买椟还珠

云南省丽江市 黄筱 供稿

买椟还珠

云南省丽江市 黄筱 供稿

A man from the state of Chu wanted to sell a precious pearl in the state of Zheng.He made a casket for the pearl out of the wood from a magnolia tree,which he fumigated with fragrant osmanthus and spices.He studded the casket with pearls and jade,ornamented it with red gems and decorated it with kingfisher feathers.A man of the state of Zheng bought the casket and gave him back the pearl.

This man from the state of Chu certainly knew how to sell a casket,but he was not good at selling his pearl.

Exercises:

判断对(T)、错(F):

( )1.A man from the state of Chu wanted to buy a precious pearl.

( )2.A man in the state of Zheng bought the casket and the pearl.

( )3.This man from the state of Chu wasgood at selling a casket but was bad at selling his pearl.

(1)magnolian.木兰，木莲 (3)osrmanthusn.木犀植物

(2)fumigatev.薰 (4)ornamentv.装饰

有个楚国人，到郑国去卖珍珠。他用名贵的木兰树做了个漂亮的匣子，又用香料薰过，使它香气浓郁，然后把珍珠放到匣子里，并用玫瑰和翠绿的鸟羽做装饰物。一个郑国人被这匣子吸引住了，出钱把它买下来，却把匣子里的珠子还给楚国人。这个楚国人真可以说是很会卖匣子，却不能说他善于卖珍珠啊！