How Grandfather Deals The Problem

比喻被誉为“修辞之王”，它是一种形象化的修辞手法。一个恰到好处的比喻，胜过一大篇平淡的议论；繁难玄奥的道理，一经比喻就能易解好懂。请大家阅读下面短文，了解一下爷爷是用什么方法调解孩子们之间矛盾的？

That day， there had been quite a fierce （激烈的） fight between two adults and their grandfather was called in to mediate. The children were curious to hear what he had to say about it. One of the children asked a question to the grandfather that was puzzling him.

A group of children gathered around their grandfather. They were filled with excitement and curiosity. “Grandfather， why do people fight？”

The old man replied， “Well， do you know my child， we all have two wolves inside us？ They are in our chest （胸膛） ... and these wolves are fighting each other at times.” The eyes of the children had grown big by now.

“In our chests， too， Grandfather？” asked another child. The grandfather nodded his head in agreement and said， “Yes.” “And in your chest， too？” asked the third one. The grandfather replied， “Yes， in my chest， too.”

The grandfather surely had all the children’s attention now， and continued， “There is a white wolf and a black wolf. The black wolf inside us is filled with fear， lies， anger， envy， inferiority， sorrow， regret， jealousy， greed and arrogance. The white wolf is filled with peace， love， hope， courage， humility （谦逊）， compassion （同情）， kindness， empathy （同理心）， generosity （慷慨）， truth and faith. And do you know there is always a terrible fight between these two wolves？”

Then he stopped. There was complete silence and all the children were curiously looking toward him. Finally， the grandson that asked the first question could not wait anymore and broke the silence， “But Grandfather， which wolf wins？”

The old man smiled and replied， “That’s simple ... the one whom we feed the most.”

注释：gather" v. 聚集 puzzle" v. 使困惑 nod" v. 点头 agreement" n. 同意

跟踪练习：

1. Why was the grandfather called in？

A. Because he had a fight with two other adults.

B. Because he was asked to solve the two adults’ fight.

C. Because the children had a fierce fight among themselves.

D. Because the children wanted to puzzle him with questions.

2. Hearing everyone had two wolves inside their chest， the children felt

quite .

A. curious

B. scared

C. happy

D. regretful

3. According to the grandfather， the white wolf might .

A. fear to fight

B. tell lies

C. get angry easily

D. stick to the truth

4. The grandfather was teaching the children that .

A. a good person only has the good points

B. a bad person only has the bad points

C. a person can’t be either white or black

D. they should develop the good side more