言：“不妨。主人得价疾行，待我
城西二十里大树下。”其人从之。携至城，
相问答，观者渐众。有中贵见之，闻诸王。
王召入，欲买之。其人日：“小人相依为
命，不愿卖。”王问鸟：“汝愿住否?”言：
“愿住。”王喜。鸟又言：“给价十
won'tagree,notoranyaccount!Atinyopeningwillletinagustofwind.WePartycadresshouldnotengageinanyunder-the-counterbusiness."Yangstoppedtoglanceoverthemistylakewherethewaterjoinedthesky."Whataniceview!It'sapitythatmydaughterTinghasn'tcomewithus,"heconcluded."Thereissomethingnicerinstoreforhertoday,"SecretaryLismiledwithanairofmysteryandwenton."DirectorWanghasmanagedtogetyourdaughtertransferredtotheProvincialDramaTroupewiththehelpofOldMaoftheCuturalBureau.""Really?"OldYangknittedhisbrows.
SecretaryLipretendednottonoticeitandgotintothecar,andwithhishandstillonthedoor,murmuredasiftohimself,"Asforthiscar,itwasallocatedtoyouthroughtheeffortofDirectorWangtoo.Whenyourwifefellill,shewasrushedtohospitalinthesamecar."
"Damnit?Ihavelongbeenaimedatasatarget!"OldYangthoughtashesubconsciouslytightenedhisgaspontheshotgun.SecretaryLitookaswiftglanceatthegun,andseemingtohavebeenremindedofsomething,said,"DirectorWangknewthatyouwerefondofhunting,sohehadthisshotgunsentespeciallytoyourhome..."Theenginestarted.OldYangwastakenabackandcouldn'thelpdrawinghisbreathsharply.Thechillingblackmuzzlesglaredcoldlyathimlustlikeapairofblackeves.
TheStoryofaMyna
WangFenbinsaidthatinhisvillagetherewasamanwhohadamyna.Hetrainedittospeakandtheygotattachedtoeachother.Whereverhewenthetookitwithhim.Theyhadbeentogetherforyears.
Whenhewasarrivingat3iangraouoneday,hefoundthattiehadrunoutofmoney.Hewasupset,riotknowingwhattodo.Themynasaid,"Whynotsellme?Takemetotheprefectandyoucansellmeforagoodpriceandtravelingexpenseswillbenoproblem."Themansaid,"Ican'tbeartosellyou."Themynasaid,"That'snothing.Assoonasyougetthemoney,getawayfromherequicklyandwaitformeunderabigtreeabouttwentyRwestoftown."Themantookitsadvice.Rewenttotownwiththebird,engagingitinbriefconversations.Soontheyattractedmarryonlookers.Thestewardoftheprefectsawthebirdandtoldtheprefectaboutit.Theprefectsummonedthemantohishouseandhewantedtobuythebird.Themansaid,"Wedependoneachotherforsurvival.Icannotsellittoyou."Theprefectaskedthebird,"Doyouliketostaywithme?"Thebirdanswered,"Yes,Ido."Theprefectwasdelightedtohearit.Thenthebirdsaidagain,"Givehimtenliangofsilverandnomore."Theprefectwasall
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铜镜
我们在参观博物馆时，常常看到各种古代铜镜。它是我国古代人民用来整容的家庭日用品。这些铜镜大多是从古墓中出土的，也有少数是传世之物。
早在公元前11世纪，我国先民已经使用铜镜了。战国时期，铜镜在民间盛行。镜的正面磨光发亮，背面有的饰单层或双层花纹，常见的有兽面纹、花叶纹、龙凤纹等。西汉时期，铜镜较厚重，纹饰多几何图案、神人和禽兽纹等。并有铸刻铭文，
每句仅三至四字，例如：“长相思”、“毋
相忘”、“常富贵”、“乐未央”等。内容多
是通俗的吉祥语。宋、元时期出现了圆镜、长方镜、菱镜、八棱镜和带柄手镜等。清代以后，逐渐被玻璃镜所代替。
上海博物馆展出一件铜镜——“透光镜”，它是西汉时期的珍品，直径为11.5
厘米。这面铜镜与普通铜镜一样，背面有图案，还有铭文。奇怪的是，当一束光线照到镜面，。反射投影在墙壁上，墙上的光亮圈内竟出现铜镜背面的图案和文字，好像从镜背“透”过来的，故称“透光
themoredelighted.Hegavethemantenhangofsilver.Themanleft,withafeignedlookofdejection.
Theprefectaskedthebirdquestionsandthebindansweredwithgreatreadiness.Heorderedtogiveitmeattoeat.Themomentitfinishedthemeat,thebirdsaid,"Iwanttotakeabath."Theprefectorderedtobringagoldbasin,fillitwithwater,openthecageandletitbatheinit.Whenthebathwasover,thebirdflewuptotheeavewhereitshookoffthewaterandtrimmeditsplumage,inthemeantime,chatteringawaywiththeprefect.Inanothermomentitsplumagewasdriedandthebirdflutteredup,sayinginthelocalaccent,"Iamgoing,sir,"Whentheylookeduptogee,thebirdwasoutofsight.Theprefectandhisservantscoulddonothingbutsightowardthesky.Whenservantsweresenttolookforthebirdmanhewasnowheretobefound.Latersomeone,travelingtoShaanxi,sawthemanwithhisbirdinXi'an.ThisstoryistoldbyMr.BiZaiji.
TheBronzeMirror
Wheneverwevisitamuseum,weseevarioustypesofancientbronzemirrors.UsedasahouseholdnecessityfordressingbytheancientChinesepeople,thesebronzemirrorsweremostlyunearthedfromancienttombs,whilesomearekeptasheirlooms.
Ourancestorsstartedtousebronzemirrorsinasearlyasthe11thcenturyB.C.DuringtheWarringStatesPeriod,bronzemirrorsprevailedamongthepopulace.Thefrontsideofthemirrors,afterbeingpolished,glistenswhilethebacksideisembellishedwithsingle-layeredordouble-layeredpatterns,amongwhichthecommonlyseenarethus-ofanimalfaces,flowersandleaves,dragonsandphoenixes.DuringtheWesternflanPeriod,thebronzemirrorsusedtoberelativelythickandheavy.Mostofthedecorativepatternswereofgeometricalforms,supernaturalfigures,orfowlsandanimals,accompaniedbyinscriptionsofonlythreeorfourcharacterswithsuchmeaningsas"eternallove","nevertoforget","wealthforever"and"everlastinghappiness".Thecontentfrequentlydealtwithcommonwell-wishings.DuringtheSongandYuanDynastiesthebronzemirrorsappearedinallshapes:round,rectangular,rhomboidal,octagonal,andthosewithahandle.SincetheQingDynasty,however,thebronzemirrorhasgraduallygivenwaytotheglassmirror.
InShanghaiMuseum,onefindsatreasureoftheWesternHanPeriod,the"penetrativebronzemirror",measuring11.5cm.indiameter.Likeordinarybronzemirrorsitbearspatternsandinscriptionsontheback.Butwhatamazespeopleisthatwhena
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我国古代常把铜镜当做随葬品。在古
墓中，往往发现铜镜放置在死者的头顶或
胸侧。有时把铜镜和木梳一起放在漆匣内
或小荷包里。在发掘古墓时，还发
学校吴晴
我怎能忘记那美丽的校园呢?那儿处处是碧绿的芳草，绿草中铺着
洁白的、笔直的石路。路两旁种的那些树
分明是一品红，然而原该为大红色的排列
为环状的叶，却变为柔媚的粉红，还有着
淡绿色的边儿。我常在这条长长的石径上
散步。走着走着，来到一座宽阔的台子上，
站在这里可以看到迷人的晚霞与夕照，偶
然也能看到冒着浓烟呜呜南去的列车。件
转身往回走，不远便会来到实验室和图书
馆。这儿宽大的落地窗软帘垂地，
。窗外
的木棉树上开着耀眼的红花。再往前走便
是餐厅了，那儿有一株美丽的树，开着雪
一样白的花儿。那花儿开得轻柔而又炯
bundleofraysisprojectedontothesurfaceofthemirror,which,inturn,reflectsthelightonthewall,thepatternsandinscriptionsonthebacksideareshownintheringofthelight,asiftheyhadpenetratedthewholethicknessofthemirror.Hencethenameofthemirror.Foralongtimeinthepast,evenscientistsweresopuzzledatthephenomenonthatitwascalleda"magicmirror".Today,reproductionsofthismirrorarebeingmadeandsoldassouvenirsandtheyappealverymuchtotourists.
Inancienttimes,bronzemirrorswereveryoftenusedas
sacrificialobjects.Intheancienttombs,onecanalwaysexpecttofindbronzemirrorsplacedontopoftheheadorbesidethechestofthedead.Sometimes,bronzemirrorsandcombswereputtogetherinlacquerboxesorsmallpouches.Inunearthingancienttombs,bronzemirrorsweresometimesdiscoveredontheinnertopsides,inordertokeepawayevilspiritsandsubduedemons,soitwassaid.
TheCollegeWuQing
HowcanIeverforgetthebeautifulcampusinAfrica?
Thegroundswerecoveredwithdarkgreengrassthroughwhichstretchedastraightwhitestonepath.OnbothsidesofthepathwereplantedwhatIbelievedtobepoinsettias.Nowtheflowersweresurroundedbypinkishleavesinsteadofbrightredonesastheyshouldhavebeen.Trimmedwithlightgreenedges，theleaveslookeddelicateandcharming.AlongthelongpathIoftentookastrollwhichwouldtakemetoawideterrace，where1couldwatchtheenchantingglowofsunset，andoccasionallycatchthesightofatrainpullingandhootingonitswaysouthward.
OnmywayhackIwouldpassbythelaboratoryandlibrarybuildingwhoselargeFrenchwindowshadsoftcurtainsletfalltothefloor.Justoutsidethewindowskapokflowersglowedredinfullbloom.Ashortwayoffstoodthedininghall，whereIfoundatreehearingsnore-whiteblossomssogracefulandsofttothetouch，Viewedtogetherfromthedistance,theywereasbeautifulasabridalveil.LaterIlearnedthatitwasatreecalleddaturawhichIhadsooftenreadaboutinhooks.
