中国成语故事传说:楚人学齐语
<p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="Mencius">Mencius</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="Dai">Dai</span> <span word="Busheng">Busheng</span>, "<span word="If">If</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chu">Chu</span> <span word="stays">stays</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Qi">Qi</span> <span word="language">language</span>. <span word="Should">Should</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="taught">taught</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Qi">Qi</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Chu">Chu</span>?"</p><p><span word="Dai">Dai</span> <span word="Busheng">Busheng</span> <span word="replied">replied</span>, "<span word="He">He</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="taught">taught</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Qi">Qi</span>."</p><p><span word="Mencius">Mencius</span> <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="Yes">Yes</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="taught">taught</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Qi">Qi</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="surrounded">surrounded</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="fellowmen">fellowmen</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chu">Chu</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whip">whip</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="master">master</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Qi">Qi</span> <span word="language">language</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="neighbourhoods">neighbourhoods</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Qi">Qi</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="impossible">impossible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whip">whip</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chu">Chu</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="again">again</span>."</p><p>有一天,孟子问戴不胜说:“如果有一个楚国大夫在这里,想要他的儿子学齐国话,那么,应该让齐国人教他呢,还是让楚国人教他?”</p><p>戴不胜回答说:“应该让齐国人教他。”</p><p>孟子说:“一个齐国人教他固然不错,可是他的许多楚国同胞整体和他说楚国话,就算每天用鞭子督促他,想让他学好齐国话也是很困难的;可要是把他带到齐国的街巷之间住上几年,那时你就是天天鞭打他,强迫他再说楚国话,也是不可能的。”</p>
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