中国故事（双语）28：SkyisFalling杞人忧天
在当今快节奏的生活中，我们常常感到焦虑，为一些可能发生在我们身边的坏事感到担忧。这种情绪其实很正常。然而，接下来的故事里，却有一个人时常忧虑天会塌下来，担心地面会陷进去，担心自己无法进食。此人日日深陷恐慌之中，直到朋友劝慰他说：这些虚无缥缈的事物不会伤害到他，此人才幡然醒悟。 Once upon a time, in ancient China, an artist named Dan You lived in the state of Qi.Dan You had a very big imagination. He made up many wonderful fantasies, which he then drew and painted. Everyone in the village loved his artwork and praid his creativity.However, there was a dark side to Dan You’s imagination. He was always imagining that bad things would happen to him. He worried a lot.Once, he made himlf believe that the fish in the river by his hou were growing legs! Not only that, but he was convinced that the fish were coming to steal his money!His friend Li Xing said, “Dan You, tho are not fish. They are tadpoles that want to grow into money-frogs! This is good fortune!”Dan You wasn’t convinced. He just went to get his fishing net.One day Dan You had his worst fear yet. He was sitting outside when, out of the blue, he began to worry that the sky was going to fall. He thought that the sky would come crushi
ng down on his head. He also started to fear that the ground would sink and bury him alive. This time, he was so afraid that he could no longer eat.“Oh no!” Dan You yelled. “This is terrible! I am surely going to die! The sky will fall and the ground will sink!”That night, he tried to get some sleep. But the thoughts wouldn’t stop. His mind was racing. He couldn’t sleep at all. Instead, he spent the rest of the night pacing around his hou.In the morning, Li Xing came by his hou to check on his friend.“Dan You!” he called out. “Are you home?”Dan You walked towards the front door. Li Xing could hardly believe his eyes. Dan You looked… terrible! His hair was all messy. His clothes were wrinkled. His eyes were dark and heavy with tiredness.“Oh my! What’s the matter, Dan You? You look sick!” said Li Xing.“I couldn’t sleep all night,” replied Dan You. “The sky is going to fall, and the ground is going to sink!We’re all going to die!” Dan You’s eyes widened in fear.Li Xing sighed inwardly. Here we go again, he thought.Then he said, “No, Dan You! We will all be okay,” Li Xing reassured. “The sky is part of the air that is all around us. You don’t need to worry about it falling!”“But what about the sun, the moon, and the stars?” asked Dan You. “Tho can surely fall out of the sky!”“Don’t worry, my friend,” said Li Xing. They
are far, far away. They will never hurt anyone. You can relax! The ground won’t sink either. It’s all made of rock. You stand on this solid ground every day. Giant animals like elephants walk across it every day. Yet, it has never sunk before. You have nothing to worry about!”Hearing all this, Dan You realized how foolish he had been. Li Xing was right. His fears were silly. Of cour, the sky wasn’t going to fall! Of cour, the ground wasn’t going to sink! Everything would be all right. Probably. Dan You continued to look at tadpoles with suspicion.
domestic是什么意思The End
Question: Have you ever been afraid of something that probably wasn’t going to happen?
核心词汇
劝说fantasy n. 想象，幻想
creativity n. 创造力
convinced adj. 确信的如何学习化妆
hat是什么意思
tadpole n. 蝌蚪allegory
money-frog n. 蟾蜍
out of the blue 出乎意外地，突然
pace v. 踱步于，踱方步
check on 检查，查看
wrinkled adj. 有皱纹的
arch enemy
the road not takensigh v. 叹气
2011美国电影排行榜reassure v. 安慰，使放心，向……保证
suspicion n. 怀疑
bury sb alive 将某人活埋。
四级英语词汇eyes widen in fear 由于害怕而睁大双眼
Here we go again. 口语表达，又来了，又是如此。
how foolish he had been 他有多么的愚蠢。本句作为realize的宾语从句，语序为陈述句语序。
以下翻译来自百度翻译：
很久以前，在中国古代，有一位名叫丹游的艺术家生活在齐国。丹游有着非常丰富的想象力。他创作了许多奇妙的幻想，然后画了出来。村里的每个人都喜欢他的作品，并赞扬他的创造力。然而，丹佑的想象力中也有阴暗的一面。他总是想象坏事会发生在他身上。他很担心。有一次，他让自己相信他家旁边河里的鱼正在长腿！不仅如此，他还确信这条鱼是来偷他的钱的！他的朋友李星说：“丹友，那些不是鱼。它们是想长成钱蛙的蝌蚪！这是好运气！”丹，你没有被说服。他只是去拿他的渔网。有一天Dan You遇到了他最害怕的事。他坐在外面，突然开始担心天要塌下来了。他以为天空会压碎他的头。他也开始担心地面会下沉，活埋他。这一次，他非常害怕，再也吃不下东西了。“哦，不！”丹，你喊道。“这太可怕了！我肯定要死了！天塌地塌！”那天晚上，他试图睡一觉。但这种想法不会停止。他脑子里乱七八糟的。他根本睡不着。相反，他整个晚上都在家里踱来踱去。早
上，李星到他家来看望他的朋友。“丹，你！”他喊道。“你在家吗？”你朝前门走去。李星简直不敢相信他的眼睛。丹，你看起来…糟透了！他的头发乱七八糟。他的衣服起皱了。他的眼睛因疲劳而黝黑而沉重。“哦，天哪！你怎么了，丹？你看起来病了！”李星说。“我整晚都睡不着，”你丹回答说。“天要塌了，地要沉了！“我们都要死了！”Dan You害怕得睁大了眼睛。李星心里叹了口气。我们又来了，他想。然后他说：“不，你丹！我们都会没事的。”李星安慰道。“天空是我们周围空气的一部分。你不必担心它会坠落！”“但是太阳、月亮和星星呢？”你丹问。“那些肯定会从天而降！”“别担心，我的朋友，”李星说。他们在很远很远的地方。他们永远不会伤害任何人。你可以放松！地面也不会下沉。都是石头做的。你每天都站在这坚实的土地上。像大象这样的巨型动物每天都会穿过它。然而，它从未沉没过。你没什么好担心的！”听到这一切，丹你意识到他是多么愚蠢。李星是对的。他的恐惧是愚蠢的。当然，天不会塌下来！当然，地面不会下沉！一切都会好的。可能但你继续怀疑地看着蝌蚪。
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