Inthecentreofthecampuswasanewly-builtfan-shapedfountain.AnumberofChinesetaihurockswerearrangedinitwithatouchofartistry.Andtherewasastorybehindit.
InthecourtyardofthehousewhereChineseteacherswereliving，therewasalsoasimilarbutmuchsmallerfountainlookinglikepottedlandscape.ItwasbuiltbytheChineseteacherswhohadcomeearlierintheirsparetime.Theyhadgraceditwith
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刻了“二泉映月”四个红字，似乎这么一
草衍野夏
有这样一个故事。
有人问：世界上什么东西的气力最大?回答纷纭的很，有的说“象”，有的说
“狮”，有人开玩笑似的说：是“金刚”。
金刚有多少气力，当然大家全不知道。
结果，这一切答案完全不对，世界上气力最大的，是植物的种子。一粒种子所可以显现出来的力，简直是超越一切，这儿又是一个故事。
人的头盖骨，结合得非常致密与坚固，生理学家和解剖学者用尽了一切的方法，要把它完整地分出来，都没有这种力气，后来忽然有人发明了一个方法，就是把一些植物的种子放在要剖析的头盖骨里，给它以温度与湿度，使它发芽，一发芽，这些种子便以可怕的力量，将一切机械力所不能分开的骨骼，完整地分开了，植物种子力量之大，如此如此。
这，也许特殊了一点，常人不容易理解，那么，你看见笋的成长吗?你看见过
被压在瓦砾和石块下面的一颗小草的生成吗?他为着向往阳光，为着达成它的生之意志，不管上面的石块如何重，石块与石块之间如何狭，它必定要曲曲折折地，
waterplantsandgoldfish.Perhapsoutofayearningfortheirhomeland，theyhadevenengravedonataihurockfourChinesecharacters:“ErQuanYingYue’meaning“twospringsreflectingthemoonlight.”Thesecharacterswerepaintedredandwritteninanancientcalligraphicstyle.ThehomesickChineseteachersseemedtofeelthatatthesightofthesecharacters，theycouldbyaflightoftheimaginationbringtotheirpresenceanativemoonsmilingbeamingovertheWestLake.
OnedaythepresidentofthecollegecarnetovisittheChineseteachers.Delightedbythebeautyoftheirfountainheaskedthemtodesignanotheroneforthecollege.Thusinthecentreofthecampus,inafieldofgreengrassandcolourfulflowersappearedanewChinesefountainspurtingoutwaterdropsglisteninginthesunlight.
WildGrassXiaYan
Thereisastorywhichgoeslikethis:
Someoneasked,"Whatisthemostpowerfulthingintheworld?"Therewasavarietyofanswers."Elephant,"someonesaid."Lion,"anothersaid.
"Buddha'sguardianwarrior,"stillanothersaidhalf-jokingly.AstohowpowerfultheBuddha'sguardianwarriorwas,noonewassure.
Infactnoneoftheanswerswascorrect.Themostpowerfulthingintheworldistheseedofplants.Theforcedisplayedbyaseedissimplyincomparable.Heregoesanotherstory:
Thebonesofahumanskullaresotightlyandfirmlyjoinedthatnophysiologistandanatomisthadsucceededintakingthemapartwhatevermeanstheytried.Thensomeoneinventedamethod.Heputsonicseedsofaplantintheskulltobedissectedandprovidedthenecessarytemperatureandmoisturetomakethemgerminate.Oncetheseedsgerminated,theymanifestedaterribleforcewithwhichhesucceededinopeningupthehumanskullthathadfailedtobeopenedevenbymechanicalmeans.
Youmaythinkthisistoounusualastorytobegraspedbythecommonmind.Well,haveyoueverseenhowthebambooshootsgrow?Haveyoueverseenhowfrailyounggrassgrowoutfromunderdebrisandrubble?Inordertogetthesunshineandbringitswilltogrowintoplay,nomatterhowheavytherocksareandhownarrowthespacebetweentherocks,itwillwinditswayupirresistibly,itsrootsdrillingdownwardanditssproutsshootingupward.Thisisanirresistibleforce.Anyrocklyinginitsway
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没有一个人将小草叫做“大力士，但是它的力量之大，的确是世
种梨
有乡人货梨于市，颇甘芳，价腾贵。有
道士破巾絮衣，丐于车前。乡人咄之，亦
不去；乡人怒，加以叱骂。道士曰：“一
车数百颗，老袖止丐其一，于居士亦无大
损，何怒为？”观者劝置劣者一枚令去，
乡人执不肯。肆中佣保者，见喋聒联不堪，
遂出钱市一枚，付道士。道士拜谢，谓众
日：“出家人不解吝惜。我有佳梨、请出
供客。”或曰：“既有之，何不自食?”曰：
“我特需此核作种。”于是掬梨大啖。且
尽，把核于手，解肩上镌，坎地深数寸，
纳之而覆以土。向市人索汤沃灌。好事者
于临路店索得沸沈，道士接浸坎处。万目
willbeoverturned.Thisagainshowshowpowerfulaseedcanbe.Thoughthelittlegrasshasneverbeensaidtobeherculean,thepoweritshowsismatchlessintheworld.Itisaninvisibleforceoflife.Solongasthereislife,theforcewillshowitself.Therockaboveitisnotheavyenoughtopreventitfromgrowingbecauseitisaforcethatkeepsgrowingoveraperiodoftime,becauseitisanelasticforcethatcanshrinkandexpand,becauseitisatenaciousforcethatwillnotstopgrowinguntilitisgrown.
Theseeddoesnotchoosetofallonfertilelandbutamongdebris.Ifitisfilledwithlife,itisneverpessimisticorsad,foritistemperedbyresistanceandpressure.Thegrassthatfightsitswayoutsincethemomentitishomcanbecalled"strong'and“temacious";onlythegrassthatfightsitswayupsinceitsbirthhastherighttolaughwithjustifiedprideatthepottedplantsinglassedgreenhouses.
PlantingaPearTree
Avillagertookhispearstothemarkettosell.Hispearswerejuicyandsweet,butthepricewashigh.ATaoistpriest,inanoldcapandworncottonrobe,cameuptohiscartandbeggedforapear.Thevillagertoldhimtogoawaybuthewouldnot.Thevillagergotangryandbegantousestrongwordsathim.TheTaoistpriestsaid,"You'vegotacartfulofpearswhichmustbeinthehundred,butIamaskingforonlyoneofthemandonepearisnotmuchofalosstoyou.Whyareyougettingsoangryshoutit?"Theonlookerssaid,"Givehimabadoneandlethimgo."Awaiterinthetavern,hearingthenoisybickeringinthestreet,cameantiboughtapearforthepriest.Thepriestthankedhimandsaidtothecrowd,"AsaTaoistpriestIamnotthatsparing.I'vegotfirst-classpearsandI'dliketosharethemwithyou."Someoneinthecrowdsaid,"Whynoteatyourownpearsthen,sinceyou'vegotsome?""ButIneedthecoreofitasseed,"thepriestsaidand,holdingupthepearwithhishands,begantoeat.Whenheateupthepear,hehelditscoreinonehandand,withtheother,hetookoff'asmallshovelfromhisback.Hebegantodiginthegroundaholetwoorthreeinchesdeep,putthecoreinitandthencovereditwithearth.Lieaskedifanyoneinthecrowdcouldfindsomehotwaterforhim.Oneofthem,anobligingperson,fetchedsomeboilingwaterfromastropbythestreet.Thepriesttookitoverandpoureditwherethecoreofthepearwasburied.
Whiletinepeoplearoundwatched,thecoresproutedandgrewand,inamoment,becameatreewithexuberantfoliageand,inanothercoupleofseconds,itbegantoblossomandbearpears.
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Thepearswerebig,emittingsweetfragranceandthetreewas
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哀互生朱自清
三月里刘熏宇君来信，说互生病了，
而且是没有希望的病，医生说只好等日子
了。四月底在《时事新报》上见到立达学
会的通告，想不到这么快互生就殁了！后
来听说他病中的光景，那实在太惨；为他
想，早点去，少吃些苦头，也未尝不好的。
但丢下立达这个学校，这班朋友，这班学
生，他一定不甘心，不瞑目!互生最叫我们纪念的是他做人的态
度。他本来是一副铜筋铁骨，黑皮肤衬着
那一套大布之衣，看去像个乡下人。他什
么苦都吃得，从不晓得享用，也像乡下人。他心里那一团火，也像乡下人。那一团火
是热，是力，是光。由他不爱
heavywiththem.Thepriestpickedthemandgavethemtothepeoplearoundandsoontherewerenomore.Thenthepriestbegantocutthetreeandheworkedatitforalongwhilebeforehefelledit.Heputthetree,leavesandall,onhisshoulderandwalkedoffataleisurelypace.
Whilethepriestwasplayingthemagicthepearseller,standingamongthecrowd,cranedhisnecktowatch,forgettinghisownbusiness.Whenthepriestwasgonehefoundthatallhispearsinthecartweregone.Itwasnotuntilthenthatherealizedthepearsthepriesthaddishedoutwereallhispears.Andthenhenoticedthatoneshaftofhiscartdisappearedandthecutwasfresh.Thepearsellerwasburstingwithanger.Hedashedofftorunafterthepriest.Turningthecornerhefoundthelostshaftwaslyingatthefootofthewall.Andbythenherealizedthatitwastheshaftofhiscart,notthetree,thatthepriestwascutting.Thepriestwasnowheretobefoundandthewholemarketplacewasimmenselyamazed.（刘士聪译）
MourningforHusheng
ZhuZiqing
InMarchIheardfromMr.LiuXunyuthatHushengwassickandhopelesslysickatthat.Thedoctorsaidtherewasnothinghecoulddobuttotraitforthedaytoarrive.TowardtheendofApril,IcameacrossanobituaryissuedbyLidaAssociationinthenewspaperCurrentAffairs.Howquicklythedayhadarrived!Later,whenIlearnedhowhehadsufferedduringhisillness,Ithoughtitwastoomiserable.Fromhispointofview,however,hispassingawaywasnotabadthingafterall,becausehesufferedlessbygoingearlier.ButitmusthavebeenveryhardforhimtoclosehiseyesandresignhimselftothefactthathewasleavinghisLidaSchool,hisfriendsandhisstudentsbehind.
