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    更羸是古时候魏国有名的射箭能手。有一天,更羸跟魏王到郊外去打猎。一只大雁从远处慢慢地飞来,边飞边鸣。更羸指着大雁对魏王说:“大王,我不用箭,只要拉一下弓,就能把这只大雁射下来。”

     “是吗?”魏王疑惑地问道,“你有这样的本事?”

    更羸说:“我可以试一下。”

    更羸并不取箭,他左手拿弓,右手拉弦,只听得“嘣”的一声响,那只大雁直往上飞,拍了两下翅膀,忽然从半空里直掉下来。

     “啊!”魏王看了,大吃一惊说,“真有这样的本事!”

    更羸笑笑说:“不是我的本事大,是因为我知道,这是一只受过箭伤的鸟。”

    魏王更加奇怪了,问:“你怎么知道的?”

    更羸说:“它飞得慢,叫的声音很悲惨。飞得慢,因为它受过箭伤,伤口没有愈合,还在作痛;叫得悲惨,因为它离开同伴,孤单失群,得不到帮助。它一听到弦响,心里很害怕,就拼命往高处飞。它一使劲,伤口又裂开了,就掉了下来。”

     Many of us feel uneasy when someone stands too close to us, talks to us too loudly or makes eye contact(接触) with us for too long. But have you ever wondered why those things make you uncomfortable?
      It's all about personal peace, which means not only an imaginary space around the body, but also the space around all the senses. People feel that their space is being violated(侵犯) when they meet with an unwelcome sound, smell or look. This is probably why a man on a crowded bus shouting into his mobile phone or a woman next to you putting on strong perfume(香水) makes you feel angry.

    Whether people have had a stronger wish to protect their personal space in recent times is hard to say. Yet studies of airlines show that people have a strong desire to have space to themselves. In a survey by Trip Advisor, a travel website, people said that if they had to pay more for some extra service, they would rather have larger seats than extra food.

    Although people may need their personal space, some hardly realize it. For example, people on a bus who hold newspapers in front of their faces to read in fact keep a distance from strangers.

    Go and watch a library table. You will notice that one of the corner seats will usually be taken first, because they are the farthest way. What if someone sits opposite to you? Maybe you will pile up books as if to make a wall.

    Preference for personal space is different from culture to culture. Scientists have found that Americans generally prefer more personal space than people from other cultures. In Latin cultures, however, people are more comfortable standing close to each other.

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