In Pursuit of the Sun

    A legendary¹ giant Kua Fu，overrating his own abilities，wanted to catch up with the sun．He followed the sun to its setting place at a valley far away and became very thirsty．Badly needing a drink of water，he went to the Yellow River and the River Wei to quench² his thirst，but the water from these two rivers were not sufficient to satisfy him．He decided³ to go to the great lake Tai in the north to drink its water．Before he got there he died of thirst on the way．Exercises：
    判断对（T）、错（F）：
    ① Kua Fu Wanted to catch up with the sun to show off his ability．② The sun's setting place is at a valley far away．③ He decided to go to the great lake Tai in the north to drink its water．④ He died because of the shortage of water．

1 legendary   

adj.传奇（中）的，闻名遐迩的；n.传奇（文学）

参考例句：

• Legendary stories are passed down from parents to children.传奇故事是由父母传给孩子们的。
• Odysseus was a legendary Greek hero.奥狄修斯是传说中的希腊英雄。

2 quench   

vt.熄灭，扑灭；压制

参考例句：

• The firemen were unable to quench the fire.消防人员无法扑灭这场大火。
• Having a bottle of soft drink is not enough to quench my thirst.喝一瓶汽水不够解渴。

3 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。