Classical Chinese Enlightenment Reader Translation

47 Master Mingyi’s Dove

Master Mingyi of Qingshan Temple in Yanguan County, Zhejiang Province, retired to his hometown. One morning when I went out, I saw a little dove falling on the ground, so I took it back and fed it myself. It will be ready to fly in two months. During the day, he flew in the forest, and at night, he stayed between the screens and tables of the master's house. Ten months later, Master Mingyi's disciple Huiyue presided over Qingshan Temple to welcome his master back. When the dove went back at night, the room was quiet and no one was there. He didn't see the mage, so he flew around the room and kept chirping sadly. The housekeeper took pity on it and said, "I will take you to the Master." The next day, he put the dove in the cage and set off to the Master. From then on, it no longer flew out and stayed with the Master every day. The Master would not touch it with his hands, but it would fly away in panic when others approached it. Alas! Who says animals are heartless?

48 Ai Zi’s Neighbors

After breakfast, Ai Zi took a walk at the door and saw his neighbor picking his two dogs to go west. Ai Zi stopped him and asked: "Where are you sending the dog?" The neighbor said: "Sell it to the butcher." Ai Zi said: "This dog is a barking (guard) dog, why did you kill it? ?” The neighbor pointed at the dog and cursed: “This beast was so scared that thieves were rampant last night (it was) afraid and just ate it (probably because the thieves gave it food, haha.), and it didn’t even open the door today.” They barked at people, but they swarmed and bit the guest, so he wanted to kill him. "Ai Zi said, "Okay!"

49lt; Birds and Peoplegt; gt;

There were bamboo and cypress trees in front of the study room where I lived when I was a child. There were many flowers and plants in the courtyard, and many bird nests were built there. Wu Yangjun hated killing, so no one around him could kill birds casually. Over the past few years, the bird's nests had been built lower and lower, so that people could look down and see the young birds inside. Rare birds such as phoenixes also gather here during the day. But it was very tame and not afraid of people at all. When people in the village saw it, they thought it was something unusual. In fact, it doesn’t matter. If people can get along with birds sincerely with equality and not discriminate against them, then the sincerity between them will be mutual.

50 Wolf Ambition

A rich man accidentally got The two wolf cubs were raised together with the family's paparazzi, and they got along with the dogs peacefully earlier. It took a little longer, but it was still relatively tame. Gradually, (the rich man) even forgot that it was a wolf. One day, the rich man was resting in the living room during the day. After falling asleep, he suddenly heard many dogs barking and roaring. When he woke up, he saw no one around him. So, he was still preparing to sleep, but the dog barked again like before. Thinking that something was wrong, he pretended to be asleep to see what was going on, only to find that the two wolves wanted to wait for him to fall asleep and he was unprepared. Going to bite his throat, the loyal dog discovered the wolf's intention and made a noise to stop the wolf from approaching its master. When the rich man found out, he immediately killed the wolves and skinned them. Wolves have a ferocious nature, but they are not slandered at all

51 Those who do are often successful

Liang Qiuju said to Yanzi: "I will not be able to compare with you until I die (I'm afraid). !" Yanzi said: "I heard that people who work hard can often succeed, and people who keep moving forward can often reach their destination. I am not different from others, I just do it often without giving up, and act often without resting. That’s all.

52 Cao Bin claimed to be ill

When the city was about to be captured, Cao Bin suddenly said that he was ill and had nothing to do, and all the generals came to see how he was doing. Cao Bin said: "My illness is not medicine. It can be cured, as long as everyone sincerely swears not to kill anyone indiscriminately on the day the city is captured, then my illness will naturally be cured. "All the generals agreed and burned incense and swore together. The next day, his condition gradually improved. The next day, the city was captured. The city was very peaceful and the people were as usual. Cao Han captured Jiangzhou again and was angry that it had been unable to bow for a long time. After coming down, the city was captured and countless people were killed.

53 Ouyang Xiu studied hard:

Mr. Ouyang Xiu's father died when he was four years old. His family was poor and he had no money to support his education. He used reed stalks to draw pictures on the sand and taught him to write. He also taught him to recite many ancient poems.

When he got older and there were no books to read at home, he would go to nearby scholars' homes to borrow books to read, and sometimes copy them. In this way, I worked day and night, forgetting to eat and sleep, just studying. From his childhood poems and poems, his writing has reached an adult level, which is so high.

Lost Sun Shan in 54th place

In the Song Dynasty, there was a talented man named Sun Shan. He was humorous and good at telling jokes, so he was called the "funny talented man". Once, he and the son of a fellow villager went to the capital to take the examination. When the results were released, although Sun Shan's name was listed at the bottom of the list, he was still on the list. However, his son from the same country did not pass the exam. Soon after Sun Shan returned home, his fellow villagers came to ask him if his son had passed the exam. Sun Shan was embarrassed to speak directly, but also couldn't hide it, so he casually read out two lines of poetry: "It is Sun Shan who knows Yuan Dynasty, and the virtuous man is outside Sun Shan." "Jie Yuan" means the imperial examination in our country. The first place in the selection process stipulated by the system. The so-called "Jie Yuan" in Sun Shan's poem generally refers to the general examination of candidates. What he meant was: "The last one on the list of candidates is me, Sun Shan, but my son's name is still behind me."