WhatwagmostmemorableaboutHushengwashisattitudetowardlife.Hewasasstrongasamanofsteel,hisdarkcomplexionsetoffbyclothesofcoarsecloth,lookinglikesomeonefromthecountryside.Hecouldwithstandanyhardshipandneversoughteaseandcomfort.Inthisrespecthewaslikeacountryman,too.Againlikeacountryman,hehadaheartaswarnsasfireradiatingwarmth,powerandlight.Hewasamanoffewwords,butofallsmiles.Hissmilewasnaturalandfriendly.
Inhisview,peoplecouldloveeachother,exceptthosewithdeepprejudicesandthosewhocouldnotbringthemselvesoutintheopen.Hehatedthesepeople,andtothemhewouldn'tshowanythinglikegentleness.Inthisworld,onlythosewhocouldhatecouldlove.Thosewhodidnotknowwhattoloveandwhatto
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hatewereuselesspeople.Husshengthoughtthatyoungpeople
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过，但从他的行事看来，相信我是认识他的。互生办
落花生许地山
我们屋后有半亩隙地。母亲说：“让
它荒芜着怪可惜，既然称们那么爱吃花生，就辟来做花生园罢。”我们几姊弟和
几个小丫头都很喜欢——买种的买种，动
土的动土，灌园的灌园；过不了几个月，居然收获了!
妈妈说：“今晚我们可以做一个收获
节，也请你们爹爹来尝尝我们底新花生，
如何?”我们都答应了。母亲把花生做成
“谁能把花生底好处说出来?”。
hadlittleprejudicebutlotsoffuturepromise,sohewaswillingtodevotehislifetothemwithoutreservation,lettingthereligionoflovegrowandflourishamongthemsothattheycouldallgotoanewworld.Hushengwasnotfondoftalkingtoomuch,instead,heputhismindonwork,andwork,andnothingbutwork--anembodimentoftheConfucianspirit.ThoughIneverhadachancetotalkwithhimveryclosely,IwasconvincedthatIunderstoodhimfromthewayhecarriedhimselfandconductedmatters.
Fewpeople1knewofwereasdevotedasHusheng.WhenhewasrunningLidaSchool,allhisthoughtswereontheschool,whateverhedid.Lidawaslikehissweetheart,hisonlyson.Hewasbynatureanhonestman,butforthesakeofLida,hehadtogoandseeimportantpeople,bossesandothersfromwhomhehopedtoborrowmoney.Toraisefunds,hehadtorunmanyplaces,evenasfarasBeijingandNanjing.Oncehecouldhavegonetostudyabroad,buthedidnotgointheendbecausehecouldnottearhimselfawayfromtheschool.HehadsacrificedhislifeforLidaandIidahadbecomehislifetoo.Thoughhewasheadoftheschoolforsomanyyears,henevertriedtomakehisnameknowntothepublic.Hehadforgottenabouthimselfaltogether.NowhehadworkedhimselftodeathforLidadespitehisrobustconstitution.Hehaddiedforhisideal-ameaningfuldeath.Hisidealwasmerelybeginningtobud.Nowweshouldallthinkaboutonequestion:whatmustwedotokeepLidaalive?IfLidaiskeptalive,Hushengliveson.
ThePeanutXuDishan
Atthebackofourhousetherewashalfamuofvacantland."It'sapitytoletitgotowastelikethat,"Mothersaid."Sinceyouallenjoyeatingpeanuts,letusopenitupandmakeitapeanutgarden.”Atthatmybrother,sisterandIwerealldelightedandsoweretheyounghousemaids.Somewenttobuyseeds,somedugthegroundandotherswatereditand,inacoupleofmonths,wehadaharvest!
"Letushaveapartytonighttocelebrate,"Mothersuggested,"andaskDadtocomeforatasteofourfreshpeanuts.Whatdoyousay?"Weallagreed,ofcourse.Mothercookedthepeanutsindifferentstylesandtoldustogotothethatchedpavilioninthegardenforthecelebration.
Theweatherwasnotverygoodthatnightbut,toourgreatdelight,Dadcameallthesame."Doyoulikepeanuts?"Dadasked."Yes!"weallansweredeagerly.
"Butwhorantellmewhatthepeanutisgoodfor?
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哥哥说：“花生可以制油。”我说：“无论何等人都可以用贱价买它来吃；都喜欢吃它。这就是它的好处。”
爹爹说：“花生底用处固然很多；但有一样是很可贵的。这小小的豆不像那好看的苹果、桃子、石榴，把它们底果实悬在枝上，鲜红嫩绿的颜色，令人一望而发生羡慕的心。它只把果子埋在地底，等到成熟，才容人把它挖出来。你们偶然看见一棵花生瑟缩地长在地上，不能立刻辨出它有没有果实，非得等到你接触它才能知道。”
我们都说：“是的。”母亲也点点头。
爹爹接下去说：“所以你们要像花生，因为它是有用的，不是伟大、好看的东西。”
我说：“那么，人要做有用的人，不要做伟大、体面的人了。”爹爹说：“这是我对
于你们的希望。”
我们谈到夜阑才散，所有花生食品虽然没有
了，然而父亲底话现在还印在我心版上。
盲演员周志俊
“别动！,,叫你别动就别动!”“动一个“裤脚管’有什么?’“什么‘裤脚管’?!”
我不知道是哪根神经的传导，使这位双目失明的演员知道我在偷偷撩动翼幕。我习惯叫翼幕为“裤脚管”，这使他很生气，粘着的胡子簌簌发抖，要不是化了妆，
肯定是张铁青的脸。
以他的艺龄，完全可以做做剧院艺术顾问的事了，多省心!但他说一个演员不能离开舞台，也许到死!于是每逢他演出，
院长派我负贵他的安全：上场、下场,,
舞台上的翼幕，什么时候开始被叫做
"Itisverydelicioustoeat,"mysistertookthelead."Itisgoodformakingcookingoil,”mybrotherfollowed."Itisinexpensive."Isaid."Almosteveryonecanafforditandeveryoneenjoyseatingit.Ithinkthisiswhatitisgoodfor."
"Peanutisgoodformanythings,"Dadsaid,"butthereisonethingthatisparticularlygoodaboutit.Unlikeapples,peachesorpomegranatesthatdisplaytheirfruitsupintheair,attractingyouwiththeirbeautifulcolours,peanutburiesitsfruitintheearth.Itdoesnotshowitselfuntilyoudigitoutwhenitisripeand,unlessyoudip4out,youcan'ttellwhetheritbearsfruitornotjustbyitsfrailsternsaboveground."
"That'strue,"weallsaidandMothernoddedtierassent."Soyoushouldtrytobelikethepeanut,'Dadscenton,"becauseitisuseful,thoughnotgreatorattractive.”
"Doyoumean,”Iasked,"weshouldteamtobeusefulbutnotseektobegreatorattractive?"
"Yes,"Dadsaid."'IbisiswhatIwishyoutobe."
Westayeduplatethatnight,eatingallthepeanutsMotherhadcookedforus.ButFather'swordsremainedvividinmymemorytillthisday.
ABlindActorZhouZhijun
"Don'tmoveit!Don'tmoveit,Itellyou!"
"I'vejustmoved,thetrouserlegs'alittle.Whatofit?""What,trouserlegs??!"
Ididn'tknowwhichofhisnervestoldthisblindactorthatIwasstealthilymovingthesidecurtains.Myhabitofcallingthesidecurtains"trouserlegs"irritatedhimtosuchanextentthathisartificialwhiskersquivered.Iwassurethatunderthemake-uphisfacemustbeblackwithanger.
Hedeservedthepositionofartadviserinthetroupeforthelongyearshehadbeenworkingthere.Whatacomfortablyeasyjobitwouldhavebeenforhim!Butireclaimedanartistshouldremainonthestagetilldeath.SoIwasappointedbythedirectortoseetohissafetywheneverhewentonstage.Noonecouldsaywhenthesidecurtainsonthestagecarnetobecalledthe"trouserleg."Infact,someactorswouldusethemasnapkinsaftersnacks,andotherswouldliftthemtotakeashortcutoffthestage.Allthishecouldnolongersee.Ihadhelduthesidecurtainjustintimetokeelshimfromtrippingoverit,andthiswaswhatIgotinreturnfromhim."Itservesyourightifyoustumbledonit!"1cursedto
“裤脚管”，无人能回答亡但的确有这样myself.
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Withtearsbrimminginhissightlessyetstillattractiveeyes,heangrilydemandedtoknowwhonicknamedthesacredside

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光却仍有魅力的眼睛，突然涌出两颗泪珠，挂在眼角上，不落下来,,
那是在他还未失明时候的事了，剧院门口贴着“庙小妖风大，池浅王八多”的对联，横批是“老朽滚蛋”。可是几个年
轻人，演出就困难了。于是打着“落实政策”的幌子，把他解放出来，当舞台监督兼跑个不出声的群众。但他的好年月仪仅不到一个月，也就为了这条“裤脚管”，
有人当主角，一出场就把翼幕一撩，亮相，
下场一撩，表示帅劲儿。这些被池看在眼里，忘了“老老实实改造”的训示，在大庭广众面前就吼了起来，造反派组织了“现场批斗会”，狠狠斗这条“翻天”的“牛”。
“打倒斯坦尼的孝子贤孙!”他心爱的学生，还把老师在牛棚里偷偷写成的《论舞台艺术的整体性》霍地甩了出来，于是现场像热油锅里掉进盐粒，沸起来了。
“在牛棚里还写黑文毒害人!”一张张的地下文字，变成了碎片，在他脚下飞舞，他低着头，看见纸片上的字渐渐小去，小去，他复发了青光眼,,
他对我抱歉地说，他看不得别人对艺术事业的糟蹋。他伸手摸起桌上一个照相架，里面是一张他扮演老工人的剧照，相框是古铜色雕花的。
“一个完整的艺术品，应当包括这个框架。翼幕就是舞台框子。假使把翼幕当成‘裤脚管’，随便破坏它，那我们怎
curtains"trouserlegs."
ThisincidentoccurredduringtheCulturalRevolutionwhenhestillhadhiseyesight.Atthedoorofthetheaterhungacoupletwhichread:
"Asmalltemplewithstrongevilwind;Ashallowpondwithmanybadtortoises."
