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Long ago, there lived a learned man in Greece. He was well-known 1 his wide knowledge. And lots of people from all over the country came to 2 things from him. The great man taught his students with all his heart and 3 their questions with great patience.
One day a student 4 him, “My dear teacher, didn’t you say you have many more questions than we do? But we think we students have a lot more than you. ” With a 5 , the teacher drew two circles -- one is as 6 as a big plate (盤子), and the other smaller.
“Of course, I’ve learned much more. But I don’t think I know all you know. Now, look at these two circles. Inside the big one is my knowledge of things, 7 inside the smaller one yours. Out of the circles is what we don’t know. My circle is larger, so its line is longer. That 8 I have more opportunities to meet with what we don’t know. And that’s 9 I myself have more questions than you do. The more you learn, the more 10 you’ll have. You will never learn enough, you know. ”