tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13488939343376014042024-03-13T23:29:21.218-07:00CHINESE IDIOMS AND SAYINGS 汉语成语Chinese idioms and sayings as a product of Chinese cultureHila Berlinerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07089503952210531830noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1348893934337601404.post-57547583547426438992011-11-19T06:37:00.002-08:002016-07-09T03:49:33.781-07:00A BOOK ABOUT CHINESE IDIOMS AND SAYINGS<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Understanding China and its Idioms</div>
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To my dear parents Aharon and Leah Berliner</div>
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<b><span style="color: red;">ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS</span></b></div>
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I am indebted to a number of people for their help. First, I would like to thank my dear parents Leah and Aharon Berliner for their support and encouragement. </div>
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Many thanks to Naomi Paz for her enlightening comments, for her English editing, and for her generosity. </div>
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I would like to thank my friends Nevet Dolev, Amram Dolev, Eta Levin and Alice Geyer for their encouragement; and Chaim Gibalka<span class="skype_name_highlight" id="skype_name_injection_1_8" style="background-image: url("C:/DOCUME~1/Owner/LOCALS~1/Temp/__SkypeIEToolbar_Cache/e70d95847a8f5723cfca6b3fd9946506/session/GIF/online.gif") ! important;"> <span class="skype_nh_arrow_hid" id="skype_name_arrow_1_8" style="background-image: url("C:/DOCUME~1/Owner/LOCALS~1/Temp/__SkypeIEToolbar_Cache/e70d95847a8f5723cfca6b3fd9946506/session/GIF/arrow.gif") ! important;"> </span></span> for his advice concerning the software used for the illustrations.</div>
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And, finally, I thank my Chinese friends, with whom I have connection through the Internet, for patiently answering my many questions about their life and culture. </div>
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<b><span style="color: red;">INTRODUCTION</span></b></div>
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China is mentioned in the Bible, Isaiah, 49, 12: "Behold, these shall come from far: and, lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim". In Hebrew, China is "Sin" and its inhabitants are called "Sinim". Just as the people in the Holy Land considered China to be a remote country, so too did the Europeans, who called Eastern Asia "The Far East" and indeed still do so today. Even the European settlers in Australia have continued to use this term though Eastern Asia is actually north of Australia, and near to it. Moreover, just as the early Europeans believed that they lived in the center of the world, so too did the Chinese, who called their country, as early as two thousand years ago, the "Central Kingdom" 中国 (zhōng guó), which is what they still call it nowadays. </div>
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Apart from its geographical significance, the name "Central Kingdom" also had a moral meaning. China has a literature, philosophy and art all of its own. Indeed, China considered its culture superior to those of others, disseminating elements of its culture to the countries surrounding it, such as Japan and Korea.</div>
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In our own age, as the world becomes a global village through the use of the Internet and television satellite broadcasts, it is increasingly advantageous for Westerners to learn about Chinese culture, which is becoming more and more accessible. Country borders no longer obstruct the expansion of cultures. The saying of the Chinese philosopher Lao Zi 老子 (lǎozǐ) (604?-531 BCE), that a sage knows the whole world without ever leaving his home, is truer today than ever before. </div>
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Not a day passes without the media reporting news from China. There are those who envisage China in the not so distant future as the most powerful country in the world. This most densely populated country in the world has valuable cultural assets that have been preserved and developed throughout thousands of years. One of these assets is the Chinese language, which has an abundance of proverbs and sayings, many of which are still in common use. </div>
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My hope is that this book will encourage Westerners to enrich their own linguistic and expressive abilities by adopting and adapting from Chinese idioms and sayings, and thus also contribute to the picturesque in the language. I believe, moreover, that the more we Westerners learn about the Chinese culture, the smaller the cultural gap between China and the West will get. </div>
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An earlier attempt to bridge the gap between China and the West was made by the European missionaries to China in the 17th and 18th centuries, who not only studied Chinese sayings in order to convey Christian messages, but sometimes also published their research into these sayings. Such sayings can be classified into two main kinds: those that are specific products of the Chinese culture; and those endowed with a universal character, having parallels in Western cultures. </div>
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This book is directed at readers who are interested in the Chinese culture. For those who are studying the Chinese language, the book will contribute to broadening their knowledge. It is especially for such readers that the idiomatic phrases are presented in Chinese, with their pronunciation in Latin letters below them. </div>
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I have attempted to translate the sayings and idioms as closely as possible to their original meaning without damaging their intelligibility. Presenting the phrases in Chinese enables the appropriately equipped reader to follow the construction of the Chinese sentences, the order of their characters, their rhymes, etc. </div>
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Many of the proverbs are picturesque, borrowing images from daily life and from humankind's natural environment. This picturesqueness is deeply rooted in the Chinese script, one of the oldest in the world, with a history dating back to five thousand years ago. The Chinese script has served in the past, and continues to serve nowadays as well, as a powerful means of unification in China, where there are a vast number of local dialects. </div>
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Since the foundation of the Republic of China, Chinese writing has undergone several changes. During the years 1956-1959 the battle against illiteracy introduced new, simpler forms to the more prevalent Chinese characters, in order to prevent as well as to alleviate writing difficulties. As a part of this reform, the government both reduced the total number of characters, and simplified them by reducing the number of their strokes. In 1964, the number of such simplified characters rose from 515 to 2238, out of approximately 7,000 in general use. The final list of simplified characters was published in 1986. A standard pronunciation 普通话 (pǔ tōng huà) was introduced in Chinese schools as early as 1956. </div>
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There are six kinds of characters 六书(liù shū), classified according to the relationship between their form and meaning: </div>
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1. <b>象 形 (xiàng xíng)</b> Pictograms - pictographic characters that imitate the form of a represented object. For example, the character 日 (rì) (literally: sun) was originally a circle with a dot in the middle. 木 (mù) signifies "tree", 门 (mén) signifies "door", 伞(sǎn) signifies "parasol" and 雨 (yǔ) signifies "rain". </div>
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Only a few hundred characters in the Chinese language constitute formal representations of objects from nature. Most of the characters are comprised of two components: a phonetic, which gives some indication of the pronunciation of the character; and a semantic radical, which sometimes offers a clue to the character's meaning. </div>
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2. <b>指事 (zhǐ shì)</b> (literally: indication) Ideograms or indicatives. The principle is similar to that of the previous principle, but here the characters describe abstract ideas represented by strokes. For example: 一 (yī) signifies "one, 二 (èr) signifies "two", and 三 (sān) signifies "three". One stroke added to a pictogram frequently indicates an abstract idea. For example: 末 (mò) (木 (mù) + upper stroke) signifies "treetop" and 本 (běn) (木 (mù) + lower stroke) signifies "root". </div>
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3. <b>形声 (xíng shēng)</b> (literally: form and sound) This is a pronunciation definer – these characters comprise an element that refers to significance (the root or the radical), and a phonetic element. For example: 洋 (yáng) (literally: ocean), is composed of a root element, in this case "water" (the left part of the character), and pronunciation element - 羊 (yáng) (literally: a sheep). </div>
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4. <b>会意 (huì yì)</b> (literally: joined meaning). These constitute composite ideograms - characters comprised of simple characters, together forming a new character with a new significance expressed jointly through their interaction. For example: 男 (nán) (literally: man) is comprised of 田 (tián) (literally: a field) and of 力 (lì) (literally: power). Another example: 鸣 (míng) (literally: chirping) is comprised of 口 (kǒu) (literally: a mouth) and 鸟 (niǎo) (literally: a bird). </div>
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5. <b>转注 (zhuǎn zhù)</b> Mutually explanatory characters. These characters broaden the significance by means of adding a new formal element to form a new character, pronounced in a different way to that of the original. Such characters are usually synonyms or near-synonyms. For example: 窍 (qiào) (literally: opening) and 空 (kōng) (literally: air). Sometimes these synonyms have somewhat different meanings, like in 老 (lǎo) (literally: old) and 考 (kǎo) (literally: test). Of the six kinds of characters, this is the most difficult to interpret. </div>
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6. <b>假借 (jiǎ jiè)</b> (literally: borrowing) This is a character that acquires a new meaning by borrowing a character that represents a homophone or near-homophone, in order to create a new meaning. For example, the character 來 (in traditional Chinese writing) (lái) depicted the wheat plant and meant "wheat" in ancient times. The words "wheat" and "to come" in Chinese had had the same pronunciation; therefore, the character 來 (lái) was borrowed in order to represent the verb "to come". The pronunciation of the original word that meant "wheat", has now changed, and currently it is pronounced mài, now written 麥 (mài).</div>
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In Chinese we need to note the difference between a word and a character. A word is a speech unit comprising one or more characters. Usually, each character has several meanings. In form, all Chinese characters take up the same amount of space, due to their block-like square nature. This square form was introduced in the 11th century CE. </div>
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Unlike many languages in the western world, which are based on reason and logic, the Chinese language is based on images and intuition. In their earliest forms, the characters were abstract images of objects and ideas. Eight hundred characters provide many more possibilities of expression than eight hundred words in English, since a combination of different characters in Chinese can form a word with a meaning different from the original meaning of the individual characters that form it. </div>
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In the Mandarin The word "Mandarin" has been in use since 1589 CE. Its origin is in the Sanskrit word "mantrin", meaning "counselor". It indicates an official language, used by the government officials (the Mandarins) in traditional China. dialect (the standard one) there are four tones, not related to the old tones. Change in tone brings change in meaning. Every character has its own pronunciation. However, many different characters have exactly the same pronunciation. </div>
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Every dialect has its own tones. In the Cantonese dialect, for instance, there are nine tones, whereas in Mandarin, the official dialect, there are four tones: 平 (píng) (horizontal), 上 (shàng) (ascending), 去 (qù) (falling), 入 (rù) (entering). For example, the same word that is pronounced "mai", means both, "To sell" 卖 (mài) and "to buy" 买 (mǎi). The difference between these two characters lies in the tone and form of the character. </div>
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The phonetic pronunciation of the Chinese characters is presented in the book in the Mandarin dialect, written in Latin transcription according to the Pin Yin 拼音 (pīn yīn) system, which is in general use in modern-day China. This transcription, developed in Soviet Russia in the 1930s and introduced by the Chinese in the 1950s, replaced the old Wade-Giles system and became a standard system of pronunciation of names and places in 1976. For example: Mao Ze Dong 毛泽东 (máo zé dōng) was pronounced Mao Tse Tung in the Wade Giles system, and the name of the capital city Beijing 北 京 (běi jīng) was pronounced Peking in the Wade Giles system. </div>
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The Chinese language is sparing with words. Words do not change according to singular or plural, gender or time (tenses). There is no need to add a character to specify tense (past, present or future) when mentioning the timing of the action (such as yesterday, today, tomorrow etc.). There is also no conjugation of verbs or nouns and no distinction between masculine and feminine. The same word is used to indicate a verb in the past, present and future tenses. Unlike in the English language, words are not classified as parts of speech such as noun, verb, adjective or adverb. The same word can function as any one of these parts of speech. For example, the word 慢 (màn), which signifies "slow", can function as a verb, adjective, or adverb. This eases the study of the language, but makes it difficult to translate. </div>
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As opposed to English, in Chinese it is impossible to clarify meaning by spelling a word out loud (by pronouncing the letters that compose it). Chinese characters cannot be "spelled" in this way. That is why when Chinese people talk to each other and there is a misunderstood word, they show what the character looks like by writing it with the index finger of one hand on the palm of the other.</div>
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The Chinese language developed into two very different forms. One is the spoken language, which has changed phonetically through history; the other is the classical language – the written language that has not paralleled the transformations in the spoken language and has become a fixed expression in which the vocabulary and grammar have not changed. </div>
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Classical Chinese literature can be read and understood by all, not being identified with any particular period in history or dialect. Even though there have been and still are many different dialects spoken in China, as different as English and French, the classical literature has prevented the creation of local literatures and has ensured a common means of communication, shared by all Chinese scholars. From this aspect, there is a resemblance between classical Chinese and Latin, the language of scholars in medieval Europe.</div>
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Texts written in the Zhou 周 (zhōu) dynasty (<a href="tel:1046-221" x-apple-data-detectors-result="1" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors="true">1046-221</a> BCE) remained the traditional primer texts for children for hundreds of years, in fact until the twentieth century. These classic texts became a model for style and thought, and molded the ideology of Chinese scholars for generations. </div>
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As stated, the Chinese language is sparing with words; but literary Chinese is even more economical. Idioms and proverbs, most of them borrowed from literary works, are very concise, expressing much in a few characters. They do not include prepositions. Consequently, translating them into Western languages and giving them a clear significance requires the addition of complementary words. This frugality of expression calls for special deciphering, and, without an understanding of the context, it is difficult to comprehend the meaning of these sayings. </div>
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While translating these idioms, with the original texts in Chinese I was assisted by their translations into other languages, since translations often interpret the text.</div>
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Proverbs and pearls of wisdom are very much integrated into everyday language in China. People spice up every conversation with folk proverbs and with those borrowed from ancient historians, poets and philosophers. By presenting philosophical thoughts in a few concise words, the proverbs add color and drama to the everyday spoken language.</div>
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The Chinese people conceive the application of proverbs as a measure by which to evaluate the general education of the speaker, their knowledge of literature, history and philosophy, and their wisdom. For the Chinese people, there is nothing more impressive than using proverbs in the right context. Such use clarifies ideas, deepens meaning and sometimes adds some humor to the conversation. Sayings evoke associations in the mind of the listener and turn listening, which is usually a passive mental process, into an active one. </div>
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In the Chinese language many idioms and proverbs provide an entirely different message to that of their literal meaning. For example, 马马虎虎 (mǎ mǎ hū hū), literally meaning "horse horse tiger tiger", figuratively means "so-so" or "careless". </div>
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China, due to its size and long history, has more proverbs than any other country in the world. Wisdom and moral sayings were to be found everywhere: on ornamental vessels, utility vessels, fans, and hanging scrolls. </div>
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The sources of theses phrases are diverse. Some were coined in the folk culture and others were borrowed from stories, from philosophers such as Confucius Named in Chinese 孔子 (kǒng zǐ) or 孔 夫子 (kǒng fū zǐ), literally: Master Kong. (551-479 BCE) and Mencius Named in Chinese 孟子 (mèng zǐ). (371-289 BCE), or from ancient history books.</div>
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Unlike English sayings, the Chinese sayings often have a deliberately fixed number of characters. Some of them rhyme. Most prevalent is the use of four characters, but there are also sayings composed of three characters, six, seven, eight, three + three, four + four, five +five, six + six, seven + seven, etc. </div>
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Among researchers of proverbs there are those who make a clear distinction between folk sayings and sayings borrowed from the literature or from philosophers like Confucius. Sayings derived from the Chinese philosophers are usually long, while folk sayings are mostly short. While philosophers' sayings represent the wisdom of one specific individual, folk sayings are the "wisdom of many", originating in the language of the home, of peddlers, and others. The folk sayings are wittier and easier to absorb and remember than those of the philosophers. Modern Chinese intellectuals consider that the folk proverbs, being applicable to every imaginable situation, are more effective in describing a realistic world and in covering a variety of subjects. Peasants have coined many proverbs. They, who have been the majority of the Chinese population, are not scholars in the traditional sense; however, they have accumulated much knowledge about life and their surroundings. Their idiomatic phrases summarize their wisdom, life experience and perceptions, mainly related to agriculture, the weather, the land, and the flora and fauna. Some proverbs are didactic and preach moral behavior; others call for distrust of the judicial system and warn against committing crimes.</div>
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There is an almost infinite number of beautiful proverbs and sayings, some not familiar even to many scholars. I have selected here those expressions that in my view will evoke the interest of Western readers, being in everyday use, and having used the Internet as a measuring tool. I performed searches using Google and 白度 (bái dù) (a Chinese search engine) to find sites that present the sayings in full. </div>
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In this book I present philosophers' sayings, which are considered as high culture, together with folk proverbs, which are considered low culture. In fact, however, these two kinds of idiomatic phrases have influenced one another throughout history. Folk researchers claim that the common people inspired literature and that high culture penetrated the low culture. Many of the proverbs offer popular versions of the moral code of Confucius. Some are found integrated into texts. </div>
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The British philosopher and essayist Francis Bacon (1561-1626) wrote that "The genius, wit and spirit of a nation are discovered in its proverbs”. Studying Chinese proverbs is a good way to penetrate deep into Chinese culture. These sayings, passed from generation to generation over more than two thousand years, reflect folk wisdom. Every saying expresses an idea in a concise simple language. Though the sayings are very old, handing them on from generation to generation has molded moral behavior in China. The Chinese people, no matter which dialect they use, share the same idioms, proverbs and sayings. </div>
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Being short and easy to absorb, proverbs were very effective as a propaganda tool during the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976), at a time when slogans and sayings were very popular. </div>
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Such idiomatic phrases have diverse forms of construction. Some rhyme as in poetry; some are constructed in parallel form – subject parallels subject, predicate parallels predicate, etc; some present antithesis, such as "There is no way to heaven and there is no gate to hell"; some present paradox, such as "Fast is slowly and slowly is fast". (In the latter we also find crossing words, in which the word order of the first phrase contrasts the word order of the second phrase); and yet others present metaphor. </div>
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The contrasts expressed in the Chinese proverbs reflect the Chinese perception of the world, based on the dynamics of yin and yang. These dynamics, representing contrasts such as hot and cold, day and night, masculine and feminine, are occasionally expressed in words that are comprised of opposites. For example: 多少(duō shǎo) (literally: many few) signifies "how much", "how many" , "amount" ; 大小 (dà xiǎo) (literally: big small) signifies "measurement", "size "; 东西 (dōng xī) (literally: east west) signifies "thing" "something"; 远近 (yuǎn jìn) (literally: far close) signifies "distance";轻重 (qīng zhòng) (literally: light heavy) signifies "weight" ; 长短 (cháng duǎn) (literally: long short) signifies "length"; and 高低 (gāo dī) (literally: high low) signifies "height" etc. </div>
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In Western languages we can find proverbs parallel to those of the Chinese. Some of them appear here in the book alongside the Chinese proverbs. The existence of proverbs, common to China and the West, supports the contention that proverbs are basic elements of human thought, expressing pure logic. Nonetheless, there are many idiomatic phrases unique to China. </div>
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I am indebted to a number of people for their help. First, I would like to thank my dear parents Leah and Aharon Berliner for their support and encouragement. </div>
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Many thanks to Naomi Paz for her enlightening comments, for her English editing, and for her generosity. </div>
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I would like to thank my friends Nevet Dolev, Amram Dolev, Eta Levin and Alice Geyer for their encouragement; and Chaim Gibalka<span class="skype_name_highlight" id="skype_name_injection_1_8" style="background-image: url("C:/DOCUME~1/Owner/LOCALS~1/Temp/__SkypeIEToolbar_Cache/e70d95847a8f5723cfca6b3fd9946506/session/GIF/online.gif") ! important;"> <span class="skype_nh_arrow_hid" id="skype_name_arrow_1_8" style="background-image: url("C:/DOCUME~1/Owner/LOCALS~1/Temp/__SkypeIEToolbar_Cache/e70d95847a8f5723cfca6b3fd9946506/session/GIF/arrow.gif") ! important;"> </span></span> for his advice concerning the software used for the illustrations.</div>
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And, finally, I thank my Chinese friends, with whom I have connection through the Internet, for patiently answering my many questions about their life and culture. </div>
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China is mentioned in the Bible, Isaiah, 49, 12: "Behold, these shall come from far: and, lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim". In Hebrew, China is "Sin" and its inhabitants are called "Sinim". Just as the people in the Holy Land considered China to be a remote country, so too did the Europeans, who called Eastern Asia "The Far East" and indeed still do so today. Even the European settlers in Australia have continued to use this term though Eastern Asia is actually north of Australia, and near to it. Moreover, just as the early Europeans believed that they lived in the center of the world, so too did the Chinese, who called their country, as early as two thousand years ago, the "Central Kingdom" 中国 (zhōng guó), which is what they still call it nowadays. </div>
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Apart from its geographical significance, the name "Central Kingdom" also had a moral meaning. China has a literature, philosophy and art all of its own. Indeed, China considered its culture superior to those of others, disseminating elements of its culture to the countries surrounding it, such as Japan and Korea.</div>
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In our own age, as the world becomes a global village through the use of the Internet and television satellite broadcasts, it is increasingly advantageous for Westerners to learn about Chinese culture, which is becoming more and more accessible. Country borders no longer obstruct the expansion of cultures. The saying of the Chinese philosopher Lao Zi 老子 (lǎozǐ) (604?-531 BCE), that a sage knows the whole world without ever leaving his home, is truer today than ever before. </div>
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Not a day passes without the media reporting news from China. There are those who envisage China in the not so distant future as the most powerful country in the world. This most densely populated country in the world has valuable cultural assets that have been preserved and developed throughout thousands of years. One of these assets is the Chinese language, which has an abundance of proverbs and sayings, many of which are still in common use. </div>
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My hope is that this book will encourage Westerners to enrich their own linguistic and expressive abilities by adopting and adapting from Chinese idioms and sayings, and thus also contribute to the picturesque in the language. I believe, moreover, that the more we Westerners learn about the Chinese culture, the smaller the cultural gap between China and the West will get. </div>
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An earlier attempt to bridge the gap between China and the West was made by the European missionaries to China in the 17th and 18th centuries, who not only studied Chinese sayings in order to convey Christian messages, but sometimes also published their research into these sayings. Such sayings can be classified into two main kinds: those that are specific products of the Chinese culture; and those endowed with a universal character, having parallels in Western cultures. </div>
