magic mirror A 1.once upon a time, there was a farmer who had worked very hard for many years and saved up a nice amount of money. 2.he lived in the countryside and had never seen a big city. 3.An idea grew in his mind to visit Seoul and to buy some useful things for the house and some gifts for his family. 4.His wife and daughters thought this was a wonderful ambition and gave him plenty of encouragement. B 1.One day in May, he was ready to leave on the great journey. 2.His tearful wife warned him to look out for robbers on the road and to steer clear of any tempting distractions in the city. 3.He in turn told her to lock the house up at night nice and tight, and to make sure that the pigs were safe in their pen from Tigers who loved to eat pork. 4.His daughters begged him not to forget to buy presents, and he assured them that they would not be disappointed. 5.And then he set off in High Spirits on the long to The Splendid city of Seoul. C 1.After walking for two weeks, he arrived in the most amazing place he had ever Seen. 2.He spent a long while standing on a street corner with his mouth gaping wide open as he gazed at the gorgeous shops and crowds of finely dressed pedestrians. 3.But there is a saying that there are rude people even in Seoul and this proved to be true. 4.Some witty citizens laughed at the country bumpkin. 5.One boy told him that his mouth was like a bird box and something might fly into it. D 1.Eventually, he worked up the courage to step inside some of the fine shops and to buy some gifts. 2.He was astonished by what he found and not least by the prices. 3.However he bought plenty of pretty things for his wife and daughters including silk, a fan, a box of hairpins,amber beads and a comb made from tiger's tooth. 4.That made him think of his pigs ,and he hoped that they were safe at home from them awarding tigers. 5.Finally, he went in search of something for himself. 6.He found a shop that sold all sorts of metal and silver objects. 7.The shopkeeper soon realized that the farmer was from out of town, and decided to have some fun with him- as well as to make a nice sale. 8.“Would you like to see something truly miraculous?”he asked.
9.The farmer thought it was impossible to be more astonished than he already was that day, but he was willing to try. 10.The shopkeeper led him to an object that was like an ornate round tray ,only one side was covered with highly polished crystal. 11.“This,” said the shopkeeper, “ is called a mirror.it contains spirits.” E 1.The farmer peered into the mirror. 2.He had never seen anything like it before. 3.He found the face of a man about his age. 4.He opened his mouth in astonishment, and the Man in the Mirror copied him. 5.Then he pulled a face ,and the man returned the compliment. 6.so he went round the back of the mirror to see who was hiding there, but there was nobody. 7.The shopkeeper understood that the farmer was totally unable to comprehend the wonder of the mirror and he named a fancy price. 8.Somehow he managed to guess exactly how much the farmer had left to spend on gifts , 9.and then he added on a little bit more because he knew that he would have saved money to buy food on the journey home. F 1.The farmer, who was completely overwhelmed by his experience, readily agreed to the extravagant purchase. 2.Two weeks later the honest farmer arrived home, dusty from the road, and rather hungry. 3.Oh how his family were delighted to see him and shower him with kisses. 4.Before too long, the family sat down and opened all the wonderful presents. 5.They were truly thrilled with all the pretty things and thanked the farmer over and over. 6.He in turn was overjoyed to see the Delight on their faces. 