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     〔甲〕余幼时即嗜学。家贫，无从致书以观，每假借于藏书之家，手自笔录，计日以还。天大寒，砚冰坚，手指不可屈伸，弗之怠。录毕，走送之，不敢稍逾约。以是人多以书假余，余因得遍观群书。

                                                                                                                                                                               （节选自宋濂《送东阳马生序》）

     〔乙〕刘羽冲偶得古兵书，伏读经年①，自谓可将兵十万。会有土寇②，自练乡兵与之角③。全队溃覆，几为所擒。又得古水利书，伏读经年，自谓可使千里成沃壤。州官使试于一村，沟洫④甫⑤成，水大至，人几为鱼。由是抑郁不自得，恒独步庭阶，曰：“古人岂欺我哉？”如是日千百遍，惟此六字。不久发病死。

                                                                                                                                                                              （节选自纪昀《阅微草堂笔记》）

      〔注〕①经年：一年左右。②土寇：土匪。③角：战斗。④洫（xù）：沟渠。⑤甫：刚。

    Bai Ling was happy yesterday. Because it was her father's birthday. She boughtgifts for him. And they took pictures in the park. In the afternoon, they ate delicious food. Bai Ling has a pen pal. He is Pat. He lives in the US. Yesterday he came here. He sang and danced. Oh, he also bought gifts. We had a good time.