英语故事:天要下雨，娘要嫁人
<p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="rains">rains</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Heaven">Heaven</span> <span word="deems">deems</span> <span word="fit">fit</span>, <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="remarries">remarries</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="whats">whats</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="source">source</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>? <span word="It">It</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="legend">legend</span>. 中国有句老话叫：天要下雨娘要嫁人。这句话从何而来呢?来自一个古老的传说。</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="scholar">scholar</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Zhu">Zhu</span> <span word="Yaozong">Yaozong</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="imperial">imperial</span> <span word="examination">examination</span>. <span word="Conferred">Conferred</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="Number">Number</span> <span word="One">One</span> <span word="Scholar">Scholar</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="chosen">chosen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="emperors">emperors</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="law">law</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="convention">convention</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="hometown">hometown</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="silken">silken</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="robes">robes</span>. <span word="Before">Before</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="begged">begged</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="emperor">emperor</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="favor">favor</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="erect">erect</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chastity">chastity</span> <span word="archway">archway</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="honor">honor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="widowed">widowed</span> <span word="mother">mother</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="request">request</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="granted">granted</span>. 传说古时候有个名叫朱耀宗的书生，进京赶考高中状元。皇上殿试将他招为驸马。按惯例，朱耀宗一身锦绣新贵还乡。临行前，朱耀宗请求皇上为多年守寡一直不嫁的母亲竖立贞节牌坊。皇上准允所奏。</p><p><span word="His">His</span> <span word="mother">mother</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="uneasy">uneasy</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chastity">chastity</span> <span word="archway">archway</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="admit">admit</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="determined">determined</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remarry">remarry</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="husband">husband</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Zhus">Zhus</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="tutor">tutor</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="owed">owed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>. <span word="Devastated">Devastated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="Zhu">Zhu</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="knees">knees</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="mother">mother</span>: <span word="Mom">Mom</span>. <span word="Thats">Thats</span> <span word="absolutely">absolutely</span> <span word="impossible">impossible</span>. <span word="How">How</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="so">so</span>. <span word="Besides">Besides</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="deceived">deceived</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="emperor">emperor</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="felony">felony</span> <span word="deserving">deserving</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="penalty">penalty</span>. 当朱耀宗向娘述说了竖立贞节牌坊一事后，朱母露出了不安的神色，于是说出了想要嫁给朱耀宗的恩师张文举的想法。朱耀宗顿时跪在娘的面前：娘，这千万使不得。您改嫁叫儿的脸往哪搁? 再说，欺君之罪难免杀身之祸啊。</p>
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