A Story(3)

「要求」

　　用英語把《刻舟求劍》的故事，按下列提示表達出來。字數：100—120.很久以前，楚國有一個人過江，把劍掉在水裡。他就在劍落水的船上刻上記號。等船到達目的地停下，按船上刻了記號的地方下水去找劍，結果自然找不到。

　　「範文」

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　　Long long ago， there lived a man in the state named Chu. One day， the man wanted to cross a river by boat. As the boat was crossing the river， his sword suddenly fell into the water. He hurriedly took out a small knife and made a mark on the side of the boat， saying “It is from this spot that my sword fell into the water.” After the boat stopped， he jumped into the water to look for his sword in the direction the mark showed， but he failed to find it.

　　How could he find his sword？ The boat moved a long distance， but the sword remained in the place where it sank. It was very silly to look for the sword in the way the man did.

　　「評語」

　　本篇用語簡單平實，較多運用了中學故事性課文裡的典型句型，語句簡單平實，且喜擺脫了逐字逐句直接繙譯的“漢語式”英語。

　　那個“緣木求魚”的人是否應用“sillier”形容。