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【大纪元5月18日讯】
陈尧咨是个声名远播的神射手。每次表演，都有一大堆人围观。
一天，有个卖油翁刚巧走过，看见前面的人群，也停下来看看。
所有目光都集中在陈尧咨身上。他的箭法非常准确，群众都报以如雷的掌声，但卖油翁只是点点头，并没有半点惊奇的样子。
陈尧咨顿时不高兴，向观众鞠躬后便怒气冲冲地走向卖油翁，由头到脚地打量他，然后厉声问到：“你会射箭吗？”
卖油翁摇着头，回答说：“我不会射箭。不过，我倒不认为你的表演有什么特别，只是工多艺熟而已。”
陈尧咨大怒起来，咆哮着说：“你对射箭之道一无所知，还冒充是专家！”
卖油翁抚慰他说：“不要生我的气。我以卖油维生，这些年来倒学会了一些小小玩意。让我表演给你看。你自会明白我所说的了。”
卖油翁就把装油的葫芦放在地上，跟着将一个铜钱盖在葫芦口，然后站起来用一个勺子倒油。油穿过铜钱的眼流入葫芦里，丝毫没有沾到铜钱。
卖油翁微笑着说：“这一点也没有什么特别，工多艺熟而已。”
从此，陈尧咨变得非常谦虚。
It’s Only A Matter Of Practice
Chen Yaozi was an ace archer. His fame spread far and wide. Every time he performed, a large crowd gathered to watch.
One day an old man who made his living selling oil happened to pass by. Seeing the crowd before him, he also stopped to watch.
All eyes were bent on Chen Yaozi. His shots were very precise, and the crowd cheered him on with rounds and rounds of applause. The old man, however, just nodded his head. He did not seem to be the least impressed.
Chen Yaozi was not pleased. After taking his bow, he stalked angrily up to the old man and eyed him from head to foot. “Do you know how to shoot?” he snapped.
The old man shook his head and said, “No, I don’t! Still, I don’t think there’s anything special with your performance. It’s only a matter of practice.”
Chen Yaozi flew into a temper. “You hardly know a thing about archery,” he snarled, “yet you’re pretending to be an expert!”
“Don’t get upset over what I said!” said the old man. “I make my living selling oil, and through the years I’ve mastered a little trick. Let me show you this trick, then you’ll see what I mean.”
The old man set his oil gourd on the ground an placed a coin over its mouth. He then stood up and began pouring oil using a ladle. The oil went straight through the hole of the coin, filling up the oil gourd without staining the coin at all.
“There’s nothing special about this,” smiled the old man. “It’s only a matter of practice.”
From then on, Chen Yaozi became a very humble archer.
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