【重点单词】
country n.国家; plum tree李子树；compare to 与……比较; across 横过；official adj.官方的; mind n.头脑; knowledgeable adj.博学的; useful adj.有用的; respect v. / n.尊重; plant v.播种; successful adj.成功的; everywhere 到处

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【重点句型】
1. Zizhi was a knowledgeable person. 子质是一个博学的人。
2.To make a living, he opened a school by himself and started to teach students.
为了谋生，他自己创办了一个学校并且开始教学生。
3.As a teacher, Zizhi was kind and clever. 作为一个老师，子质非常和蔼聪明。
4.You should become a useful person and do something to make your country better.
你应该成为一个有用的人并且做一些事让你的国家变得更好。

73'

【篇章】
There is a Chinese saying "tao li man tian xia”, meaning a teacher who has taught so many students that they are across the country like peach and plum trees(桃树李树). Why are students compared to(比喻成) these two kinds of trees?

17'

The saying comes from Zizhi, an official (大臣)who lived in the country of Wei during the Spring and Autumn Period (***770-***476). Zizhi was a knowledgeable(博学的)person. But the king didn't like him at the time, so he had to leave his country. To make a living, he opened a school by himself and started to teach students.

24'

As a teacher. Zizhi was kind and clever. Some of his students came from families and some came from poor ones. He often pointed at a peach and a plum tree in his garden when asking his students to work hard. “You should become a useful person and do something to make your country better, just like when the peach and plum trees have flowers and fruit," he said.

29'

Keeping these words in their minds, many of Zizhi's students went on to different places around the country, doing great things along the way. They would plant peach and plum trees to show their love and respect(尊重) for their teacher.

20'

When Zizhi went around the country and saw his students and the trees they planted, he was very happy. "My students are like peach and plum trees. They are everywhere, and they have become great people.”

17'

Today, "peach and plum trees" is used to show students who are successful(成功的) in their life later.

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