The Pot Calling the Kettle Black

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    The Pot Calling the Kettle Black
“I have spent a lot of time and effort，”stated King Hui of the state of Liang，“on governing my country．When there is a bad harvest in Henei，north of the Yellow River，I evacuate¹ the people there to Hedong，east of the Yellow River and move the grain of Hedong to Henei．When the harvest is bad in Hedong I would do the same for them． As far as I would see，none of the rulers of the neighbouring states are as diligent² as I．But the number of people in neighbouringstates does not decrease and the number of my subjects does not increase．Why is this so？
    “My lord likes fighting battles，”replied Mencius，“so I will use an analogy from war：Imagine battle drums thundering and weapons clashing．At this time some soldiers abandon their armour³ and runaway，dragging their weapons behind them．Some stop after going one hundred paces．Others halt after fifty paces．Those who ran only fifty paces laughed at those who ran a hundred．What do you think？”
    “That's not right．It's just that they didn't go a hundred paces，but they did run away all the same．”
    “My lord，if you understand this，then you should not cherish hopes of having more subjects than your neighbours．”
    Exercises：
    回答下列问题：
    ① Where is Henei？
    ② Who answered King Hui's question？
    ③ What do you think those who ran only fifty paces laughed at those who ran a hundred？