A Matter of Dignity
There was a great famine 1 in the state of QI．Qian Ao，a rich man of the state of Qi，prepared food by the roadside for the hungry to come and eat．Along came a starving man，his sleeves 2 covering his head，his hempen 3 sandals held together by strings，walking as if he did notknow where he was going．With food in his left hand and a bowl of water in his right one，Qian Ao shouted at him．“Hey you！Come and eat！”
The man looked up and stared at Qian Ao．“I am reduced to this state just because I refuse to take anything from loud-mouthed people giving away food．”he said．The man therefore refused to eat and eventually starved to death．Exercises：
回答下列问题：
① What did Qian Ao do when there was a great famine in the state of Qi？
② How did the starving man come to take food？
③ Why did the starving man refuse to take the food？
- We're collecting for the famine victims.我们正在为遭受饥荒的灾民募款。
- Famine stared us in the face.饥荒迫在眉睫。
- The long sleeves of her dress embarrassed her movements. 她衣服的长袖子妨碍她的行动。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Girls nowadays don't wear their heart on their sleeves. 如今女孩子不轻易流露自己的感情。 来自《简明英汉词典》