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the first well
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there once was a small kingdom around a lake. one very hot summer it did not rain and the lake dried up. people grew anxious and went to the king.
 
"it has not rained for so long. our fields are barren(贫瘠的)!" said the farmers.
 
"there's no fish to catch. how shall we earn a living?" asked the fisherman.
 
"save us from disaster, good king," urged the women and the children cried with thirst.
 
the king sent his four generals to search for water in all directions. the first general went east, towards the sunrise, the second to the south, to dust and heat, the third went west, where the sun sets, and the fourth, followed the north star.
 
they searched day and night, night and day, high and low, they searched everywhere, but in vain.
 
three of the generals returned, empty-handed. but the general who had gone north 1, not to fail his king, finally reached a cold mountain village.
 
as he sat at the foot of the mountain, an old woman came by and sat next to him. the general 2 at the horizon and said, "i belong to a beautiful kingdom, where it has not rained for a whole year. can you help me find water?"
 
the woman motioned the general to follow her up the mountain and inside a cave. "we have no water in our country either," she said. then, pointing to the icicles(锡尖,冰锥) in the cave, she continued, "we call this ice. take some, and your kingdom will never go thirsty again." the general broke off a huge piece, loaded it onto his horse-cart and rushed back home.
 
by the time he reached the court, the enormous icicle had melted into a small lump of ice. nobody in the court had ever seen ice, so everybody gazed at it with wonder!
 
"this must be a water-seed," one of the ministers exclaimed suddenly.
 
the king ordered the "water-seed" to be sowed immediately. while the farmers dug a hole, the lump 3 in the sun. they swiftly placed the seed in the hole, but, before they could cover it, it had vanished. the farmers there got confused and worried. they dug the earth deeper and deeper, into the night, looking for the mysterious seed.
 
at the break of dawn, the king found the farmers fast asleep around a hole. 4, he peeped in and cried out in 5, "wake up my 6 men, the water-seed has 7! there's water in the hole!"
 
this is how the first well was created.


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1 duszmp     
adj.坚定的;有决心的
参考例句:
  • i have determined on going to tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
  • he determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。
2 il8zb4     
adj.尖的,直截了当的
参考例句:
  • he gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
  • she wished to show mrs.john dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。
3 b4a0c814a8e67ec80c5f9a6cf7853aab     
v.逐渐变少或变小( dwindle的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • support for the party has dwindled away to nothing. 支持这个党派的人渐渐化为乌有。
  • his wealth dwindled to nothingness. 他的钱财化为乌有。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 3v0zic     
adv.有求知欲地;好问地;奇特地
参考例句:
  • he looked curiously at the people.他好奇地看着那些人。
  • he took long stealthy strides. his hands were curiously cold.他迈着悄没声息的大步。他的双手出奇地冷。
5 7zlzbk     
n.惊奇,惊讶
参考例句:
  • all those around him looked at him with amazement.周围的人都对他投射出惊异的眼光。
  • he looked at me in blank amazement.他带着迷茫惊诧的神情望着我。
6 vftwb     
adj.(of)值得的,配得上的;有价值的
参考例句:
  • i did not esteem him to be worthy of trust.我认为他不值得信赖。
  • there occurred nothing that was worthy to be mentioned.没有值得一提的事发生。
7 6e3d9efcbfe061af8882b5b12fd52864     
v.发芽( sprout的过去式和过去分词 );抽芽;出现;(使)涌现出
参考例句:
  • we can't use these potatoes; they've all sprouted. 这些土豆儿不能吃了,都出芽了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • the rice seeds have sprouted. 稻种已经出芽了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
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