小学三年级英语阅读：Seeking Her Husband at the Great Wall
<p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="era">era</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="emperor">emperor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chin">Chin</span> <span word="dynasty">dynasty</span> <span word="ascended">ascended</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="throne">throne</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Shih">Shih</span> <span word="Huang">Huang</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="emperor">emperor</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="cruel">cruel</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="subjects">subjects</span>, <span word="forcing">forcing</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="Wall">Wall</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="empire">empire</span>. <span word="Work">Work</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="stopped">stopped</span>, <span word="day">day</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="night">night</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="carrying">carrying</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="loads">loads</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="earth">earth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bricks">bricks</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="overseers">overseers</span> <span word="whips">whips</span>, <span word="lashes">lashes</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="curses">curses</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="food">food</span>; <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="wore">wore</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="threadbare">threadbare</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="scarcely">scarcely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="wondered">wondered</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span>.</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="man">man</span>, <span word="named">named</span> <span word="Wan">Wan</span> <span word="Hsi">Hsi</span>-<span word="liang">liang</span>, <span word="among">among</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="pressed">pressed</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="Emperor">Emperor</span> <span word="Shih">Shih</span> <span word="Huangs">Huangs</span> <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="Wall">Wall</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="Wan">Wan</span> <span word="Hsi">Hsi</span>-<span word="liang">liang</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="virtuous">virtuous</span> <span word="wife">wife</span>, <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Meng">Meng</span> <span word="Chiang">Chiang</span>-<span word="nu">nu</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span>, <span word="long">long</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="husband">husband</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="her">her</span>, <span word="Meng">Meng</span> <span word="Chiang">Chiang</span>-<span word="nu">nu</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="saddened">saddened</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="suffering">suffering</span>, <span word="toiling">toiling</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="accursed">accursed</span> <span word="emperor">emperor</span>. <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="hatred">hatred</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wicked">wicked</span> <span word="ruler">ruler</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="apace">apace</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="longing">longing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="husband">husband</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="torn">torn</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="side">side</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="spring">spring</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flowers">flowers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="bloom">bloom</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trees">trees</span> <span word="budding">budding</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grass">grass</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lush">lush</span> <span word="green">green</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="swallows">swallows</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="flying">flying</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="pairs">pairs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sky">sky</span>, <span word="her">her</span> <span word="sorrow">sorrow</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deepen">deepen</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="walked">walked</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fields">fields</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="sang">sang</span>:</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="March">March</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="peach">peach</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="blossom">blossom</span> <span word="dressed">dressed</span>;</p><p><span word="Swallows">Swallows</span>, <span word="mating">mating</span>, <span word="build">build</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="nest">nest</span>.</p><p><span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="gaily">gaily</span> <span word="fly">fly</span>....</p>
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