1. Chapter 33 of the Classical Chinese Enlightenment Reader
Chapters 1 to 33 of the "Classical Chinese Enlightenment Reader" are as follows: 1 "The Eel Saves the Maid" Gao Huaizhong sold eel noodles at Xiaodongmen in Yangzhou.
He had to slaughter thousands of eels every day. A maid (maid) took pity on him and secretly fished a few eels out of the tank every night and threw them into the river through the back window, like Been doing this for several years. One day, a fire broke out in the store. The maid escaped in a hurry and was burned by the fire.
She was trapped by the river and fell asleep in the middle of the night. After waking up, I found that not only the pain was relieved, but the burned area was also much better.
She looked around and found that mud from the river had accumulated on the wound, and there were traces of eels walking on the ground. Only then did she realize that it was the eel that had been released before that came to save her.
Gao Huaizhong was moved by the maid's behavior, so he immediately stopped the business and dismantled the boiler. There was a hole under the boiler. He put countless live eels into the river. 2 "Parrot Puts Out the Fire" A parrot flew to another mountain. The birds and animals on the mountain were all very friendly to it. The parrot had its own ideas. Although this place was good, it was not a place where it could stay for a long time. The parrot still left here and flew to Gone elsewhere.
Birds and beasts are reluctant to let it go. A few months later, a fire broke out in the mountain, and the flames towered into the sky. After seeing it, the parrot in the distance got into the water, wetted its feathers, flew through the forest, sprinkled water on the fire, and wanted to use its feathers to coat the fire. The water drops extinguished the volcano, and the god said to the parrot, "Although you have good intentions, how can these water drops be enough?" The parrot replied, "I also know that my small water drops cannot put out the fire, but I was once here I have lived in the mountains, and the animals in the mountains have been very kind to me. I really can't bear to see them wiped out by this fire, so I have to do my best to help them!" The god praised the parrot's kindness and put out the fire.
3 "Huang Xiang Warms the Banquet" Huang Xiang was from the Han Dynasty in the past. When he was 9 years old, he knew how to serve his parents. Summer is here and the weather is extremely hot.
Huang Xiang took a fan and cooled the bed and pillows where her parents slept. She also fanned away the mosquitoes and blood-sucking bugs in the mosquito net, and also made her father sleep peacefully after a tiring day. On winter nights, the weather is extremely cold.
Huang Xiang used her own body temperature to warm her parents' bed before inviting her father to sleep. The story of Huang Xiang Wenxi spread like this, and it is known as "Unparalleled in the world, Jiangxia Huang Xiang".
4 "Dog Rescue***" Villagers in Chenggong County raised a dog. One day, a mother went up the mountain to collect firewood. The little girl couldn't keep up and fell several miles behind her mother. Suddenly it snowed heavily, and her mother When she came back from carrying firewood in the evening, her daughter and the dog were missing. The mother was very frightened in the village. She ran back and forth and shouted loudly, but she still could not see her daughter. The nearby village assisted in the search, but to no avail. That night, the parents were very sad and thought that their daughter She might have been drowned in the water, she might have fallen into a well, or she might have been eaten by a wolf dog. Just after dawn, her parents asked the nearby village to help her find her. Finally, they saw the girl lying under a tree, with the dog nestling next to her. He is not dead yet. This happened in November of the eleventh year of Yongzheng's reign. Everyone in the same county was surprised. 5 "Lu Ji Huai Orange" Lu Ji was a native of Wu during the Three Kingdoms period. When Lu Ji had the highest official position, he served as a prefect and was proficient in astronomy and calendar. When Lu Ji was six years old, he met Yuan Shu in Jiujiang. Yuan Shu asked someone to bring him oranges to eat. Lu Ji secretly hid three of them and said goodbye to Yuan Shu before leaving. , the orange fell to the ground.