Betweentheverticalcoupletstretchedthehorizontalstreamerwhichread:"Awaywitholdscoundrels."Atthattimeonlyafewyoungactorswereallowedtoperformonthestage.Itwasalmostimpossibleforthemtogiveanygoodperformances.Sothisveteranactorwassoon"liberated"underthepretestof"implementingthepolicies"andwasmadestagemanagerwiththeconcurrentjobofplayingsilentminorrolesonthestage.However,thisjobwhichkepthimfreelastednomorethanamonth.Itwasailbecauseof"thetrouserlegs"incident.Someleadingactorsusedtoholduponeofthesidecurtainstostrikeaposewhengoingonthestageandholditupagaintoshowoffwhenleavingthestage.Whenhesawsuchbehaviorheforgotthedirectiveof"remouldinginrealearnest'androaredwithindignationattheseactors.Apublicmeetingwitsheldonthespotbytherebelstoseverelydenouncethis"ox"*whowantedto"overturnheaven.*”"DownwiththefilialsonofStanislavski!"
Thensuddenlyoneoftheoldactor'sfavoritestudentsflungoutthearticle,OntheIntegrityofStageAn,whichtheoldactorhadwritteninsecretwhenhewasconfinedinthe"oxshed""Thissetthewholeaudienceboilingasifsalthadbeenpouredintoapotofhotoil.
"Heevendaredtowritereactionaryarticlesinthe,oxshed'topoisonpeople'sminds!"
Viciouslytheytoreupallthestreetsofhisarticleandscatteredthepiecesswirlingaroundtheoldactor'sfeet.Bendinghishead,hewatchedthewordsonthescrapsofpaperbecomingfainterandfainteruntilhecouldseenomarebecauseofarelapseofglaucoma.
Theoldveteranthentoldmeasifinapologythathecouldn'tbeartoseeartmaltreated.Fumblingonthetable,hetookupacarvedbronze-coloredphotoframecontainingastagephotoofhimselfasaVeteranworker.Hesaidtome,"Acompleteworkofartshouldincludetheframeaswell.Thesidecurtainsareapartofthestageframe.Ifwetreatthemas,trouserlegs'andabusethematwill,howcanweactorsdeservetobereferredtoas'theengineersofthehumansoul'?"
HowIwishedhecouldseeagain!Hewouldseemyregretfultears.Yes,hedidseealltooclearly,forheabruptlybrokeoff.
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“孺子马”宋连昌
我的邻居老纪，是位消息灵通人士。每天下班，总要带回几条新闻：大至国内外大事，小到谁家夫妻吵架、婆媳不
和,,他发布新闻，是大家都在做饭的时候，地点自然以厨房居多。
这天，老纪进了厨房就说：“老王，
你听说了吗?”“什么事?”“XXX的儿子
被逮了。”“噢!因为什么?”我停住手里的
菜刀，惊愕地问。“还用说，犯法了呗!,,”
“其实，那孩子小时候也蛮好，都是家长的过失。”老纪一边淘米一边说，“你
没看，从小就质。孩子说要星星，大人不敢摘月亮。你想孩子小时不教育，长大能好得了果不其然，以后骂人、打架、抽烟、
喝酒全来了。”
老纪的话简直够得上至理名言，我不住地点头，并暗暗地为xxx惋惜，若是他
早能听到老纪的“教诲”，也许不至于铸
成今天的大错了。
老纪讲着，已打点
好饭锅，准备切菜。
不知怎么“哟”了一声不说了。我回头一看，原来他的案板背上用粉笔胡乱地画着些什么。但老纪一眼就认出那是他六岁的儿子小光的手笔，他默然一笑：“这小子，
准是从昨晚的内部电影上看来的。”说着
*ox:atermusedduringtheCulturalRevolution,referringtoaclassenemy.
*
overturnheaven:tooverthrowthegovernment.
*oxshed:aplacewhere"oxen"(classenemieswereconfined.
An"ObedientHorse"
SongLiangchang
MyneighborLaoJiwaswellinformed.Everydaywhenhegotoffwork,hewouldbringseveralpiecesofnewsfrombigeventsathomeandabroaddowntoSmallstrifesbetweenhusbandandwife,orbetweenmother-in-lawanddaughter-in-law.Thetunefarhisnewsbroadcastwasusuallydinnertime,sothebestplaceforitwasnaturallythesharedkitchen.
Oneday,LaoJicarteintothekitchenandsaid,"LaoWang,haven'tyouheardthenews?"“What?
"So-and-so?ssonhasbeenarrested."
"Oh?Why?"Iaskedinsurprise,puttingdowntheknife."Nodoubtforanoffenseagainstthelaw.Theboywasquiteadarlingasachild.Itwasallhisparents'fault,"LaoJiwentonwhilewashingrice."Hehasbeenspoiltfromchildhood,youknow.Iftheboywantedastar,hisparentswouldnotdaretogivehirethemoon.Yousee,ifachildisnotbroughtupproperlyfrominfancy,youcannotexpecthimtogrowupintherightway,canyou?Badhabitssuchasswearing,fighting,smokinganddrinkingaretheconsequences."
WhathesaidwasindeedrightandproperandIkeptnoddinginagreementwhilesecretlysympathizingwithspend-so.IfhehadheardLaoJi'slecture,hewouldn'thavecommittedsuchagravemistake.
LaoJihadfinishedwashingthericeandwaspreparingtocutthevegetableswhenhesuddenlystoppedshortwithanexclamationof“Oh!”Iturnedtoamsomestchrianwgledinchalkonthehackofhiscuttinghoard.LaoJirecognizedhissix-year-oldson'sdrawingatoneglance.Hethensmiled,"'thatkidmusthavelearntthisfromafilmhesaw.Itwasarestrictedfilm,notopentothepublic.“Hestaredatfothrea
pwichtuilere
beforeslowlycleaningitoff.Justthenhisson,XiaoGuang,rushedinwithalongspearinhand.Seeingthathis"masterpiece"wascleanedoff,heflaredup."Whydidyoucleanoffmypicture?Whatabeastlydadyouare!"hetired,pointinghisspearatLaoJi.
Indesperation,LaoJitookupthepotlidforselfdefense.Hewasbegginghisson,"Please,don't!Thereisadear!Listento

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“不行!不行!你赔我!”“那,,爸爸
明天给你买个画册。”“不，我不干，你赔
我，你赔我!’‘“那么，过一会爸爸趴在
床上当马，让你骑上玩打仗，好不好？”
大概小孩子都爱玩打仗，小光这才住
了手。可是这场“以子之矛攻父之盾”的
战斗虽然结束了，紧接着又转人了“停战
谈判”。小光提出马上就骑，老纪说：“爸
爸现在正做饭，哪有工夫陪你玩?等吃完
饭一定让你骑个够，撤谎是小狗。”小光
仍然坚持己见，丝毫没有让步的意思。老
纪搓着两手，忽然想起：“唉!对
小麻雀老舍
雨后，院里来了个麻雀，刚长全了羽毛。它在院里跳，有时飞一下，不过是由
地上飞到花盆沿上，或由花盆上飞下来。看它这么飞了两三次，我看出来：它并不会飞得再高一些。，它的左翅的几根长翎拧在一处，有一根特别的长，似乎要脱落下来。我试着往前凑，它跳一跳，可是又
停住，看着我，小黑豆眼带出点要亲近我
yourdad.Dadispreparingdinnerfaryou.HowcanIcutvegetableswithoutcleaningthedrawingoff?YoucandrawonitafterIhavedonethecutting,can'tyou?"
"No!Thatwon'tdo!Youmustmakeituptome!""Well,IIIbuyyouadrawingbooktomorrow.""No.itwon'tdo,either.Imustgetitrightnow!"
"Wellthen,whatifIserveasahorseonabedwhileyourideanmeandplaybeingaknight?"
ThissuggestionmadeXiaoGuangputhisspearaway,forhelikedtheideaasmostboysdid.Hardlyhadthebattlebetweenthesonsspearandfather?sshieldendedwhenan"armisticktale"begirt.WhenXiaoGuangdemandedtoridethehorserightthen,LaoJireplied."I'mnowpreparingdinner.IIIletyourideonmetoyourheart'scontentafterdinner.Isthatokay?IfIdon'tkeepmyword,FUbedamned!"
ButXiaoGuangwouldn'tbudgeaninch.LaoJiwrunghishandsintheairoutofdesperationandstartedtothinkofanewidea."Oh,yes!I'vejustboughtabarofchocolate.Runandgetitrightrow,orMumwilteatitall!"
"Idon'twantchocolate!Iwanttorideahorse..!"
Thequarrelcarnetoastalemate,andLaoJiwasathiswit'sendwizenhiswifecametomakepeace."Lookatyou,dear!Sochildish!Whatdoesitmatterifwehavedinnerabitlaterthanusual?
Herwordswerelikeawhistleofarefereethatsettledthedisputeimmediately.IntoJiinstantlywentbacktohisroomtocarryouthisdutyasan"obedienthorse.”
