買櫝還珠

云南省麗江市 黃筱 供稿

買櫝還珠

云南省麗江市 黃筱 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:

判斷對(T)、錯(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.木蘭，木蓮 (3)osrmanthusn.木犀植物

(2)fumigatev.薰 (4)ornamentv.裝飾

有個楚國人，到鄭國去賣珍珠。他用名貴的木蘭樹做了個漂亮的匣子，又用香料薰過，使它香氣濃郁，然后把珍珠放到匣子里，并用玫瑰和翠綠的鳥羽做裝飾物。一個鄭國人被這匣子吸引住了，出錢把它買下來，卻把匣子里的珠子還給楚國人。這個楚國人真可以說是很會賣匣子，卻不能說他善于賣珍珠??！