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This book is directed at readers who are interested in the Chinese culture. For those who are studying the Chinese language, the book will contribute to broadening their knowledge. It is especially for such readers that the idiomatic phrases are presented in Chinese, with their pronunciation in Latin letters below them. </div>
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I have attempted to translate the sayings and idioms as closely as possible to their original meaning without damaging their intelligibility. Presenting the phrases in Chinese enables the appropriately equipped reader to follow the construction of the Chinese sentences, the order of their characters, their rhymes, etc. </div>
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Many of the proverbs are picturesque, borrowing images from daily life and from humankind's natural environment. This picturesqueness is deeply rooted in the Chinese script, one of the oldest in the world, with a history dating back to five thousand years ago. The Chinese script has served in the past, and continues to serve nowadays as well, as a powerful means of unification in China, where there are a vast number of local dialects. </div>
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Since the foundation of the Republic of China, Chinese writing has undergone several changes. During the years 1956-1959 the battle against illiteracy introduced new, simpler forms to the more prevalent Chinese characters, in order to prevent as well as to alleviate writing difficulties. As a part of this reform, the government both reduced the total number of characters, and simplified them by reducing the number of their strokes. In 1964, the number of such simplified characters rose from 515 to 2238, out of approximately 7,000 in general use. The final list of simplified characters was published in 1986. A standard pronunciation 普通话 (pǔ tōng huà) was introduced in Chinese schools as early as 1956. </div>
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There are six kinds of characters 六书(liù shū), classified according to the relationship between their form and meaning: </div>
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1. <b>象 形 (xiàng xíng)</b> Pictograms - pictographic characters that imitate the form of a represented object. For example, the character 日 (rì) (literally: sun) was originally a circle with a dot in the middle. 木 (mù) signifies "tree", 门 (mén) signifies "door", 伞(sǎn) signifies "parasol" and 雨 (yǔ) signifies "rain". </div>
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Only a few hundred characters in the Chinese language constitute formal representations of objects from nature. Most of the characters are comprised of two components: a phonetic, which gives some indication of the pronunciation of the character; and a semantic radical, which sometimes offers a clue to the character's meaning. </div>
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2. <b>指事 (zhǐ shì)</b> (literally: indication) Ideograms or indicatives. The principle is similar to that of the previous principle, but here the characters describe abstract ideas represented by strokes. For example: 一 (yī) signifies "one, 二 (èr) signifies "two", and 三 (sān) signifies "three". One stroke added to a pictogram frequently indicates an abstract idea. For example: 末 (mò) (木 (mù) + upper stroke) signifies "treetop" and 本 (běn) (木 (mù) + lower stroke) signifies "root". </div>
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3. <b>形声 (xíng shēng)</b> (literally: form and sound) This is a pronunciation definer – these characters comprise an element that refers to significance (the root or the radical), and a phonetic element. For example: 洋 (yáng) (literally: ocean), is composed of a root element, in this case "water" (the left part of the character), and pronunciation element - 羊 (yáng) (literally: a sheep). </div>
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4. <b>会意 (huì yì)</b> (literally: joined meaning). These constitute composite ideograms - characters comprised of simple characters, together forming a new character with a new significance expressed jointly through their interaction. For example: 男 (nán) (literally: man) is comprised of 田 (tián) (literally: a field) and of 力 (lì) (literally: power). Another example: 鸣 (míng) (literally: chirping) is comprised of 口 (kǒu) (literally: a mouth) and 鸟 (niǎo) (literally: a bird). </div>
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5. <b>转注 (zhuǎn zhù)</b> Mutually explanatory characters. These characters broaden the significance by means of adding a new formal element to form a new character, pronounced in a different way to that of the original. Such characters are usually synonyms or near-synonyms. For example: 窍 (qiào) (literally: opening) and 空 (kōng) (literally: air). Sometimes these synonyms have somewhat different meanings, like in 老 (lǎo) (literally: old) and 考 (kǎo) (literally: test). Of the six kinds of characters, this is the most difficult to interpret. </div>
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6. <b>假借 (jiǎ jiè)</b> (literally: borrowing) This is a character that acquires a new meaning by borrowing a character that represents a homophone or near-homophone, in order to create a new meaning. For example, the character 來 (in traditional Chinese writing) (lái) depicted the wheat plant and meant "wheat" in ancient times. The words "wheat" and "to come" in Chinese had had the same pronunciation; therefore, the character 來 (lái) was borrowed in order to represent the verb "to come". The pronunciation of the original word that meant "wheat", has now changed, and currently it is pronounced mài, now written 麥 (mài).</div>
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Unlike many languages in the western world, which are based on reason and logic, the Chinese language is based on images and intuition. In their earliest forms, the characters were abstract images of objects and ideas. Eight hundred characters provide many more possibilities of expression than eight hundred words in English, since a combination of different characters in Chinese can form a word with a meaning different from the original meaning of the individual characters that form it. </div>
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In the Mandarin The word "Mandarin" has been in use since 1589 CE. Its origin is in the Sanskrit word "mantrin", meaning "counselor". It indicates an official language, used by the government officials (the Mandarins) in traditional China. dialect (the standard one) there are four tones, not related to the old tones. Change in tone brings change in meaning. Every character has its own pronunciation. However, many different characters have exactly the same pronunciation. </div>
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Every dialect has its own tones. In the Cantonese dialect, for instance, there are nine tones, whereas in Mandarin, the official dialect, there are four tones: 平 (píng) (horizontal), 上 (shàng) (ascending), 去 (qù) (falling), 入 (rù) (entering). For example, the same word that is pronounced "mai", means both, "To sell" 卖 (mài) and "to buy" 买 (mǎi). The difference between these two characters lies in the tone and form of the character. </div>
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The phonetic pronunciation of the Chinese characters is presented in the book in the Mandarin dialect, written in Latin transcription according to the Pin Yin 拼音 (pīn yīn) system, which is in general use in modern-day China. This transcription, developed in Soviet Russia in the 1930s and introduced by the Chinese in the 1950s, replaced the old Wade-Giles system and became a standard system of pronunciation of names and places in 1976. For example: Mao Ze Dong 毛泽东 (máo zé dōng) was pronounced Mao Tse Tung in the Wade Giles system, and the name of the capital city Beijing 北 京 (běi jīng) was pronounced Peking in the Wade Giles system. </div>
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The Chinese language is sparing with words. Words do not change according to singular or plural, gender or time (tenses). There is no need to add a character to specify tense (past, present or future) when mentioning the timing of the action (such as yesterday, today, tomorrow etc.). There is also no conjugation of verbs or nouns and no distinction between masculine and feminine. The same word is used to indicate a verb in the past, present and future tenses. Unlike in the English language, words are not classified as parts of speech such as noun, verb, adjective or adverb. The same word can function as any one of these parts of speech. For example, the word 慢 (màn), which signifies "slow", can function as a verb, adjective, or adverb. This eases the study of the language, but makes it difficult to translate. </div>
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As opposed to English, in Chinese it is impossible to clarify meaning by spelling a word out loud (by pronouncing the letters that compose it). Chinese characters cannot be "spelled" in this way. That is why when Chinese people talk to each other and there is a misunderstood word, they show what the character looks like by writing it with the index finger of one hand on the palm of the other.</div>
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The Chinese language developed into two very different forms. One is the spoken language, which has changed phonetically through history; the other is the classical language – the written language that has not paralleled the transformations in the spoken language and has become a fixed expression in which the vocabulary and grammar have not changed. </div>
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Classical Chinese literature can be read and understood by all, not being identified with any particular period in history or dialect. Even though there have been and still are many different dialects spoken in China, as different as English and French, the classical literature has prevented the creation of local literatures and has ensured a common means of communication, shared by all Chinese scholars. From this aspect, there is a resemblance between classical Chinese and Latin, the language of scholars in medieval Europe.</div>
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Texts written in the Zhou 周 (zhōu) dynasty (<a href="tel:1046-221" x-apple-data-detectors-result="1" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors="true">1046-221</a> BCE) remained the traditional primer texts for children for hundreds of years, in fact until the twentieth century. These classic texts became a model for style and thought, and molded the ideology of Chinese scholars for generations. </div>
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As stated, the Chinese language is sparing with words; but literary Chinese is even more economical. Idioms and proverbs, most of them borrowed from literary works, are very concise, expressing much in a few characters. They do not include prepositions. Consequently, translating them into Western languages and giving them a clear significance requires the addition of complementary words. This frugality of expression calls for special deciphering, and, without an understanding of the context, it is difficult to comprehend the meaning of these sayings. </div>
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While translating these idioms, with the original texts in Chinese I was assisted by their translations into other languages, since translations often interpret the text.</div>
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Proverbs and pearls of wisdom are very much integrated into everyday language in China. People spice up every conversation with folk proverbs and with those borrowed from ancient historians, poets and philosophers. By presenting philosophical thoughts in a few concise words, the proverbs add color and drama to the everyday spoken language.</div>
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The Chinese people conceive the application of proverbs as a measure by which to evaluate the general education of the speaker, their knowledge of literature, history and philosophy, and their wisdom. For the Chinese people, there is nothing more impressive than using proverbs in the right context. Such use clarifies ideas, deepens meaning and sometimes adds some humor to the conversation. Sayings evoke associations in the mind of the listener and turn listening, which is usually a passive mental process, into an active one. </div>
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In the Chinese language many idioms and proverbs provide an entirely different message to that of their literal meaning. For example, 马马虎虎 (mǎ mǎ hū hū), literally meaning "horse horse tiger tiger", figuratively means "so-so" or "careless". </div>
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China, due to its size and long history, has more proverbs than any other country in the world. Wisdom and moral sayings were to be found everywhere: on ornamental vessels, utility vessels, fans, and hanging scrolls. </div>
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The sources of theses phrases are diverse. Some were coined in the folk culture and others were borrowed from stories, from philosophers such as Confucius Named in Chinese 孔子 (kǒng zǐ) or 孔 夫子 (kǒng fū zǐ), literally: Master Kong. (551-479 BCE) and Mencius Named in Chinese 孟子 (mèng zǐ). (371-289 BCE), or from ancient history books.</div>
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Unlike English sayings, the Chinese sayings often have a deliberately fixed number of characters. Some of them rhyme. Most prevalent is the use of four characters, but there are also sayings composed of three characters, six, seven, eight, three + three, four + four, five +five, six + six, seven + seven, etc. </div>
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Among researchers of proverbs there are those who make a clear distinction between folk sayings and sayings borrowed from the literature or from philosophers like Confucius. Sayings derived from the Chinese philosophers are usually long, while folk sayings are mostly short. While philosophers' sayings represent the wisdom of one specific individual, folk sayings are the "wisdom of many", originating in the language of the home, of peddlers, and others. The folk sayings are wittier and easier to absorb and remember than those of the philosophers. Modern Chinese intellectuals consider that the folk proverbs, being applicable to every imaginable situation, are more effective in describing a realistic world and in covering a variety of subjects. Peasants have coined many proverbs. They, who have been the majority of the Chinese population, are not scholars in the traditional sense; however, they have accumulated much knowledge about life and their surroundings. Their idiomatic phrases summarize their wisdom, life experience and perceptions, mainly related to agriculture, the weather, the land, and the flora and fauna. Some proverbs are didactic and preach moral behavior; others call for distrust of the judicial system and warn against committing crimes.</div>
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There is an almost infinite number of beautiful proverbs and sayings, some not familiar even to many scholars. I have selected here those expressions that in my view will evoke the interest of Western readers, being in everyday use, and having used the Internet as a measuring tool. I performed searches using Google and 白度 (bái dù) (a Chinese search engine) to find sites that present the sayings in full. </div>
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In this book I present philosophers' sayings, which are considered as high culture, together with folk proverbs, which are considered low culture. In fact, however, these two kinds of idiomatic phrases have influenced one another throughout history. Folk researchers claim that the common people inspired literature and that high culture penetrated the low culture. Many of the proverbs offer popular versions of the moral code of Confucius. Some are found integrated into texts. </div>
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The British philosopher and essayist Francis Bacon (1561-1626) wrote that "The genius, wit and spirit of a nation are discovered in its proverbs”. Studying Chinese proverbs is a good way to penetrate deep into Chinese culture. These sayings, passed from generation to generation over more than two thousand years, reflect folk wisdom. Every saying expresses an idea in a concise simple language. Though the sayings are very old, handing them on from generation to generation has molded moral behavior in China. The Chinese people, no matter which dialect they use, share the same idioms, proverbs and sayings. </div>
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Being short and easy to absorb, proverbs were very effective as a propaganda tool during the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976), at a time when slogans and sayings were very popular. </div>
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Such idiomatic phrases have diverse forms of construction. Some rhyme as in poetry; some are constructed in parallel form – subject parallels subject, predicate parallels predicate, etc; some present antithesis, such as "There is no way to heaven and there is no gate to hell"; some present paradox, such as "Fast is slowly and slowly is fast". (In the latter we also find crossing words, in which the word order of the first phrase contrasts the word order of the second phrase); and yet others present metaphor. </div>
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The contrasts expressed in the Chinese proverbs reflect the Chinese perception of the world, based on the dynamics of yin and yang. These dynamics, representing contrasts such as hot and cold, day and night, masculine and feminine, are occasionally expressed in words that are comprised of opposites. For example: 多少(duō shǎo) (literally: many few) signifies "how much", "how many" , "amount" ; 大小 (dà xiǎo) (literally: big small) signifies "measurement", "size "; 东西 (dōng xī) (literally: east west) signifies "thing" "something"; 远近 (yuǎn jìn) (literally: far close) signifies "distance";轻重 (qīng zhòng) (literally: light heavy) signifies "weight" ; 长短 (cháng duǎn) (literally: long short) signifies "length"; and 高低 (gāo dī) (literally: high low) signifies "height" etc. </div>
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Many of the proverbs have changed over time, receiving a new meaning, sometimes contrasting with that of the original.</div>
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In Western languages we can find proverbs parallel to those of the Chinese. Some of them appear here in the book alongside the Chinese proverbs. The existence of proverbs, common to China and the West, supports the contention that proverbs are basic elements of human thought, expressing pure logic. Nonetheless, there are many idiomatic phrases unique to China. </div>
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In order to understand certain of the Chinese idiomatic phrases and proverbs, therefore, it is necessary to understand the culture from which they derive. To assist in such understanding, I present below the main ancient literary sources from which they were borrowed. Likewise, I offer a brief outline of China's history, the Chinese perception of the world, religion and philosophy in China, the Chinese traditional calendar, cosmological perception in Chinese tradition, and symbols in the Chinese tradition. </div>
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font-weight: normal;">无</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">wú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">功</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">gōng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="LTR">Working without obeying the boss, though exhausting (literally: tiring to death), will bring no achievements<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">功</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">gōng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">到</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">dào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">自</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">zì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">然</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">rán</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">成</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">chéng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></b><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="LTR">He who reaches achievements will naturally succeed </span></b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="LTR">It is easy to descend a mountain [and] difficult to climb one; but after climbing it, the scenery expands </span></b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR">One should make an effort in order to succeed, but once one succeeds, his vision expands</span><span dir="LTR"> and his horizon widens. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">臣</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">chén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">事</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">shì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">二</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">èr</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">主</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">zhǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="LTR">One minister cannot serve two lords </span></b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">心</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xīn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">坚</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jiān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">石</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">也</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yě</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">穿</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">chuān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="LTR">A determined heart can pierce a stone </span></b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR">A determined person can realize every aspiration </span><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR">The same idea is expressed in the idiom:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">水</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">shuǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">能</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">néng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">穿</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">chuān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">石</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">shí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></b><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="LTR">Water can pierce a stone </span></b><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR">With persistence, one can change things.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR">In the Bible it is written: <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%;">אבנים שחקו מים (איוב, י"ד , 19).<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"><span dir="LTR"></span> The waters wear the stones. (<i>Job</i> 14,19)<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR">Another version: </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">滴</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">dī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">水</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">shuǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">石</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">shí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">穿</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">chuān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></b><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR">Dripping water pierces a stone <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR">With constant efforts, one can overcome any difficulty; perseverance brings success. </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" lang="IT">In Italian they say: <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" lang="IT">A goccia a goccia s'incava la pietra.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR">Literally: Drop after drop erode the stone. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">斧</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">fǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">快</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">kuài</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">怕</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">pà</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">木</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">mù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">柴</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">chái</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">硬</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">yìng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR">Literally: </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="LTR">A sharp axe is not afraid of hard firewood</span></b><span dir="LTR">. </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="LTR"> </span></b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR">A talented person is not afraid of a difficult mission. </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">扁</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">biǎn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">担</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">dan</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">是</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">shì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">条</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">tiáo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">龙</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">lóng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></b><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">一</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">生</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">shēng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">吃</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">chī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">穷</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">qióng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></b></span><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="LTR">A carrying pole is [like] a dragon [that one can count on to provide him with] food throughout a lifetime <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR">One should count only on one's own efforts, to earn a living. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR">This was a common saying among porters in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region> before 1949. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR">A parallel idiom in Hebrew: </span><span dir="RTL"></span><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span> <span lang="HE"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt left 176.0pt center 236.15pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%;">אם אין אני לי מי לי </span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="LTR"></span>)</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%;">פרקי אבות א, יד).<o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt left 176.0pt center 236.15pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR">Literally: If I am not for myself, who will be for me ? (<i>Pirkei</i> <i>Avot</i>, 1, 14)</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt left 176.0pt center 236.15pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><br />
