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“Do you remember this?” whispered one after the other, “Do you remember that?” and then they told him so much that the perspiration ran from his forehead.
“I did not know that!” said the Emperor.
“Music! music! the great Chinese drum!” he cried,“so that I need not hear all they say!”
And they continued speaking, and Death nodded like a Chinaman to all they said.
“Music! music!” cried the Emperor. “You little precious golden bird, sing, sing! I have given you gold and costly presents; I have even hung my golden slipper around your neck----sing now, sing!”
But the bird stood still; , and he could not sing without that; but Death continued to stare at the Emperor with his great hollow eyes, and it was quiet, fearfully quiet.
Then there sounded from the window, suddenly, the most lovely song. It was the little live Nightingale, that sat outside on a spray. It had heard of the Emperor's sad plight, and had come to sing to him of comfort and hope.And as it sang the spectres grew paler and paler; the blood ran quicker and more quickly through the Emperor's weak limbs; and even Death listened, and said,
“Go on, little Nightingale, go on!”
“But will you give me that splendid golden sword?Will you give me that rich banner? Will you give me the Emperor's crown?”
And Death gave up each of these treasures for a song. And the Nightingale sang on and on; and it sang of the quiet churchyard where the white roses grow, where the elder-blossom smells sweet, and where the fresh grass is moistened by the tears of survivors. Then Death felt a longing to see his garden, and floated out at the window in the form of a cold white mist.
“Thanks! thanks!”said the Emperor. “You heavenly little bird! I know you well. I banished you from my country and empire, and yet you have charmed away the evil faces from my couch, and banished Death from my heart! How can I reward you?”
“You have rewarded me!”replied the Nightingale. “I have drawn tears from your eyes, when I sang the first time----I shall never forget that. Those are the jewels that rejoice a singer's heart. But now sleep and grow fresh and strong again. I will sing you something. ”
And it sang, and the Emperor fell into a sweet slumber.
Ah! how mild and refreshing that sleep was!
The sun shone upon him through the windows, when he awoke refreshed and restored: not one of his servants had yet returned, for they all thought he was dead; only the Nightingale still sat beside him and sang.

蘋果是人們常吃的水果，除了削皮吃外，有許多人講究營養，喜歡連皮一起吃，但現在許多保鮮技術讓蘋果表面不容易清洗，因此如何清洗蘋果成了市民關注的問題。記者就此請教了相關人士，得到了一些洗蘋果的小竅門。

竅門一：蘋果過水浸濕後，在表皮放一點鹽，然後雙手握著蘋果來回輕輕地搓，表面的髒東西很快就能搓幹淨，然後再用水沖幹淨，就可以放心吃了。專家介紹，這樣清洗的原理是利用了鹽的小顆粒狀態，增強了摩擦，而且，食鹽也非常幹淨。

竅門二：准備一個小盆，放些澱粉，然後洗蘋果。這個方法也適用於洗梨和葡萄等等，而且水果表面不易變色。尤其是洗葡萄這辦法很好用，因為葡萄很難洗幹淨，用力洗又會破壞葡萄原有的狀態。

竅門三：將牙膏塗在蘋果表面當清潔劑，這個辦法也很好用。用熱水洗蘋果也是個很好的辦法，這樣很容易將蘋果表皮的保鮮劑等清洗掉。

竅門四：最好在超市買專用來洗水果的洗液。專家提醒，不要用質量難保證的洗潔精，因為用質量差的洗潔精，不但洗不幹淨，還可能有危害身體健康的化學品。

薏米仁，又稱為薏米或苡米，一般在超市裏都能買到。很多人都因為不了解薏米仁的功效與作用，很少食用該食品。其實，薏米仁不僅具有顯著的抗癌作用，還能健脾、補肺、清熱、利濕，更是一種天然的美容食品。