7.but he decided to keep the mirror secret for now and hold back some fun for another day. G 1.However, his wife noticed that her husband had one more unopened box. 2.The next morning, when he went out to inspect his prized pigs, she found the box behind his table. 3.“What is he hiding from me?”she asked herself as she opened it. 4.Inside she found a mysterious and silvery object. 5.“No wonder he tucked this away!” she thought, “ he must have paid a fortune for it!” 6.Then she turned it around and saw something that caught her totally by Surprise: there was the face of a woman inside the object! 7.The face stared back at her with eyes and mouth wide open. 8.“Oh this is terrible!”she sobbed, “ He's only brought back another wife from Seoul!” 9.The eldest daughter heard her mother's cries and dashed into the room. 10.“What is it Mama?” she asked. H 1.her mother showed her the mirror and then the daughter started to cry, for she discovered another young girl in the mirror. 2.Soon Grandma and Grandpa were in the room and they saw an elderly couple in the mirror. 3.Oh how Furious they were!where would they all live? 4.How would there be enough food for all these new family members? 5.Who would do all the cooking for them? 6.Just then, the good farmer returned to the house. 7.As he came through the door Grandma held the mirror at him. 8.He ducked just in time and the mirror slammed against the wall and broke.... 9.For a few moments the farmer was dismayed as he looked at the tiny fragments of crystal. 10.Then he began to laugh, because he understood how they had all been tricked by the mirror. 11.At first the family thought he had gone mad,but as he carried on laughing they could not help joining in. 12.And to the end of their days, they did not really understand what had been the magical secret of the Troublesome mirror. (1030words) 魔镜 A 1.从前,有一个农民,辛勤劳作多年,积攒了不少钱。 2.他住在农村,从未见过大城市。 3.他萌生了一个念头:去首尔看看,给家里买点有用的东西,给家人买点礼物。 4.他的妻子和女儿们认为这是一个美好的愿望,并给了他很多鼓励。 B 1.五月的一天,他准备踏上伟大的旅程。 2.他的妻子泪流满面地告诫他,要小心路上的强盗,远离城市里任何诱人的干扰。 3.他反过来又告诉她晚上要把房子锁得严严实实,确保猪在圈里的安全,不要让爱吃猪肉的老虎发现。 4.他的女儿们求他别忘了买礼物,他向她们保证不会让她们失望。 5.然后,他兴致勃勃地踏上了前往辉煌城市首尔的漫长旅程。 C 1.走了两个星期后,他来到了他所见过的最神奇的地方。 2.他在街角站了很久,张大嘴巴望着华丽的商店和穿戴整齐的行人。 3.但有句话说,即使在首尔也有粗鲁的人,事实证明确实如此。 4.一些机智的市民嘲笑这个乡巴佬。 5.一个男孩告诉他,他的嘴巴就像一个鸟箱,可能会有东西飞进去。 D 1.最后,他鼓起勇气走进一些高级商店,买了一些礼物。 2.他被眼前的一切惊呆了,尤其是价格。 3.不过,他还是给妻子和女儿们买了很多漂亮的东西,包括丝绸、扇子、一盒发簪、琥珀珠子和一把虎牙梳子。 4.这让他想起了他的猪,他希望猪们在家里平安无事,不要受到老虎的攻击。 5.最后,他去为自己找东西。 6.他找到了一家卖各种金属和银器的商店。 7.店主很快就意识到农夫是从外地来的,于是决定和他玩玩,顺便卖个好价钱。 8.他问道:"你想看看真正神奇的东西吗?” 9.农夫认为不可能比那天更让他吃惊了,但他愿意试试。 10.店主把他带到一个像华丽的圆盘一样的东西面前,只有一面覆盖着高度抛光的水晶。 11.店主说:"这叫镜子,里面有灵魂。" E 1.农夫对着镜子看了看。 2.他从未见过这样的东西。 3.他发现镜子里有一张和他年龄相仿的男人的脸。 4.他惊讶地张了张嘴,镜子里的人也模仿了他。 5.然后他做了个鬼脸,镜子里的人也回敬了他。 6.于是他绕到镜子后面,想看看是谁藏在那里,但是没有人。 7.店主明白农夫完全无法理解镜子的奇妙之处。 8.于是他开了个高价。 9.不知怎么的,他竟然猜出了农夫还剩下多少钱可以用来买礼物...... 10.然后,他又多加了一点,因为他知道,他可以省下钱来买回家路上的食物。
F 1.农夫完全被自己的经历所折服,欣然同意了这一奢侈的购买行为。 2.两周后,这位诚实的农夫风尘仆仆地赶回家,肚子饿得咕咕叫。 3.哦,他的家人见到他是多么高兴啊,并对他大献殷勤。 4.没过多久,一家人坐下来,打开了所有精美的礼物。 5.他们对这些漂亮的东西真是爱不释手,对农夫连声道谢。 6.看到他们脸上的喜悦,农夫也高兴极了。 7.但他还是决定暂时把镜子的事瞒着,留着下次再玩。 G 1.然而,他的妻子发现丈夫还有一个盒子没有打开。 2.第二天早上,当他出门检查他的得意猪时,妻子发现了他桌子后面的盒子。 3.她一边打开盒子一边问自己:"他到底瞒着我什么呢?” 4.她发现里面有一个神秘的银色物体。 5."难怪他会把这个藏起来!"她想,"他一定是花了大价钱买的!" 6.然后她把它转过来,看到了一个让她大吃一惊的东西,那是一张女人的脸! 7.那张脸张大眼睛和嘴巴盯着她。 8."这太可怕了!"她泣不成声,"他只是从汉城带回了另一个妻子!" 9.大女儿听到了母亲的哭声,冲进了房间。 10.她问道:"妈妈,怎么了?” H 1.她的母亲给她看镜子,然后女儿开始哭,因为她发现镜子里还有一个小女孩。 2.不久,爷爷奶奶也进了房间,他们在镜子里看到了一对老年夫妇。 3.哦,他们是多么愤怒啊!他们都住在哪里? 4.这些新家庭成员的食物怎么够吃? 5.谁来为他们做饭? 6.就在这时,好农夫回到了家里。 7.当他进门时,奶奶拿着镜子对着他。 8.他及时躲开,镜子撞在墙上,碎了....。 9.看着细小的水晶碎片,农夫沮丧了好一会儿。 10.然后他开始大笑,因为他明白了他们是怎么被镜子骗的。 11.起初,家人以为他疯了,但当他继续大笑时,他们也情不自禁地加入了笑声。 12.直到最后,他们也不明白这面麻烦镜子到底有什么神奇的秘密。 (1591字)
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