Lv Mengzheng's "xianggong" doesn't like to count people. When I first learned that political affairs entered the court, a court official pointed out in the curtain: "Is it a boy who also participates in politics?" Meng Zheng pretended not to hear it. His colleagues were angry, and the name of his official position was ordered to be stopped. Go to the DPRK, the same column can't be flat, and regret it. Meng Zheng said, "once you know his name, you can't forget it all your life. It's better to be ignorant. Why not ask? " Every man takes his measure.

(selected from Sima Guang's Experience of Sushui)

Note

① Lv Mengzheng (944-111): a statesman in the Song Dynasty.

② Participating in political affairs: official name, deputy prime minister.

③ courtiers: officials of the DPRK.

Test questions

1. Explain the bold words in the following sentences.

(1) Meng Zheng pretends to be ignorant: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

(2) Regret not being poor: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ <

His colleagues were angry, so they ordered him to name his official position, which was duly stopped.

3. What did you get from Lv Mengzheng's words and deeds?

Answer

1. (1) Pretend (2) Exhauste

2. Colleagues with Lv Mengzheng in the imperial court were very angry and ordered to ask the official position and name of that person, so Lv Mengzheng stopped them.

3. (1) Treat disrespect, shortcomings and mistakes of others, and be as tolerant and generous as Lv Mengzheng.

(2) We should not be too fussy and narrow-minded to tolerate others.

hope to adopt it.