ALittleSparrow
LaoShe
Assoonastherainstopped,alittlesparrow,almostfull-fledged,flewintothecourtyard.Ithopped,fluttered,dartinguptotheedgeofflowerpotsandbacktothegroundagain.Watchingitmoveupanddownacoupleoftimes,Irealizeddratitcouldnotflyanyhigherastheplumesonitsleftwinghadgottwistedwithonestickingoutasifabouttocomeoff.WhenImadeanattempttomovecloser,itjumpedoffahitandstoppedagain,staringbackatmewithitssmall,blackandbean-likeeyesthathadamixedlookofwantingtobefriendswithmeandnotbeingcertainthatIwastrustworthy.Itoccurredtomethatthismustbeatamebird,havingbeencagedsinceitwashatchedperhaps.Nowonderitwasnotmuchscaredofmypresence.Itsleftwingmighthavebeenimpairedbysomekidandthatwaswhytherewasdistrustinitslookthoughitshowedsomeintimacywithman.SuddenlyIwasseizedwithsadness.Howmiserableit
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伤了它的翎羽。它被人毁坏了，而还想依
靠人，多么可怜!它的眼带出进退为难的
神情，虽然只是那么个小而不美的小鸟，
它的举动与表情可露出极大的委屈与为
难。它是要保全它那点生命，而不晓得如
何是好。对它自己与人都没有信心，而又
愿找到些倚靠。它跳一跳，停一停，看着
我，又不敢过来。我想拿几个饭粒诱它前
来，又不敢离开，我怕小猫来扑它。可是
小猫并没在院里，我很快地跑进厨房，抓
来了几个饭粒。及至我回来，小鸟已不见
了。我向外院跑去，小猫在影壁前的花盆
旁蹲着呢。我忙去驱逐它，它只一扑，把
小鸟擒住!被人养惯的小麻雀，连挣扎都
不会，尾与爪在猫嘴旁搭拉着，和死去差不多。
瞧着小鸟，猫一头跑进厨房，又一头
跑到西屋。我不敢紧追，怕它更咬紧了可
又不能不追。虽然看不见小鸟的头部，我
还没忘了那个眼神。那个预知生命危险的
眼神。那个眼神与我的好心中间隔着一只
小白猫。来回跑了几次，我不追了。追上
也没用了，我想，小鸟至少已半死了。猫
又进了厨房，我愣了一会儿，赶紧的又追
了去；那两个黑豆眼仿佛在我心内睁着
wasforabirdtoloseitswings!Withoutsomeonetakingcareofitthissmallthingcouldnotsurvive.Butmanhadinjureditswing.Howcruelhewas!Injuredasitwas,itstillwantedtorelyonman.Howpitiable!ThelookinitseyesshowedthatShelittlecreaturewasoftwominds.Itwassmallandbynomeanspretty,yetitsgesturesandexpressionsrevealedthatithadbeenwrongedandlandedinadifficultsituation.Itwasanxioustokeepitsdelicatelifeoutofdanger,butitdidnotknowwhattodo.Ithadlittleconfidenceinitselfandlesstrustinman,butitneededsomeonetorelyon.Ithoppedandstopped,lookingatmebuttooshytocomeover.Ithoughtoffetchingsomecookedricetoattractit,butIdarednotleaveitalonetestitshouldbeattackedbythekitten.Asthekittenwasnotaroundatthemoment,Ihurriedtothekitchenandcausebackwithafewgrainsonlytofindthebindmissing.Irantotheouteryardandsawthekittencrouchingbyaflowerpotinfrontofthescreenwall.Ihastenedtodriveherawaybut,withaquickjump,shecaughtholdofthebird.Thetamesparrow,withitstailandclawsdanglingfromthekitten?smouth,didnotevenknowhowtostruggle.Itlookedmoredeadthanalive.
Withmyeyesfixedonthebird,Iwatchedthekittenrunfirsttothekitchenandthentotheramatthewestend.Iwasafraidtopresshardafterher,butIhadtofollowherincasesheshouldtightenherjaws.Thoughthebird'sheadwasnotvisibletotoe,thelookofanticipateddangerinitseyeswasvividinmywind.Betweenitslookandmysympathystoodthatsmallwhitecat.HavingrunafewroundsafterherIquit,thinkingitwaspointlesstochaseherlikethatbecause,bythetimeIcaughther,thebirdwouldhavebeenhalfdead.Whenthecatslippedbacktothekitchenagain,Ihesitatedforasecondandthenhurriedovertheretoo.Itseemed,inmymind'seye,thelittlebirdwerepleadingforhelpwithitstwoblackbean-likeeyes.
Inthekitchen1noticedthecatwascrouchingbyatinpipewhichwasinstalledassmokeductinwinteranddismantledinspring,atthecorner,butthebirdwasnotwithher.Thepipeleanedagainstthecornerand,betweenitslowerendandthefloor;therewasanopeningthroughwhichthecatwasprobingwithherpaws.Myhoperevived:thebirdwasnotdead.Asthekittenwaslessthanfourmonthsold,ithadnotteamedhowtocatchmice,orhowtokillforthatmatter.Itwasmerelyholdingthebirdinitsmouthandhavingfunwithit.WhileIwasthinkingalongtheselinesthelittlebirdsuddenlyemergedandthekitten,takenaback,boltedbackward.TilewaythelittlebirdlookedwassoregisteredtomeatthefirstglancethatIfeltlikeshuttingmyeyesimmediately.

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的。它是胡涂了，昏迷了：不然为什么由
铁筒中出来呢可是，虽然昏迷，到底有那
么一点说不清的，生命根源的，希望。这
个希望使它注视着地上，等着，等着生或
死。它怕得非常的忠诚气完全把自己交给
了一线的希望，一点也不动。像把生命要
从两眼中流出，它不叫也不动。小猫没再扑它，只试着用小脚碰它。
它随着击碰倾侧，头不动，眼不动，还呆
呆地注视着地上。但求它能活着，它就决
不反抗。可是并非全无勇气，它是在猫的
面前不动！我轻轻地过去，把猫抓住。将
猫放在门外，小鸟还没动。我双手把它捧
起来。它确是没受了多大的伤.
雄辩症
一位医生向我介绍，他们在门诊中接触了一位雄辩症病人。医生说：“请坐。”
病人说：“为什么要坐呢?难道你要剥
夺我的不坐权吗?”
Itwasvirtuallycrouching,withitschestclosetothefloor,likeamansufferingfromastomachache.Therewasnostainofbloodonitsbody,butitseemedtobeshrinkingupintoitself.Itsheaddroppedlow,itssmallbeakpointingtothefloor.Itstwoblackeyes,unseeing,wereveryblackandlarge,lookinglast-Thelittlelifeleftinitwasalintheeyes.Itseemedtobeexpectingthecattochargeagain,withnostrengthtoresistorrun;orwishingthatthecatwouldbekindenoughtopardonitorthatsomesaviourwouldcomealongtoitsrescue.Lifeanddeathcoexistedinitseyes.Ithoughtthebinmustbeconfusedorstunned,orelsewhyshouldithavecomeoutfromthepipe?Stunnedasitwas,itstillcherishedsomehopewhich,thoughhardtodefine,wasthesourceoflife.Withthathopeitgazedatthefloor,expectingeithertosurviveordie.Iwassoreallyscaredthatitbecamecompletelymotionless,leavingitselfalltotheprecarioushope.Itkeptquietandstillasifwaitingforitslifetoflowoutofitseyes.
Thekittenmadenomoreattemptstoattackit.Sheonlytriedtotouchitwithherlittlepaws.Asthekittentouchedit,ittiltedfromsidetoside,itsheadundisturbedanditseyeslookingblankatthefloor.Itwouldnotfightbacksolongastherewasachanceofsurvival.Butthebirdhadnotlostallofitscourage;itactedthiswayonlywiththecat.Iwentaverlight-footed,pickedupthecatandputheroutsidethedoor,thesparrowremainingwhereitwas.WhenItookitupinmyhandsandlooked,itwasriotseriouslyinjured,thoughsomefluffhadcomeoffitschest.Itwaslookingatme.
Ihadnoideawhattodo.IfIletitgo,itwassuretodie;ifIkeptitwithme,Ididrothaveacageforit.Ihelditinmyhandsasifholdingallthelivesintheworld,notknowingwhattodo.'Mesparrowhuddledup,motionless,itseyesasblackasever,stillexpectant.Itremainedthatwayforalongwhile.Itookittomybedroom,putitonthedeskandwatcheditforafewmoments.SuddenlyittilteditsheadWitandthenright,winkingitsblackeyesonceortwice,andbecamestillagain.Bynowitsbodyseemedtohavestretchedahit,butitstillkeptitsheadlowasifithadunderstandsomething.
ACaseofEloquence
WangMeng
Adoctoroncetoldmeaboutoneofhisoutpatientswhosufferedfromthediseaseofeloquence:
"Pleasesitdown,"thedoctortoldhim.
"WhyshouldI?"thepatientasked."Areyougoingtodeprivemeofmyrightnottositdown?"
Thedoctorcouldsaynothingbutofferedhimaglassofwater.
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病人说：“这样谈问题是片面的，因
而是荒谬的，并不是所有的水都能喝。例
如你如果在水里搀上氰化钾，就绝对不能喝。”
医生说：“我这里并没有放毒药嘛。你放心!”
病人说：“谁说你放了毒药了呢?难道
我诬告你放了毒药?难道检察院起诉书上
说你放了毒药?我没说你放毒药，而你说
我说你放了毒药，你这才是放了比毒药还
毒的毒药!”
医生毫无办法，便叹了口气，换一个
话题说：“今天天气不错。”病人说：“纯粹胡说八道!你这里天气
不错，并不等于全世界在今天都是好天气。例如北极，今天天气就很坏，刮着大
风，漫漫长夜，冰山正在撞击,,”医生忍不住反驳说：“我们这里并不
大钱饺子张林
那是动乱的第二年吧，我被划进了
“黑帮”队伍里。我在那长长的“黑帮”
队伍里倒不害怕.最怕的就是游斗汽车开
"Havesomewaterthen.”
Thepatientretorted,Thisisl“op-sidedtalk,soitisabsurd.Notallwaterisdrinkable.Ifyouputsamepotassiumcyanideinit,itwillbeundrinkable."
Thedoctorsaid,"1didn'tputanypoisoninit.Pleaserestassured."
"Whosaidyouputpoisoninit?Doyoumeantosaythat1amlodgingafalseaccusationagainstyou?Hasitbeenwrittencattheindictmentoftheprocuratorthatyouhaveputpoisoninthewater?Ididn'tsayyouhadputpoisoninit,butyouclaimedthatIsaidyouhadputpoisoninit.Soyouhaveindeedputinmovepoisonouspoisonagainstmet"
Thedoctorcouldnotbutheaveasighandswitchedtoanothertopic,“It'sftiondeay.”
Thepatientreplied,"Nonsense!Thefactthatitisfineheredoesn'tmeanthatitisfineeverywhereelseintheworld.AttheNorthPole,forexample,itmustbefreezing,withstrongwinds,longnightsandicebergscollidingwithoneanother..."
Thedoctorcouldn'thelpbutretorted,"IbisisnottheNorthPole."
Thepatientargued,“Youcan'tdenytheexistenceoftheNorthPole.Ifyoudo,you'llbedistortingfactswithulteriormotives."
Finallythedoctorbeggedhim,"Pleasegoaway."
Thepatientagainansweredback."Youhavenorighttoordermetoleave.Yoursisahospital,notapublicsecurityoffice.Soyoucan'tarrestme,norshootmetodeath."