Yuan Shu smiled and said, "Why did Lu Lang come back with oranges in his arms when he was a guest here?" Lu Ji knelt down and replied, "It's because the oranges are very sweet and I wanted to take them back to my mother." !" Yuan Shu said: "Lu Lang knows filial piety at such a young age, and he will definitely become a great talent when he grows up!" Yuan Shu felt that Lu Ji was very different and often praised him in the future. 6 "Sun Tai" Sun Tai was from Shanyang. When he was young, he studied under Huangfu Ying. His behavior and character were very ancient.
Sun Tai’s wife is his aunt’s daughter. At first, my aunt was old and entrusted her two daughters to Sun Tai, saying: "The eldest daughter has a defect in one eye, you can marry her younger sister.
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After his aunt passed away, Sun Tai married his aunt's eldest daughter. When someone asked him why, Sun Tai said: "That man has something wrong with his eyes, and he can't marry except me." "
Everyone admired Sun Tai's loyalty. Sun Tai once met an iron lampstand in the city, bought it, and had it cleaned. It turned out to be a silver product.
Sun Tai He hurried to return it to the seller. During the Zhonghe period, Sun Tai would settle down in Yixing and buy a villa with two hundred dollars.
After paying half of the money, Sun Tai went to Wuxing County for a visit and agreed to come back. Then he went to the newly bought villa. Two months later, Sun Tai came back, stopped the boat and walked, and gave the remaining money to the owner and asked him to move elsewhere.
At this time, Sun Tai was frightened when he saw an old woman crying.
The old woman said: "I once served my parents-in-law here, but my descendants were not good enough, so the villa was occupied by others. Possessed, therefore sad. Sun Tai felt at a loss for a long time, so he lied to her and said, "I just received the documents from the capital and have been appointed to another position. I cannot live here. Your son will be in charge of the place where I live." "
After saying that, he untied the boat rope and left, never to come back. 7 "Wen Zhengming's Calligraphy" Wen Zhengming supervised the writing of "The Thousand-Character Essay", and he wrote ten books every day as a standard , his calligraphy improved rapidly.
He was never sloppy in writing. Sometimes when he replied to a letter, he would rewrite it several times without any trouble.
Therefore, his calligraphy becomes more exquisite and beautiful as he gets older. 8 "Kuaiquan" Once upon a time, there was a country with only one spring called "Kuaiquan"
Everyone in the country drank this water. , there is no one who is not crazy; only the monarch of the country digs wells to draw water, the only one who can be free from disease. Since everyone in the country is crazy, they gather together to find a way to catch the king, cure the king's madness, and burn mugwort leaves. , acupuncture, medicine, everything was used.
The king couldn't bear the pain, so he went to the spring and drank some water. After drinking, the king, ministers, adults and children went crazy. , their madness was the same, and everyone was very happy.
9 "Smart Dog Solved the Case" There was an ancient temple a hundred miles away from Hangzhou, where the incense was very popular. One night, a thief climbed over the wall. Enter (the temple).
The dog barked and a monk spotted the thief. He cut the monk to the ground and fled with the goods
A few days later. , two young monks came in and saw the corpse, and were very surprised, so they went to the government to complain.
Passing by a tavern on the way, they saw 5 or 6 2. Classical Chinese Enlightenment Reader. Chapters
Chapters 1 to 33 of "Classical Chinese Enlightenment Reader" are as follows: 1 "The Eel Saves the Maid" Gao Huaizhong sold eel noodles in Xiaodongmen of Yangzhou
He slaughtered thousands of eels every day. A maid (maid) took pity on the eels and secretly fished a few eels out of the tank every night and threw them into the river through the back window. She did this for several years. One day, something happened in the store. The maid escaped from the fire in a hurry and was burned by the fire.
She was trapped by the river and fell asleep in the middle of the night. When she woke up, she found that not only the pain was relieved, but the burns were also healed. It was much better.
She looked around and found that the mud from the river had accumulated on the wound, and there were traces of eels walking on the ground. She then realized that it was the eel that had been released before. The fish came to save her.
Gao Huaizhong was moved by the maid's behavior, so he immediately stopped the business and dismantled the boiler. There was a hole under the boiler. He put all the countless moving eels into the river. . 2 "Parrot Puts Out the Fire" A parrot flew to another mountain. The birds and animals on the mountain were very friendly to it. The parrot had its own ideas. Although this place was good, it was not a place where it could stay for a long time. The parrot still left here and flew away. It has gone elsewhere.
