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During the Chin dynasty of the fourth century， there was a middle aged man in Shanyin called Kung Yu. He was an official for the government， but he had practically the lowest official position in the whole dynasty. His position was low， and so was his pay. Times were hard for him. 在公元四世纪的陈代，山阴县有个名叫孔玉的中年人。他虽是朝廷命官，但朝中官位最低， 官俸也少得可怜，日子过得非常艰苦。 Once he saw a turtle someone was getting ready to eat. He felt sorry for it，so he bought the turtle and took it to the river. There he let it go. 一次它看到一只乌龟即将被人吃掉的，他很为它难过，所以把它买下来，带它到河边放生。 The turtle seemed to understand that Yu had saved it from the soup. As it swam away， it kept looking back at him. Yu watched it until he couldnt see it any more. 乌龟好像知道玉从锅边救了它。它游走的时候不断回头看他。玉一直看着它，直到再也看不见了为止。 Years later， Yu had reached a better position. Leading troops， he quelled a rebellion. For his great deeds， the Emperor raised him to the rank of Lord， a high and powerful position. 过了若干年，玉得到了提升。他带领军队平判了一场叛乱。由于他的功绩，皇帝提升他到一个高而显赫的职位-侯王。 | 
