雕花象牙扇

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    华灯初上，一辆辆小轿车络绎不绝地驶进古色古香的大院，按序停在绿荫丛中的会议厅前。

    在医学界闻名遐迩的外科专家慕容教授的车来得比较晚，悄悄地停在一侧。司机拉开了车门，后坐上的慕容教授以外科专家习惯，在车内顶灯柔和的光环下又审视了一下请柬的文字，方才款款下车。整个院子笼罩在光辉中，仿若白昼。她抬起头来，幽深的夜空高悬着一轮明月，她失神地凝望着明月，不知在想什么。司机轻轻地提醒着她，她才回过神来，用手抚了抚满头银丝，姗姗步入大厅。

    大厅里飘逸着音乐，那是很好听的《花好月圆》，江南丝竹的味儿，又揉进了电子音乐的伴奏，不高不低，徐缓有致，声声入耳，象是二三开的碧螺春，绵甜、幽香，沁人心脾。她在服务小姐引导下就了座，旁座坐着一位老翁，朝着她的方向看了看，她朝他颔首一笑，算是打了招呼。这位老翁虽然不熟，却也见过几次，大抵都在类似的场合。她只知道他是省内曲艺界硕果仅存的泰斗，一部《三国演义》说了他家祖孙四代，甚是精彩。

    全国各界名人共聚一堂的中秋联欢会一年一度，她被邀的原因大概有很多，然而欣然赴会却是近几年的事情。抓了几十年的手术刀，近几年终于觉得自己太累了；况且，终年独自在家面对孤灯，她也确实是有点厌了。

    节目都是精选的，很像她平素喜欢的小菜，清淡、雅致，却别具—格 正欣赏着，有人来到她席前，递上一个狭长的小纸包，说是刚从海峡彼岸探亲归来，受人之托带来的。她忙道谢、让座，身边那位泰斗刚好上台说书去了，旁边的座位空着。可他不坐。

    他似乎有点误会，也有些激动，“不，该谢的是令亲！我偶感小恙，去了日月潭附近的那座有名的医院，不料，端木院长闻知，竟然亲自为我诊治，且分文不收，说是万里之外见乡亲，岂可言阿堵？！我委实过意不去……”

    听了“端木”二字，她的心骤然紧缩。

    纸包长可七八寸，横头不到一寸见方。她紧紧捏着，欲拆开却又迟疑，心口只是怦怦地跳。40多年前圣约翰大学银杏树下风雨一别，这可恨的书痴竟然还记着我，莫非还是厚厚一叠痴话。想起那些默诵了近半个世纪的痴话，她顿觉面红耳热。她想提前退场，回到卧室，静静地享用这等了太久的音讯。

    不知怎的，她的手却拆开了纸包。是只紫色的天鹅绒小盒。打开小盒，她眼一亮，盒里静静地卧着一柄雕花象牙折扇，正面看反面瞧，一片片扇骨细瞅，竟无一字。她恍然若失，天涯海角地托人送来，竟无片言只字！这木头！

    小姐送来凉毛巾，她在额前拭过，忽觉那精美的雕花、刀法似曾相识。同窗数载，他为了练眼、练手指，一味苦心孤诣。她以为读懂了这“无字书”，于是将折扇合起，缓缓向外走去。

    一阵掌声将她惊住，老翁的《三国演义》博得了满堂彩。她猛然记起老翁最后收篇的警句：……分久必合。

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下列谚语、俗语与所蕴含的生物学知识不相符的是（    ）

    Whether in your life or work, the following things are not the reasons for you to feel embarrassed. It's OK and just move on.

⒈Mistakes while learning

    There will be times when you have people above you(a boss) or even next to you(a coworker) that will get really annoyed with you for“ruining"  something "important".____ Even if you make mistakes and get a punishment, persevere and push on. You do not need to be embarrassed for learning from your mistakes.

⒉Food choices

    People are different and have different taste buds（味蕾）.Whether it is healthy or not, food is a choice and it is part of life.____  You do not need to be embarrassed for food you do or do not like. Tell them, "It is a personal choice I have made, and I am committed to it.”

⒊Your past

    Allowing positive experiences to define, limit, improve, and outshine（凸显）you may cause you to be caught up in the past and unable to truly live in the present. Whether your history is positive, negative, or somewhere in between, don't hold on to the negative experiences and let it reflect your current behavior，____

⒋The clean lines of your car／home／workspace

    When everyone gets in the car, you realize your Starbuck bags are still on the floor. So what? Think about it this way: everyone has a "messy" aspect of their life. Maybe their home is completely clean, but the relationship with their spouse（配偶）is messy. Someone's car gets washed once a week, but his/her work life could use some help.____ We don't apologize to others about our personal limitations. By being outwardly embarrassed, it only brings more attention to the fact!

⒌Putting yourself first

    If you find yourself saying no to something or making up lies to get out of it,tell them the truth,  and don't apologize. You will feel much better in the long run if you are honest with them and yourself. If you're not up to a voluntary duty, you don't have to be. You can politely refuse the person's request.

    ____ Put yourself first.

A. It is simply a personal choice that people make for their own reasons.

B. It is okay to be selfish from time to time.

C. Errors are bound to happen when you have on your training wheels.

D. Each of them waits for your immediate help.

E. Let bygones(过去的事)  be bygones.

F. Forgetting history means betrayal.

G. No one on Earth lives a perfectly "clean" life in every aspect.