Even the birds and beasts are reluctant to let it go.
A few months later, a fire broke out in the mountain, and the flames towered into the sky. After seeing it, the parrot in the distance got into the water, wetted its feathers, flew through the forest, sprinkled water on the fire, and wanted to use its feathers to coat the fire. The water drops extinguished the volcano, and the god said to the parrot, "Although you have good intentions, how can these water drops be enough?" The parrot replied, "I also know that my small water drops cannot put out the fire, but I was once here I have lived in the mountains, and the animals in the mountains have been very kind to me. I really can't bear to see them wiped out by this fire, so I have to do my best to help them!" The god praised the parrot's kindness and put out the fire.
3 "Huang Xiang Warms the Banquet" Huang Xiang was from the Han Dynasty in the past. When he was 9 years old, he knew how to serve his parents. Summer is here and the weather is extremely hot.
Huang Xiang took a fan and cooled the bed and pillows where her parents slept. She also fanned away the mosquitoes and blood-sucking bugs in the mosquito net, and also made her father sleep peacefully after a tiring day. On winter nights, the weather is extremely cold.
Huang Xiang used her own body temperature to warm her parents' bed before inviting her father to sleep. The story of Huang Xiang Wenxi spread like this, and it is known as "Unparalleled in the world, Jiangxia Huang Xiang".
4 "Dog Rescue***" Villagers in Chenggong County raised a dog. One day, a mother went up the mountain to collect firewood. The little girl couldn't keep up and fell several miles behind her mother. Suddenly it snowed heavily, and her mother When she came back from carrying firewood in the evening, her daughter and the dog were missing. The mother was very frightened in the village. She ran back and forth and shouted loudly, but she still could not see her daughter. The nearby village assisted in the search, but to no avail. That night, the parents were very sad and thought that their daughter She might have been drowned in the water, she might have fallen into a well, or she might have been eaten by a wolf dog. Just after dawn, her parents asked the nearby village to help her find her. Finally, they saw the girl lying under a tree, with the dog nestling next to her. He is not dead yet. This happened in November of the eleventh year of Yongzheng's reign. Everyone in the same county was surprised. 5 "Lu Ji Huai Orange" Lu Ji was a native of Wu during the Three Kingdoms period. When Lu Ji had the highest official position, he served as a prefect and was proficient in astronomy and calendar. When Lu Ji was six years old, he met Yuan Shu in Jiujiang. Yuan Shu asked someone to bring him oranges to eat. Lu Ji secretly hid three of them and said goodbye to Yuan Shu before leaving. , the orange fell to the ground.
Yuan Shu smiled and said, "Why did Lu Lang come back with oranges in his arms when he was a guest here?" Lu Ji knelt down and replied, "It's because the oranges are very sweet and I wanted to take them back to my mother." !" Yuan Shu said: "Lu Lang knows filial piety at such a young age, and he will definitely become a great talent when he grows up!" Yuan Shu felt that Lu Ji was very different and often praised him in the future. 6 "Sun Tai" Sun Tai was from Shanyang. When he was young, he studied under Huangfu Ying. His behavior and character were very ancient.
Sun Tai’s wife is his aunt’s daughter. At first, the aunt was old and entrusted her two daughters to Sun Tai, saying, "The eldest daughter has a problem with one eye. You can marry her sister."
When the aunt passed away, Sun Tai married His aunt's eldest daughter is his wife. Someone asked him why, and Sun Tai said: "That man has something wrong with his eyes. He can't marry except me."
Everyone admired Sun Tai's loyalty. Sun Tai once met an iron lampstand in the city, bought it, and had it cleaned. It turned out to be made of silver.
Sun Tai hurried to return the seller. During the Zhonghe period, Sun Tai would settle down in Yixing and purchase a villa for two hundred guan.
