onnewyear'seve,ourclasshadaparty.theatmospherewasgood.itwasoutoftheordinaryfromtheverybegining.theboystudentfromonebedroomgaveanunusualperformance.wesawaboynamedlixinminturnoffallthelightsinasuddensnap.thenwiththreeresounding(响亮的)crowofacockechoinginthehall,thehallwasagainbrightlylitinasnap.
then,therepresentativeofthebedroomzhuguozhangaskedustoguessalineofapoemrelatedtotheabovesituation.headdedthatlixinminalonewasbornintheyearofthedogandtheotherthreewereallbornintheyearofthechicken.theyleftusallinconfusion.anditwasourmonitorwhowasquickwitted(机智的).heshoutedour,"thedaybreaksasthecockcrowsthreetimesatdawn."thehallafterthat,theyhadanotheritem.thistimelixinminwasplacedinthemiddleofthecircle.whilehewasstandingthere,theotherthreestoodaroundhim,eachbowingdowntohimatanangleof120degrees.itwasanidiom.thistimeigotitright:"thedogstandsoutamongagroupofchickens."