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1、TheTheBookBookandandTheTheSwordSwordWrittenbyLouisCha,translatedbyGrahamEarnshaw1PARTONE**1**Itwasahotsummer'sdayinJune,l754,theeighteenthyearofthereignofEmperorQianLong.Intheinnercourtyardofthemilitarycommander'sYameninFufenginShaanxiprovince,afourt
2、een-year-oldgirlskippedtowardsherteacher'sstudy,eagerforahistorylesson.Allwaspeaceful:notevenathreadofcoolwindstirred.Thegirlhesitated,afraidthatherteacherhadnotyetwokenfromhisafternoonnap.Quietly,shecircledroundtothewindow,piercedaholeinitspapercove
3、ringwithoneofhergoldenhairclips,andpeepedinside.Shesawherteachersittingcross-leggedonachair,smiling.Hisrighthandwavedslightlyintheair,andtherewasafaintclickingsound.Glancingovertowherethesoundcamefrom,shenoticedseveraldozenfliesonawoodenpartitionoppo
4、site,allasstillascouldbe.Puzzled,shelookedmorecloselyandnoticedagoldenneedleasslenderasahairprotrudingfromthebackofeachfly.Theneedlesweresosmallthatshewasonlyabletoseethembecausetheyreflectedtheraysofthelateafternoonsunslantinginthroughthewindows.Fli
5、eswerestillbuzzingtoandfroaroundtheroom.Theteacherwavedhishandagain,therewasasmallnoise,andanotherflywaspinnedtothepartition.Absolutelyfascinated,sherantothedoorandburstin,2shouting:"Teacher!Showmehowtodothat."ThegirlwasLiYuanzhi,theonlychildoftheloc
6、almilitarycommander,LiKeshou.Herfresh,beautifulfacewasflushedwithexcitement."Hmm,"saidherteacher,ascholarinhismid-fiftiesnamedLu."Whyaren'tyouplayingwithyourfriends?Youwanttohearsomemorestories,doyou?"Movingachairovertothepartition,shejumpeduptolook,
7、thenpulledtheneedlesoutofthefliesonebyone,wipedthemcleanonapieceofpaperandhandedthembacktohim."Thatwasabrilliantpieceofkungfu,teacher,"shesaid."Youhavetoshowmehowtodoit."Lusmiled."Ifyouwanttolearnkungfu,there'sno-onebetteratitwithinahundredmilesofher
8、ethanyourownfather,"hesaid."Myfatherknowshowtoshootaneaglewithanarrow,buthecan'tkillaflywithaneedle.Ifyoudon'tbelieveme,I'llgoandaskhim."Luthoughtforamoment,andthennodded."Allright,cometomorrowmorningandI'llteachyou.Nowgooffandplay.Andyou'renotallowe