Having paid half of the money, Sun Tai went to Wuxing County for a tour and agreed to go to the newly purchased villa when he came back. Two months later, Sun Tai came back, stopped the boat and walked, and gave the rest of the money to the owner of the house, asking him to move elsewhere.
At this time, I saw an old woman crying bitterly. Sun Tai was frightened after hearing this and asked her to ask.
The old woman said: "I once served my parents-in-law here, but my descendants were not successful, so the villa was owned by others, so I was sad." Sun Tai felt at a loss for a long time, so he lied to her and said: "I just happened to After receiving the document from the capital, I have been appointed to another position and cannot live here. Your son will be in charge of the place where I live for the time being." After saying that, he untied the boat rope and left, never to come back again. . 7. "Wen Zhengming's Calligraphy" Wen Zhengming supervised the writing of "The Thousand-Character Essay". He wrote ten copies every day as a standard, and his calligraphy improved rapidly.
He has never been careless about writing in his life. Sometimes when someone replies to a letter and it's a little bit incomplete, I must rewrite it over and over again without fear of trouble.
Therefore, his calligraphy becomes more exquisite and beautiful as he gets older. 8 "Crazy Spring" Once upon a time, there was a country with only one spring in the whole country, named "Crazy Spring".
Everyone in the country drinks this water, and everyone is crazy; only the monarch of the country digs wells to draw water, and he is the only one who is free from disease. Since everyone in the country was crazy, they gathered together to find a way to catch the king and cure the king's madness. They used mugwort leaves to smoke, acupuncture, and medicine, all of which were used.
The king couldn't bear the pain, so he went to the spring, scooped out water and drank it. After drinking it, he went crazy. The kings and ministers (all over the country), adults and children, all had the same madness, and everyone was very happy.
9 "Smart Dog Solved the Case" A hundred miles away from Hangzhou, there is an ancient temple with strong incense. One night, a thief climbed over the wall and entered (the temple).
The dog kept barking, and a monk discovered the thief. The thief chopped the monk to the ground and fled with the goods.
A few days later, two young monks came in and saw the body. They were very surprised. So he went to the government to complain, and his dog also went away.
Passing a tavern on the road. 3. Classical Chinese Enlightenment Reader 37, 38 original text
1. "The Classical Chinese Enlightenment Reader" Chapter 37 "Huang Er Zhuan Shu" original text: Lu Ji of Jin Dynasty had a dog named "Huang Er".
I am an official in the capital. I have not heard from my family for a long time, so I suspect something unexpected happened. One day, the Playing Dog said, "Can you take the book with you to get some news?" The dog was delighted and wagged its tail.
Ji Sui wrote a book, put it in a bamboo tube, and tied it to the dog's neck. The dog passes by the post road, day and night.
The family read the book and turned against it. The dog immediately hit the road, crossed the mountains and ridges, and galloped towards the capital.
It's a thousand miles away, and it takes fifty years for a person to travel back and forth, but only twenty years for a dog. After the dog died, he was buried by a machine and named "Huang Er Tomb".
The original text of Chapter 38 "Retribution": Pingwangren Wang Jun, who likes to eat frogs, made an iron needle about two feet long. Every time a frog is caught, a needle is pierced through its neck. When the needle is full, it is carried back home to fill up the meal.
This has been the case for many years. One day, I went to a relative's house and saw that there were no frogs on the plate. I was very sorry.
At dusk, relatives stay overnight. That night, there was a fire in the distance. Wang Jun went to the house to look at it, and the fire was blazing.
My relatives lived near a river, and they were afraid of thieves climbing into the house through the water, so they planted dozens of iron bars near the water, all with sharp ends, like razor blades. Wang Jun looked at the fire from a distance and gloated about his misfortune. He lost his footing and fell. An iron bar penetrated his neck. He screamed terribly and the rescuer could not do anything. Then a long ladder was erected in the water. People climbed up the ladder to free him. However, he was already exhausted. Absolutely.
His death was like an iron needle piercing a frog, which is the retribution for killing. 2. Introduction to "Classical Chinese Enlightenment Reader": This book is published by Shanghai Dictionary Publishing House and edited by Yang Zhenzhong.
