六、书面表达
54.中国寓言故事是中华传统文化的重要载体。最近某英文报正举行“用英语讲中国故事”的征文比赛。请根据下面六幅图片,写一篇英语短文讲述该故事,向该报投稿。

注意:(1)短文必须包含图片所示情节,可适当补充内容;
(2)文中不得出现真实的人名、地名和校名;
(3)词数80左右;短文首句仅供参考,不计入总词数。
首句: Once upon a time, an old man kept some horses.

54. One possible version:
Once upon a time, an old man kept some horses. One day, he lost a horse so his neighbours came to comfort him. However, he wasn't so sad about it. He thought maybe it wasn't a bad thing. Several days later, his lost horse returned home, along with another horse. When others felt happy for him, he said, "Maybe it's not a good thing." Later, his son fell off the horse and broke his leg when riding it. The man still thought it wasn't that bad. Luckily, because of his broken leg, his son stayed at home and didn't have to join a war later. Sometimes a bad thing may turn out to be a good thing.

【分析】首先梳理六幅图对应的“塞翁失马”故事情节：老人丢马→邻居安慰→老人认为可能不是坏事→失马带回另一匹→儿子骑马摔断腿→老人仍认为可能不是坏事→最终儿子因腿伤避免参战，点明祸福相依的道理。写作时需以首句为开头，按时间顺序串联所有情节，用一般过去时，适当补充细节，词数控制在80左右，准确传达故事内容和寓意。
【解析】1. 承接首句，描述老人丢马后邻居前来安慰，老人并不悲伤，认为可能不是坏事；2. 接着写几天后失马带回另一匹马，邻居祝贺时老人却觉得可能不是好事；3. 再写儿子骑新马摔断腿，老人仍认为不是坏事；4. 补充后续：儿子因腿伤不用参战，最后点明“坏事可能变好事”的寓意，确保包含所有图片情节，语言通顺，符合词数要求。
【答案】One possible version:
Once upon a time, an old man kept some horses. One day, he lost a horse so his neighbours came to comfort him. However, he wasn't so sad about it. He thought maybe it wasn't a bad thing. Several days later, his lost horse returned home, along with another horse. When others felt happy for him, he said, "Maybe it's not a good thing." Later, his son fell off the horse and broke his leg when riding it. The man still thought it wasn't that bad. Luckily, because of his broken leg, his son stayed at home and didn't have to join a war later. Sometimes a bad thing may turn out to be a good thing.
【知识点】英语书面表达、中国寓言故事英语写作
【点评】本题结合中国传统寓言故事，考查学生的英语叙事能力与文化表达能力，要求准确传递情节、体现寓意，语言需通顺自然，符合初中英语写作要求。
【难度系数】0.5