放生故事之十九: 第十和第一的故事
19. 第十和第一的故事
how the tenth became the first
過去，世界上很少有人能夠讀書識字。在中國，家長們都希望他們能多賺一些錢，好讓他們的兒子跟隨老師學習讀寫。如果他們用功讀書，通過科舉考試，就能在朝廷中謀得職位。這將使整個家族贏得尊敬、榮譽和權力。但是，科舉考試非常難。很多人從少年到白頭，考了一遍又一遍，還是沒能通過考試。
in the old days, few people anywhere in the world could read or write. in china, parents hoped they could make a little bit more money so they could send their sons to a teacher to learn how to read and write. if they studied veryk, very hard and passed the imperial examinations, they could win posts in the government. this brought respect, glory, and power to the whole family. however, the examinations were extremely difficult. many students took the examinations over and over until they were old men, but never passed.
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