A model of predecessors

A British cruise ship named Granoque is sailing in the vast Pacific Ocean. Direct flight from Hong Kong to Honolulu, 20 days and nights. Sun Wen, 12 years old, followed her grandmother across the ocean for the first time and realized her long-cherished wish. He can't be idle on the mail boat, running here and looking there. The rumbling computer room and the huge steel beam frame attracted him. Sometimes he climbed to the top floor with the railing, staring at the smoking chimney, and sometimes he was excited about the seagulls flying in the sea: "Ah! There are so many new things! What a big world! " The curious boy became familiar with many passengers and sailors on board in just two days, and benefited a lot from contact and conversation with them. Because Sun Wen is good at communication, although he has lived on a mail ship for more than 20 days, he doesn't think it is too long. The ship is sailing in the ocean. On this day, flocks of seagulls appeared on the sea. They are singing and flying, and they are very lively. Sun Wen listened to the sailor and said, "The appearance of seagulls proves that we are approaching land." Many people crowded onto the deck to look ahead. Sun Wen was sharp-eyed and shouted excitedly, "Honolulu, I see it!" Land gradually appeared in front of the ship, and church spires and large forests could be seen on the horizon. Grandma hugged Sun Wen happily and said, "We are in Honolulu. We will see your brother soon! " Grana Quhao slowed down and gradually approached the dock. Grandma and Sun Wen followed the passengers to the boat, looking for relatives to meet them on the shore. The dock was very lively, and people in different clothes crowded the whole dock. Sun Mei also crowded in the crowd to meet the passengers, looking for grandma and brother who had never been far away. "Brother!" Sun Wen first jumped on the springboard and pounced on Sun Mei. Sun Mei also grabbed two steps, kindly help Sun Wen. The next day, Sun Mei accompanied her grandmother and brother, visited the streets and scenery on the island, and saw the novel scenery in a foreign country. There are local aborigines, white and black immigrants, and most of them are China people with pigtails on their backs. Languages and dialogues are also varied, including Chinese, English, and Kenaikai, which the locals don't understand. One day, Sun Mei took Artie to the beach to play. Arvin looked at the palm grove behind him and the waves in front of him. He had a good time. Brother pulled him to the rock and sat down. He asked tentatively, "Brother, grandma is homesick. She wants to go back. I'm short of hands now, so stay and watch the shop for me! " "hey!" Sun Wen accepted with pleasure. In order to manage the affairs in the store, Sun Wen studied in Panluohe School for several months, and actually learned abacus and bookkeeping methods, and also wrote a good hand. In my contact with the aborigines, I also learned Kainaikai in my usual conversation. Sun Mei saw that his younger brother had made great progress, and he was also very studious in the shop. Every time he comes to the shop, he should praise and encourage him. Once I was encouraging Sun, and I was tired of waiting. He pestered Sun Mei and said, "You'd better take me to school! I do not want to do business. " "Ah di, you see how busy I am! There are too few people, and you are still young. Help me manage the shop and learn some business. After two years, I can give you some money. You can run a farm, open a shop and make a fortune. What's wrong? " "I don't want to be a boss, I don't want to get rich!" Sun Wen stubbornly said: "I want to study to save the country and the people!" "Ha ha, doing business with money can also save the country and the people. If you insist on reading, then study hard! " "Brother, there are too many new things here. You can't do it without learning! " Sun Mei said with a smile, "You have learned a lot in less than a year, but it is too difficult to go to school without knowing English!" " Sun Wen said, "I find English easier to learn than Chinese. I will learn English soon. " /mrgs/ network. Find what you want! !

Celebrity short stories

Mark Twain worked in a newspaper when he was young. Six months later, the editor told him not to come back tomorrow. Mark Twain asked why? The editor-in-chief said, "Because you are too lazy. Mark Twain smiled and replied, "It will take you six months to find out that I am lazy, but I knew it the first day I entered the newspaper. 」

Yang Xiu was a trusted minister of Cao Cao in the later Han Dynasty. He was very clever when he was nine years old. One day, his father visited Kong Ping and was received by him. He is going to entertain Yangmei. Kong Ping saw it and jokingly asked, "Is this the fruit of your family?" Yang Xiu immediately replied, "I have never heard that peacocks are your poultry. 」

3. When Su Shi was the county magistrate of Hangzhou in the Song Dynasty, there was a villager who made a living by fans, but when it was cold, fans could not be sold, so he owed taxes. Dongpo told him to draw dead wood and bamboo stones on it with fans, and drew more than twenty fans. No sooner had the county people walked out of the county gate than someone came to buy it. So pay off all the taxes you owe.

