How long or far is sanshe in the idiom tuibisan-she?

In ancient times, she     1     (be) a unit of distance (距离). One she is as far as 30 li. One li is 500 meters and 30 li is 15,000 meters. So sanshe is 45     2     (kilometer).

There is a story behind this idiom. During the Spring and Autumn Period, Prince Chong’er of the Jin State     3     (run) away from his home state. He wanted     4     (travel) to other states.

Once, he went to the State of Chu. The king, Chu Chengwang served     5     (he) a feast (盛宴). He asked Chong’er, “If you rule (统治) the State of Jin one day, how would you thank me?” “It     6     (seem) your state has everything you want. I have nothing that you like,” Chong’er said. However, Chengwang still asked for something.     7     (final), Chong’er said, “I would ask my army to retreat (撤退) sanshe if we ever fight.”

Later, Chong’er returned to his home the State of Jin and became its ruler called Wengong. Both of the two wanted to become     8     (strong) and get more land. They went to war with each other. Jin Wengong didn’t break his promise. He asked his army to retreat sanshe and stay in Chengpu. The Chu army     9     (think) that the Jin soldiers were afraid to fight, so they followed them. To their surprise, the Jin army surrounded (包围) them. In the end, Jin won the war. This was the famous Battle of Chengpu. After this war, people used tuibisan-she     10     (mean) retreating to avoid a conflict (冲突).

Are you interested in Chinese history? Have you ever heard of the Silk Road? The Silk Road is the name of different roads     1     connected Europe, Africa and Asia. People reached these different places along these roads. People began     2     travel along the Silk Road about 3000 years ago. The Chinese silk trade became     3     most important in the world by the time. The Silk Road covered almost 6500 kilometers. It spread from Rome to China.

Traders travelling along the Silk Road carried silk. They also carried     4     traded many other different products.

In modern times, the old Silk Road routes (路线)     5     still used. Trains cross the routes instead of camels (骆驼) and horses. There is even a Silk Route Museum in Jiuquan in China. China protects the history of many countries in this way.

Notre dame Cathedral(巴黎圣母院) in central Paris was built between the 12th and 14th centuries. It is one of the world's best­known monuments. Unfortunately,     1     the evening of April 15，2019,   it was damaged by a serious fire.

The fire     2     (seem)   to have started on the roof at the back of the cathedral. It spread quickly, sending flames     3     smoke high into the sky above Paris. The spire   (教堂塔尖) at the center of the cathedral glowed (发光) red and fell down     4    (final). Thousands of people gathered along the     5    (bank) of the Seine(塞纳河). They were all deeply shocked by the scene.

“It is like     6    (lose) a member of one's own family，” said Pierre Guillaume Bonnet, a 45­-year-­old marketing director.“For me, there are so     7     memories about it.”

About 500 firefighters battled the fire through the night. After nearly     8    /faiv/   hours, they managed to bring the fire under     9    /kən′trəul/. French officials said they had saved the     10    /stəun/ structure of the building. However, two-thirds of the roof was destroyed.

Restoration(修复) work was under way   at the cathedral. The cathedral will rise again in time.

In the p    1    , life was not easy. Most girls never went to school. They helped on the farm or cooked at home for their families. People didn't have a h    2     diet. They knew less about m    3    , and that made life less healthy. They didn't live as long a    4     we do today.

There were no buses or cars. People went to work o    5     foot or by bike. So they took more e    6    . Today more and more people use their own cars. They walk l    7     and become lazier. And faster transport makes more p    8    .

In the past, the families were very big. People lived in a small house. They cooked on the fire. Now there are many tall buildings to l    9     in. Life is better than it was in the past, i    10     it?

Recently, a very simple sentence “Amazing, my motherland.” has become widely known in China. As we know, China has     1     quickly these years. It has already become one of the most important     2     in the world. Foreigners pay more     3     to the ancient Eastern country-China. Helen is     4     exchange student. She has been in China     5     two years ago. She is     6     in a university in China now. Great changes make her amazed. “I think finding jobs is     7     in China than that in my country. I will work here     8     I finish my studies.” Helen said. In China, We can find new buildings everywhere. The great changes are much more than     9     . The achievement is so surprising. China is developing the trade and the friendship with other countries. China is playing an important     10     in the world.

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