《2025年时习之暑假衔接八年级英语人教版》

1. What did Zu Ti and Liu Kun want to be?
2. What can you learn from the story?
When Zu Ti was young, he had a good friend named Liu Kun. They had a deep friendship¹. They lived and worked together, and they both wanted to be useful men.
One day, Zu Ti heard the rooster crowing² early in the morning. He woke up Liu Kun and said, “How about getting up to practice swords as soon as we heard the rooster crowing from now on?” Liu Kun was still sleepy, but he thought it was a good idea and agreed with him. From then on, they got up and practiced swords as soon as the rooster started crowing. They kept their words and never gave up, no matter how cold in winter or hot in summer.
Their hard work paid off. A few years later, they both became successful and useful men.
Word banks: ①friendship n. 友谊 ②crow v. 打鸣

答案： 1. They wanted to be useful men.
2. We should work hard and never give up. /... (合理即可)