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孔融让梨

孔融让梨

Why Kong Rong Took the Small Pear

Level 5 · Folktales · 民间故事 · 38 vocabulary words

Source: 《世说新语》注引 · Commentary to Shishuo Xinyu

孔kǒng融róng家jiā兄弟xiōng dì七qī个gè,分fēn梨lí吃chī。

Seven brothers in Kong Rong's family shared pears.

孔kǒng融róng四sì岁suì,挑tiāo了le一yí个gè最zuì小xiǎo的de梨lí。

Four-year-old Kong Rong took the smallest.

父亲fù qīn问wèn他tā为什么wèi shén me不bù拿ná大dà的de,他tā说shuō:我wǒ小xiǎo,应该yīng gāi吃chī小xiǎo的de,哥哥gē ge们men比bǐ我wǒ大dà,吃chī大dà的de。

Asked why not the big one, he said: I'm small, small pears for small boys; my brothers are older, they take the big.

又yòu问wèn:弟弟dì di比bǐ你nǐ还hái小xiǎo,梨lí应该yīng gāi比bǐ你nǐ的de还hái小xiǎo,你nǐ怎么zěn me不bù给gěi弟弟dì di?孔kǒng融róng说shuō:弟弟dì di小xiǎo,我wǒ是shì哥哥gē ge,应该yīng gāi让ràng他tā。

Asked further: your little brother is smaller, why not give him yours? He said: he's little, I'm his elder, I should yield to him.

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