Aninvestigationrevealedthefactthatthispatienthadjoinedtheso-called“LungXiao”(AnorganizationdoingtheCulturalRevolutionthatwrotethemajorarticleswhichvoicedtheopinionsoftheGangofFour.Here"Xiao"alsoimplies"LoyaltytotheGangofFour."writinggroup.Whathewas
sufferingfrommayhavebeentheafter-effectsofthatperiod.
AGood-luckDumpling
ZhangLin
Inthesecondofthosetumultuousyears,Iwaslabeledoneofthe"reactionarygang."What1fearedmostwasnotbeingqueuedupamongthisgangofsomany,buttheviciouspracticeofbeingpubliclydenouncedonatruckinfrontofmyownhouse.Well,fearornofear,thelotfellonmesoonenough.Whenthetruckdrovetothegateofmyownhouse,mymother,whowasalreadyinhereighties,spottedmeonthetruck.Herlipstremblingandeyesshut,shefirstleanedagainstthewall,thencollapsed,weakandlimplikesoftmudontheground.Meanwhile,mywife
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我担心老母亲从此会离我而去。谢天谢地，她老人家总算熬过来了。
那年除夕这一天，竟把我放回家了。一进家门，母亲用一种奇怪的眼光打量我，然后，她一下子扑过来，摸着我的脸。最后，她竟把脸埋在我的怀里，呜呜地哭起来；妻子领着孩子们只远远地站着，也在那儿哆哆嗦嗦地哭。
“媳妇，快包饺子，过年!”母亲对妻子说。于是，一家人忙起来，剁馅、和面,,一会儿，全家就围在一起开始包佼子；这时，
母
亲忽然想起一件什么事，说：“哎呀，包个大钱佼子吧，谁吃了谁就有
福！”
为了使母亲高兴，我同意了，而且希望母亲能吃到这个大钱饺子。我要真诚地祝福她，愿她多活几年。
母亲从柜里拿出个蓝布包，从包里掏出一枚道光年间的铜钱来，她颤抖地把这枚古钱放在一个面皮上，上面又盖了点馅，包成一个饺子。这就是大钱饺子了。母亲包完这个饺子，用手在边上偷偷捏出一个记号，然后，若无其事地把它和别的饺子放在一起。但我已经清楚地记住了这个饺子的模样了。
饺子是母亲亲自煮的，饺子要熟了，像一群羊羔一样漂上来。我一眼就看见那个带记号的大钱饺子。
母亲在盛饺子的时候，把这个大钱饺子盛在一个碗里，又偷偷把它拨在紧上边，然后把这碗饺子推到我面前：“吃吧，多吃，趁热吃。”我觉得心里一阵热，鼻子也酸疼起来。我想应该让母亲吃，让她高兴高兴。但我一时想不出办法，因为母亲认识这个饺子。
我想那就给妻子吧，她跟我生括了20年，现在已经是快半百的人了。为了我挨斗，她心血都快要熬干了。我趁妻子上厨房去拿辣椒油的工夫，.偷偷把大钱饺子拨在她的碗里。谁知，妻子从厨房回来，看了看碗，又用一双深沉和感激的眼睛望着我，眼圈都红了。啊!她也认识这个大钱佼子。
helpmymotherup.
ThereandthenIwasafraidMotherwouldleavemeforever.ThankGod,shesomehowmanagedtosurvive.
OntheeveoftheSpringFestivalofthatyear,Iwasunexpectedlyreleasedtoreturnhome.
AsIsteppedintothehouse,Motherlookedmeupanddownwithunbelievingeyesbeforeshethrewherselfonmeandcaressedmyface.Thenburyingherheadinmyarms,sheweptbitterlywhilemywifeandchildrenstoodsobbingatadistance.
"Daughter-in-law,let'sstartmakingdumplingsfortheFestival!"Mothersaidtomywife.Instantlythewholefamilybeganchoppingmeatandkneadingdough.Innotime,allhadgatheredaroundthetabletomakedumplings.
Justthenanideadawnedonmymother,andshesuggested,"Isay,let'sputinacoinandmakeagood-luckdumpling.Whoevereatsitwillbeblessed."
IagreedtomakeMotherhappy,hopingthatthecoinwouldfalltoher.WithallmyheartIwishedheralonglife.
Mothertookablueclothparcelfromthewardrobe,unfoldeditandpickedoutacoppercoinoftheDaoguangperiod.Withshakinghandssheputthecoinonadumplingwrapper,addedsomefilling,andmadeonewhichweusedtocallagood-luckdumpling.Duringtheprocess,Mothersecretlymadeamarkontheedgeofthedumplingbeforemixingitwiththerest.Shepretendednothinghadhappened,butthetrickdidn'tescapemyeye.Iborethemarkfirmlyinmind.
Motherboiledthedumplingsallbyherself.Thenearlycookeddumplingsfloatedontothesurfacelikeaherdoaflambs.Ispottedthemarkeddumplingatfirstsight.
Whenshescoopedupthedumplings,Motherdeliberatelyputthegood-luckdumplingontopoftheothersinabowlandpushedthebowltome,saying,"Helpyourself,Takeasmanyasyoulikewhiletheyarehot.”
Awareofwarmthsurgedovermeandmynosetwitched.IhadthoughtitwouldmakeMotherhappyandgiveheralovelysurpriseifsheatethegood-luckdumpling.ButIcouldnotfigureouthowtogethertoeatitforshecouldeasilyidentifythedumpling.Ithenthoughtofmywifewhohadlivedwithmefortwentyyearsandwasgettingonfifty.ShewasalmostwornoutwithworryasIwasdenounced.
Takingtheopportunitywhenshewenttothekitchenforchillioil,Iputthegood-luckdumplingintoherbowl.Whocouldhaveexpectedthatshewouldrecognizewithmymother?s.ObviouslyMotherdidn'tnoticetheshiftandwentareeatingeyesontheallthetime."Ouch!"suddenlyshecriedout.Thecoinhadhurther
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把所有的佼子碗拿起来摇晃，晃来晃去，
就把那碗有大钱饺子的放到了母亲跟前。
母亲显然没有注意，边看我边吃饺子，突
然“啊”了一声，大钱佼子佼了牙。奶奶有福!吃到大钱饺子了

!”妻子像
孩子般喊着。
“我,,这是咋回事?”母亲
疑惑着。
这时，当嘟一声，一个东西从她的嘴里掉
在碟子里，正是那个大钱。
荷塘月色朱自清
这几天心里颇不宁睁。今晚在院子里
坐着乘凉，忽然想起日日走过的荷塘，在
这满月的光里，总该另有一番样子吧。月
亮渐渐地升高了，墙外马路上孩子们的欢
笑，已经听不见了；妻在屋里拍着闰儿，
迷迷糊糊地哼着眠歌。我悄悄地披了大
衫，带上门出去。沿着荷塘.是一条曲折的小煤屑路。这是一条幽僻的路；白天也少人走，夜晚更加寂寞。荷塘四
teeth.
"Oh,Grannyisblessed!Shegotthegood-luckdumpling!"mywifeshoutedlikeachild.
"I.Howcome?"Motherwaspuzzled.Justatthatmoment,somethingfelloutofhermouthontotheplatewithaclang.Itwasnoneotherthanthecoin.
SoIjoinedmywifeandchildreninachorus,"Grannyisblessed!Motherisblessed!"
Motherburstintolaughter,andthenintotears,asmywifeandIsharedwithherallhersorrowandjoy.
*DaoguangPeriod:theperiodbetween1821and1851oftheQingDynasty
MoonlightovertheLotusPond
ZhuZiqing
Ithasbeenratherdisquietingthese(lays.Tonight,when1Wassittingintheyardenjoyingthecool,itoccurredtomethattheLotusPond,whichIpassbyeveryday,mustassumequiteadifferentlookinsuchmoonlitnight.Afullmoonwasrisinghighinthesky;thelaughterofchildrenplayingoutsidehaddiedaway;inthemorn,mywifewaspattingtheson,Run-er,sleepilyhummingacradlesong.Shruggingonanovercoat,quietly,1mademywayout,closingthedoorbehindme.
AlongsidetheLotusPondnunsasmallcinderfootpath.Itispeacefulandsecludedhere,aplacenotfrequentedbypedestrianseveninthedaytime;nowatnight,itlooksmaresolitary,inalush,shadyambienceoftreesallaroundthepond.Onthesidewherethepathis,therearewillows,interlacedwithsomeotherswhosenamesIdonotknow.Thefoliage,which,inamoonlessnight,wouldloomsomewhatfrighteninglydark,looksverynicetonight,althoughthemoonlightisnotmorethanathin,grayishveil.Iamonmyown,strolling,handsbehindmyback.Thisbitoftheuniverseseemsinmypossessionnow;andImyselfseemtohavebeenupliftedfrommyordinaryselfintoanotherworld.1likeasereneandpeacefullife,asmuchasabusyandactiveone;Ilikebeinginsolitude,asmuchasincompany.Asitistonight,baskinginamistymoonshineallbymyself,IfeelIamafreeman,freetothinkofanything,orofnothing.Allthatoneisobligedtodo,ortosay,inthedaytime,canbeverywellcastasidenow.Thatisthebeautyofbeingalone.Forthemoment,justletmeindulgeinthisprofusionofmoonlightandlotusfragrance.