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</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">吃</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">chī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">了</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">le</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">三</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">sān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">天</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">tiān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">素</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">sù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">就</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">jiù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">想</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">xiǎng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">上</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">shàng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">西</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">xī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">天</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">tiān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR">Literally: </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="LTR">Three days eats vegetarian food, and expects to rise to the <st1:place w:st="on">Western Paradise</st1:place> (in other words, expects to become Buddha)</span></b><span dir="LTR">. </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR">One cannot reach achievements or become famous without hard work. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">上</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">shàng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">天</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">tiān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">下</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">xià</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">地</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">dì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></b><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="LTR">Literally: ascends to heaven and descends to earth</span></b><span dir="LTR">. </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="LTR"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR">Turns every stone, does not spare any effort. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR">This idiom also means: </span><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR">Everywhere</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">守</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">shǒu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">株</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">zhū</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">待</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">dài</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">兔</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">tù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></b><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="LTR">Keeps watching a tree while waiting for rabbits <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR">Counts on luck instead of making an effort to reach achievements. </span><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;">This is based on the following story told by the philosopher Han Feizi <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">韩</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">hán</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">非</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">fēi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">子</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">zǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> (280-233 BCE):<o:p></o:p></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;">A young man from the State of Song <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">宋</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">sòng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, who was working the land, saw a hare running fast, dash itself against a tree in the field, and fall dead at his feet. All that was left for him to do was to put the hare in the sack and prepare a tasty evening meal. From then on he would sit by that same tree, waiting in vain for another hare to dash itself against it. This never happened. Instead, he was ridiculed by the people of the State of <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Song</st1:place></st1:state>. <b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcIbOFkEVQ-K5wXNb7dhrXLG-nzeoOvV9jXX_g4CUMe3AFuDigYWDt1Fy-JgbBdjKhARvZRMEeIo-iFXyAiWa8ixiMcjkzAEYTj1sHvLwCJJRx7AshtxqwbSSB6rPJQAOpwP6SlpUD1tA/s1600/FIVE+FLOWERS+EIGHT+DOORS111_pic00AC.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcIbOFkEVQ-K5wXNb7dhrXLG-nzeoOvV9jXX_g4CUMe3AFuDigYWDt1Fy-JgbBdjKhARvZRMEeIo-iFXyAiWa8ixiMcjkzAEYTj1sHvLwCJJRx7AshtxqwbSSB6rPJQAOpwP6SlpUD1tA/s320/FIVE+FLOWERS+EIGHT+DOORS111_pic00AC.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">吃</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">chī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">力</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">lì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">赚</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">zhuàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">钱</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">qián</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">赚</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">zhuàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">钱</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">qián</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">吃</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">chī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">力</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">lì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="LTR">He who works hard does not earn [a lot of] money; he who earns [a lot of] money does not work hard<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR">This was said of businessmen in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region> before 1949 and has begun to be said again since the last decade of the 20<sup>th</sup> century. </span><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">图</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">tú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">小</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">xiǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">利</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">lì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">大</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">dà</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">事</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">shì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">成</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">chéng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="LTR">He who plans small profits will not achieve great achievements <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">撒</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">sǎ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">大</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">dà</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">网</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">wǎng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">得</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">dé</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">大</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">dà</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">鱼</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">yú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="LTR">He who will not spread a big net will not fish big fish </span></b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR">Without great efforts and pain, one does not achieve significant achievements. </span><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR">In English they say: </span><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR">No pain, no gain.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXj2Xtx2gx5hsLnk6po6uyEeHkyp5HYFGxPcc-VG26dLvaMIRTj9o8qarEcUYXC-qm5MA-JP6rHY1DjhjHJQ5HGg48w49WtGOMiTD8C-GQeRbE33ajkSZsdDswj-vM-zwPj7Yf0LY5fsg/s1600/FIVE+FLOWERS+EIGHT+DOORS111_pic00AD.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXj2Xtx2gx5hsLnk6po6uyEeHkyp5HYFGxPcc-VG26dLvaMIRTj9o8qarEcUYXC-qm5MA-JP6rHY1DjhjHJQ5HGg48w49WtGOMiTD8C-GQeRbE33ajkSZsdDswj-vM-zwPj7Yf0LY5fsg/s320/FIVE+FLOWERS+EIGHT+DOORS111_pic00AD.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">练</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">liàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">成</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">chéng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">就</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">jiù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">怕</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">pà</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">心</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">xīn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">恒</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">héng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="LTR">Do not worry about not doing things perfectly; be worried about not persevering </span></b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">怕</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">pà</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">路</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">长</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">cháng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">只</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">怕</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">pà</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">志</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">短</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">duǎn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR">Literally</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="LTR">: Do not be afraid of a long way but of a short ambition</span></b><span dir="LTR">.</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="LTR"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">大</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dà</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">胆</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dǎn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">天</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">tiān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">下</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xià</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">去</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">得</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dé</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">小</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xiǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">心</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xīn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">寸</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">cùn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">步</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">难</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">nán</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">行</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xíng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="LTR">The bold can reach any place on earth (literally: under the sky) [whereas] the cautious cannot walk [even] one inch <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">怕</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">pà</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">慢</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">màn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">就</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">jiù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">怕</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">pà</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">站</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">zhàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="LTR">Do not be afraid of slowing down; you should rather be afraid of halting <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="LTR"> </span></b><span dir="LTR">Slow advancement ensures progress, whereas halting leads to failure.</span><span dir="RTL"></span><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span> </span></b><span dir="LTR"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR">Another version of the same idiom: </span><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">怕</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">pà</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">慢</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">màn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">只</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">怕</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">pà</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">站</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;">; <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">怕</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">pà</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">站</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;">,</span><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">只</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">怕</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">pà</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">转</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhuǎn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Do not be afraid of slowing down, just be afraid of a halting; do not be afraid of a halting, just be afraid of withdrawal</b><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">种</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">zhòng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">瓜</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">guā</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">得</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">dé</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">瓜</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">guā</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">种</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">zhòng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">豆</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">dòu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">得</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">dé</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">豆</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">dòu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Plant melons and you will get melons; plant beans and you will get beans</b><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;">One reaps what one sows.<o:p></o:p></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;">The same idea is found in the idiom: <o:p></o:p></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">一</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">yī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">分</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">fēn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">耕</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">gēng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">耘</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">yún</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">一</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">yī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">分</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">fēn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">收</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">shōu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">获</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">huò</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR">As much as you plow and weed, you will harvest<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR">Working diligently will lead to success. </span><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span> <span lang="HE"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">骑</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">驴</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lǘ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">找</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">马</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">mǎ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;">Literally: <b>Seeks a horse while riding a donkey</b>.<o:p></o:p></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><v:shapetype coordsize="21600,21600" filled="f" id="_x0000_t75" o:preferrelative="t" o:spt="75" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" stroked="f"> <v:stroke joinstyle="miter"> <v:formulas> <v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"> <v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0"> <v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"> <v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2"> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"> <v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1"> <v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2"> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"> <v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"> <v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"> </v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:formulas> <v:path gradientshapeok="t" o:connecttype="rect" o:extrusionok="f"> <o:lock aspectratio="t" v:ext="edit"> </o:lock></v:path></v:stroke></v:shapetype><b> </b>Continues to work in his workplace while looking for a better one<span style="font-size: 10pt; 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</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">志</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">可</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">kě</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">慢</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">màn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">时</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">可</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">kě</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">失</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b>Do not let your aspirations weaken [and] do not lose time</b><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">豆</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dòu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">腐</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">fǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">好</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">hào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">吃</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">chī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">磨</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">mó</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">难</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">nàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">推</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">tuī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b>Tofu is tasty but pushing the grindstone to produce it is hard <o:p></o:p></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;">Good things are a product of hard work. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhevXmPYfw3IbhIM6HkshWdbvYFAk34m15Y4hrPKxEE4CPiPQZHYeIc4IfAM8OA9bckdPz50YzbbUSgYaS3e8Au6PsgbI1aLTA-9hedASRcJMiS9aXImN1zJ9e078j6MjoBAg_iF2wUkAU/s1600/FIVE+FLOWERS+EIGHT+DOORS111_pic00AF.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhevXmPYfw3IbhIM6HkshWdbvYFAk34m15Y4hrPKxEE4CPiPQZHYeIc4IfAM8OA9bckdPz50YzbbUSgYaS3e8Au6PsgbI1aLTA-9hedASRcJMiS9aXImN1zJ9e078j6MjoBAg_iF2wUkAU/s320/FIVE+FLOWERS+EIGHT+DOORS111_pic00AF.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">地</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">在</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zài</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">人</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">中</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhōng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">事</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">在</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zài</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">人</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">为</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wéi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;">Literally: [<b>The produce of] the land depends on man; [success in] things depends on man</b>. <o:p></o:p></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;">Everything depends on human effort. <o:p></o:p></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;">Usually, only the second part of this idiom is used. <o:p></o:p></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">熟</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">shú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">能</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">néng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">生</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">shēng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">巧</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">qiǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></b><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;"><br />
</span><b><span dir="LTR">With practice one can learn the trick </span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR">Practice makes perfect.</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">能</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">néng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">者</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">zhě</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">多</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">duō</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">劳</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">láo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></b><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;"><br />
</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="LTR">The talented are usually busy</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;"> </span></b><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">大</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">dà</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">器</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">qì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">可</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">kě</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">小</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">xiǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">用</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">yòng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">小</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">xiǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">器</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">qì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">可</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">kě</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">大</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">dà</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">用</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">yòng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="LTR">One should not use [either] a big tool for a small task, [or] a small tool for a big task </span></b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR">Do not give either an insignificant mission to a person of great talent, or an important mission to a person of small talent. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR">The idea in the first part of the idiom is expressed also in the idiom: </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">牛</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">niú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">鼎</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">dǐng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">烹</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">pēng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">鸡</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">jī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></b><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR">Cooking a chicken in a cauldron designated for an ox</span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR">To kill a fly with a big sword. </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR">Originally, this meant, "using a big tool for a small job". Today it is used to describe giving a small insignificant task to a person of great talent. </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR">The same idea is found in the idiom: <o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">牛</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">niú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">刀</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">dāo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">小</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">xiǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">试</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">shì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></b><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR">To use a big knife for cutting a small thing</span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR">Giving a small insignificant task to a person of great talent. </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR">This also means:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR">First and small exhibit of a master artist. </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><br />
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tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">废</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">fèi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">寝</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qǐn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">忘</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wàng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">食</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR">Neglects one's sleep and food </span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR">Said of a person who forgets to sleep and eat, wholly concentrated on his mission and determined to reach his target.</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">牛</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">niú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">马</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">mǎ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></b><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR">Literally: <b>Oxen and horses</b>.</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR">Said of those who work harder than beasts of burden. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR">The same idea is expressed in the idiom: </span><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">牛</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">niú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">马</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">mǎ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">如</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">的</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">de</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">生</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shēng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">活</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">huó</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR">Literally:</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="LTR"> Life of oxen and horses is preferable</span></b><span dir="LTR">.</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="LTR"> </span></b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 143.05pt center 214.75pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR"> Said of a life of forced labor. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; 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font-weight: normal;">人</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">rén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 24pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">各</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">gè</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 24pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">有</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">yǒu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 24pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">能</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">néng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 24pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">有</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">yǒu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 24pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 24pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">能</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">néng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 24pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR">Every person has things that he can do and those that he cannot do <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; 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font-weight: normal;">信</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">xìn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">行</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">xíng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">必</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">果</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">guǒ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR">One must stand by one’s words and be resolute in action until success is achieved </span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">九</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">jiǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">牛</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">niú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">二</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: SimSun; font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">èr</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">虎</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">hǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR">Literally: <b>Nine oxen [and] two tigers.</b><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR">Making a powerful effort.</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><br />
