why the sea is salt 海水为什么是咸的

long ago, there lived two brothers. the older brother was rich and successful, but mean and arrogant. the younger brother was very poor, but kind and generous.

one day the poor brother and his wife found that they had nothing to eat in their house. they had no money either, and nothing that they could sell. to make matters worse, the next day was a holiday, a day of celebration.

'where are we going to get something to eat? tomorrow is a holiday. how will we celebrate?' asked the poor brother's wife in tears.

the poor brother was in a fix. he did not know what to do.

'go to your brother and ask for his help,' suggested the poor man's wife. 'he killed a cow yesterday - i saw him. surely he will not grudge us a little meat for the holiday?'

the poor man sighed. he did not like to ask his brother for help, for he knew how mean and selfish his brother was. but the next day was a holiday, and he really could not think how else to get something to eat.

so the poor man put on his ragged cloak and walked to his rich brother's house.

'what do you want?' asked the rich brother as soon as he saw the poor man.

'why do you come here?' cried the rich man's wife. 'tomorrow is a holiday, and we are busy preparing the feast. go away, we have no time for you!'

'brother,' said the poor man, 'we have nothing to eat in the house, no food to celebrate the holiday. lend me a little meat, so that i and my wife may also celebrate.'

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作文地带知识拓展:

• 英语（English）属于印欧语系日耳曼语族西日耳曼语支，最早被中世纪的英国使用，并因其广阔的殖民地而成为世界使用面积最广的语言。英国人的祖先盎格鲁部落是后来迁移到大不列颠岛地区的日耳曼部落之一，称为英格兰。这两个名字都来自波罗地海半岛的Anglia。该语言与弗里斯兰语和下撒克森语密切相关，其词汇受到其他日耳曼语族语言的影响，尤其是北欧语（北日耳曼语），并在很大程度上由拉丁文和法文撰写。

  英语的英文释义：

  English 名词 uk  /ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/ us  /ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/

  the language that is spoken in the UK, the US, and in many other countries

  英语

  American/British English

  美式／英式英语

  Do you speak English?

  你会说英语吗？

  English   形容词 adjective   uk  /ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/ us  /ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/

  in or relating to the English language

  英语的

  an English teacher

  英语老师

  relating to or from England

  英格兰的;英国的

  English films/food/people

  英国电影／食品／人

  English law

  英格兰法律