1、6Crazy English In the State of Qi,there was a man who was 1)haunted every day by the fear that the sky might fall.He was so worried that he could neither eat nor sleep well.His friend said to him,“The sky is 2)gathered by gas.We are living in the air.It is impossible to fall.”The man of Qi asked,“If
2、 the sky were really an air mass,then wouldnt the sun,the moon and the stars fall down?”His friend said,“The sun,the moon and the stars are only things that can shine in this mass.Even if they fall down,they would not harm people.”The man of Qi asked again,“Then what can I do when the land sinks?”Hi
3、s friend said,“The land is only piled-up earth.There is earth everywhere.Every day you walk on the land.Why do you worry that it would sink?”“杞人忧天”出自列子天瑞：“杞国有人忧天地崩坠，身亡所寄，废寝食者。”它告诉人们不要毫无根据地忧虑和担心。The Man of Qi Worries About the Sky杞 人 忧 天 MickyTrack 3/中国风Chinese Elements(初中天地）7After hearing this,the m
4、an of Qi set his fear at ease 3)instantly.His friend was also 4)delighted.有一个杞国人，每天都担心天会掉下来。他是如此担心以致寝食难安。他的朋友对他说：“天是由气体聚集而成的，我们就生活在空气中。天是不可能掉下来的。”杞国人问道:“天如果真的是一团气体，那么日月星辰会不会掉下来呢？”他的朋友说:“日月星辰只不过是这团气体中会发光的东西罢了。即使掉下来，对人也不会有什么伤害。”杞国人又问道:“那么，如果地陷下去了怎么办呢？”他的朋友说:“地只不过是堆积起来的土罢了，四面八方都是土。你每天都行走在大地上，为什么还要担忧它会陷
5、下去呢？”杞国人听后，顿感放心。他的朋友见状也非常高兴。Know MoreThe Liezi,also known as Chongxu Zhenjing(True Classic of Simplicity and Vacuity),is an important classic of Taoism.It is said that it was written by Lie Yukou of Zheng.The book is divided into eight chapters.Each chapter is composed of multiple fables,allegorizing the truth.列子又名冲虚真经，是道家重要典籍，相传由郑人列御寇所著。该书分为八篇，每一篇均由多个寓言故事组成，寓道于事。1)haunt v.缠绕；萦绕在心头2)gather v.聚集3)instantly adv.立即；马上地4)delighted adj.开心的；愉快的Fill in the blanks:The men of Qi was by the fear that the sky might fall.参考答案：haunted