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layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">yí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">个</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">gè</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">和</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">hé</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">尚</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">shang</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">挑</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">tiāo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">水</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">shuǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">喝</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">hē</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">两</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">liǎng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">个</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">gè</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">和</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">hé</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">尚</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">shang</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">抬</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">tái</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">水</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">shuǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">喝</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">hē</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-size: 26pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%;">,</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">三</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">sān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">个</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">gè</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">和</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">hé</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">尚</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">shang</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">没</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">méi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">水</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">shuǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">喝</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">hē</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR"></span><b><span dir="LTR"><span dir="LTR"></span>[When] one </span></b><b><span dir="LTR">Buddhist monk</span></b><b><span dir="LTR"> carries water on a pole he will have water to drink; [when] two </span></b><b><span dir="LTR">Buddhist monk</span></b><b><span dir="LTR">s carry water together they will have water to drink; [when it comes to] three</span></b><b><span dir="LTR"> Buddhist monk</span></b><b><span dir="LTR">s, they will have no water to drink </span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR">Lack of personal initiation causes interdependence among people and, thus, the more people are involved, the less impressive the results.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR">In English they say</span><span dir="LTR">: </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR">Too many cooks spoil the broth<o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">半</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">途</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">tú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">而</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: SimSun; font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">ér</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">废</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">fèi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="LTR">To stop in the middle of the way </span></b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR">To leave something incomplete. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span>.</span><span dir="LTR">Half done is like nothing done</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">手</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">shǒu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">艺</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">yì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">是</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">shì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">活</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">huó</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">宝</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">天</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">tiān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">下</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">xià</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">饿</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: SimSun; font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">è</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">倒</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">dǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR">Working skills are a treasure for a lifetime [that makes it possible to live] anywhere without being hungry <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">一</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">yī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">只</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">蜂</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">fēng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">酿</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">niáng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">成</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">chéng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">蜜</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">mì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">一</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">yī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">颗</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">kē</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">米</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">mǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">熬</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">áo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">成</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">chéng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">粥</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">zhōu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR">One bee cannot produce honey; with one crumb of rice, one cannot cook porridge <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR">This is said to emphasize the importance of teamwork. </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">愚</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">yú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">公</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">gōng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">移</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">yí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">山</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">shān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></b><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="LTR">The old fool who moved mountains <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR">With perseverance, nothing is impossible. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;">This is based on the following legend written by the Daoist philosopher Lie Zi <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">列</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">liè</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">子</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">zǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="ZH-CN"> </span>(4<sup>th</sup> century BCE): <o:p></o:p></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> An old man lived opposite two mountains that blocked the way to his house. One day he called his family to help him move these mountains. Passersby, thinking that he was a fool, asked him how he would carry out his plan. The old "fool" answered that his family and the generations to come would work and, eventually, the mountains would be removed. 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</div>Hila Berlinerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07089503952210531830noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1348893934337601404.post-24462565231067114562011-11-19T05:31:00.001-08:002011-11-24T00:18:56.474-08:00ON WOMEN AND MEN<div id="fb-root"></div><script>(function(d, s, id) {
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;">Throughout Chinese history there was a prominent principle of separation between the genders. It was even customary for husbands and wives to live at some distance from each other. Separation between men and women prevailed in the farm work as well. During the Spring Festival (the celebration of the New Year), boys and girls from the villages would go out to the fields to find a spouse. <o:p></o:p></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;">The ancient Chinese imagined that women would become mothers simply by touching holy rivers. According to the same approach that links women to water, they believed that women had the power to make the rain fall. Seeing women as powerful in ancient times was also expressed through the then customary practice of passing on the surname of the mother to her children; hence, the word <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">姓</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">xìng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, meaning "family name" includes the character <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">女</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">nǚ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">,</span>meaning "woman". In present-day <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region>, however, surnames pass from father to children. Nevertheless, after marriage, women typically retain their maiden name. <o:p></o:p></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;">The passage from a matriarchal society to a patriarchal one occurred during the feudal period (1086-771 BCE), when women were educated to obey a strict code of ethics, and were expected to be submissive, shy and selfless. Throughout their lives they would be controlled by men. During her childhood a girl would have to obey her father; after her marriage a woman would have to obey her husband; and after the latter's death she would have to obey her sons. Women submissively accepted their duties and their intellectual inferiority, and most of them remained illiterate. Hidden at home most of the time, they would learn to perform the household chores. Girls from noble families would be educated to become daughters-in-law in their husband's family. The higher status of men over women finds its expression in the word "Mister" <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">先</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">xiān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">生</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">shēng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, literally: first-born. <o:p></o:p></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;">In Chinese tradition, the relationship between men and women is conceived of as an analogy to yin and yang. Like earth, women were considered to be found in a low place as obedient and passive beings, as opposed to men, who were conceived of as active, dominant and strong like heaven. The passage from yang to yin and vice versa, as an analogy to men and women, is echoed in the Chinese saying, "A man, who is born as a wolf, when intimidated, will become a woman; a woman, who is born as a mouse, when intimidated, will become a leopardess". <o:p></o:p></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;">In traditional <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region> marriage<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1348893934337601404#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">[1]</span></span></span></a> was the result of an agreement between two families, rather than an agreement between a man and a woman. The parents would decide upon the marriage without involving the young couple. The future husband and wife would rarely object to their parents' decision. The choices left for a woman who did not marry were difficult. She could become a slave, servant, prostitute, Buddhist nun or a concubine. <o:p></o:p></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;">The familial role of the woman, as a daughter, wife, mother, daughter-in-law, grandmother, widow, or several of these roles simultaneously, determined her abode, lifestyle, the attitude towards her and how she would be mourned. A woman, though born to her father's family, was not considered as his family member. After marriage, she would move to her husband's family, and the door to her father's home would be closed to her. Her visits to her parents' home were determined by laws and customs. The name of a woman who had died before marrying would not appear on the family altar. As a wife who would give offspring<span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span> </span>to her husband, she would be willingly received by his family, but only after having children could she be sure of having a place on the altar of her husband's family. As long as her mother-in-law was alive, she would actually be a slave doing all the household work. The customs<span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span> </span>and the rules of ethics forced her to obey her husband's parents. <o:p></o:p></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;">Women in traditional <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region> were occupied with housework, taking care of the children, preparing food, weaving, spinning, sewing and embroidery, while the men worked in the field. Women of the upper class were not allowed to talk to male visitors at home. <o:p></o:p></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;">Ban Zhao <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">班</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">bān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="ZH-CN"> </span><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">昭</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">zhāo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> (45-116 CE), the most famous educated woman in Chinese history, wrote the book <i>Lessons for Women </i><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">女</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">nǚ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">诫</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">jiè</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, in which she explains that, 40 years after being married at the age of 14, she had decided to write down things that, in her view, would be useful for every woman. From her descriptions we can learn about the discrimination against women since birth. Ban Zhao herself reached exceptional achievements, serving as an historian in the court of Emperor He Di <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">和</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">hé</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">帝</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">dì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> (ruled 88-105 CE) after the death of her brother, whom she replaced. Likewise, she served as political adviser to Empress Deng Sui <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">邓</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">dèng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">绥</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">suí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> (<span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE"><span dir="RTL"></span>81-121</span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span> CE), who came to power as regent for her son in 106 CE. <o:p></o:p></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> In her book, Ban Zhao writes that on the third day after a baby-girl is born, the Chinese practice a custom comprised of three elements: placing the infant under the bed, giving her a piece of broken cauldron to play with, and reporting her birth to the ancestors by giving them offerings. Ban Zhao explains that placing the baby under the bed marks her inferiority and weakness, and her initial duty to be humble and modest; the piece of broken cauldron represents the hard work that is expected of her throughout her life; and the report to the ancestors is intended to remind her of her obligation to serve the family ancestors. <o:p></o:p></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;">According to the book, a woman has to serve her husband, obey his parents, and refrain from confrontations with his family. She is expected to go to sleep late at night and arise early in the morning, in order to carry out her obligations. She should not refuse to perform her duties. <o:p></o:p></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;">One piece of revolutionary advice given by Ban Zhao was that girls and boys should receive the same education until the age of 15. Her writings gained appreciation among scholars due to the moral values that she preached. <o:p></o:p></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;">During the Tang <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">唐</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">táng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span dir="RTL"></span><b><span dir="RTL" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span> </span></b>dynasty (618-907 CE) women's lives became more liberated than before. They could go out freely and it was no longer a disgrace for women of the upper class to divorce and remarry.<o:p></o:p></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> The custom of foot-binding with silk bands began before the Tang dynasty among women dancers and concubines, to capture the emperor's eyes. During the Song <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">宋</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">sòng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><b><span lang="ZH-CN"> </span></b>dynasty (<span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span>960-1279</span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span> CE) the admiration for small feet expanded from the palace to women from the upper class, and from these to the entire population. The size of a woman's feet was reduced to half that of normal. Foot-binding was a living symbol of women's oppression. Most women would bind their feet, a process causing much pain, and which began when the girls were five or six years old, some even as early as at the age of two years. The feet would be tightly bandaged and the front joints, except for the great toe, would be bent inward. With the passing of time the bones would become broken and the feet become much shorter. Whereas a woman's face was considered a divine gift, feet bound improperly were conceived of as a sign of laziness and inadequate education. Mothers would bind their daughters' feet to improve their chances of a good marriage.<o:p></o:p></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;">Small feet were considered erotic, especially in the eyes of men, and were called "golden lilies". There was a saying that "the smaller the feet the stronger the sex drive". This custom nonetheless made women handicapped and, thus, working in the field or just walking, caused them much pain. The more they were expected to work in the field, the less was the chance that this custom would be practiced. <o:p></o:p></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;">About the life of women in traditional Chinese society we can learn from the writings of the biographer Liu Xiang <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">刘</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">liú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">向</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">xiàng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> (79-8 BCE), who wrote the biographies of admired women in ancient <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region> - a collection of stories on their exalted deeds and philanthropic behavior. Each of these women embodied at least one virtue, such as loyalty to the ruler, self-sacrifice for the husband or father, and modesty. Thus, these stories reveal the qualities that were appreciated in women. <o:p></o:p></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;">One biography describes the life of the mother of the philosopher Mencius <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">孟</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">mèng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">子</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">zǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span> </span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span> (371-289 BCE), to whom several virtues were ascribed. It recounts that when Mencius was a little boy he lived near a cemetery, and liked to play games, performing burial ceremonies and building tombs and mounds of graves. His mother, who thought that this place was not suitable for bringing up her child, moved to near a market place in the city. Here, Mencius would play games of buying and selling. This place also seemed to her inappropriate for raising her child, and again she moved elsewhere, to near a school. Here Mencius played at performing sacrificial rites to the ancestors and his mother decided to remain at this place. She said to her son that if he would not study, he would become a despised servant, never free of trouble. Defining the duties of women, Mencius' mother said that they should cook five kinds of cereals, heat wine, take care of their parents-in-law, and produce clothes. <o:p></o:p></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;">About the attitude of men toward women during the Han <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">汉</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">hàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> dynasty (220-206 BCE), we can learn from a letter sent by Yan Feng to his wife's younger brother, explaining the reason for his divorce. He describes his wife as a woman whose behavior was worsening from day to day. She saw white as black, and wrong as right. Concerning himself, Yan Feng testifies that he is never wrong, not making the slightest mistake, unlike his wife, who tells lies about him and annoys him all the time. He remarks that since ancient times it has been considered a great disaster to live in a house controlled by a woman. Now, as he writes, this disaster has fallen on him. He should have sent her back to her parents' home a long time ago, but he has not done so, being concerned about the children and because, without his wife, there would be no one to work at home. Likewise, he expresses his fear that his children would become servants. <o:p></o:p></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;">In his letter, Yan Feng also writes that according to the rules of conduct determined by the sagacious Chinese, a man must have a wife and concubines too. He remarks that a man from a poor and humble family would also desire to have concubines, and expresses his regret at reaching old age without having one, a regret that would follow him to his grave. <o:p></o:p></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;">A woman named Yuan Zai from the 12<sup>th</sup> century CE describes women's problems. She writes that women do not take care of family matters outside the home, because proper husbands and sons are responsible for these. Bad husbands, in her view, are those who hide their deeds from their wives. Many of them are self-indulgent and gamblers. Some reach a situation in which they provide their land and even their houses as collateral, without telling their wives. Women are helpless, with no control over such situations. <o:p></o:p></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;">Kong Demao <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">孔</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">kǒng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">德</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">dé</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">懋</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">mào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, a modern-day member of Confucius' family, and whose family tree dates back to the time of the famous philosopher, tells in the 20<sup>th</sup> century about her life and the lives of women in the mansion of the Kong family in Qufu <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">曲</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">qǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">阜</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">fù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, the home town of Confucius in Shandong <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">山</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">shān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">东</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">dōng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> . According to the rules of conduct of the mansion, women were not allowed to take part in sacrificial rites. Their participation was considered an insult to the ancestors to whom the sacrifices were offered. The prevalent belief was that women might silence the music in the Confucian temple. Tradition has it that once the music suddenly stopped during a sacrificial ceremony, and it was revealed that a Buddhist nun had attended this ceremony. Only after she was thrown out were the sounds of the bells heard again. <o:p></o:p></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;">Even obedient women in traditional <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region> were inferior to men, but the fate of adulteresses was worse. In medieval <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region> it was customary to strike adulteresses on their bare buttocks and, in serious cases, they would be stripped completely naked before being struck.