55 bat:

It was the Phoenix's birthday, and all the birds came to congratulate it, but the bat did not show up. The phoenix summoned it and scolded it: "You are under my jurisdiction, how dare you be so arrogant!" The bat said: "I have animal feet and am a citizen of the animal species. Why should I congratulate you?" A few days later , Qilin celebrates your birthday. All animals came to pay their respects, but the bat still did not show up. Qilin summoned it and scolded it: "You are under my jurisdiction, how dare you be so presumptuous!" The bat said: "I have wings and am a bird. Why should I congratulate you?" One day, Phoenix and Qilin met. After meeting, when it came to the bat, I realized that it was lying on both sides. Phoenix and Qilin shook their heads and sighed, sighing with emotion: "The current atmosphere is too bad. There are such inhuman guys, there is really no way to deal with them!"

56 Red Felt

The red-haired country was allowed to trade with China in the past. The commander guarding the border saw that there were too many of them, so he forbade them to go ashore. The red-haired man repeatedly asked: "Just give us a place as big as a felt blanket." The coach thought that a place as big as a felt blanket could not accommodate several people, so he agreed. The red-haired people put the felt blanket by the port, and only two people could stand on it. They pulled the felt blanket, and four or five people could stand on it. As they pulled it, people kept coming ashore. After a while, The carpet became about the size of an acre of land, and hundreds of people were already standing on it. The red-haired men who came ashore suddenly drew out their daggers and launched an unexpected attack. They looted land for several miles before leaving.

57 The Yue people raised dogs:

The Yue people met a dog on Lu. (The) dog lowered its head and wagged its tail and said in human language: "I am good at hunting. , (the prey caught) will be divided equally with you." (The) Yue people were very happy and took the dogs home with them. Feed it sorghum and meat and treat it like a human being. (The) dogs were treated warmly and became increasingly arrogant. All the beasts they hunted must have been eaten. Some people ridiculed the Yue people and said, "You feed them food and drink, and the dogs eat all the wild beasts they hunt. What are the dogs used for?" The Yue people woke up and gave the dogs meat, which was too much to myself. The dog was angry, bit his head, bit off his neck and legs, and ran away.

In 58, Chenggong paid his salary to study.

In the Later Han Dynasty, there was a man named Chenggong in Langxie. He was an orphan and had been herding pigs and sheep since he was 8 years old. Xu Zisheng, a villager, taught the Spring and Autumn Classic to hundreds of students. Once when Chenggong was grazing herds, he heard the "Spring and Autumn Sutra" while resting there, so he asked to stay and collect firewood for the students. Although he lived a hard life for several years, Chenggong was diligent in his studies.

59 Su Qin's assassination:

Su Qin is from Luoyang. He learned the strategy of combining vertical and horizontal lines and persuaded the King of Qin. He wrote more than ten proposals but none of them were of any use. In the end, he All the money was used up and he returned miserable. When he got home, his wife didn't sew for him, his sister-in-law didn't cook for him, and his parents didn't recognize him as their son.

Su Qin sighed and said: "It's all King Qin. [No need to copy this. The explanation says it's Su Qin's own fault, but our teacher thinks it's King Qin's fault. If you want to use Su Qin, just change "King Qin" to "I" It's my fault!" He vowed to study hard and said, "What can't be done?" When he was about to fall asleep while studying, he stabbed his thigh with an awl, and blood flowed to his foot. Later, he united Qi, Chu, Yan, Zhao, Wei and South Korea to resist Qin, and then became the prime minister of the six kingdoms.

60 Two Old Men Climbing Mount Tai:

Once upon a time, there were two old men who lived in the same alley. Old Man A’s wife and children left their hometown, leaving him alone. One day, he He took the wine to Yiweng's house, and the two of them drank together. They were very happy! Yiweng said, "I have been to Yizhou and Yongzhou to travel far away, but I have never climbed Mount Tai. Can you go with me?" "Jia Weng said: "I have never climbed that mountain, but I am old and I am not strong enough." Yi Weng said: "You are wrong! In the past, Yu Gong could move mountains when he was ninety years old, but now we can Over sixty years old, how old are you!" Jia Weng said: "That's great." On the second day, the two old men had fun, walked through Qiantang, crossed the Yangtze River, and walked from Yu to the foot of Mount Tai. They stayed and rested at night. , when we went up the mountain in the early morning, Weng Yi wanted to help him, Weng Jia said: "My strength is still good, there is no need to help each other." From sunrise to dusk, we have already walked half a mountain.