Aping a Beauty

    Aping a BeautyXi Shi，a famous beauty，had a pain in her bosom¹，so she had afrown on her face when she went out．An ugly girl who lived nearby saw her and thought she looked very beautiful Therefore when she went home，she also put her hands on her bosom and had a frown on her face．When a rich man in the neighbourhood saw her，he shut his doors tightly and did not go out．When a poor man saw her，he took his wife and children and gave her a wide berth²．She only knew Xi Shi's frown looked beautiful but she did not know the reason for its beauty．Exercises：
    回答下列问题：
    ① Who was Xi Shi？
    ② What did the poor man do when he saw her？
    ③ What did the rich man do when he saw her？
    ④ Did they do like that？

1 bosom   

n.胸，胸部；胸怀；内心；adj.亲密的

参考例句：

• She drew a little book from her bosom.她从怀里取出一本小册子。
• A dark jealousy stirred in his bosom.他内心生出一阵恶毒的嫉妒。

2 berth   

n.卧铺，停泊地，锚位；v.使停泊

参考例句：

• She booked a berth on the train from London to Aberdeen.她订了一张由伦敦开往阿伯丁的火车卧铺票。
• They took up a berth near the harbor.他们在港口附近找了个位置下锚。