<o:p></o:p></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;">The attitude toward women significantly changed after the Communists came to power in 1949. Whereas the Confucians had stressed the hierarchy in which women are inferior to men, the Communist party strove to minimize the differences between the genders and abolish the hierarchy in favor of equality. In 1949, when Mao Zedong <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">毛泽东</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">máozédōng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>(1893-1976), the Chairman of the Communist party, announced in Tian An Men <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">天</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">tiān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">安</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">ān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">门</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">mén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> square in Beijing that the Chinese people, a quarter of the world's population, had arisen and stood up, he meant women as well as men. Women were considered as an equal half of the population. They were conceived of as half the sky; that is, as half the sun and half the moon too. The phrase "half the sky" became a slogan expressing the new future for women, one that had moved away from the traditional attitude, according to which there is a clear distinction between men and women, heaven and earth, sun and moon. Traditionally, "Heaven" (yang) served as a synonym of "the domain of men", but following the Communists' rise to power, women were called to enter this domain.<o:p></o:p></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;">One of the expressions of equality between men and women following the establishment of Communist China, was that of addressing them both as "comrade" <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">同</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">tóng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">志</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">zhì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>. Inside the family the term "nei ren" <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">内</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">nèi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">人</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">rén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> (literally "person inside"; meaning "inside the house"), which referred to "wife", was replaced by "ai ren" <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">爱</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">ài</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">人</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">rén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> (literally "loved person"), which refers to both men and women. <o:p></o:p></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;">The traditional Chinese woman, who would be occupied with weaving or embroidering in the internal courtyard, was replaced by a strong and self-confident woman working alongside men in factories, driving tractors, and receiving equal pay for equal work. The message was that women were an active element in the revolution, just like men.<o:p></o:p></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;">During the Cultural Revolution (1967-1977) foot-binding was banned, as a result of the desire to free women from the heritage of inequality. <o:p></o:p></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">嫁</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jià</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">鸡</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">随</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">suí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">鸡</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">嫁</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jià</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">狗</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">gǒu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">随</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">suí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">狗</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">gǒu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR"><span style="font-size: small;">Literally: <b>Marries a rooster follows a rooster, marries a dog follows a dog</b>.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR"><span style="font-size: small;">(<i>Dream of the Red Chamber </i></span><b><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;"><span style="font-size: small;">红</span></span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-weight: normal; layout-grid-mode: line;">hóng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><b><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;"><span style="font-size: small;">楼</span></span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-weight: normal; layout-grid-mode: line;">lóu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><b><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;"><span style="font-size: small;">梦</span></span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-weight: normal; layout-grid-mode: line;">mèng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><b><span lang="ZH-CN"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></b></b></b></b><span style="font-size: small;"><i>,</i>chapter 81).</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span dir="LTR">If a woman marries a rooster, she will remain with a rooster and if she marries a dog, she will remain with a dog. </span><i><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR"></span><i><span dir="LTR" lang="HE"><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></i><span style="font-size: small;"><span dir="LTR">This refers to the life of women in traditional <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region>, where a married woman was obliged to remain with her husband forever. </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 129.6pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">妇</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">fù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">女</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">nǚ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">能</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">néng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">顶</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dǐng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">半</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">边</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">biān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">天</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">tiān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR"><span style="font-size: small;">Literally: <b>Women can lift half the sky</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span dir="LTR">Women can do everything that men can do.</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR"><span style="font-size: small;">A Communist slogan, frequently used by Mao Zedong. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6cv-QEedbLe7bMJoyd9amKSSlbytSaIteHLTL-Pi_avsIq_uqrMMHx8u63UKhHZQdZT2TjTvSKDM6wBmjUVxttXKlC5cfSbzhFIi1Rl3OCYdkJAH1GGWxLror3IiQhhIUAH852U_FbT0/s1600/FIVE+FLOWERS+EIGHT+DOORS111_pic00A1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6cv-QEedbLe7bMJoyd9amKSSlbytSaIteHLTL-Pi_avsIq_uqrMMHx8u63UKhHZQdZT2TjTvSKDM6wBmjUVxttXKlC5cfSbzhFIi1Rl3OCYdkJAH1GGWxLror3IiQhhIUAH852U_FbT0/s320/FIVE+FLOWERS+EIGHT+DOORS111_pic00A1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-large;"> </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">好</span></span><rp>(</rp></ruby></span><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">hǎo</span></rt><rp><span style="font-size: x-large;">)</span></rp><span style="line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">男</span></span><rp>(</rp></ruby></span><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">nán</span></rt><rp><span style="font-size: x-large;">)</span></rp><span style="line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">不</span></span><rp>(</rp></ruby></span><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">bú</span></rt><rp><span style="font-size: x-large;">)</span></rp><span style="line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">跟</span></span><rp>(</rp></ruby></span><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">gēn</span></rt><rp><span style="font-size: x-large;">)</span></rp><span style="line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">女</span></span><rp>(</rp></ruby></span><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">nǚ</span></rt><rp><span style="font-size: x-large;">)</span></rp><span style="line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">斗</span></span><rp>(</rp></ruby></span><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">dòu</span></rt><rp><span style="font-size: x-large;">)</span></rp><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><b><span dir="LTR"><span style="font-size: small;">Good men do not fight women</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"></span></b><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: x-large;"> </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">一</span></span><rp>(</rp></ruby></span><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">yī</span></rt><rp><span style="font-size: x-large;">)</span></rp><span style="line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">笑</span></span><rp>(</rp></ruby></span><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">xiào</span></rt><rp><span style="font-size: x-large;">)</span></rp><span style="line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">千</span></span><rp>(</rp></ruby></span><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">qiān</span></rt><rp><span style="font-size: x-large;">)</span></rp><span style="line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">金</span></span><rp>(</rp></ruby></span><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">jīn</span></rt><rp><span style="font-size: x-large;">)</span></rp></b><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span dir="LTR">Literally: <b>A smile of a thousand pieces of gold. </b></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR"><span style="font-size: small;">The smile of a beautiful woman is worth a thousand pieces of gold. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhimv1CYcvtGBM5PYhoU874h1Cb7IE4Z3bXEFmI1XiEcE56FU3GhNbKAoMzISrqLARaztRXh4FjvIcMd3vbUepFOEUA6vRZPK9VCOmg31w3L5nb0chQjkO7SGSQxF3e9jXbPMiRJEV_Bjc/s1600/FIVE+FLOWERS+EIGHT+DOORS111_pic00A2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: small;"><img border="0" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhimv1CYcvtGBM5PYhoU874h1Cb7IE4Z3bXEFmI1XiEcE56FU3GhNbKAoMzISrqLARaztRXh4FjvIcMd3vbUepFOEUA6vRZPK9VCOmg31w3L5nb0chQjkO7SGSQxF3e9jXbPMiRJEV_Bjc/s320/FIVE+FLOWERS+EIGHT+DOORS111_pic00A2.png" width="320" /></span></a></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">嫁</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jià</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">出</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">chū</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">去</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">的</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">de</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">女</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">nǚ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">儿</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">ér</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">泼</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">pō</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">出</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">chū</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">去</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">的</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">de</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">水</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shuǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span dir="LTR">A daughter who has married is like spilled water</span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size: small;">(<i>Dream of the Red Chamber,</i> chapter 8).</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span dir="LTR">This describes the situation in traditional <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region>, where a woman who married was severed from her parents. </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"> <span style="color: red;"> </span><span style="color: red;">*</span> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">妻</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">贤</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xiàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">夫</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">fū</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">祸</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">huò</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">少</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span dir="LTR">When the wife is virtuous, few disasters will befall her husband</span></b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">家</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jiā</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">无</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">主</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">屋</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wū</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">倒</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">竖</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span dir="LTR">Without the landlady the house will collapse</span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; 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<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">三</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">sān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">从</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">cóng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">四</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">sì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal;">德</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">dé</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></b></span><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR">Literally<b>: Three obeyed [and] four virtues</b>.<b> </b></span><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;">This refers to the expectations from a woman throughout her life, in traditional <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region>. She would have to obey three male family members; before her marriage, she would have to obey her father <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">在</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">zài</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">家</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">jiā</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">从</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">cóng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">父</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">fù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"> (literally: at home, obeys father); during her marriage, she would have to obey her husband <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">出</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">chū</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">嫁</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">jià</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">从</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">cóng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">夫</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">fū</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"> (literally: leaving home, obeys husband) ; and as a widow she would have to obey her sons <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">夫</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">fū</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">死</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">sǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">从</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">cóng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">子</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">zǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"> (literally: husband dead, obeys sons).<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;">There were four virtues expected of women. The first one was moral behavior <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">妇</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">fù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">德</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dé</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">, meaning that they should know their place in the world and follow the rules of conduct expected of them. The second was external beauty <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">妇</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">fù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">容</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">róng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span>,</span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="LTR"></span> meaning that they should adorn themselves in order to please men. The third virtue was "talking appropriately" <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">妇</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">fù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">言</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yán</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">, meaning that they should not talk too much and that they should not bore their listeners. The fourth is that they should do their work <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">妇</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">fù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">工</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">gōng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"> properly, carrying out their housework and efficiently sewing and embroidering. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br />
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<div class="fb-like" data-href="http://sin-idioms.blogspot.com/" data-send="true" data-width="450" data-show-faces="true" data-action="recommend" data-font="verdana"></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">While Confucius' writings reflect <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region> as a peace-loving country, the country has nevertheless been involved in many wars throughout its long history. The Chinese perception of peace is expressed in the term <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">平</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">píng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, meaning both<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>"peace", and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>"flat" -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>with no ups and downs; in other words -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>stability.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Periods of peace seldom lasted for long in Chinese history. The country was prone to attacks from the north and the west, as well as to internal strife. Its defenses were stretched thin along its borders, and when nomadic tribes organized focused strikes on any point along the vast border, they could usually successfully invade before any Chinese reinforcements were able to arrive. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">In order to prevent or at least curb such attacks, the feudal lords of the Zhou <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">周</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">zhōu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>dynasty (</span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span>1046-221</span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span> BCE) started to build defense walls. During the Warring States period (475-221 BCE), rival forces built walls along their borders to prevent attacks. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The first Emperor of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Qin<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">秦</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">qín</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> dynasty</span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span>221) </span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span>-207 BCE),<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Qin Shi Huang Di<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">秦</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">qín</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">始</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">shǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">皇</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">huáng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">帝</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">dì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(</span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span>259-</span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";">210</span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span> BCE</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">)</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">,</span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">interconnected and extended the old fortification walls along China's northern border, forming the Great Wall of China, to stop the invading Barbarians from the north. The fortification was constructed of two parallel stone-faced walls with the space between them filled with rubble, and topped with a path paved with bricks. The outer of these two walls was jagged in defense against potential attackers. At strategic points along the wall towers were built, and the gates had additional defense walls. Very little has survived of this original wall, which was to the north of the Great Wall known to us today. Thousands of laborers died during its construction in the bitterly cold mountains of the north. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The Chinese repeatedly renovated the Great Wall, which enormously reduced the ability to attack it from the north. Its remains, known to us today, are mostly from the Ming <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">明</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">míng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><span dir="RTL"></span> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">dynasty (1368-1644 CE). During periods of active defense, the battalions that manned the walls communicated by means of torches and flags. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
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<div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">We can learn much about the Chinese army in ancient times from the mausoleum of Emperor Qin Shi Huang Di, discovered in 1974, east of the modern city of <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Xian</st1:place></st1:city> <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">西</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">xī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">安</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">ān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>. In this mausoleum were found about 7,000 life-like and life-size terracotta warriors, with individual facial expressions. Among them are archers, riders and knights arranged in battle position, defending their emperor.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">During the Zhou dynasty and the Shang dynasty (1600-1046 BCE) that preceded it, there was constant inter-tribal warfare. The warriors then were knights in</span><span style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">armor, who rode in wooden or bronze chariots on their way to battle.</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">They wore bronze helmets, and carried a sword and an axe. Each chariot held a driver, a warrior and an archer. Such knights comprised the core force in the army of Imperial China until the end of the nineteenth century. Behind them marched the infantry, usually peasants dressed in tunic and trousers, who had been forced to leave their fields.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">In ancient <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region>, for two thousand years, the ordinary soldiers had belonged to the lowest class, lower than that of the merchants, and equal to actors and criminals. The Chinese proverb "Nails are not made from good iron and good men don't become soldiers" demonstrates the lowliness of the army's status in the hierarchical social ranking.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">During the Shang dynasty, the Chinese army used powerful bows made of bentwood, whose arrows were able to reach over 700 meters and were far more powerful than those used by Western archers. During the Han <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">汉</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">hàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> dynasty (206 BCE-220 CE), the Chinese developed more technologically advanced bows</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">, </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">which became their "secret weapon" against the invading nomads. It was customary to boast that one Chinese archer was comparable to ten nomads. This kind of weapon remained in standard use by the Chinese army until modern times.</span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The enormous Chinese army confronted Huns, Turks and other invaders. Likewise, it had to intervene in internal struggles, following the changes in dynasties. Such confrontations demanded strategic thought. One expression of such thinking is found in <i>The Art of War</i> <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">兵</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">bīng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">法</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">fǎ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, the oldest book in the world to discuss the art of war. It was written in the 6th century BCE by Sun Zi<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">孫</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">sūn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">子</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">zǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, a legendary general whose actual existence remains doubtful. <i>The Art of War</i> has been widely used by soldiers in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region> throughout its military history. Today it is well known in military academies around the world. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Sun Zi's book analyzes total war, in the modern sense of the term. Among other things, it deals with the preparations for war and with psychological warfare. A central idea in the book is that deception is a key to winning a war, and that truly great generals can overcome the enemy without recourse to war. Confucius, a contemporary of Sun Zi, opposed militarism in any form, including the ideas proposed in the book. The Confucians brought change to the Chinese conception of an ideal society, in replacing the knight with the sage and moral man.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The philosopher Mo-Ti (or Mo Zi <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">墨</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">mò</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">子</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">zǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>) (479-381 BCE) also opposed war. He called the military commanders "murderers", as they aspired to glory on the backs of innocent people. He considered war heroes as criminals who had become heroes simply because they were good at killing. Similarly, he thought that funeral ceremonies should replace victory celebrations; glory can only bring harm to those who possess it. Among others, he wrote that he treated well both those who treated him well and those who treated him badly; this was his way to achieve goodness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Between the period of the Han dynasty and that of the Tang <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">唐</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">táng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> dynasty (618-907 CE), the status of the army diminished, losing importance in society, as the status of government officials rose. Honorable people did not serve in the army and scholars were anti-militarist. The powerful ruling families dedicated their time to hunting and to training as archers. Emphasis was put on the moral code more than on military activity. Despite this widespread anti-militarism in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region>, however, the army had grown increasingly larger since the Song <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">宋</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">sòng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> dynasty (960-1279 CE) and its equipment continued to improve as time went by. The common soldiers in the army still came from the lowest class (most of them were prisoners of war), while the commanders came from the nobility. In peace times, the army served as a policing and supervising force.