Einstein put forward his views on success in life at the press conference. He expressed it with a mathematical formula: "If A represents a person's success, I can write the following formula: A=X+Y+Z, X represents work, and Y represents games. The reporter said: "What does Z stand for? Einstein smiled and replied, "Z is to keep your mouth shut. 」

Finnish conductor Boris Cybertron and his wife came to America to perform. It is said that the house where they live is haunted. The first night was really awakened by the sound of a ghost. Mrs. cyber asked her husband to see it, but the famous conductor said, "no, dear, you'd better go." Because you speak English better than me. 」

When Mozart was six years old, he gave his first concert in the palace in Munich, Germany. As the ground in the palace was smooth, he slipped as soon as he entered the palace gate. At this moment, a little princess came over, lifted him up and kissed his hand. Mozart was so grateful that he didn't know how to thank him. He said, "When I grow up, I must marry you as my bride. 」

7. 1984 In the American election, President Truman rushed to his hometown from the White House to vote. A group of reporters chased him to his home, but they didn't see him. Later, when I met the President, a reporter asked him what had happened along the way. President Truman replied, "A police car stopped us. It seems that an important person passed through this town today. 」

8. Once, a reporter asked Kennedy, "How did you become a hero in World War II? Kennedy replied, "They sank my ocean patrol boat, and I became famous. "We know that Kennedy was sunk by the enemy on the ship DT 108, so he was injured.

9. Socrates' wife is fierce. On one occasion, she lost her temper and scolded Socrates. Before Yu Nu stopped, she took a big bucket of water and poured it on her husband's head. Socrates scratched his wet hair and said with a smile, "There will be heavy rain after thunder. This is the law of nature, and it also proves that this is the truth. 」

10. Lincoln once dreamed that he was attending a rally. When he walked, everyone made way for Lincoln. . At this time, in a large crowd, one person whispered, "He is just an ordinary-looking person. Lincoln listened and said, "Friend, God likes ordinary people, so he gave birth to many ordinary people. 」

1 1. American steel magnate Carnegie talked about the secret of his success: "I think my greatest advantage is that I can mobilize people's enthusiasm, and the best way to make them do their best is to appreciate and praise him." The boss's criticism is the easiest way to destroy the confidence of subordinates. I haven't seen anyone who can do things better when criticized than when praised. 」

12. Eliot, president of Harvard University in the United States, said, "I think Harvard can really be called a treasure house of knowledge now, but I am thinking that Harvard can become a treasure house of knowledge because freshmen bring knowledge, while seniors leave school with only a little knowledge." 」

13. Qu Laiqi, a famous professor at Harvard University in the United States, is an authority on Shakespeare. Once, when he was teaching Shakespeare on the pulpit, he accidentally stepped into the air and fell under the pulpit. He stood up and said to the students with great momentum, "I have been teaching for forty years, and this is the first time I have fallen to the level of the audience." 」

14. Bernard Shaw liked riding a bike when he was young. Once he broke his leg bone, and his female classmates took good care of him. Bernard Shaw is worried that he will not be firm, so he will propose to this female classmate and decide to slip away. But I accidentally fell down the stairs and both my legs were broken. As a result, he really asked her if she would marry him. Bernard Shaw fainted when the female classmate nodded.

15. A lady said to Mao Mu, "I've been with a man for a long time, but I'm not sure if I'm in love with him. This famous writer has a very unique view on the test of love. He said, "There is only one way to test whether you really love him. Would you like to brush your teeth with his toothbrush? 」

16. Someone asked Dumas, "Why can you step into old age with great composure?" He retorted disapprovingly, "It took me all my life to live today. 」

17. Fang was a famous official in the Tang Dynasty. When he was not an official, he was once seriously ill. He said to his wife Lu, "If I die of illness, don't be widowed and remarry." Lu went to the room and dug out a pair of eyes to show that he would never change his mind. Later, Fang recovered from illness and rose to the position of prime minister, always showing great respect for his wife.

