Onedaythesunandthewindhadaquarrel.Thesunsaidhewasstrongerthanthewind.Andthewindsaidhewasstrongerthanthesun.Justthentheysawamanwalkingdownbelowwithahatandacoaton,Thesunsaid,"Letsseewhocanmakethemantakeoffhishatandcoat.IfyoucandothatquickerthanI,thenyouarethestronger.""Allright,"saidthewind,"Illtryfirst."
Sothewindbegantoblow.Buttheharderheblew,thetighterthemanheldhishatandcoat.Thewindcouldnotmakehimtakethemoff.
Thenthesuntried.Itshonequietly.Soonthemantookoffhishatandwipedhisforehead.Thesunbegantoshinealittlebrighter,andthemantookoffhiscoat.Itshoneharderstill,andthemanbegantotakeoffhisshirt.Thenthewindsaidtothesun,“Thatsenough.Youarestrongerthanme.
TheSunisthestarofoursolarsystem.TheEarthandothermatter(includingotherplanets,asteroids,meteoroids,cometsanddust)orbittheSun,whichbyitselfaccountsformorethan99%ofthesolarsystem‘smass.
EnergyfromtheSun—intheformofinsolationfromsunlight—supportsalmostalllifeonEarthviaphotosynthesis,anddrivestheEarth‘sclimateandweather.
TheSunissometimesreferredtobyitsLatinnameSolorbyitsGreeknameHelios.Itsastrologicalandastronomicalsymbolisacirclewithapointatitscenter:.Someancientpeoplesoftheworldconsidereditaplanetbeforetheacceptanceofheliocentrism.
Alllifeonourearthdepends,inonewayoranother,onthesun.Withoutitslightandwarmth,therewouldbenolife.Thesungivesusourfoodandourclothingmaterial.Itevengivesusourcoal,too.
Thesunalsomakesourdayandournight.Lighttravelsinstraightlines.Itcomesfromthesun45,000,000milesaway.
Thesunlightshalftheearthatatime.Itisdayonthelightedside.Itisnightonthedarksideoftheearth.Almosteverypartoftheearthturnsfromdaytonightduringevery24hours.
Asunnydayinwinteriscolderthanasunnydayinsummer.Thisisbecausethesummerdayislonger,everythinghasalongertimetowarmupandthesunshinesmoredirectlyontheearth.Inwinter,thedayisshort,thereislesstimeforeverythingtogetwarmandthesundoesntshinemoredirectlyontheearth.
Land,justlikethesand,warmsupmorequicklythanwaterbutitalsolosesitsheatmorequickly.Soonahotsunnysummersdayonthebeach,youcanfeelhowhotthesandgets.Thewateriscooltothefeetwhenyougoforapaddle.
Thesunmakesourearthbeautiful.Itgivesuslight.Itkeepsuswarm.Itmakesthingsgrow.Wecannotlivewithoutthesun.
Thereisnothingmoreimportantinlifethanthesun.WithoutthesunalllivingthingsonEarthwoulddie.
Thesunisastar.Intheskytherearethousandsofstarlikethesun.Theyareaslargeasthesunandashotasthesun.Atnightyoucanseemanystars,butinday-timeyoucanonlyseeonestar---thesun.
Thesunismuchnearertousthananyotherstar.Thatiswhyitbookslikethebiggestandbrightestofallthestars.ThedistanceofthesunfromtheEarthisasmuchas150millionkilometres.MostofthestarsarethousandsoflightyearsawayfromtheEarth.
Doyouknowwhatalightyearis?Nothingintheworldtravelsfasterthanlight.Ittravels300,000kilometersasecond.Onelightyearisthedistancethatlighttravelsinoneyear.
Lastwinter,peopleweresharingawarmseason,allthewinterwasfullofsunshine,andtheythoughttheyhadacomfortablewinter.AfterSpringFestival,itwasthetimeforspringtocome,buthowstrangeitwas,theweatherwasgettingcolderandcolder,itrainedallday,nowamonthhaspassed,theweatherkeepsraining,andtherehasbeennosunshineoveramonth,thesuchsituationcreatesanewrecord.