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的；正如一粒粒的明珠，又如碧天里的星
星，又如刚出浴的美人。微风过处，送来
缕缕清香，仿佛远处高楼上渺茫的歌声似
的。这时候叶子与花也有一丝的颇动，像
闪电般.霎时传过荷塘的那边去了。叶子
本是肩并肩密密地挨着，这便宛然有了一
道凝碧的波痕。叶子底下是脉脉的流水，
遮住了，不能见一些颜色;而叶子却更见风致了。
月光如流水一般，静静地泻在这一片
叶子和花上。薄薄的青雾浮起在荷塘里：
叶子和花仿佛在牛乳中洗过一样；又像笼
着轻纱的梦。虽然是满月，天上却有一层
淡淡的云.所以不能朗照；但我以为这恰
是到了好处——酣眠固不可少，小睡也别
有风味的。月光是隔了树照过来的，高处
丛生的灌木，落下参差的斑驳的黑影，峭
愣愣如鬼一般；弯弯的杨柳的稀疏的倩
影，却又像是画在荷叶上。塘中的月色并
不均匀；但光与影有着和谐的旋律，如梵
炯铃上奏着的名曲。
荷塘的四面，远远近近，高高低低都
是树，几而杨柳最多。这些树将一片荷塘重重围住；只在小路一旁，漏着
几段空隙，
像是特为月光留下的。树色一例是阴阴
Alloverthiswindingstretchofwater,whatmeetstheeyeisasilkenfieldofleaves,reachingratherhighabovethesurface,liketheskirtsofdancinggirlsinalltheirgrace.Hereandthere,layersofleavesaredottedwithwhitelotusblossoms,someindemurebloom,othersinshybud,likescatteringpearls,ortwinklingstars,orbeautiesjustoutofthebath.Abreezestirs,sendingoverbreathsoffragrance,likefaintsingingdriftingfromadistantbuilding.Atthismoment,atinythrillshootsthroughtheleavesandlilies,like,astreakoflightning,straightacrosstheforestoflotuses.Theleaves,whichhavebeenstandingshouldertoshoulder,arecaughtshimmeringinanemeraldheaveofthepond.Underneath,theexquisitewateriscoveredfromview,andnonecantellitscolour;yettheleavesontopprojectthemselvesallthemoreattractively.
Themoonshedsherliquidlightsilentlyovertheleavesandflowers,which,inthefloatingtransparencyofabluishhazefromthepond,lookasiftheyhadjustbeenbathedinmilk,orlikeadreamwrappedinagauzyhood.Althoughitisafullmoon,shiningthroughafilmofclouds,thelightisnotatitsbrightest;itis,however,justrightforme-aprofoundsleepisindispensable,vetasnatcheddozealsohasasavourofitsown.Themoonlightisstreamingdownthroughthefoliage,castingbushyshadowsonthegroundfromhighabove,jaggedandcheckered,asgrotesqueasapartyofspectres;whereasthebenignfiguresofthedroopingwillows,hereandthere,lanklikepaintingsonthelotusleaves.Themoonlightisnotspreadevenlyoverthepond,butratherinaharmoniousrhythmoflightandshade,likeafamousmelodyplayedonaviolin.
Aroundthepond,farantinear,highandlow,aretrees.Mostofthemarewillows.Onlyonthepathside,cantaroorthreegap;heseenthroughtheheavyfringe,asifspeciallyreservedforthemoon.Theshadowyshapesoftheleafageatfirstsightseemdiffusedintoamassofmist,againstwhich,however,thecharmofthosewillowtreesisstilldiscernible.Overthetreesappearsomedistantmountains,butmerelyinsketchysilhouette.Throughthebranchesarealsoacoupleoflamps,aslistlessassleepyeyes.Themostlivelycreatureshere,forthemoment,musthethecicadasinthetreesandthefrogsinthepond.Butthelivelinessistheirs,Ihavenothing.Suddenly,somethinglikelotus-gatheringcrossesmymind.ItusedtohecelebratedasafolkfestivalintheSouth,probablydatingveryfarhackinhistory,mastpopularintheperiodofSixDynasties.Wecanpickupsomeoutlinesofthisactivityinthepoetry.Itwasyounggirlswhowentgatheringlotuses,insampansandsinginglovesongs.Needlesstosay,therewereagreatnumberofthemdoingthegathering,apart

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于是又记起《西州曲》里的句子：
采莲南塘秋，莲花过人头尹低头弄莲子，莲子清如水。
今晚若有采莲人，这儿的莲花也算得“过人头”了；只不见一些流水的影子，是不行的；这令我到底惦着江南了——这
样想着，猛一抬头，不
黄龙奇观
在四川西部，有一美妙的去处。它背
倚峨山宇峰雪宝顶，树木苍翠，花香袭人，鸟声婉转，流水潺潺。这就是松潘县的黄龙。
相传在中国古代气洪水肆虐，人民苦
不堪言。大禹决心治水，但船不能行气有
黄龙来为他负舟，于是导水成功。黄龙疲
fromthosewhowerewatching.Itwasalivelyseason,brimmingwithvitality,andromance.AbrilliantdescriptioncanbefoundinlotusGatheringwrittenbytheYuanEmperoroftheliangDynasty:
Sothosecharmingyoungstersrotetheirsampans,heartbuoyantwithtacitlone,passontoeachothercupsofwirewhiletheirbird-shapedprowsdriftaround.Fromthroetotimetheiroarsarecaughtindanglingalga,andduckweedflowapartthemomenttheirboatsareabouttomoteon.Theirslenderfigures,girdledwithplainsilk,treadwatchfullyonboard.Thisisthetimewhenspringisgratingintosummer,theleavesatendergreenandtheflowersblooming-amongwhichthegirlsaregigglingwhenevadinganout-reachingstem,theirskirtstuckedinforfearthatthesampanmighttilt.
Thatisaglimpseofthosemerrymakingscenes.Itmusthavebeenfascinating:butunfortunatelywehavelongbeendeniedsuchadelight.
ThenIrecallthoselinesinBalladofXizhouIsland:
Gatheringthelotus,IantintheSouthPond,/Theliliesinautumnreachovermyhead;/LoweringmyheadItoywiththelawsseeds./Look,theyareasfreshasthewasterunderneath.Ifthereweresomebodygatheringlotusestonight,shecouldtellthattheliliesherearehighenoughto"reachoverherhead";but,onewouldcertainlymissthesightofthewater.SomymemoriesdriftbacktotheSouthafterall.
Deepinmythoughts,Ilookedup,justtofindmyselfatthedoorofmyownhouse.GentlyIpushedthedooropenandwalkedin.Notasoundinside,mywifehadbeenfastasleepforquiteawhile.
QinghuaCampus,Beijing
July,1927.
AViewofHuanglong
OneofSichuan'sfinestscenicspotsisHuanglong(YellowDragon,whichliesinSongpanCountyjustbeneathXuebao,themainpealsoftheMinshanMountains.Itslushgreenforests,filledwithfragrantflowers,bubblingstreams,andsongbirds,arerichinhistoricalinterestaswellasnaturalbeauty.
Legendhasitthatsane4,000yearsago,whengreatfloodsthreatenedthepeopleofcentralChina,YutheGreatresolvedtotamethemightyrivers.Hejourneyedinlandinaboat,butwassoonstoppedbythetorrentialcurrent.Fortunately,ayellowdragonappearedandboretheboatupstreamasfarasitcouldgo.Yusucceededincontrollingthefloodandwentontofoundthe500-yearXiaDynasty,buttheexhausteddragoncouldnotreturn
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多水池，状如梯田。池水澄清，呈淡蓝、淡绿
各色。远看宛如黄龙俯卧，
粼光闪闪。
两旁森林，全是高大云杉。林间地上，多
奇花异草，或蓝或白，或红或紫，灿烂如缤纷。
山谷顶端，残留着一座道教建筑，名
“黄龙古寺”。据松潘县志记载，该建于
明代（公元1368一1644年）。寺前有一溶
洞，深邃莫测。寺后有一石碑，除碑檐外，
几乎全被碳酸钙沉积淹没，碑文已不可辨
认。看来，这400来年的沉积速度是相当
可观的。每年农历六月为黄龙寺庙会期，
方圆几百里及至青海、
甘肃的藏、羌、回、汉各族人民也前来赶
枯叶蝴蝶徐
迟峨嵋山下，伏虎寺旁，有一种蝴蝶，比最美丽的蝴蝶可能还要美丽些，是峨嵋
山最珍贵的特产之一。
当它阖起两张翅膀的时候，像生长在
树枝上的一张干枯了的树叶。谁也不
tothesea,anddiedatthefootofXuebaoPeak.
ViewingHuanglongfromadistance,onemightimaginethatthenobleserpentforwhichtheareawasnamedisstilllyingonthehillside.Actually,this"yellowdragon'isageologicalformationuniquetothiskarstregion;itsyellowcolorisduetoalayerofcalciumcarbonate,andthetiny,clearpoolsthatlineitsbacktooklikescales.Thedragonissurroundedtry,sprucetreesandassortedrarefloweringplantsinblue,white,red,andpurple.OnthehilltopstandstheYellowDragonMonastery,aTaoistretreathiltintheMingDynasty(1368--1644.Akarstcaveliesbeforeit,andastonetabletwaserectedbehind.Allbutthetopofthetablethasbeenerodedbycalciumcarbonate,andtheinscriptionshavebecomeunreadable.Everyyearinthesixthlunarmonth,thelocalpeople,alongwithTibetan,Qiang,Hui,andHanvisitorsfromneighboringprovincesofQinghaiandGansutraveltothemonasteryonhorsebackforatemplefair.Theysetuptentsandcelebratewishsongsanddancesfarintothenight.
ManyofChinasfamouslandscapes,suchasthoseofGuilininGuangxiProvinceandtheStoneForestinYunnanProvince,arealsobuiltonkarstformations.Buteachhasitsowncharacter.Giantpandas,takins,andpheasantsroamtheforestsofHuanglong,alongwithmanyotherspeciesofanimalsandbirds.HuanglongandnearbyJiuzhaigouwillsoonbemadeanaturepreservetoprotectthearea'secologyandtoallowscientiststoobservetheserareanimalsintheirownhabitats.
LappetButterflies
XuChi
AtthefootofMountEmei,aroundFuhuTemple,therelivesaspeciesofbutterfly--oneoftherarestraritiesofthemountain-thatisprobablyevenmorebeautifulthanthemostbeautifulbutterfliesintheworld.
Withitswingscloseditresemblesawitheredtreeleafhangingfromabranch--scarcelynoticeabletothehumaneye.Gatheringitswingswithexquisitepatterns,itconcealsitsbeautifulcolors.
Whenitfluttersoutfromaclusterofbloomingflowersandalightssomewhereinthemiddleofitsgracefulflight,itturnsintoadriedleaf,notevenofawitheringyellow,butofadeathlygrey.
Itdisguisesitsshapeandcoloursinordertoprotectitself,butneverthelessitcan'thelpendingupinbeingcaptured,notonlybecauseofitsbeauty,butmorebecauseofthewitheredqualityofitsappearancethatcoversupitsbeauty.