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Foreign rulers thus soon gained an advantage over the Chinese in regard to military standards, by diverting their resources away from the educated elite and developing instead their military elites. </span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Prior to this, since the 9<sup>th</sup> century CE, the Chinese had held a military advantage derived from their invention of gunpowder <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">火</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">huǒ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">药</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">yào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, one of the greatest achievements of <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region> in the Middle Ages. When they invented gunpowder, they did not originally consider it as a technological achievement, but merely a byproduct of chemical experiments performed by Daoists in their search for an immortality drug. They then used it in the production of firecrackers to frighten away evil spirits.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Formulas for the production of explosive compounds had been written as early as 300-650 CE. Documentation referring to the invention of gunpowder appeared for the first time in the 9<sup>th</sup> century in a Daoist book of instructions on how to produce it: mixing coal, potassium nitrate and sulfur. In the context of this description, it was recommended, however, not to mix these ingredients, especially not with the addition of arsenic, because those who had done so in the past had not only singed their beards but also burned down the building they had worked in!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Implementation of the use of gunpowder started during the Tang dynasty. As early as the year 1000 CE, the Chinese began to use it to produce simple bombs and grenades.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">By the time of the Song <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">宋</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">sòng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="ZH-CN"> </span>(960-</span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span>1279</span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span> CE) and Yuan <b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">元</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-weight: normal; layout-grid-mode: line;">yuán</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(1280-1368 CE) dynasties, the use of gunpowder had become widespread and weapons like cannons, missiles and fire balls appeared<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>for the first time. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">During the early Ming dynasty, military units were equipped with primitive firearms. The Ming government borrowed cannons and gunners from <span class="unicodeaudiolink"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Portuguese</span></span> Macao<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1348893934337601404#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">[1]</span></span></span></span></span></a> in order to defend themselves against the Manchurians. Later, the Chinese began to use Western firearms or their imitations, but their weapons technology was way behind that of the West. In the 16<sup>th</sup> century, the Spanish introduced powerful cannons to the Chinese, who used them immediately in southern <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region> against the non-Han people. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Another military area in which <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region> was prominent was that of marine warfare, already well-developed in ancient times. The Chinese had used waterways inside the country as important transportation routes in the southern part of the country. They were already utilizing the rivers and lakes during the internal wars that took place before the foundation of the Han dynasty. Marine warfare continued when the Ming dynasty was established after usurping the Song dynasty. At the beginning of the 15<sup>th</sup> century, even before <span class="unicodeaudiolink"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">the Portuguese</span></span> had sailed around <st1:place w:st="on">Africa</st1:place>, Ming emperors had sent fleets into the <st1:place w:st="on">Indian Ocean</st1:place> to rule the southern seas. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">As far as military organization and recruiting soldiers were concerned, the Chinese found a unique solution, reflecting the central place of the family in Chinese society. As part of the reforms of Wang An Shi<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">王</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">wáng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">安</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">ān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">石</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">shí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> (1021-1086 CE), scholar, administrator and poet in the time of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Emperor Shen Zong<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">神</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">shén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">宗</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">zōng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> (ruled between 1067-1085 CE), the bao jia<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">保</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">bǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">甲</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">jiǎ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span> </span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>system was implemented. In this system, every ten households constituted a bao <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">保</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">bǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, and every ten baos constituted a jia <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">甲</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">jiǎ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> , meaning 100 households. Every household had to send one of its sons to this new military force, which soon proved to be much more efficient than the regular army. Rich families were also required to breed animals for riding, to supply the army. The militias founded by Wang An Shi were based on soldiers and peasants. Some militias included peasants who were part-time soldiers, and some included soldiers who were part-time peasants. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The Chinese army was not only comprised of male soldiers. Sun zi, in his book <i>Art of War</i>, contended that women too could take part in military activity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once, when talking with He Lu <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">阖</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">hé</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">庐</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">lú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, King of Wu<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">吴</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">wú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, the king told him that he had read his book and asked if it was possible to implement his theory on women. When Sun zi answered in the positive, the king sent him 180 women from his harem and asked him to treat them like his soldiers. Sun Zi divided the women into two groups, and at the head of one of them he placed the king's favorite concubine. When the sound of the drums signaled the start of drill exercises, all the women burst into laughter. Responding to this, Sun Zi immediately ordered the beheading of the two concubines who stood at the head of each group. Order was instantly restored. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The Chinese writings mention several women warriors who reached key positions. The most famous of these was the legendary Hua Mu Lan <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">花</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">huā</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">木</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">mù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">兰</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">lán</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span> </span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>whose story is told in a song by an anonymous poet in the 5<sup>th</sup> or 6<sup>th</sup> century CE. According to the song, Hua Mu Lan was a warrior recruited into the army, who built herself a brilliant career. Her father had been called to serve but was too old, and so was to send his son instead. Since he had no son, his daughter disguised herself as a man, mounted a horse, and presented herself in his place. She served in the army as a man for 12 years as an outstanding soldier, and reached a high rank without anybody noticing that she was in fact a woman. The emperor himself even offered her a ruling position, but she turned it down</span><span style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">in order to return home. Later, when her fellow soldiers came to visit her, they were shocked at seeing her sitting and spinning. Even today, she symbolizes filial piety.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Following the foundation of the People's Republic of <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region> in 1949, peasant soldiers replaced scholars as role models in Chinese society. A poster from the time of the Cultural Revolution, proclaiming "Continue the Revolution to the End", expresses this change. This poster shows a female peasant soldier holding Mao's <i>Book of Thoughts</i>, wearing a Mao pin, and holding a rifle. </span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><br />
</div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><br />
</div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">* </span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">一</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">夫</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">fū</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">当</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dāng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">关</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">guān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">万</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">夫</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">fū</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">莫</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">mò</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">开</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">kāi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR"></span><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span>[Once] a guard closes a gate, [even] ten thousand [enemy] soldiers cannot open it<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">This proverb is used to describe a strategically important place that is </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">difficult to access</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">. One such a place is Badaling <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">八</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">bā</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">达</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">dá</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">岭</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">lǐng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">,</span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">a pass in </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">a section of the Great Wall that defends</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"> <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Beijing</st1:place></st1:city> to the northwest</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">. Throughout the history of China this pass has enabled observation of</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"> the enemy's activities from both a height and a distance. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt center 207.65pt left 241.3pt; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>*</span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span class="postbody"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">居</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jū</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">安</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">ān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">思</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">sī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">危</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wēi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span><span class="postbody"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally: <b>While living in peace, think of danger</b>.<i> </i></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">While living in peace provide against danger. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A parallel English proverb: <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span class="postbody"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The more you sweat in peacetime, the less you bleed during war.</span></span><span class="postbody"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span class="postbody"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">未</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wèi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">曾</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">céng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">出</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">chū</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">兵</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bīng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">先</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xiān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">筹</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">chóu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">败</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bài</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">路</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Before sending troops [to battle], first plan a path of retreat<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">一</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">人</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">拼</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">pīn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">命</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">mìng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">万</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">夫</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">fū</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">莫</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">mò</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">当</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dāng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">[When] one man is ready to risk his life, ten thousand men cannot defeat him </span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">门</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">mén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">神</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">打</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dǎ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">灶</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">王</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wáng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally:<i> </i><b>Gate God fights against Kitchen God</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">This idiom is used to describe someone who fights against his relatives.</span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">剑</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jiàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">拔</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bá</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">弩</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">nǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">张</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhāng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">With swords drawn and with bows stretched</span></b><i><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"> </span></i><i><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">This idiom is used to describe an explosive situation or mutual hostility.</span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><br />
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mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">先</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xiān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">打</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dǎ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">头</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">tóu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">擒</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qín</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">贼</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zéi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">先</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xiān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">擒</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qín</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">王</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wáng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Killing a snake, first hit its head; capturing a thief, first capture their leader </span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Capturing the leader is most important in fighting the enemy. </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">千</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qiān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">军</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jūn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">易</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">得</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dé</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">一</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">将</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jiāng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">难</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">nán</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">求</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qiú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">It is easy to find a thousand soldiers, [but] it is hard to find one good general </span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="color: red;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;">*</span><span dir="LTR"></span></span><span dir="LTR" lang="HE" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-size: 26.0pt;"><span dir="LTR"></span> </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">风</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">fēng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">无</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">常</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">cháng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">顺</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shùn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">兵</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bīng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">无</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">常</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">cháng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">胜</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shèng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span>[<b>As in rowing a boat], the wind is not always beneficent, [so] too does an army not always win</b><i> </i></span><i><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">军</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jūn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">棋</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">斗</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dòu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">胜</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shèng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">纸</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">上</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shàng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">谈</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">tán</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">兵</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bīng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Military victory in chess - a war discussed [only] on paper <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">兵</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bīng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">者</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhě</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">诡</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">guǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">道</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">也</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yě</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Every war is based on deceit</span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span>, <i>Art of War</i> I, 18.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sun Zi</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A parallel proverb in the Bible: <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span>"כי בתחבולות תעשה לך מלחמה" (משלי כד, 6).<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(<i>Proverbs</i>, 24, 6). </span><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span>.</span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span> For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span>"Wise counsel", meaning "tricks" in the Bible. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">强</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qiáng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">将</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jiàng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">手</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shǒu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">下</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xià</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">无</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">弱</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">ruò</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">兵</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bīng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally: <b>Under the command of a strong general, there are no weak soldiers</b>. </span><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A qualified leader employs talented people, or creates a suitable atmosphere<b>.</b><i> </i></span><span dir="RTL"></span><i><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br />