Book *** Contains 340 classical Chinese articles. Each article contains the original text, classical Chinese knowledge, inspiration and reference, thinking and exercises. The end of the book contains reference answers. It is an appreciable classical Chinese reading book suitable for enlightenment study of classical Chinese.
3. Source of the original text: 1) Chapter 37 "Huang Er Zhuan Shu" is taken from "Shu Yi Ji" and was written by Ren Fang, a famous writer in the Liang Dynasty of the Southern Dynasties. Ren Fang, courtesy name Yansheng.
Born in Bochang, Le'an (now Shouguang, Shandong), he is good at writing memorials and practical prose; 2) The 38th chapter "Retribution" comes from "Yu Quyuan Notes", and the original author is unknown. Yu Quyuan: Yu Yue (1821-1907), courtesy name Yinfu and nickname Quyuan, was born in Yangnandai Village, Wuzhongshan County, Deqing County, Zhejiang Province. He was a Jinshi in the 30th year of Daoguang in the Qing Dynasty. His sentence "The flowers fall and the spring is still there" won the appreciation of the examiner Zeng Guofan. Entered the Hanlin Academy and was awarded the title of lay scholar.
He is knowledgeable and has profound knowledge of classics and history. He is also very accomplished in poetry, phonology, exegesis, writing, calligraphy, Buddhism, biography, novels, operas, essays, etc. He has taught at the West Lake Exegesis Jingshe for many years. , author of more than 500 volumes of "The Complete Works of Chun Zaitang".
4. Original text of Lessons 20 and 21 of the Classical Chinese Enlightenment Reader
20. White-haired Girl:
Tenant Yang Bailao lost his spouse early and had a daughter named Xier, who was betrothed to Dachun from the same village. . The landlord Huang Shiren was unkind because of his wealth, and used land tax to force others to do so. Yang shouted that there was no way out, so he committed suicide. Xi'er suddenly fell into the tiger's mouth and was stained by yellow. It is yellow and wants to be sold. Xi'er had no choice but to escape in the middle of the night and hide in the mountains, gathering fruits for himself. In order to avenge Yansheng, he sneaked into the ancient temple, snatched the offerings and ate them, and everyone thought he was a ghost. Later, the rebel army arrived and was intercepted by Dachun. It's a joy to see it familiarly in spring. When Xi'er's autobiography was published, the two of them were deeply saddened. This can be said: Seeing the rising sun in the long night, the earth is shaken and the world is changed. Since then there has been no harsh government in the world, and the wolves, tigers and leopards have turned into ashes.
Translation:
Yang Bailao was a farmer. His spouse died early and he raised a daughter named Xi'er who married Dachun from the same village. A landowner named Huang Shiren He only wanted to get rich and could not think about others. He forced Yang Bailao to pay taxes. Yang Bailao shouted that he had no way to go and committed suicide. Xi'er suddenly fell into the tiger's mouth and was bullied by Huang Shiren. Soon Huang Shiren again He wanted to sell her. Xi'er had no choice but to escape in the middle of the night, went into the mountains to hide, and picked wild fruits to eat by himself. In order to extend his life as a reward, he secretly entered an ancient temple and grabbed offerings to eat. They thought she was a ghost. Later, the People's Liberation Army arrived and was intercepted by Dachun. Dachun looked out of habit and saw that it was Xi'er. When Xi'er described her unfortunate experience, the two of them couldn't help but sigh. This can be said: After a long night, they finally saw each other. In the morning sun, earth-shaking changes have taken place in the world. From now on, there will be no cruel government orders in the world, and the wolves, tigers and leopards will all turn into ashes.
21. Ouyang Xun Guan Ancient Monument:
Tang Dynasty When Ouyang asked about it, he saw an ancient stele written by Jin Suojing (a famous calligrapher in the Western Jin Dynasty). Standing on horseback to watch, it took a long time to leave. After several hundred steps back, he dismounted and stood still. When he was tired, he spread his fur clothes and sat down to watch. He stayed beside him and left in three days.
