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二十四孝民间故事19:猛恣蚊饱血
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  • In the Jin Dynasty, a filial eight-year-old boy named Wu Meng served his parents with devoted1 compliance2.

    吴猛,晋朝濮阳人,八岁时就懂得孝敬父母。

    His family was extremely poor and could not afford mosquito netting. On hot summer nights the mosquitoes would come swarming3 in as thick as smoke.

    家里贫穷,没有蚊帐,蚊虫叮咬使父亲不能安睡。

    The little boy would remove his shirt and let the insects land on his bare skin. He would watch then drink their fill of his blood, and fly away; he wouldn't raise a hand to shoo them off, no matter how painfully they stung him. Wu Meng wasn't a fool, so why didn't he brush the bugs4 away?

    这个小男孩故意将衣服脱掉,让昆虫落在他裸露的皮肤上。他看着文字吃血吃饱后,就飞,它无论蚊子把他刺得多么痛苦,他不会用手打它。吴猛不傻,那为什么他不赶走蚊子呢?

    He knew that his parents had no netting at their bedside. If he drove the mosquitoes away from his body, they would surely fly over and wake up his mother and father with their stinging.

    因为他知道,父母床上没有蚊帐。如果他把蚊子赶走了,蚊子就会去咬他的父母。

    So the devoted son simply let the mosquitoes drink his blood instead. So that his parents wouldn't know about his sacrifice and demand that he stop, the boy would wake up earlier than they, slip his shirt over his swollen5 torso, and return to his own bed.

    孝顺的儿子只是让蚊子喝他的血,他的父母不知道这事。因为吴猛醒得比他们早,脱下衣服又回到了床上。

    But one morning, being tired from loss of sleep, he forgot to wake up and pull on his shirt.

    一天早上,因为太累了,他醒来时忘把衣服脱下了。

    His father arose and found his son asleep by his bed. He looked at the boy' s pathetic, mosquito-bitten skin that was covered with red welts, and understood immediately what Wu Meng had done.

    父亲在床上翻来覆去,他看着孩子的皮肤,到处都被蚊子咬了,立刻明白了孩子为什么要这样做。

    Mr. Wu woke up his wife and told her the story. The two parents, deeply moved by their son's unselfish concern for them, began to cry. They were so touched, their sounds of sobbing6 could be heard by the neighbors. From all sides the neighbors gathered to investigate the matter, and learned about Wu Meng's sacrifice on behalf of hi s parents.

    吴猛的父亲把这事告诉了他的母亲,父母都被孩子所做的深深感动,哭泣的声音邻居都听见了。四面八方的邻居聚集到这里,夸赞吴猛孝顺父母的行为。

    Everyone thought that the boy's attitude of filial respect was most remarkable7, especially for one only eight years old. Someone reported the incident to the local magistrate8, who wrote a memorandum9 to the Dragon Throne, to inform the imperial court.

    每个人都认为那个男孩的态度是最引人注目的子女对父母的尊重,特别是才8岁的小孩子。有人将这事告诉了当地官府,写了一份备忘录给朝廷政府。

    The matter thus came to the attention of the Emperor, who rewarded Wu Meng with a scholarship to the academy. Further, he gave the family a set of mosquito nets and a stipend10, so that they never again lacked the necessities of life.

    这事很快传到了皇帝耳朵里,立刻给了吴猛奖赏,赏赐了他许多蚊帐,从此以后,吴猛再也不用赤身睡觉了。

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    1 devoted [dɪˈvəʊtɪd] xu9zka   第8级
    adj.忠诚的,忠实的,热心的,献身于...的
    参考例句:
    • He devoted his life to the educational cause of the motherland. 他为祖国的教育事业贡献了一生。
    • We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic. 我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。
    2 compliance [kəmˈplaɪəns] ZXyzX   第9级
    n.顺从;服从;附和;屈从
    参考例句:
    • I was surprised by his compliance with these terms. 我对他竟然依从了这些条件而感到吃惊。
    • She gave up the idea in compliance with his desire. 她顺从他的愿望而放弃自己的主意。
    3 swarming ['swɔ:mɪŋ] db600a2d08b872102efc8fbe05f047f9   第7级
    密集( swarm的现在分词 ); 云集; 成群地移动; 蜜蜂或其他飞行昆虫成群地飞来飞去
    参考例句:
    • The sacks of rice were swarming with bugs. 一袋袋的米里长满了虫子。
    • The beach is swarming with bathers. 海滩满是海水浴的人。
    4 bugs [bʌgz] e3255bae220613022d67e26d2e4fa689   第7级
    adj.疯狂的,发疯的n.窃听器( bug的名词复数 );病菌;虫子;[计算机](制作软件程序所产生的意料不到的)错误
    参考例句:
    • All programs have bugs and need endless refinement. 所有的程序都有漏洞,都需要不断改进。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    • The sacks of rice were swarming with bugs. 一袋袋的米里长满了虫子。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    5 swollen [ˈswəʊlən] DrcwL   第8级
    adj.肿大的,水涨的;v.使变大,肿胀
    参考例句:
    • Her legs had got swollen from standing up all day. 因为整天站着,她的双腿已经肿了。
    • A mosquito had bitten her and her arm had swollen up. 蚊子叮了她,她的手臂肿起来了。
    6 sobbing ['sɒbɪŋ] df75b14f92e64fc9e1d7eaf6dcfc083a   第7级
    <主方>Ⅰ adj.湿透的
    参考例句:
    • I heard a child sobbing loudly. 我听见有个孩子在呜呜地哭。
    • Her eyes were red with recent sobbing. 她的眼睛因刚哭过而发红。
    7 remarkable [rɪˈmɑ:kəbl] 8Vbx6   第7级
    adj.显著的,异常的,非凡的,值得注意的
    参考例句:
    • She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills. 她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
    • These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines. 这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。
    8 magistrate [ˈmædʒɪstreɪt] e8vzN   第8级
    n.地方行政官,地方法官,治安官
    参考例句:
    • The magistrate committed him to prison for a month. 法官判处他一个月监禁。
    • John was fined 1000 dollars by the magistrate. 约翰被地方法官罚款1000美元。
    9 memorandum [ˌmeməˈrændəm] aCvx4   第8级
    n.备忘录,便笺
    参考例句:
    • The memorandum was dated 23 August, 2008. 备忘录上注明的日期是2008年8月23日。
    • The Secretary notes down the date of the meeting in her memorandum book. 秘书把会议日期都写在记事本上。
    10 stipend [ˈstaɪpend] kuPwO   第10级
    n.薪贴;奖学金;养老金
    参考例句:
    • The company is going to ajust my stipend from this month onwards. 从这一个月开始公司将对我的薪金作调整。
    • This sum was nearly a third of his total stipend. 这笔钱几乎是他全部津贴的三分之一。

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