36.When autumn came,all the water in the large and small rivers (1)
(rise)higher and flowed into the Yellow River.The (2)
['s??f?s] of the river at once appeared much (3)
(wide).The leader of the Yellow River,Hebo,was so proud and considered(4)
(him)the greatest in the world. Then Hebo (5)
[?f?l??d]the direction that the water was moving and went to the North Sea.(6)
(look)to the east,he could not see the end of the sea.Then he looked at himself and felt he was so tiny. He sighed(嘆氣)and said to Beihairuo,the leader of the North Sea,"As the saying (7)
a person,who has gotten a little learning tends to regard himself as the wisest person under the sky.I am just that kind of person.Seeing (8)
great you are today,I have come to realize how tiny I am If I didn't meet you,I'm afraid I would always be (9)
(laugh)at by people with knowledge." Beihairuo said"We cannot talk about the sea with a frog at the bottom of a well,for the frog is Limited by its living place.Of course,we cannot talk about profound learning with persons who have too little knowledge,(10)
.Now you have come out of a small river to the North Sea,seen the greatness of it and realized your own smallness.Since you have been a modest person,I can then talk with you about profound leaning.