Badweatherhasbecomeahottopic,peoplekeeptheireyeonthenews,theywanttohearthegoodnews,maybethesunwillcomeoutsoon.IfeellikeIbecomeaBritish,talkingabouttheweatherallday.Ihopethesuncomesoutsoon,thebadweatherisdrivingmecrazy.
Thisafternoon,mysisterandIcametothegarden.Isaid,"sister,thehotsunmakesmesweatandsweat.".Sistersaid,"dontworry.Ihavemoneywithme.
Whatcanwebuy?"Isaid,"letsbuyicecream."Mysistersaid,"OK!"AftermysisterandIateicecream,thehotsunwaswipedoutbymysisterandI.
Thesunshinesonus.Itgivesuslightandheat.Itmakeseverythinggrow.Itgivestheearthlife.
Theearthturnsrounditself.Asitturns,wehavedayandnight.Itsbrightbydayanddarkbynight.
Theearthalsotravelsroundthesuninanorbit.Asittravels,wehavefourseasons.Itishotinsummerandcoldinwinter.thedaysarelonginsummerandshortinwinter.Inspringitiswarmandthedaysaregettinglonger.Inautumnitiscoolandthedaysaregettingshorter.
Everymorningyoucanseethesunrisingintheeast.Thesungivesuslight.Whenyoustandinthesunyoucanfeeltheheat.Thesungivesusheatfromveryfaraway.Thesunisaboutonehundredandfiftymillionkilometersaway.Itlookssmallbecauseitissofarfromus,butitisactuallyveryverybig.
Theearthgoesaroundthesun.Ittakestheearthayeartogoaroundthesun.Plants,animalsandpeopleneedthesun.Wecannotlivewithoutthesun.
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Thesunshinesonus.Itgivesuslightandheat.Itmakeseverythinggrow.Itgivestheearthlife.
Theearthturnsrounditself.Asitturns,wehavedayandnight.It＇sbrightbydayanddarkbynight.
Theearthalsotravelsroundthesuninanorbit.Asittravels,wehavefourseasons.Itishotinsummerandcoldinwinter.Thedaysarelonginsummerandshortinwinter.Inspringitiswarmandthedaysaregettinglonger.Inautumnitiscoolandthedaysaregettingshorter.
Thereisnothingmoreimportantinlifethanthesun.WithoutthesunalllivingthingsonEarthwoulddie.Thesunisastar.Intheskytherearethousandsofstarlikethesun.Theyareaslargeasthesunandashotasthesun.Atnightyoucanseemanystars,butinday-timeyoucanonlyseeonestar---thesun.
Thesunismuchnearertousthananyotherstar.Thatiswhyitbookslikethebiggestandbrightestofallthestars.ThedistanceofthesunfromtheEarthisasmuchas150millionkilometres.MostofthestarsarethousandsoflightyearsawayfromtheEarth.
Doyouknowwhatalightyearis?Nothingintheworldtravelsfasterthanlight.Ittravels300,000kilometersasecond.Onelightyearisthedistancethatlighttravelsinoneyear.
"Inpursuitoflightandheat,Ithrewmyselfintothelight,andfinallydiedunderthelight,orimmersedinoil,creatingthelegendofmothsfightingthefire.Mothsarepraiseworthy.Atthelastmoment,theygetlightandheat
Ithasbeenrainingforseveraldays.Today,IfinallyseethesunthatIhavebeendreamingforalongtime.Itwarmsmyheartlikeabigstove,shinesonme,transmitsthelaughterlikeasilverbelltothelonelyme,andselflesslydedicatesalltheloveithastothepeople.Inaninstant,theearthhasundergoneunprecedentedchanges:underthesunslight,thegrass,drivenbythestorm,straightensitsheadandheadsupagainstthewind:itiscompletelyattackedbythethunderandelectricity,butwhenthenewsunwarmsitagain,itstubbornlydrawsoutnewbuds,whicharemorevigorousunderthesunsrendering!Ah!Thepowerofthesunissogreat!
Fromancienttimestothepresent,peoplehavebeenpursuingthebright.Kuafuchasedthesunanddiedthirstyinthehotsun.AlthoughKuafudied,hisspiritisveryvaluable.Itsbehaviorfullyshowspeoplesdesireforanddesireforlight.
Ah!Sun!Pleasegivemelightandheat,letmeconveythispowertoeverycorneroftheworld!