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英语简单寓言小故事 One day Confucius was asked by one of his students, Zi Lu, Is it right that I may just go and do it whenever I hear about something of significance? Confucius answered, That is not the case! Because you are needed in your home by your father and brother. Later, another student, Ran Qiu, asked Confucius, May I just go and do it whenever I hear about something worth doing? Yes, it is good for you to do it when you hear about something worth doing. Another student, Gong Xihua, noticing that Confucius answers to the same question were different from each other, asked why. Confucius replied, Ran Qiu has a modest and gentledisposition性情，处置. So I encourage him to be brave and go forward. Zi Lu usually is hot- headed, so he should be taught to scruple微量，顾虑 before action. Zeng Zi was one of Confucius students. Once, Zeng Zis wife was going shopping. Because the child was crying loudly, she promised the child that she would kill their pig to treat him after she returned home. After she returned, Zeng Zi captured to butcher the pig. His wife stopped him, saying I was kidding the child. Zeng zi said: There is no kidding with the children, because they know little and they usually imitate their parents and follow their instructions. If you cheat them, it is the same as teaching them to cheat the others. So Zeng Zi killed the pig. He knew that sincerity and keeping ones words are the essentials of conducting oneself. If he broke his words, he might keep his pig, but he would leave a unforgettable shadow in his childs heart. When Confucius was traveling around all the states, he was once surrounded by crowds in Chen Cai district, and had not eaten a thing for seven days. Yan Hui managed to get some rice and cooked it in no time. When the rice was almost ready, Confucius saw him taking a snatch at the rice and put it into his mouth. When the rice was ready, Yan Hui brought it to Confucius. Confucius pretended that he had no