</div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">将</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jiāng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">欲</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">败</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bài</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">之</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">必</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">先</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xiān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">辅</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">fǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">之</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">将</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jiāng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">欲</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">取</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">之</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">必</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">先</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xiān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">与</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">之</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 154.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">If you wish to defeat the enemy, first get him help [in order to pacify him]; if you want to defeat the enemy, you should give him initial [advantage]</span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; 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</div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">知</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">己</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">jǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">知</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">彼</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">百</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bǎi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">战</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">zhàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">殆</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">dài</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Know yourself and know the enemy, [and] in a hundred wars, you will not be defeated. </span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR"></span><i><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Art of War</span></i><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"> III, 18.</span><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span>,</span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span> Sun Zi</span><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span> <span lang="HE"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><a href="" name="05"></a><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">声</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shēng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">过</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">guò</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">五</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">五</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">声</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shēng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">之</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">变</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">biàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">可</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">kě</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">胜</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shèng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">听</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">tīng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">也</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yě</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">色</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">sè</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">过</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">guò</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">五</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">五</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">色</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">sè</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">之</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">变</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">biàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">可</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">kě</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">胜</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shèng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">观</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">guān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">也</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yě</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">味</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wèi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">过</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">guò</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">五</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">五</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">味</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wèi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">之</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">变</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">biàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">可</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">kě</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">胜</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shèng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">尝</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">cháng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">也</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yě</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">战</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">势</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">过</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">guò</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">奇</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">正</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhèng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">奇</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">正</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhèng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">之</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">变</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">biàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">可</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">kě</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">胜</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shèng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">穷</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qióng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">也</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yě</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">In music, there are no more than five tones. However, out of various combinations of them it is possible to create more melodies than can be heard. <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The number of basic colors does not exceed five. However, out of various combinations of them it is possible to create a greater range of colors than can be seen. <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The number of basic tastes does not exceed five. However, out of various combinations of them it is possible to create more flavors than can be tasted. <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">In battle, there are no more than two types of attack: direct and indirect. However, out of these two, in various combinations, it is possible to maneuver endless options.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><i><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Art of War</span></i><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">, V, 7-10.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span>,</span><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Sun Zi </span><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span lang="HE"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">狡</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jiǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">兔</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">tù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">撞</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhuàng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">鹰</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yīng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">以</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">攻</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">gōng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">为</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wéi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">守</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shǒu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> <b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">A crafty rabbit strikes an eagle – uses attack as a defense</span></b></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><br />
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</div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;"> </span></b></div><b><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br />
</div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Alternatively, just the second part:</span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">以</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">yǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">攻</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">gōng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">为</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">wéi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">守</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">shǒu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span>Use attack as a defense <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The best defense is attack.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">In Hebrew, they say:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";">הקם להורגך השכם להורגו (ברכות . נח , א).<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally: He, who arises to kill you, kill him first.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i>Berachot</i> (Talmudic tractate) 58, 1. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><strong><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">一</span><rp>(</rp></strong><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">yī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><strong><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">将</span><rp>(</rp></strong><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">jiāng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><strong><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">功</span><rp>(</rp></strong><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">gōng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span> </span><span><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">成</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">chéng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">万</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">wàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">骨</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">gǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">枯</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">kū</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span>One general achieves his glory, and ten thousand bones turn to dust<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span lang="HE"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Thousands die, so that the ruler may become great. </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">以</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">yǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">毒</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">dú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">攻</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">gōng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">毒</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">dú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt left 182.3pt center 207.65pt left 262.3pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally:<i> </i>Use poison as an antidote to poison.<i> </i><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt left 182.3pt center 207.65pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Use the enemy's tactics to defeat him. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt left 182.3pt center 207.65pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">In English:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fight fire with fire.</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">鸡</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">窝</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wō</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">里</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">抓</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhuā</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">鸡</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"> </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally: Catching a hen in a chicken coop.<i> </i></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Catching someone who has no way to run away.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM6kawyOTHb5TLWWHjqtwhYrdeQH1RELvv23vDF_BrSINXGT7z-1jyQPg6eeBDMi85CnUHB7jpa0rUVMuoj9PWSNwLyPLmnnS28ASzZi0WiLTz63WKWEUJP3pA1hfdUxj1GECxh5Ua3Ew/s1600/FIVE+FLOWERS+EIGHT+DOORS111_pic0096.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM6kawyOTHb5TLWWHjqtwhYrdeQH1RELvv23vDF_BrSINXGT7z-1jyQPg6eeBDMi85CnUHB7jpa0rUVMuoj9PWSNwLyPLmnnS28ASzZi0WiLTz63WKWEUJP3pA1hfdUxj1GECxh5Ua3Ew/s320/FIVE+FLOWERS+EIGHT+DOORS111_pic0096.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; 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</div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">骄</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">jiāo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">兵</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bīng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">必</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">败</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bài</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span>A boasting army will certainly be defeated<span dir="RTL"></span> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">I</span><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">n the Bible it is written:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;">אל יתהלל חוגר כמפתח (מלכים א, כ 11).<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Let not him that girdeth on his harness boast himself as he that putteth it off.</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span>(1 <i>Kings</i>, 20, 11). </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">将</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jiāng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">在</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zài</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">谋</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">móu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">而</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">ér</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">在</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zài</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">勇</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yǒng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">兵</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bīng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">在</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zài</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">精</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jīng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">而</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">ér</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">在</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zài</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">多</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">duō</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span><span dir="LTR"></span>[The value of] a general [lies] in [his] strategy [and] not in [his] courage; [The value of] soldiers [lies] in [their] excellence [and] not in [their] quantity <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The same idea is echoed in the proverb: <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; 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line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">兵</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bīng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">如</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">巧</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qiǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">用</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yòng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">计</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Better have a good strategy than many soldiers <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">In the Bible: </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; 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line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">军</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jūn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">可</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">kě</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">夺</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">duó</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">师</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">也</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yě</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">匹</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">pǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">夫</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">fū</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">可</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">kě</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">夺</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">duó</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">志</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">也</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yě</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div class="prose" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The Master said: Three armies can be deprived of their commanding general, [but even] an ordinary man cannot be deprived of his will.</span><i><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="prose" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><i><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Analects</span></i><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"> IX, 25.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">三</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">sān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">十</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">六</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">liù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">计</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">走</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zǒu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">为</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wéi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">上</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shàng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">计</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Out of 36 strategies, the best is to escape <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The only way out is to leave. </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">暗</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">àn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">打</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dǎ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">狐</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">hú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">狸</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">li</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">明</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">míng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">打</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dǎ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">狼</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">láng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span>Hunt foxes while hiding and hunt wolves openly <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Coping with different rivals requires different strategies.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">In English: <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Horses for courses.</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">明</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">míng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">枪</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qiāng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">易</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">躲</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">duǒ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">暗</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">àn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">箭</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jiàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">难</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">nán</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">防</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">fáng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">It is easy to hide from a revealed sword, [but] it is hard to guard against a hidden<i> </i>arrow</span><i><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A parallel proverb in English:</span><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span> </span><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><br />
Better the devil you know than the devil you don't.</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">兵</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bīng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">随</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">suí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">将</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jiàng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">令</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lìng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">草</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">cǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">随</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">suí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">风</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">fēng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><i><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><a href="" name="OLE_LINK1"><span dir="LTR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Soldiers follow their general's</span></a></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; 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line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">吓</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xià</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A thousand requests are not as effective as one threat</span></b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; 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line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">明</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">míng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">修</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xiū</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">饯</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jiàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">道</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">暗</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">àn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">度</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">陈</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">chén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">仓</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">cāng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Repairing the way, while bypassing secretly <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">This idiom is used to describe <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">an overt action intending to camouflage a covert stratagem and is expressed in the following story: </span></span><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">In 205 BCE, Liu Bang <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">刘</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">liú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">邦</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">bāng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span><span dir="RTL"></span><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="RTL" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span> </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">was crowned as Han <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">汉</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">hàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> king<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>but the army of his rival Xiang Yu <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">项</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">xiàng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">羽</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">yǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>was more powerful than his own army. Liu Bang was forced to withdraw his 30,000 soldiers to his stronghold in the mountains in Han Zhong<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">汉</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">hàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">中</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">zhōng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">. The main</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">route to the</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">stronghold was a path of wooden planks, facing a cliff. Liu Bang burnt this path immediately after his soldiers had passed it, intending to make Xiang Yu believe that he had no intention of returning. Six months later, Liu Bang sent his people to rebuild the path. Xiang Yu thought that Liu Bang was planning to attack him from this path, and assumed that the attack could not be carried out before construction of the path would be complete. In the meantime, however, Liu Bang secretly lead his forces along a dangerous path in Chen Cang <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">陈</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">chén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">仓</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">cāng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">,</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">and took Xiang Yu by surprise</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">. </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">This was the beginning of Liu Bang's struggle against Xiang Yu for control of central <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region>. </span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">老</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">鼠</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">骑</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">水</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shuǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">牛</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">niú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">大</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dà</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">的</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">de</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">没</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">méi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">有</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yǒu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">小</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xiǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">的</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">de</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">能</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">néng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz_XbDeNppenotML5ndNZ7MVZZQ_batc9lHCL3STRfFJ7Mflv6GBofkw47l0GgGHpKvTgvgYh9mPziggAmTeLeGY7breoKQFhXXd9MudSl6pmLwyflJFLFIGs50hejy6YKugASnAgwKSM/s1600/FIVE+FLOWERS+EIGHT+DOORS111_pic009D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz_XbDeNppenotML5ndNZ7MVZZQ_batc9lHCL3STRfFJ7Mflv6GBofkw47l0GgGHpKvTgvgYh9mPziggAmTeLeGY7breoKQFhXXd9MudSl6pmLwyflJFLFIGs50hejy6YKugASnAgwKSM/s320/FIVE+FLOWERS+EIGHT+DOORS111_pic009D.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A rat rides a buffalo – the bigger one does not have the capabilities of the smaller</span></b><i><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"> </span></i><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">one </span></b><i><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Said of a small weak individual that frightens the big and the strong.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A parallel idiom in Hebrew:</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;">אימת יתוש על הפיל (שבת עז).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Literally: A mosquito threatening an elephant. (<i>Sabbath</i>, 77 (Talmudic))</span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><br />
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</div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;"> </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">百</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bǎi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">战</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">zhàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">百</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bǎi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">胜</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">shèng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></b><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> <br />
</span><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally: <b>Hundred battles, hundred victories</b><i>. </i></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Victory in every battle. </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">兵</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bīng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">糊</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">hú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">涂</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">tu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">一</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">个</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">gè</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">将</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jiāng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">糊</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">hú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">涂</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">tu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">一</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">群</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qún</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A confused soldier [harms only] himself, [while] a confused general [harms]</span></b><span dir="RTL"></span><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">multitudes</span></b><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span> <span lang="HE"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR" lang="HE" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">龙</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">lóng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">争</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">zhēng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">虎</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">hǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">斗</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">dòu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"> <br />