Translation:
Ouyang Xun once traveled and saw an ancient tablet written by Suo Jing of the Western Jin Dynasty. So he stopped his horse to watch, and left after a long time. After walking a few hundred steps, he came back, dismounted and stood in front of the monument to watch. When he was tired, he spread out his coat and sat down to observe. So I slept next to him and didn't leave until three days and three nights.
"Classical Chinese Enlightenment Reader", Shanghai Dictionary Publishing House, edited by Yang Zhenzhong. This book contains ***340 articles in classical Chinese. Each article contains the original text, classical Chinese knowledge, inspiration and reference, thinking and exercises. The end of the book contains reference answers. It is a classical Chinese reading worth appreciating. "Classical Chinese Enlightenment Reader" has a rich and diverse selection of articles: idioms and allusions, historical stories, biographies, local customs, etc. Everything that can be recorded is included. The theme of "care" is derived from it. While it is catchy, it also improves students' ideological cultivation and achieves multiple goals with one stone. The content words and function words used in the book are the most commonly used, and the grammatical characteristics and sentence structure characteristics are also quite satisfactory. Some specially designed micro-exercises allow students to understand and discover its rules through relaxed thinking. 5. Chapter 117 of the Classical Chinese Enlightenment Reader
117. Turning stone into gold
A man was extremely poor and devoted his life to Lu Zu. Lu Zu was Lu Dongbin and was said to be the ancestor of Taoism. Lu Zu felt his sincerity and suddenly came to his house one day. Seeing that his house was surrounded by bare walls, he felt pity for him, so he stretched out his finger and pointed at the rock in his courtyard. After a while, the charm turned into gold, and he said: "What do you want?" The man bowed again and said: "I don't want to." Lu Zu was overjoyed and said: "Zicheng can do this, he has a selfless heart, and he can teach him the great way." The man said, "No, I want your finger." Lu Zu suddenly disappeared.
A very poor man dedicated his life to worshiping Lu Zu. Lu Zu was Lu Dongbin, the ancestor of Taoism. Lu Dongbin was touched by his sincerity. One day, he suddenly came down from the sky and saw that his family was very poor. He couldn't help but pity him, so he stretched out a finger and pointed at a heavy stone in his courtyard. Immediately, it transformed into sparkling gold and said, "Do you want it?" The man bowed twice and replied, "No.
Lu Dongbin was very happy and said: "If you can do this and have no selfish motives, I can teach you the true way to become an immortal." The man said, "That's not the case. I want your finger." " Lu Dongbin suddenly disappeared.
1. Explanation:
Erqing: for a while
Professor: teach
Otherwise: not like this
Sudden: suddenly
2. Why did the poor man want Lu Zu’s finger instead of a lot of gold? Da: Because his finger could produce more gold. He was very greedy. . 6. The original text of the Classical Chinese Enlightenment Reader
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Satisfactory Answer 95 Deng You, a native of Jin Dynasty, had a younger brother who died early, but only one son, who was called Yimin. At that time, there was a turmoil, and the barbarians invaded the capital and plundered the cattle and horses. Deng You took his wife to death. After all the food was eaten, the thieves threatened her and said to her, "My brother died early, but I have two sons who are still alive." Don't abandon your own children and leave with your people behind. "My wife's tears were like rain. You comforted her and said, "Don't cry, we are still strong and we will have children in the future." "The wife followed. ----------Deng You was from the Jin Dynasty. Deng You's younger brother passed away very early, leaving a child named Yimin. It was a time of social unrest and the invasion of barbarians from the north. In the capital, they robbed livestock. Deng You fled to another country with his wife and children. After they ran out of food, the barbarians were chasing him. Deng You said to his wife: "My brother died early, leaving only one child." If we ran for our lives with two small children, we would all die. How about we leave our children and flee with the remnant. After hearing this, his wife burst into tears. Deng You comforted her and said, "Don't cry. We are still young and we will have children in the future." "The wife finally agreed.
