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Mother for Sale

时间:2010-06-01 03:07:27

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    A native of Ying,capital of the state of Chu,sold his mother.He made entreaties1 for his mother to the one who bought her.“My mother is old.Please see that she has enough food and do not ill-treat her.”
    This was an example of one who wanted to do a small good deed while indulging in a heinous2 act.Exercises:
    回答下列问题:
    ① What did he do to the one who bought her mother?
    ② What did he say to the one who bought her mother?


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1 entreaties d56c170cf2a22c1ecef1ae585b702562     
n.恳求,乞求( entreaty的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • He began with entreaties and ended with a threat. 他先是恳求,最后是威胁。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The tyrant was deaf to the entreaties of the slaves. 暴君听不到奴隶们的哀鸣。 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 heinous 6QrzC     
adj.可憎的,十恶不赦的
参考例句:
  • They admitted to the most heinous crimes.他们承认了极其恶劣的罪行。
  • I do not want to meet that heinous person.我不想见那个十恶不赦的人。