說薏米仁是米中第一，真是一點都不為過。薏米仁所含的蛋白質為禾科植物種子中最高，並且其碳水化合物、礦物質、維生素B1、B2、E等均有普通白米的數倍之多，因此能有效促進新陳代謝，治療維生素、礦物質不足所引起的疾病，以及提供生命活動所需的能量，這種能量也就是中醫所稱的“氣”，《神農本草經》所述的“輕身益氣”道理即在此。

薏米仁的功效與作用：

1、抗癌

在日本，薏米仁被視作典型的“抗癌食品”，這是因為薏米仁中的薏米酯、亞油酸是非常重要的抗癌成分，同時還能減輕腫瘤患者放化療的毒副作用。臨床上一般建議腫瘤患者用生薏米30-50克，加水浸泡3-4小時後煮熟食用，每日2次，連食數月即可起到較為明顯的治療效果。

2、健脾胃

在炎熱的夏天裏，脾胃不好的人常常感覺食欲不振、消化能力減退。中醫認為，薏米具有健脾、補肺、清熱、利濕的作用，而且特別容易消化吸收，是食療佳品，適合脾胃虛弱者食用。

3、美容

薏米仁含有薏苡素，可以抑制橫紋肌，是天然的養顏去皺佳品。由於脾胃兩虛而導致顏面多皺、面色晦暗的人，建議用薏米與山藥、大棗、小米一起煮粥喝，或者將薏米仁炒熟後研末沖服。除此之外，薏米仁還具有美白的功效，因此被女性視為恩物。

面對惱人的臉部斑點你是不是嘗試過很多美白方法?但是很多方法不奏效的時候就會讓你對美白失了信心，其實，幾個簡單的小辦法，就能幫你“喝”掉斑點!如果你什麼方法都已用盡卻無效，為什麼不試試這個最簡單的方法呢?
每日喝1杯西紅柿汁可防治雀斑

每日喝1杯西紅柿汁或經常吃西紅柿，對防治雀斑有較好的作用。因為西紅柿中含豐富的維生素c，被譽為“維生素c的倉庫”。維生素c可抑制皮膚內酪氨酸酶的活性，有效減少黑色素的形成，從而使皮膚白嫩，黑斑消退。

大米黃瓜粥祛斑

取大米100克，鮮嫩黃瓜300克，精鹽2克，生薑10克。將黃瓜洗淨，去皮去心切成薄片。大米淘洗乾淨，生薑洗淨拍碎。鍋內加水約1000毫升，置火上，下大米、生薑，武火燒開後，改用文火慢慢煮至米爛時下入黃瓜片，再煮至湯稠，入精鹽調味即可。一日二次溫服，可以潤澤皮膚、祛斑、減肥。

常飲檸檬汁，可以白嫩皮膚

將檸檬攪汁，加冰糖適量飲用。檸檬中含有豐富的維生素c，100克檸檬汁中含維生素c可高達50毫克。此外還含有鈣、磷、鐵和b族維生素等。常飲檸檬汁，不僅可以白嫩皮膚，防止皮膚血管老化，消除面部色斑，而且還具有防治動脈硬化的作用。

黑木耳祛除黑斑

取黑木耳30克，紅棗20枚。將黑木耳洗淨，紅棗去核，加水適量，煮半個小時左右。每日早、晚餐後各一次。經常服食，可以駐顏祛斑、健美豐肌，並用於治療面部黑斑、形瘦。本食譜中的黑木耳，《本草綱目》中記載其可去面上黑斑。黑木耳可潤膚，防止皮膚老化大棗和中益氣，健脾潤膚，有助黑木耳祛除黑斑。

每日早晚洗完臉後，以鮮胡蘿蔔汁拍臉

將鮮胡蘿蔔研碎擠汁，取10-30毫升，每日早晚洗完臉後，以鮮汁拍臉，待乾後用塗有植物油的手輕拍面部。此外，每日喝1杯胡蘿蔔汁也有祛斑作用。因為胡蘿蔔含有豐富的維生素a原。維生素a原在體內可轉化為維生素a。維生素a具有滑潤、強健皮膚的作用，並可防治皮膚粗糙及雀斑。