040 G2成语_The Fisherman’s Quiet Victory 鹬蚌相争渔翁得利.docx

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1、G2成语_TheFisherman,sQuietVictory鹤蚌相争渔翁得利TA1ESOFCHINA最美荚文讲最美中国故事,专辑:TaIeSOfChina英文讲最美中国故事G2成语_TheFishermansQuietVictory网蚌相争演翁得利作者：Jenny1amandShei1aHigginson朗读者：AmandaJahnke1exi1e:5401难度：相当于美国小学二年级赵王将要去攻打燕国，一人为燕国去劝说赵王。他讲了一个故事：一只鹤鸟伸嘴去啄河蚌的肉时，河蚌把壳合上，紧紧地钳住了鹤鸟的嘴。两者互不相让，最终渔夫捉走了。赵王听了这个故事，将作何感想呢？We1cometoA107,

2、sPowerto1earn!Today,sstoryisTheFisherma,sQuietVictory,reto1dbyJenny1amandShei1aHigginson,andnarratedbyAmandaJahnke.Near1y2,500yearsago,Chinawasatwar.Theo1dempirehadfa11en.Afterhundredsofyearsunderoneru1e,Chinawasbrokenintosevenkingdoms.TheywerenamedQin,Chu,Zhao,Wei,Han,Yan,andQi.Eachwantedtogaincont

3、ro1ofChina.Their1argearmiesbatt1ed.Farmers1efttheirfie1dstofight.Theyheadedtobatt1ewithspearsandswords.So1diersonhorsebackaimedarrowsattheirenemies.Chariotsracedthroughcropsandcrushedthem.Tiredso1diersbatt1edinheavy1eatherarmor.Thearmorwasnotenoughprotectionagainstsharpspears.Manythousandsdied.Thist

4、imewasknownastheWarringStatesPeriod.Zhaowasoneofthesma11erkingdoms.Theytriedtocontro1anareainthenortheast.Buttheywerenota1oneinthenorth.Theyweresurroundedbyenemies.TheYankingdomwasonZhao,snortheastborder.TheQinkingdomwasZhao,spowerfu1neighbortothewest.Theru1erofZhaowasworriedabouthisneighbors.Theywe

5、rea1ways1ookingtobatt1e.Oneday,theru1erofZhaogotintoanargumentwiththeYan.However,hedidntwanttofighttheYan.Hedidn,twanttoturnmoreZhaofarmersintowarriors.Butwhate1secou1dhedo?TheZhaoru1erhadwisemenwhogavehimadvice.Oneofthesementa1kedtotheru1eraboutwarandpeace.Heknewthatwarwou1dnothe1ptheZhaopeop1e.Het

6、riedtoshowthattheru1erdidn,thavetochoosewar.Thewisemanto1dthisstory.uOneday,ac1amwashedontothebeach.Itendedupfarfromthewater.Asnipe,awadingbird,was1ookingforfooda1ongtheshore.Sudden1y,itspottedac1am.Itwantedtoeatthec1am.Ofcourse,thec1amdidnotwanttobeeaten!Thetwobegantofight.Theystrugg1edforabit.Theb

7、irdwasab1eto1atchitsbeakontothec1am,sshe11.Thenthec1ambitdownhardonthebird,sbeak.Thetwohe1dontoeachothertight1y.Neitherwaswi11ingto1etgo!Thebirdsaidtothec1am,Ha!Youarefarfromthewater,C1am.Itwi11notrainfordays.Youwi11neversurvive!Thec1amsaidtothebird,Youcan,tsurvivewithoutwatereither!1efsseewhoout1as

8、tswhom!Thec1amandthebirdhe1dontoeachotherfora1ongtime.Neitherwaswi11ingto1etgo.Afishermanwaswatchingthem.Hestayedca1mandquiet.Hecreptc1oserasthebirdandc1ambatt1edforsometime.Thenhewa1keduptothem,si1ent1y.Hequick1yscoopedupboththebirdandthec1am.Thefishermandidn,thavetostrugg1eata11.Itwasaneasycatch.T

9、henhewa1kedhomewithhisdinner/*TheZhaoru1er1istenedc1ose1ytothestory.Heagreedwiththewiseman.uIunderstand/*hesaid,uifwebatt1ewiththeYan,thebigQinarmymightjointhefight1ater.WeandtheYanwou1dbeweakfromourbatt1es.Theycou1ddefeatbothofus.Wewou1dbe1ikethec1amandthebird.”TheZhaoru1erca11edoffhisp1antoattackt

10、heYa.TheZhaokingdombegantheWarringStatesPeriodasasma11state.Theru1er,swisedecisionschangedthat.Neartheendofthewars,Zhaowastheon1ykingdom1eftthatwasstrongenoughtofightagainstthepowerfu1Qin.Fina11y,theQinandZhaometinbatt1e.TheQinusedac1evertrick.TheytrappedtheZhaoarmyattheBatt1eofChangping.TheZhaorano

11、utoffood.Noonecametohe1pthem.Theyweretrapped1ikethec1amandthebird.After46daystheZhaogaveup.In221BCE,theQinbroughtChinatogetherasonecountry.TheEndQuestion:Haveyoueversett1edaprob1emthroughpeacefu1means?Te11aboutwhathappened.核心词汇chariotn.（古代的）双轮战车1eathern.&adj.皮的，皮c1amn.蛤蝌snipen.（鸟）沙锥wadev.（通过水、雪、泥沙等妨碍物）艰难地行进1atchv.抓住，得到，缠住不放she11n.动物的壳wi11ingadj.乐意的survivev.存活out1astv.比持久，比活得长scoopv.捡起，拾起ca11off取消，停止做trapv.使堕入圈套，使陷于困境阅读量（12）