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陈尧孜箭术一流，声名远播。他每次表演，都会有许多人前来围观。 一天，有个以卖油为生的老翁恰巧从旁边经过。看见前面聚了那么多人，他也停下来观看。 所有人都将目光集中在陈尧孜身上。他射得很准，人们都向他欢呼，掌声不断。但卖油翁只是点点头，好像对陈尧孜的箭法并不感到惊奇。 陈尧孜对此不悦，向观众鞠了躬，便怒气冲冲地大步走向卖油翁，从头到脚打量了他一番，然后厉声问道:“你懂怎么射箭吗？” 卖油翁摇头答道不懂！但我还是认为你的表演没什么特别，只要多练练就行了。” 陈尧孜雷霆大怒，大叫道：“你对箭术一窍不通，还冒充是专家！” 卖油翁说：“我说的话，你别介意。我以卖油为生，这些年来学会了一些小技巧。我来表演给你看看,看完你就会明白我的意思了。” 卖油翁把油葫芦放在地上,把一个铜钱放在葫芦口上。然后他站起身来，拿起长杓,开始往葫芦里倒油。油穿过铜钱孔流入葫芦,葫芦满了，油却丝毫没有沾到铜钱。 卖油翁微笑着说道："这也没什么特别，熟能生巧罢了。” 从那以后，陈尧孜成了一位非常谦虚的射手。 It’s Only a Matter of Practice Chen Yaozi was an ace archer. His fame spread far and wide. Every time he performed,a large crowd gathered to watch. One day an old man who made his living selling oil happened to pass by. Seeing the crowd before him, he also stopped to watch. All eyes were bent on Chen Yaozi. His shots were very precise, and the crowd cheered him on with rounds and rounds of applause. The old man, however, just nodded his head. He seemed to be the least impressed. Chen Yaozi was not pleased. After taking his bow, he stalked angrily up to the old man and eyed him from head to foot. “Do you know how to shoot?" he snapped. The old man shook his head and said, “No, I don't! Still, I don’t think there's anything special with your performance. It’s only a matter of practice. Chen Yaozi flew into a temper. " You hardly know a thing about archery,” he snarled," yet you’re pretending to be an expert!" "Don’t get upset over what 丨 said! ” said the old man. ‘丨 I make my living selling oil, and through the years I've mastered a little trick. Let me show you this trick, then you'll see what I mean. ” The old man set his oil gourd on the ground and placed a coin over its mouth. He then stood up and began pouring oil using a ladle. The oil went straight through the hole of the coin, filling up the oil gourd without staining the coin at all. “There’s nothing special about this," smiled the old man. " It's only a matter of practice. From then on, Chen Yaozi became a very humble archer. |
