放生的故事:一个完美的生日宴会
<p> <span word="Granny">Granny</span> <span word="Xu">Xu</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="imperial">imperial</span> <span word="scholar">scholar</span> <span word="Xiu">Xiu</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Gunlun">Gunlun</span>， <span word="near">near</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span>， <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ming">Ming</span> <span word="dynasty">dynasty</span>.</p><p> 许老太太是明代翰林许的母亲，他们住在<span word="Gunlun">Gunlun</span>，今上海附近。</p><p> <span word="Granny">Granny</span> <span word="Xu">Xu</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lifelong">lifelong</span> <span word="vegetarian">vegetarian</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="enjoyed">enjoyed</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="deeds">deeds</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poor">poor</span>. <span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="evening">evening</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="practiced">practiced</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="Buddhist">Buddhist</span> <span word="devotions">devotions</span>， <span word="and">and</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="missed">missed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span>.</p><p> 许老太太吃了一生的素。她又喜欢行善，总是尽力帮助穷人。她每天早晚礼佛，从没有一天延误。</p><p> <span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="children">children</span>， <span word="and">and</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span>， <span word="so">so</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="family">family</span>.</p><p> 她对儿女都很好，她的儿女也孝顺她，他们一起过着快乐的日子。</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> 1637， <span word="Granny">Granny</span> <span word="Xu">Xu</span> <span word="celebrated">celebrated</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="sixtieth">sixtieth</span> <span word="birthday">birthday</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="sixtieth">sixtieth</span> <span word="birthday">birthday</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>， <span word="but">but</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="celebrate">celebrate</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cake">cake</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="candles">candles</span>. <span word="Three">Three</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="birthday">birthday</span>， <span word="she">she</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="prepare">prepare</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span>.</p><p> 1637年，徐老太太迎来了她的60大寿。六十岁的生日对中国人来说非常重要，但是她并不用点着蜡烛的蛋糕来庆祝她的生日。在她生日前三天，她就叫她的儿女们为地方上的穷人准备好食物和钱。</p><p> <span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="came">came</span>， <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="crowded">crowded</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="everybody">everybody</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="course">course</span>， <span word="the">the</span> <span word="feast">feast</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="vegetarian">vegetarian</span> <span word="dishes">dishes</span>， <span word="and">and</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="delicious">delicious</span>! <span word="Everybody">Everybody</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="stuffed">stuffed</span>.</p>
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