Itismisledtobelievethatbysodoingitcankeepitselfoutofdanger.Onthecontraryitmakesitselfmoreattractive,
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知它这样做更教人去搜捕它。有一种生物
比它还聪明，这种生物的特技之一是装假
作伪，因此装假作伪这种行径是瞒不过这
种生物—人的。人把它捕捉.将它制成标本，作为一
种商品去出售，价钱越来越高。最后几乎
把它捕捉得再也没有了。这一生物品种快要绝种了。到这时候，国家才下令禁止捕捉枯叶
泡菜坛子李汉荣
母亲从乡下来，住了十天。临走时，
她老人家想为我们添置一件东西，目个纪念。
母亲说：“你们什么都有，又好像什
么都没有。电视机是你们的，里面走来走
去都是些陌生的人，有时候，杀人犯、贼、
贪官、小偷也在里面出出进进；收录机是
你们的，可尽是人家在唱歌；书架上的书
是你们的，可那都是别人写的字；电冰箱
是你们的，一年四季都装一箱不知从哪里
落下的霜。方便是方便，可就是没有一样
是你们自己的。”
走的那天，母亲起了个早，从街上抱
thereisanothercreature-man-thatisclevererthanthisbutterfly.'Ibiscreatureisextremelyskilledinmasqueradinghimself;nomasqueradingwhatsoevercanslidebyunderhisnose.Mancapturesit,makesaspecimenofitandsellsitinthemarketatincreasinglyhighprices.Whathappensasaresultisthatthereishardlyanyofthebutterfliestobefound-thespeciesisdyingout.
Thegovernmenthasnowdecidedtoputabanonitscapture,butit'stoolate.Theban,instead,multipliesitsprice.Thebutterflyisonthevergeofextinction.
Sincewehavegotapairofwingsofbeautyandtruth,thereisnoreasontohidethem.Whydoyouhavetoturnyourselfintoawithered-leaf-likebutterflyasyouareboundtobenettedandsoldatthemarket?Isn'titbettertoflyaroundfreelyonyourflashing,colorfulwingsandkeepupthelineofyourspeciesthoughsomeofyouhavetomeettheirdoom?Iwantbothsidesofmywingstoshine.
Ihopeeverythingintheworldshowstheirtruecolors.
APicklePotLiHanrong
Mothercamefromourhomevillage.Shestayedwithusfortendays.Whenshewasabouttoleave,shewantedtobuyussomethingasapresent.
"You'vegoteverything,"shesaid,"butyouseemtohavegotnothing.TheTVsetisyours,butthepeoplewhowalkbackandforthinitareallstrangers,evenmurderers,corruptofficialsandthievescomeinandoutofitfrombitetotime.Theradiocassetteplayerisyours,butit'sallotherswhosinginit.Thebooksontheshelfareyours,buttheyareallwrittenfryothers.Thefridgeisyours,butalltheyearroundit'sfilledwithfrostthatcomesfromGodknowswhere.Thoughtheysnakeyourlifeeasyandcomfortable,noneofthemBELONGStoyouintherestsenseoftheword."
Onthedayshewastoleaveforhome,shegotupearlyinthemorningandbroughtbackapicklepotfromthemarket.
"Makesomepicklesinit,"shesaid,"andhavesomethingthatsuitsyourownpalate."
Sincethenpicklesofourowntastehadbeenaddedtoourdiet.Whenwehadguests,weoftenhadpicklestogowithme.Slightlyintoxicated,everyonewouldcomment,"Acountryflavor,notbad.Notbad,acountryflavor."
Sowehadsomethingtoourowntaste.Whenwelookedatthe
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一坛
田水哗啦姚景文
三十守寡起，十多年了，“招白眼”又一夜失眠：自家种的“责任田”搁开了鸡爪裂，大还是晴得不肯挂一根云线线。要是减产，全家四张嘴巴，
还不吊了起来?唉，17岁的女儿到底不知深浅，

刚才
还对娘嚷：“好愁勿愁!后半夜大水库放水，还怕那雪癫子不将水上足?”现在却挂着笑篇熟睡了。对推广“责任田”，“招
白眼”是白着眼睛反对的。因为她小时候亲眼看到爷爷跟雪癫子的大爹，争田水打得血肉横飞，田缺流红。如今回想起来，还寒毛碜碜，心惊肉跳呢。雪癫子当了队里的管水员，能担保他不包藏祸心？“招白眼”心神不宁，翻身起床，就提着锄头出门去。
“招白眼”叫阿招，自从死了男人，脸上从未挂笑，逢人见众，老是翻着白眼，惹得那老光棍雪癫子心里痒痒，有口难张。于是村里留着一个“话把”：雪癫子不哭，“招白眼”不笑。
“招白眼”转过岙口，隐隐传来吱呀吱呀的水车声，圆月下，车着池塘水的雪癫子，那铜勺样的后脑和起油的光背，在闪着银光。他雪瘫子要不是当了管水员，还不一样要等后半夜灌水？早一铺水，多一捧米，谁不望自家的饭碗满?然而，“招白眼”傻了!她来到自家的
“责任田”边，破天荒开了笑颜：怎么，田水哗啦哗啦地跳跃着，喧笑着，闪着粼粼的银光。这“甜水”像是流进了她的心窝。而她上坎雪滚子的“责任田”里，依然唇焦口燥。她不解地瞧着雪癫子，眼里噙着泪，终于鼓足了勇气，第一遭喊了声：
pot,itwasstandingquietlyatthecorner..Amidthehustleandbustleofoureverydaylifeandintheapartmentofreinforcedconcrete,thepotstoodtherebyitself,brewinganoldandsimpleflavor.（刘士聪译）
TheIrrigationWaterGameGurgling
YaoJinwen
Black-brewedZhao,widowedovertenyearsagowhenshewasthirty,washavinganothersleeplessnight.Herfamily'scontractedlandhadcrackedbecauseofdrought,buttherewasstillnotacloudinthebrightsky.Ifproductiondroppedthisyear,whatshouldherfamilyoffourdoexceptgohungry?
Itwasapitythatherseventeen-year-olddaughterdidn'tyetknowwhatworrywas.Justafewminutesagoshewasshoutingto
hermother,"Don'tyouworry1lateatnightthereservoirwillletoutwater.Scabby-headedXuewillcertainlygiveusourfullshareofwater,won?the?"Butnowshewasasleepwithasmilestillonherlips.
Black-browedZhaodidn'tseeeyetoeyewiththeimplementationofcontractedlandpolicy,becauseshehadseenwithherowneyeswhenshewasstillveryyounghowhergrandfatherandScabby-headedXue'sunclehadfoughttoothandnailoverirrigationwater.Shewouldshudderevenatthethoughtofit.NowScabby-headedXuewasinchargeoftheirrigationwaterinthebrigade;whocouldsayforsurethatheborenogrudgeagainsther?
Black-MowedDianbecamesoagitatedatthethoughtthatshegotoffthebed,tookahoeandwentouttothefield.
Black-browedZhaousedtohecalledAhZhao.Afterherhusband'sdeath,sheneversmiledandalwaysscowledatothers.TieoldbachelorScabby-headedXuecouldonlyburyhislongingsforherinhisheart.Thustherespreadinthevillageapopularsaying:"Scabby-headedXueneverwept;Black-browedZhaoneversmiled."Assheapproachedthefield,Black-browedZhaoheardthefaintcreakingofawaterwheelandsawScabby-headedXuepedallingwaterunderthefullmoon.Hisbaldheadandhisgreasybarebackwereglisteninglikesilver.Wouldn'thehavetowaitforthewatertocomelateatnightliketherestofusifhehadnotbeeninchargeoftheirrigationwater?Theearlieronegotwater,themorericeonewouldreap-whowouldn'tliketoseehisownbowlfullofrice?However,whenshecarnetoherowncontractedland,shegotsuchapleasantsurprisethatforthefirsttimeshebeamedwithjoy.Why,watercamegurglinghappilyoverherland,glittering
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瞧那一双乌黑的眸子，真还有点儿含情脉脉哩!
“嘿呀，是你，阿招妹妹，我，我是
想，你的责任田，裂，裂得厉害，怕，伯
后半夜灌水，来不及,,”雪癫子有点语
无伦次了。
“招白眼”觉得耳热，她也慌难择辞：“你的责任田也,,”
“找是负责田水的，谁的田受旱，都
是我的贵任。你，你不要放在心上,,”
雪癫子也感到浑身火热，连忙又回过头
去，踩动水车。田水又哗啦地笑了。
“招白眼”悄悄地捡起田埂边的
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likesilver.Thesweetwaterseemedtobeflowingintoherheart.YetScabby-headedXue'sownlandaboveherswasstill
parchedwiththirst.ShelookedatScabby-headedXuewithincomprehension.Tearswelledupinhereyes.Shepluckeduphercouragetocallhim"BrotherAliXue"forthefirsttithe.ThewaterwheelcarnetoastopwithacreakandScabby-headedXuesawBlack-browedZhaogazingathimwithafoolishsmile.HefeltdazedasifshewerenottheBlack-browedZhaohemetdayinanddayout,butratherChangEr,theMoonFairycomingdownfromthemoon.ThoseblackeyesofBlack-browedZhaoseemedtobeexudingtendernessandlove.
"Why,it'syou,SisterAhZhao?1,Ithoughtyourcontractedlandmusthavebecomeparchedandlwasafraiditwouldbetoolateifwatercameatmidnight."Scabby-headedXuebecametongue-tied.
BlackbrowedZhaoblushedtohereatsandwaslostforwords,"Yourowncontractedlandalso..."
"Nevermind,I'minchargeoftheirrigationwater.Itwouldbemyfaultifanyone'slandgotruinedbecauseofdrought.It'smypleasuretodomyjobwell."Xuefelthotalloverhisbodyandhastilyresumedpedalling.Irrigationwatercamegurglingagain.Black-browedZhaogentlypickedupthewhiteshirtattheridgeofthefieldandputitonXue'sbareback,whilejoininghiminthepedalling.Xuethrewheraglanceofgratitude.Black-browedZhaosaidwithaffectionandconsideration,"It'smidnight,takecarenottocatchcold."
Inthemoonlight,thetwokeptclosetoeachother.Shesawthecollarofhiswhiteshirtwaswornoutandsaidtoherself,"Imustmenditforhimtomorrow."
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