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人们常说:“千里送鹅毛,礼轻情意重。”比喻礼物虽然轻,却饱含情义。你知道这句话的起源吗?一起阅读下文了解吧!
In old time, local officials must offersome 1)tributes to the emperor each year.Mian Bogao, from Yunnan, was assignedto send a swan to the emperor.
There was no 2)transportation atthat time and he had walk to Chang'an.It was a long and hard time. He kept onwalking without break whether day ornight. A few days later, Mian Bogao was3)exhausted and also found the swanwas very 4)dusty, so he decided to helpthe swan take a bath in the river. As soonas the swan was put into the river, it 5fluttered its wings and flew away. Finally, MianBogao only got several feathers. He had no choice but to send these pieces of feathersto the emperor. But surprisingly, the emperor rewarded Mian Bogao instead of beingangry.
在古代,當时的地方官吏每年都要向皇帝进贡。有一年,云南的缅伯高被派出向当时的皇帝进贡一只天鹅。
当时交通不便,缅伯高只能步行去长安,路途遥远且艰辛。缅伯高夜以继日地赶往长安。过了几天,缅伯高非常疲累,天鹅也变得脏兮兮的。于是,他决定给天鹅洗个澡。天鹅一接触水就拍拍翅膀飞走了。最后,缅伯高只有几根鹅毛。没办法,他只能把这几根鹅毛进贡给皇帝。令人惊讶的是,皇帝非但没有生气反而奖励了他。
背景知识:
唐朝是中国古代最著名的朝代之一。当时的中国也是世界上最强大的国家之一,长安成为著名的“国际大都市”。唐朝时的外交政策十分开放。那时中国的经济发达,文化、政治科技全部领先于世界,没有闭关锁国,而是积极同外国交流。朝鲜、日本等附属国纷纷派出留学生,来到长安、洛阳等地学习,那时向中国朝贡的国家多达300多个,而那时中国的附属国达到70余个。
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What two things did Burma Bogao do when he visited Emperor Taizong ofthe Tang Dynasty?
He wrote a poem dedicated to Emperor Taizong explaining why the swanflew away and told the truth.
缅伯高在拜见唐太宗时做了哪两件事?
他写了一首诗献给唐太宗,诗中解释了天鹅飞走的原因,并实话实说。