中国成语故事：半斤八两
<p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grandson">grandson</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="notorious">notorious</span> <span word="spendthrift">spendthrift</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="squandered">squandered</span>1 <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="property">property</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="couldn">couldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="afford">afford</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="meals">meals</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="borrowed">borrowed</span> <span word="rice">rice</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="others">others</span>.</p><p><span word="Once">Once</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="borrowed">borrowed</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="bag">bag</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rice">rice</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="half">half</span>-<span word="way">way</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="couldn">couldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="further">further</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="rested">rested</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="roadside">roadside</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="moment">moment</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="rags">rags</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="by">by</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="man">man</span>, <span word="set">set</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rice">rice</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="him">him</span>.</p><p><span word="Unexpectedly">Unexpectedly</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="carrying">carrying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rice">rice</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="distance">distance</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="panted">panted</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="couldn">couldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="further">further</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="grandson">grandson</span> <span word="complained">complained</span>: "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grandson">grandson</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="neither">neither</span> <span word="lift">lift</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="shoulder">shoulder</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="family">family</span>. <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="useless">useless</span>?"</p><p><span word="Unwilling">Unwilling</span>2 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="in">in</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="glared">glared</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="retorted">retorted</span>: "<span word="How">How</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="blame">blame</span> <span word="me">me</span>? <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="family">family</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grandson">grandson</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span>, <span word="too">too</span>."</p><p>从前，有个宰相的孙子是有名的败家子。他把家产都败光了，连饭也吃不上，常常向别人家借米。</p><p>有一次，他又借到了一袋米，背到半路上背不动了，只好在路旁歇脚。这时候，恰巧前面走来一个穷人，穿着破衣破裤。他就叫住穷人，讲好了工钱后，让穷人为他背米。</p><p>不料，走了一段路程，穷人也气喘吁吁，走不动了。他就埋怨说：“我是宰相的孙子，手不能提，肩不能挑，那是常事。你是穷人出身，为什么也这样不中用呢?”</p>
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