6CrazyEnglishIntheStateofQi,therewasamanwhowas1)hauntedeverydaybythefearthattheskymightfall.Hewassoworriedthathecouldneithereatnorsleepwell.Hisfriendsaidtohim,“Theskyis2)gatheredbygas.Wearelivingintheair.Itisimpossibletofall.”ThemanofQiasked,“Iftheskywerereallyanairmass,thenwouldn’tthesun,themoonandthestarsfalldown?”Hisfriendsaid,“Thesun,themoonandthestarsareonlythingsthatcanshineinthismass.Eveniftheyfalldown,theywouldnotharmpeople.”ThemanofQiaskedagain,“ThenwhatcanIdowhenthelandsinks?”Hisfriendsaid,“Thelandisonlypiled-upearth.Thereiseartheverywhere.Everydayyouwalkontheland.Whydoyouworrythatitwouldsink?”“杞人忧天”出自《列子·天瑞》：“杞国有人忧天地崩坠，身亡所寄，废寝食者。”它告诉人们不要毫无根据地忧虑和担心。TheManofQiWorriesAbouttheSky杞人忧天◎MickyTrack3/中国风ChineseElements(初中天地）7Afterhearingthis,themanofQisethisfearatease3)instantly.Hisfriendwasalso4)delighted.有一个杞国人，每天都担心天会掉下来。他是如此担心以致寝食难安。他的朋友对他说：“天是由气体聚集而成的，我们就生活在空气中。天是不可能掉下来的。”杞国人问道:“天如果真的是一团气体，那么日月星辰会不会掉下来呢？”他的朋友说:“日月星辰只不过是这团气体中会发光的东西罢了。即使掉下来，对人也不会有什么伤害。”杞国人又问道:“那么，如果地陷下去了怎么办呢？”他的朋友说:“地只不过是堆积起来的土罢了，四面八方都是土。你每天都行走在大地上，为什么还要担忧它会陷下去呢？”杞国人听后，顿感放心。他的朋友见状也非常高兴。KnowMoreTheLiezi,alsoknownasChongxuZhenjing(TrueClassicofSimplicityandVacuity),isanimportantclassicofTaoism.ItissaidthatitwaswrittenbyLieYukouofZheng.Thebookisdividedintoeightchapters.Eachchapteriscomposedofmultiplefables,allegorizingthetruth.《列子》又名《冲虚真经》，是道家重要典籍，相传由郑人列御寇所著。该书分为八篇，每一篇均由多个寓言故事组成，寓道于事。1)hauntv.缠绕；萦绕在心头2)gatherv.聚集3)instantlyadv.立即；马上地4)delightedadj.开心的；愉快的Fillintheblanks:ThemenofQiwasbythefearthattheskymightfall.参考答案：haunted
