Painting the Dragons to Life畫龍點睛

In the sixth century，south China was a place of peace and happiness .

emperor Wu di ruled during the Liang dynasty from 502 to 549 ad . it was a time of great learning and art . both were very important to Wu di。

a general named Zhang seng you served under emperor Wu di。張was also a famous painter。

One day，the an le monastery in Jin ling(now Nanjing)invited Zhang to paint a mural . his painting would decorate the wall outside the

the villagers gathered near the wall . they were eager to watch Zhang seng you create a masterpiece。

When Zhang arrived，he stood at the wall for a long time . the villagers wondered why he didn ' t start to paint .

“Is something wrong？”Asked an old man。

" I wonder what he ' s waiting for " said a woman。

the crowd became anxious . but still they waited and waited . they all wanted to see a master at work。

Finally，Zhang began to wave his paint brush . he painted four large，detailed dragons on the wall . Each was beautiful in its own way Each dragogon

They had regal noses and eyes，but none of the eyes had pupils。

When Zhang finished，he stepped back so every one could get a better look。

“清單！”Exclaimed one man。

“Beautiful！”Said another。

“l(fā)ook at the colors”said a woman standing in the back。

“such talent，”said the man standing next to her。

“impressive”、“said a man in front . then he nervously added”、“but why don't their eyes have pupils？I don't see any dots in their eyes。"

“the pupil is where the fire and energy of the soul live”explained Zhang。

“if I paint their pupils，the dragons would come alive！They would take off and fly away?！?

Hearing this，the villagers laughed . what silliness！They teased Zhang about his story .

“Draw me lots of money！”A poor woman suggested?！皌hen put pupils on it！”

“Paint a fish dinner！”Yelled a small boy，rubbing his stomach。“with big，googly eyes！”

“You do not believe me，eh？”張疊，阿諾?！癐 shall prove it！”

Zhang went back to the wall . he used his finest brush to dot pupils in the eyes of two of the dragons。

Suddenly，thunder boomed！lightning flashed in the sky and in the eyes of the painted dragons。

“boom！”“BOOM！”“ROAR！”“BOOM！”

the villagers were startled . they looked up and around . they did not know what was happening . every one tried to hide under some one else。

Just then、an even bigger noise、like fireworks、surrounded them . the two dragons with dotted eyes broke free from the wall。

“BOOM！”“ROAR！”“CRASH！”

The two dragons raced upward！they zoomed like lightning returning to its source！their long tails whipped the winds . they flew higher and higher . then they disappeared into the storm clouds .

the villagers were stunned . shocked . they looked at the dragons on the wall . their eyes grew wide . their mouths hung open，speen

the villagers looked at Zhang . then they looked back at the wall . the two dragons without dotted eyes remained still on the wall。

“It's perfect the way you painted it！”added the nervous man in front of the crowd。“don't change a thing！”?！?

“to dot the pupils of the painted dragon”means that if You want to bring your ideas to life，You must be clear . You have to pay attention to dettion”

核心詞匯

Rule v .支配

通用n .將軍

蒙特里。寺院

Mural。壁畫

Masterpiece n .杰作

Muscular adj肌肉、肌肉發(fā)育

Curvy adj彎曲

Regal adj國王，王室的

Pupil n .瞳孔

Magnificent adj宏偉壯麗的

Exclaim v .(因痛苦、憤怒、激動等原因)大喊大叫

Impressive adj令人印象深刻

Boom V .低沉回聲，(大炮、射線、海浪等)隆隆聲

Startle v .(驚訝)

Surround v .圍攻

圓點v .打點，由圓點組成

源n .源

攪拌，攪拌

Stunned adj沖擊

Nap v .打瞌睡