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Lei Haiwei, a 37-year-old fast food courier(快递员) from Hunan Province, got first place in a televised Chinese poetry knowledge competition. He beat other competitors, including a master's degree (硕士学位) graduate from Beijing University, in the third season of the Chinese Poetry Conference on CCTV on April 4, 2018.
"My interest in ancient poems began as early as I was six years old. My father hoped I would grow up to be a man who keeps the mountains, rivers, lakes and seas in mind," the courier said.
In 2001, the younger Lei found a job in Shanghai and began to read books related to ancient poems at bookstores or libraries in his spare time, since he didn't make much money. The young man also developed a habit of reciting poems he liked and writing them down after returning home.
Though Lei works as a fast food courier in Hangzhou later, his love for poems never died. Even on his busiest working days, he used any available moment to recite poems. "For example, I am used to reciting poems when I wait for food at restaurants, and traffic lights on my way to deliver food. Reciting poems not only enriches my knowledge, but also makes my job less boring.As for my future plan, I will stick to reading and reciting poems," Lei said.
Mother bird is busy,
Flying from tree to tree,
Trying to find the right one,
To raise (养育) her family.
Should it be a maple, or maybe a pine?
Whichever (无论哪一个) it is, it will be just fine.
She finds one stick(树枝) and another,
And hurries back to put them together.
She sits on her eggs to keep them warm,
And hopes they don't fall during the storm.
The nest is strong and holds them well.
The babies suddenly come out from their shells (壳).
Mother bird is happy and as proud as it can be.
Now she is looking for food you see.
She feeds her babies most of the day.
They eat and eat but have no time to play.
It's time to learn to fly from the nest.
Mother bird doesn't get much rest.
The babies are so eager (渴望的) to fly,
But sad to tell their mother, goodbye.
—Sounds like a great idea.
