英语讲中国成语故事12 洛阳纸贵 A Masterpiece in the Making.pdf

G2成语_AMasterpieceintheMaking洛阳纸贵

作者：JennyLamandSheilaHigginson

朗读者：MegannWither

Lexile:580L

难度：相当于美国小学二年级

左思出生在一个贫穷的家庭，却饱读诗书。当左思的姐姐移居洛阳时，

他也跟着搬到了那里。左思安静内敛，大部分时间都用于写作，一有想

法，就赶紧记下来。左思的父亲却不看好他，这使左思很难过，但也因

此立志要写出一篇杰作。十年之后，终于完成了《三都赋》。该书轰动

一时，人们争相传抄，纸也因此一时供不应求，货缺而价贵。成语“洛阳

纸贵”正出自此处。让我们来看看这个奇妙的故事吧！

WelcometoALO7’sPowertoLearn!Today’sidiomisAMasterpiecein

theMaking,retoldbyJennyLamandSheilaHigginson,andnarrated

byMegannWither.

Longago,thewriterZuoSilivedinavillageinthestateofQi.Hisfamily

waspoor,buttheywererichinknowledge.Theystudiedtheteachings

ofConfucius.ZuoSi’sfatherwasinchargeoftheroyalrecordsofthe

WeiKingdom.

ZuoSilikedtoplaywordgameswithhissister.Shegrewuptobecome

afamouswriter.WhenshemovedtothecapitalcityofLuoyang,ZuoSi

decidedtomovethere,too.

ZuoSiwasaquietman.Hespentmostofhistimeathome,writing.

IfZuoSihadathought,hewouldwriteitdownimmediately.

“Oh,Whatasparkofinspiration!”ZuoSiwouldcry.

“Quick!Writeitdown.Writeitdown.Writeitdown.”

Hewouldgrabapenandpaperandwritedownhisthoughts.Soonhis

homebecameverymessy.Therewerepensandpaperseverywhere!

ButZuoSi’sfatherwasnotimpressedwithhisson.Oneday,Zuo

Sioverheardhisfathersay,

“Mysonisnotverybright.WhenIwasyoung,Iwasnotlikethatatall.”

ThismadeZuoSisad.Butitmotivatedhim,too.Hedecidedtowork

harder.Hewouldreadandwriteevenmore.Hewouldwritea

masterpiece!

“Ishallspendthenexttenyearswriting,”saidZuoSi.“Iwillcallmywork

“OdetotheThreeCapitals.”

Peopleweredoubtful.Noonebelievedhim.

“Whatisthislonergoingtodo?”askedaneighborwhenheheardthe

news.

“Oh,hesayshe’sgoingtohideawayfortenyearsandwritea

masterpiece.Ha!”saidanother.

“ZuoSicansaywhathewants.Itwillneverhappen.He’sjustgoingto

staylockedinsidelikehedo