小学英语双语故事赏析:才高八斗
Tsau Pi and Tsau Jr were sons of Tsau Tsau. Both were very gifted writers, and
Tsau Jr was especially quick-witted.
曹丕与曹植都是曹操的儿子,二者均有才华,特别是曹植更具文采。
After Tsau Tsau‘s death, Tsau Pi took over the throne of the kingdom of wei. Jealous
of Tsau Jr’s literary ability, and afraid that he might cause problems, Tsau Pi was always looking for a way to kill his brother.
在曹操死后,曹丕继任大统,但他嫉妒曹植的才华,同时也惧怕曹植回谋反,所以一直在伺机杀害曹植。
One day, Tsau Pi called Tsau Jr into see him.He ordered his brother to make up a poem within the time it took to walk seven steps, adding that if he could not, his life would be in danger.
有一天,曹丕要求接见曹植,他要求曹植在他七步之内作诗一首,如果做不到,就会有生命危险。
Greatly saddened, Tsau Jr began to walk and to think. Before he had taken the seven steps, he had already finished his poem, the meaning of which was: “Brothers are of the same family, so why should the oppress each other?”
Tsau Jr was very intelligent and loved to study. He wrote many outstanding articles which showed his artistic talent and earned him the admiration of many people. One scholar said of him: “Heaven gave the world ten decalitres of talent, and Tsau Jr alone has eight of them.”