英语讲中国成语故事01 百发百中 Master Archer.pdf

G2成语_MasterArcher百发百中

作者：EvanPeng

朗读者：AaronSmith

Lexile:600L

难度：相当于美国小学二年级

在春秋战国时期，有一个叫养由基的人，他是一位神射手，他总能一箭

射中别人两箭才能射中的东西。与他同时期的还有一位神射手，每次射

箭，他都能一箭击中要害，并因此洋洋自得。在一个夏日，养由基与这

位神射手相遇，养由基却说，射中要害无法考验射手真正的能力，神射

手很是惊讶。因此，他们决定一决高下，谁会在较量中获胜呢？

WelcometoALO7’sPowertoLearn!Today’sstoryisTheMaster

Archer,retoldbyEvanPengandnarratedbyAaronSmith.

Long,longago,therewasafamousarchernamedYangYouji.Helived

inChinaduringtheSpringandAutumnPeriod.Peoplefromallover

Chinacametoseehisskillswiththebowandarrow.Whatotherpeople

neededtwoarrowstodo,YangYoujionlyneededone.

Buttherewasanotherfamousarcherduringthistime.Hisnamewas

PanDang.Hewasknownforalwayshittingthebull’s-eyeofthetarget.

Thetwoarchershadheardalotaboutoneanotherovertheyears,but

theyhadnevermet.

Onesummerday,thetwomenfinallymetatanarcherycompetition.

“I’maperfectarcher,”PanDangbragged.“Ialwayshitthebull’s-eye,no

matterwhat!Myarrowhasneverevermissed.”

“Ialsoalwayshitthebull’s-eye,”repliedYangYouji.“However,my

friend,thatisnotthetruetestofamasterarcher.”

“Oh,really?”askedPanDang,surprised.Noonehadeversaidthathis

archeryskillsweren’tgoodenough.“Showme,then,whatmakesa

perfectarcher.Whateveritis,I’msureIcandoittoo!”

“Aperfectarchercanhitaleafofawillowtreefromonehundredsteps

away,”saidYangYouji.

“Impossible!Willowleavesaresothin,noonecoulddoit!Showme!”

criedPanDang.HedoubtedthatYangYoujicoulddosuchathing.

“Allright,Iwill,”repliedYangYouji.Hepointedtoanearbywillowtree.

“Gomarkthreeleavesonthattreeformetoshoot.”

PanDangcarefullychosethreeleavesthatwouldbeextrahardtohit.

Hepaintedthemwiththenumbersone,two,andthree.Thiswastoshow

theorderinwhichYangYoujihadtoshootthem.

“Allright,YangYouji,”saidPanDang.“I