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1、G2成语_MissingtheBiggerPicture一叶障目TA1ESOFCHINA最美英文讲最美中国故事.国故事G2成语_MissingtheBiggerPicture叶障目作者：Jenny1amandShei1aHigginson朗读者:AaronSmith1exi1e：5701难度：相当于美国小学二年级专辑:Ta1eSOfChina英文讲最美中从前有个贫苦的读书人，整天做着发家致富的白日梦。一天，他在园子里看到螳螂用叶子隐蔽自己，以便捕蝉。读书人忽然来了灵感，用叶子遮住自己的眼睛，反复问妻子是否还看得见他。妻子嘲讽地表示看不到他。读书人信以为真，用叶子遮住眼睛，走到集市上偷盗，最终落

2、到被扭送至官府的结局。We1cometoA107,sPowerto1earn!Today,sstoryisca11edMissingtheBiggerPicture,reto1dbyJenny1amandShei1aHigginson,andnarratedbyAaronSmith.Onceuponatime,inancientChina,there1ivedapoorscho1ar.Hedreamedofbecomingrich.Hedreamedaboutita11day1ong,everyday.Readingathisdesk,heimaginedhimse1fre1axinginag

3、randpa1ace.Havingdinnerwithhiswife,hewou1dpretendtherewasafeastonthetab1e,insteadofonemeas1ydish.WHACK!Hiswifes1appedthesideofhishead.uWakeup!Stopdaydreaming!nshesco1dedhim.,1t,stimetoc1earthedishes.Oneday,thescho1arwasreadingabookunderthebigwi11owtreeoutside.Hiswifewasweedingthevegetab1egardennearb

4、y.Sudden1y,hejumpedupsohighthathebumpedhisheadonthebranchabovehim.uWah!hecried.,Tmgoingtoberich!nHiswife1ookedup,start1ed.uItsayshere/*hesaidexcited1y,*thereisa1eafonceusedbythemantistohe1phimcatchthecicada.The1eafisascreen.Itmadethemantisinvisib1e.Thecicadaneversawhimcoming!”uAndhowwi11thatmakeyour

5、ich7nhiswifescoffed.uIwi11findthis1eaf.Itwi11makemeinvisib1etoo!criedthescho1ar.Hiswifero11edhereyes,shookherhead,andwentbacktogardening.Fromthatmomenton,thescho1arwasdeterminedtofindthe1eaf.uCouIditbethisone?hewondered,c1imbinghighonabranch.uMaybethisone?”hesaid,swingingthroughanothertree.uMaybetha

6、tone?”hehoped,craw1ingtothehighestbranch.Ear1yonemorning,hec1imbedupthegiantwi11owtreeinfrontofthehouse.Hecarefu11ycraw1edoutonahighbranch.Sudden1y,hespottedamantisandacicadaneartheendofthebranch.uWhoa!Thismustbethetree!hewhisperedexcited1y.Ashegotc1osertothemantis,adropofdewona1eafcaughtthesun1ight

7、.Thescho1arexaminedthe1eaf.Thatmustbetheone!Hestretchedouthishandandgrabbedho1doftheg1istening1eaf.,Gotit!”hecried.Thescho1arwassoexcitedhea1mostfe11offthebranch.uWife!Ifoundit!Isha11berich!”hecried,rushingdownthetreeandrunningtowardhiswife.Hiswiferanoutofthehousetoseewhatherhusbandwasye11ingabout.u

8、Ifoundit,Wife!Hereitis!nhesaid,excited1yshowingherthe1eaf.uWe,regoingtoberich!Hehe1dupthe1eafinfrontofhiseyes.uCanyouseeme?nheaskedexcited1y.,Tminvisib1e,right?Hiswifeshookherheadindisbe1ief.Thistime,shedidnotwhackhimacrossthehead,though.Awasteofenergy,shethought.Instead,shesaidmocking1y,uWhereareyo

9、u?Ican,tseeyouata11.”uWaahh!Itworks!Itworks!minvisib1e!11thescho1arcried.,Tmgoingtoberich!nhecried.Withthat,heturnedandrantothemarket.Hiswifeshookherheadatherhusband,sfoo1ishnessandwentbackinside.Atthemarket,thescho1arwa1kedovertothevendorse11ingbuns.Theysme11edde1icious.Ashegotc1oser,hehe1dthe1eafi

10、nfrontofhiseyes.uNoonecanseemenow,nhesnickered.uHeh,heh.nWithhisotherhand,hereachedforasteamedbun.Heputthebuninhismouth.Ittastedsogood!Hesmi1edandbegantowa1kaway.uStop!Thief!criedthevendor.Hecamearoundthestandandchasedthescho1ar.uWhat?Youcanseeme?”askedtheconfusedscho1ar.uButminvisib1e/*“Right,you,r

11、einvisib1e,andsoisyourmoney,scoffedthevendor.Tayup.Youcan,tjuststea1mybuns.uBut.but.youcan,tseeme!5*thescho1arstammered.uStopyourfoo1ishnessandpayup!Ifyoudon,t,Iwi11hau1youinfrontofthejudge,ye11edthevendor.Thescho1arcou1dn,tpay,sothevendortookhimtothecourthouse.Thejudge1istenedtothestory.Thenhe1ooke

12、datthescho1ar,shookhisheadandsaid,uA1eafbeforeyoureyesmakesyoub1indtoMountTai!nTheidiom,uOne1eafObstructsSightreferstopeop1ewhohavetheirviewofimportantthingsb1ockedbysma11matters.Theyfai1toseethewho1eorthebigpicture.TheEndQuestion:Whydoyouthinkthescho1arswifedidn,tte11himthetruthwhenheaskedifshecou1

13、dseehim?核心词汇和语法scho1arn.学者meas1yadj.无价值的，微不足道的s1apV.（用手掌或扁平物）掴、拍weedV.给除杂草bumpV.（使）冲撞，撞伤start1ev.（使）惊吓mantisn.螳蚯ECiCadan.蝉，知了invisib1eadj,隐形的determinedadj.已下决心的CraW1V.爬，爬行spotv.发现WhiSPerV.低语，耳语dewn.露珠StretChV.伸长，舒展grabv.抓住g1istenv.（光洁或湿润表面等）闪闪发光ye11V.叫喊，叫嚷whackv.（用棍棒等）重打，猛击mocking1yadv.嘲笑地，嘲讽地vendor

14、n.小贩，摊贩bunn.小圆（果子）面包，小圆糕点snickerv.暗笑，窃笑steamn.蒸汽scoffv.嘲笑stammerv.结结巴巴地说hau1v.（用力）拖，拉courthousen.法院大楼,此处可指衙门b1ockv.阻碍，遮挡SOthat如此以至于，本句意思是他跳得很高以至于撞到了树枝。from.on从开始，本句意思是从那一刻起。sha11dosth某事）必定，一定（发生），本句意思是我必定会富起来。so+助动词+主语，表示“A如此JB也如此”，本句意思是你是无形的，你的钱也是无形的。havesthdone表示让某事被别人做，本句意思是让他们看重要事物的视线被小事情挡住。阅读量（6）