There was a guest who was a painter for the King of Qi. The King of Qi asked: "Which one is the most difficult to paint? The guest said: "Dogs and horses are the most difficult." "The king of Qi said: "Who changed? The guest said, "Ghosts are the easiest." "Husbands, dogs and horses, as we all know, are all in front of them at dawn and dusk, and cannot be compared, so they are difficult; ghosts and invisible creatures are not in front of them, so they are easy to change. ---------- Someone is the king of Qi When he was painting, King Qi asked him: "What is the most difficult thing to paint? He said: "Dogs and horses are the most difficult to draw." King Qi asked again: "What is the easiest thing to draw?" He said: "It is easiest to draw ghosts." "Dogs and horses are familiar to people and appear in front of you sooner or later. They cannot just be drawn similar, so they are difficult to draw. Ghosts are invisible and will not appear in front of people, so they are easy to draw.
97 When Mencius was young, his boss killed a dolphin. Mencius asked his mother, "Why did my boss kill the dolphin?" "My mother said, "I want to eat you. His mother regretted and said, "I am pregnant with my son, and he will not sit on the mat if he is not straight. He will not eat if he is not cut straight. This is prenatal education." Today, if you know something and deceive it, you are teaching people not to believe it. "He bought the pork meat from his employer to eat, and he was clear and not deceived. ---------- When Mencius was very young, one day a family in the east was killing a pig. Mencius didn't know why that family wanted to kill a pig. He asked his mother. Meng’s mother didn’t think much and said, “I’ll kill the pig to give you some meat. " As soon as she finished speaking, Meng's mother regretted it. She counted herself in her heart: "Since I was pregnant with Mencius, I will not sit at the table if it is not straight, and I won't eat the meat if it is not cut properly. I have let Mencius do it since he was still a fetus. After receiving a good education, now that Mencius is first getting to know people, I deceive him. This is to teach him to be dishonest in his words. "So, even though the family was very poor at the time, Meng's mother went to the house that killed pigs in the east and bought some meat for Mencius to eat. She fulfilled her promise to Mencius with her own actions.
98 The original text is abbreviated... ---------- There is a thatched nunnery ten miles west of Tianjing Pass in Taihang Mountain. There is an old monk who once walked in the mountain stream. There was a little tiger who was about the same size as a dog. The old monk took pity on it and took it back to the nunnery to feed it with porridge and rice.
Later, he was gradually tamed. It would follow the old monk when he went out, and it would kneel on the ground when the old monk was in the nunnery. After two years, the tiger became even more powerful, and people called it the "lame tiger". A guest visited the nunnery, and the tiger followed the monk back and forth to entertain the guest. So people near and far said that the old monk could subdue the tiger, and the monk was very proud and happy, thinking that the tiger was friendly to him. One day, the monk took the tiger on a journey, and his nose started to bleed, and it all flowed to the ground. The monk was afraid of polluting the land, so he touched the ground with his feet and asked the tiger to lick away the blood. The tiger licked the blood and felt it was very delicious, but he thought it was too little and couldn't help but was greedy, so he threw the monk down and ate him. From then on, the "lame tiger" appeared on the road, eating people it saw, and hurting many people. Report 7. Translation of "83" in the Classical Chinese Enlightenment Reader
83 "The Deed of Burning the House by Su Dongpo"
Su Dongpo returned north from Guangdong and chose to live in Yangxian. Shao Min accompanied him to visit Su Dongpo used all the money he had to buy a house (worth half a million yuan). Later, he chose an auspicious day to move into his new home. He often walked with Shao Min under the moon, and heard a woman crying very sadly. , then opened the door and went in. The woman saw that Su Dongpo was still crying. Su Dongpo asked her, the woman said: I have a house that has been passed down for a hundred years, but my son was not successful, so he bought it to someone else. Now I have moved here, and the old house that I have lived in for a hundred years is gone forever. How can I not feel sad? ? Ask her where the house is, it is the house Su Dongpo bought. Su Dongpo repeatedly comforted her and said: I bought your house, so don't be sad. I will return the house to you today. He immediately asked someone to bring the certificate and burned it in front of the woman. The son who called the woman took his mother back to her original residence the next day, but did not even ask for his money.