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英语励志小故事带翻译 In the past, a man bragged about his how: “There is no bow better than mine. It doesn’t need any arrow!” 从前，有个人自夸他的弓，说：“我的弓嘛，没有比这更好的了，好得不需要用什么箭的!” Anther man bragged about his arrow: “There is no arrow better than mine. It doesn’t need any bow!” 也有人在夸他的箭，说：“我的箭，没有比这更好了，好得用不着什么弓了!” At that time, a man good at archery happened to pass by and duanwenw heard their dialogue. He said: “You are both wrong. One cannot shoot an arrow without a bow; and without an arrow, how can one hit the target?” 这时候，恰好有一个会射箭的人从他们身边走过，听到他们的这段对话，就说：“你们俩个人的话都不对。没有弓，发不出箭，没有箭，怎么能射中目标呢?” Thereupon, the man good at archery asked them to take out their bow and arrow. Then he showed them how to shoot at the target with a bow and an arrow. 说完后，会射箭的人还叫他们把弓和箭都拿出来，射箭给他们看。 Now they understood: A bow won’t do without an arrow’ nor an arrow without a bow. They complement each other. 他们这才明白：弓不能离开箭，箭也离不开弓，两者相辅相成。 大公无私 Perfectly impartial During the Spring and Autumn Period 770-476 BC, a very noble official caled Qi Huangyang lived in the State of Jin. One day, the king summoned him to court and asked, Now that the magistrate position of Nanyang county is vacant, who do you think is suitable for the post? Xie Hu is the right man for the job, Qi replied without hesitation. Surprised, the king asked, Did you say Xie Hu? I thought hes your enemy. Why did you recommend him to take such an important position? Smiling, Qi Huangyang said, Your Majesty didnt ask me my personal opinions o Xie Hu. You simply asked me who I thought would be competent for the position. Therefore I recommended Xie Hu. the king followed Qis advice and made Xie Hu magistrate of Nanyang county. And sure enough, Xie Hu administered the county very well and won respect from local people and his colleagues. Some days later, the king again asked Qi Huangyang for his opinions. This time, the king was trying to find a suitable candidate for a cour