《2025年综合应用创新题典中点九年级英语下册人教版安徽专版》

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In ancient times, there was a person called Ying Chen. One day, he invited Du Xuan to his house and treated him to wine. On the wall of the room hung a red bow (弓). Its shadow appeared in Du Xuan’s cup. Du Xuan mistook the shadow for a snake. He was frightened but he didn’t refuse because of politeness. He drank the wine with his eyes closed.
When he was back at home he felt so sick that he could hardly eat or drink any more. He was sent for the doctor and took some medicine, but nothing could cure him. When Ying Chen went to ask Du Xuan how he got so seriously ill, Du told him about the snake in the wine. Ying Chen returned home, thought hard, but he could not find an answer. Suddenly the bow on the wall caught his eyes. “That’s it!” he shouted. He immediately sent for Du Xuan. He seated him where he sat before and offered him a cup of wine. Du Xuan saw the snake-like shadow again. Ying Chen said, pointing at the shadow, “The ‘snake’ in the cup is nothing but a shadow of the bow on the wall!” Now that Du Xuan knew what it was, he felt much easier. And strange enough, his illness disappeared the next moment.This story turned out to be the idiom Bei Gong She Ying.
14. Who did Ying Chen invite to his house and treat to wine? (不超过5个词)
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15. In fact, what appeared in Du Xuan’s cup? (不超过10个词)
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16. Why didn’t Du Xuan refuse the wine? (不超过10个词)
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答案： 14. Du Xuan.
15. The shadow of a bow on the wall.
16. Because he wanted to show his politeness.