放生的故事:瓮中的鳗鱼
<p><span word="EELS">EELS</span> <span word="IN">IN</span> <span word="THE">THE</span> <span word="URN">URN</span></p><p> 瓮中的鳗鱼</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Wanli">Wanli</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ming">Ming</span> <span word="Dynasty">Dynasty</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="lasted">lasted</span> <span word="from">from</span> 1573 <span word="to">to</span> 1620，<span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pilgrims">Pilgrims</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="time">time</span>， <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Hangchou">Hangchou</span>， <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="Marco">Marco</span> <span word="Polo">Polo</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Kinsai">Kinsai</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="praised">praised</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grandest">grandest</span>， <span word="most">most</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="earth">earth</span>， <span word="as">as</span> <span word="splendid">splendid</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="paradise">paradise</span>， <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="Yu">Yu</span>.</p><p> 中国明朝万历年间(1573-1620年)， 1620年也就是 清教徒抵达美国麻萨诸塞州 的那一年 .当时，中国有个美丽的城市叫杭州，城里住着一个叫姓余的富贾。马可波罗曾称杭州为<span word="Kinsai">Kinsai</span>并且称赞它是世界上最壮观、最美丽的城市，宛如人间天堂。</p><p> <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Yu">Yu</span> <span word="enjoyed">enjoyed</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="deeds">deeds</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="anything">anything</span>.</p><p> 余先生乐于行善，从不杀生。</p><p> <span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="story">story</span>， <span word="a">a</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="neighborhood">neighborhood</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="robbed">robbed</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span>. <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Yu">Yu</span> <span word="generously">generously</span> <span word="donated">donated</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="neighbors">neighbors</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="feet">feet</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="neighbors">neighbors</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="deeply">deeply</span> <span word="touched">touched</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="kindness">kindness</span>.</p><p> 在这个故事发生的时间，余先生的一户邻居被抢劫一空。余先生慷慨解囊，助其重立门户。邻人之妻深感其德。</p><p> <span word="One">One</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="eels">eels</span>， <span word="so">so</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Yus">Yus</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="cook">cook</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="aged">aged</span> <span word="mother">mother</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="eels">eels</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="delicacy">delicacy</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>， <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Yus">Yus</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="anything">anything</span>， <span word="so">so</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="servants">servants</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eels">eels</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="pottery">pottery</span> <span word="urn">urn</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="someday">someday</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="another">another</span>， <span word="everybody">everybody</span> <span word="forgot">forgot</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eels">eels</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="urn">urn</span>.</p>
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