孟母三迁

孟mèng子zǐ小时候xiǎo shí hou，家jiā住zhù墓地mù dì旁边páng biān，他tā就jiù学xué人家rén jia哭kū丧sàng、埋mái人rén。

Little Meng Ke lived by a graveyard, he learned to wail and bury.

孟mèng母mǔ把bǎ家jiā搬bān到dào集jí市shì旁边páng biān，孟mèng子zǐ又yòu学xué商人shāng rén叫jiào卖mài。

His mother moved them next to a market, he learned the hawkers' cries.

孟mèng母mǔ再zài搬bān到dào学校xué xiào旁边páng biān，孟mèng子zǐ天天tiān tiān听tīng念书niàn shū，学xué人家rén jia读书dú shū行礼xíng lǐ。

She moved again beside a school, he listened and learned to read and bow.

孟mèng母mǔ说shuō：这里zhè lǐ好hǎo，就jiù住zhù下xià。孟mèng子zǐ后来hòu lái成chéng了le大dà思想sī xiǎng家jiā。环境huán jìng改变gǎi biàn人rén。

Here is good, she said, and stayed. Meng Ke became the great thinker Mencius. Place shapes the child.