Fight with flood
Dayu (大禹) was a leader of a tribe (部落). He loves his people and always tries his best to protect (保护) them.
One day, a flood came and broke a dam (大坝). Dayu went to fight the flood. Different from his father, Dayu didn’t build new dams. He widened the river courses (加宽河道). He also built new river courses. In this way, more water could go through and flow into the sea. There was no more flood problem.
This is not easy work at all. It took 13 years and 20, 000 workers to do it. Dayu worked very hard every day. During the years, Dayu passed by his house three times. But he never went inside. He didn’t want his family to take his time and mind (心思) away from the work.
Dayu then became the hero of people. He also helped homeless people build new houses. People admired (敬仰) Dayu very much and made him the new king. After that, Dayu built Xia. It was the first dynasty (朝代) in Chinese history.
【小题1】What was Dayu like?【小题2】How did Dayu fight the flood?
【小题3】How many times did Dayu pass by his house?
【小题4】Why didn’t Dayu go inside his house?
【小题5】Do you think Dayu is a hero? Why or Why not?
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Lincoln was born in a poor family in 1809. His father was a carpenter(木匠) and farmer. Lincoln often played the piano when he was a child. And he was so interested in reading that he always borrowed books from his neighbours.
In 1830, Lincoln moved to Illinois, one of the states of America. From 1834 to 1840 he was a member of the Illinois government. He had many jobs in Illinois. At the same time, he studied to become a lawyer. And he became one in 1836 and was very successful.
From 1846 to 1849, he was a member of the US government. He spoke against slavery. From 1849 to 1860, he made a great many of his famous speeches.
In 1861, Lincoln became the 16th president of the United States. In 1862, he announced the end of slavery.
In 1865 Lincoln was shot by Wilkes Booth. Booth hated Lincoln because Lincoln had passed laws freeing the slaves.
People remember Lincoln for a great many things. He helped end slavery in the United States. He won the Civil War and kept the United States united. He also gave many speeches and wrote many famous letters. He is also famous because he came from a poor family, but through hard work, became President of the United States.
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Childhood | Born in a Interested in playing the |
Entry into politics | From 1834 to 1840, he was a member of the Illinois Became a successful From 1846 to 1849, he worked for the United States government. He spoke From 1849 to 1860, he made a great many of his famous Became President of the US in |
Being assassinated(暗杀) and the reason | He was Booth hated Loncoln because he had passed laws setting slaves |
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