18. agatha christie's husband is an archaeologist. Once, at a party, a friend asked her, "How do you feel when an imaginative woman like you marries an antique player?" ? The detective novelist said, "An archaeologist is an ideal husband. You see, the older things get, the more he likes them. 」

19. Voltaire visited Britain on 1727. He found that the British hated the French very much, and a group of British shouted at him, "Kill him and hang this Frenchman!" " Voltaire said, "English! You want to kill me because I'm French. Isn't it enough to be punished because I'm not English? The Englishman smiled and sent him all the way back to the apartment.

20. After Li Bai's death, his body was buried in Jiangtou, a quarry. Poets from all walks of life wrote poems at his grave. Someone wrote a quatrain: "When a piece of soil is quarried by the river, Li Bai's poems will be immortal;" Come and go to write two lines, and drop a big axe in front of Lu Ban. 」

2 1. In his later years, Ouyang Xiu worked hard to revise the words written in his life every day. His wife told him not to change it, saying, "Why do you torture yourself like this? Are you still afraid of being scolded by the teacher? Ouyang Xiu said with a smile: "I am not afraid of being scolded by my husband, but I am afraid of being laughed at by future generations! 」

22. Ouyang Xiu was a layman on June 1st. The guest asked him, "What does June 1st mean? He said, "I have ten thousand books, a thousand epigraphy, a piano, a chess game and a pot of wine." The guest said, "There are only five ones! Ouyang Xiu said, "Besides, I am an old man, isn't it June 1st? 」

23. Once, a performance competition imitating Chaplin was held somewhere. As many as thirty or forty people attended, and Chaplin himself attended anonymously. As a result, he won the third place. Chaplin thinks this is the biggest joke of his life!

24. A female student at Smith Women's University in the United States once came back to the dormitory late for an appointment with her boyfriend and had to climb through the window. But the window is too heavy for her to lift. Suddenly someone came to help her and whispered to her, "Don't let others see it." Climbing in, I saw a smiling President Wilson.

25. A bartender in Paris said, "After a customer drinks two double martinis, I can tell his nationality. . French people fall in love, Spanish people dance, Germans brag, Italians sing, Irish people fight, and Americans stand up and say. 」

26. Joey Brown traveled to the east during the Pacific War and met General MacArthur. They took a picture together. Guangkou Xinglian said: "I am very lucky to take a photo with you!" But General MacArthur said, "This photo was taken for my youngest son. He often hopes that his father can take photos with celebrities. 」

27. One night, Martin Botzbaum, editor and writer of American magazine, asked his wife, "How was your day?" His wife said, "Yes. The latest issue of Parents Magazine is very effective in correcting girls who have romantic behavior. The editor's husband was very happy and immediately asked, "Which article is it?" "His wife said," this is not an article. I rolled up the magazine and beat them to correct it. . 」

Old President Roosevelt studied at Harvard University when he was young. Once he recited a poem with a sentence in the middle: "When she was in Greece, she knelt down and prayed. But once he recited "when Greece, her knees ...", he couldn't recite it, and recited it four or five times. In English, the pronunciation of Greece is the same as that of lubricating oil. So the teacher joked, "Rover, maybe if you add some lubricating oil to her knees, she can slide over." "Let the classroom burst into laughter.

29. Tang Fang Lingxuan is seriously ill and someone is going to visit the sick. Pei Xuan Ben, a household registration doctor, said, "If Gong Fang's illness is mild, you might as well ask him. If it is serious, why ask him? " ? "Words to the ear. Later, Pei Xuanben went to visit the sick with others, and Fang smiled and said, "Pei Langzhong has come, so he can't die." 」

30. Wang Anshi, a poet in the Song Dynasty, was a poor chess player. When he found that he was going to lose, he put away his chess pieces. He said: "Playing chess is just a game, so there is no need to be emotional. Just consider me a winner and take the pieces away when playing chess. Where can I find victory or defeat on the chessboard? 」

3 1. When Tang Li was appointed as the magistrate of Yanling County, if the official was guilty, there was no need to punish him with a stick. As long as they wear green headscarves, if the crime is serious, they will be tied for a few more days, if the crime is minor, they will be tied for a few less days, and then the headscarves will be taken off. Anyone who wears a green headscarf in and out of office is regarded as a great shame and dare not do it again. Since then, Yanling's tax revenue is richer than other counties. He never complained about an official until he left his job.