</span></b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally:<b> A battle between a dragon and a tiger</b>.<i> </i></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 153.0pt 154.3pt center 214.75pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span>A battle between giants.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 153.0pt 154.3pt center 214.75pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><br />
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line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-fareast-font-family: 汉鼎繁颜体;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">兵</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bīng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">马</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">mǎ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">未</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wèi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">动</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dòng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">粮</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">liáng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">草</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">cǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">先</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xiān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">行</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xíng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Before an army [starts] moving, it has to have provisions </span></b><b><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Before doing something, make some preparations to ensure its success.</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; 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line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">打</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">dǎ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">草</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">cǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">惊</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">jīng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">蛇</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">shé</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Hits the grass and scares a snake </span></b><b><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 193.7pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Acts too hastily and alerts the enemy.</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br />
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mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">二</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">èr</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">虎</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">hǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">相</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xiāng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">斗</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dòu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">必</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">有</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yǒu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">一</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">伤</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shāng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div align="center" class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 342.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="font-size: small;">Literally<b>:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>[When] two tigers fight, one will surely get hurt</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 66.8pt center 207.65pt; text-align: right; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>When two powerful people fight, one will surely get hurt. </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; 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<div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"><br clear="all" /> <hr align="left" size="1" width="33%" /> <div id="ftn1" style="mso-element: footnote;"> <div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1348893934337601404#_ftnref1" name="_ftn1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">[1]</span></span></span></span></a> A small territory on the southern coast of the People's Republic of <st1:country-region w:st="on">China</st1:country-region>.</div></div></div>Hila Berlinerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07089503952210531830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1348893934337601404.post-15183153901004532662011-11-19T03:06:00.001-08:002011-11-24T00:21:00.331-08:00ON UPRIGHTNESS AND CORRUPTION<div id="fb-root"></div><script>(function(d, s, id) {
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<div class="fb-like" data-href="http://sin-idioms.blogspot.com/" data-send="true" data-width="450" data-show-faces="true" data-action="recommend" data-font="verdana"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">All the Chinese dynasties were infected with corruption by government officials who abused their position.<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1348893934337601404#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">[1]</span></span></span></span></span></a></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"> People in official positions often felt that the low salaries that they received from the state were not sufficient, and they expected to receive benefits, which were not considered as bribes, from the public they served. Bribes were considered as such only if the amount of money demanded for the service was higher than that which was customary. A government official who was not ready to accept any addition to his wages from public service was considered to be an ideal individual. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">见</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">jiàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">利</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">lì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">忘</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">wàng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">义</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">yì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></b><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><br />
</span><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Sees profits and forgets about righteousness<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><span lang="HE" style="color: red; font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">一</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">yī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">介</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">jiè</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">取</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">qǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></b><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Literally</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">: Does not take anything</span></b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">. </span><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Said of a righteous government official who does not unfairly take anything for himself.</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">千</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qiān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">金</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jīn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">死</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">sǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">白</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bái</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">金</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jīn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">刑</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xíng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR"></span><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span>[Pay] a thousand [pieces of] gold and you will not die; [pay] a hundred [pieces of] gold and you will not be punished <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">This was used to describe corrupt judges in traditional <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region>.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">当</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dāng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">权</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">quán</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">若</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">ruò</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">行</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xíng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">方</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">fāng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">便</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bian</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">如</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">入</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">宝</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">山</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">空</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">kōng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">手</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shǒu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">回</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">huí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Being in a position of power without having money to spare, can be likened to entering a mountain of treasures and returning empty-handed</span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
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<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">大</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dà</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">正</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhèng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">小</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xiǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">敬</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jìng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">[When] the adults are not upright the young do not respect them</span></b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">走</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: SimSun; font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zǒu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">后</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: SimSun; font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">hòu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">门</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: SimSun; font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">mén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div><br />
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<div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">身</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shēn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">正</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhèng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">怕</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">pà</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">影</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yǐng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">斜</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xié</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>/<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">歪</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wāi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally: <b>An upright body position is not afraid of a slanted/ curved shadow</b>. </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A righteous person is not afraid of slander and mud-slinging.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">清</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qīng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">酒</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jiǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">红</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">hóng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">人</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">面</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">miàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">财</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">cái</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">帛</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bó</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">动</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dòng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">人</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">心</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xīn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR"></span><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span>[Just as] sake (Japanese rice wine) reddens peoples' faces, wealth transforms peoples' hearts </span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Wealth can influence the decisions of people.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Another version of this idiom: </span><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">白</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bái</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">酒</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jiǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">红</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">hóng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">人</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">面</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">miàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">黄</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">huáng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">金</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jīn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">黑</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">hēi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">世</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">心</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xīn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR"></span><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span>[Just as] white liquor reddens the faces of people, gold blackens their hearts<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p><strong> </strong><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="color: red; font-family: Times New Roman;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">阎</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yán</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">罗</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">luó</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">王</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wáng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">面</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">miàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">前</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qián</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">须</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xū</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">没</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">méi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">放</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">fàng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">回</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">huí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">的</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">de</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">鬼</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">guǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span><strong>The king of hell does not release demons who place themselves in front of him<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></strong></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A government official (in traditional <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region>) would never return the bribes that he received. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">烧</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shāo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">香</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xiāng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">得</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dé</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">罪</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zuì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">菩</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">pú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">萨</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">sà</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">没</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">méi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">有</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yǒu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">诚</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">chéng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">心</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xīn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><strong>Burns incense while offending Buddha – dishonest <o:p></o:p></strong></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">饭</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">fàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">疏</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shū</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">食</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">饮</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yǐn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">水</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shuǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">曲</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">肱</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">gōng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">而</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">ér</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">枕</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhěn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">之</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">乐</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lè</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">亦</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">在</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zài</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">其</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">中</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhōng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">矣</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">义</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">而</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">ér</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">富</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">fù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">且</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qiě</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">贵</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">guì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">於</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yū</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">我</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wǒ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">如</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">浮</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">fú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">云</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yún</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>。</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span></div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span><strong><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">With coarse food to eat, with water to drink and a bent arm as a pillow – there is still happiness. Wealth and respect improperly obtained, seem to me like floating clouds.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3AYQzSd_aIsWchzK6t1TM7rx135Cv8mP3FLf-8lHRYfzpWJjxFtuHGTNsLuZp3u6j9BvPly-ynZbQIEkpX2JmytU5coXhsMpG2oyuMRM2RiKqZMibgpgC6uxJV2jVHzSJm40w7wcocp8/s1600/FIVE+FLOWERS+EIGHT+DOORS111_pic0090.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3AYQzSd_aIsWchzK6t1TM7rx135Cv8mP3FLf-8lHRYfzpWJjxFtuHGTNsLuZp3u6j9BvPly-ynZbQIEkpX2JmytU5coXhsMpG2oyuMRM2RiKqZMibgpgC6uxJV2jVHzSJm40w7wcocp8/s320/FIVE+FLOWERS+EIGHT+DOORS111_pic0090.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">(<i>Analects</i> VII, 16)</span></span> <span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">道</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">拾</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">遗</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">No one picks up lost things on the street <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A society dominated by honesty and integrity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/" target="_blank"></a><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A time of harmony and stability. </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; 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</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">没</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">méi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">做</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zuò</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">亏</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">kuī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">心</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xīn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">事</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">怕</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">pà</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">鬼</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">guǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">叫</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jiào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">门</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">mén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">He who has not done anything against his conscience, is not afraid of demons knocking at his door<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">In English they say: <o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder<o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><br />
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mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">遗</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">No one picks up lost things on the street <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A society dominated by honesty and integrity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/" target="_blank"></a><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A time of harmony and stability. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div></div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"> </div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"> </div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"> </div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"><br clear="all" /> <hr align="left" size="1" width="33%" /> <div id="ftn1" style="mso-element: footnote;"> <div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1348893934337601404#_ftnref1" name="_ftn1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">[1]</span></span></span></span></a> See also the chapter on ruling. </div></div></div>Hila Berlinerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07089503952210531830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1348893934337601404.post-4268095230327698202011-11-19T02:40:00.001-08:002011-11-24T00:21:48.585-08:00ON TRUTH AND FALSEHOOD<div id="fb-root"></div><script>(function(d, s, id) {
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<div class="fb-like" data-href="http://sin-idioms.blogspot.com/" data-send="true" data-width="450" data-show-faces="true" data-action="recommend" data-font="verdana"></div><div align="center" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc219974065;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc219979950;"><span dir="LTR" style="color: red; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-font-width: 87%;"></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc219979950;"></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc219974065;"></span><span lang="HE" style="color: red; font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-font-width: 87%;"></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The Chinese conception of truth differs from that prevalent in the West, where science is based on reason and numerical accuracy is sought. The ability to predict results and consistency of results are central principles in Western science. In traditional <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region> the approach was different. The essence of Daoism and Buddhism is emptiness, which is intangible, inconceivable, unimaginable and immeasurable. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">In the West there are defined laws of science which are based on truth. Dao, on the other hand, especially appreciates the temporary</span><i><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"> </span></i><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">and transient, empty, undefined, ambiguous and hesitant. As opposed to Westerners, the Chinese deny the validity of an absolute truth in favor of a more flexible approach. The term "almost" or "approximately" <ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">差</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">chà</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">bu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">多</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">duō</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, appears constantly in the vocabulary of tradesmen such as carpenters, butchers, shoemakers, etc. There is a clear differentiation between the real and the ideal. As far as the Chinese are concerned, an absolute truth represents fantasy or imagination. Truth is subjective. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The Chinese are not direct in their speech. The language expresses their way of thinking. When they mean "very good" or "excellent", they will say <ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">很</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">hěn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">错</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">cuò</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, literally: very not bad.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thus, when asked if they are interested in doing something, they will often answer, <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">让</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">ràng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">我</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">wǒ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">考</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">kǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">录</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">lù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">一</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">yí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">下</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">xià</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, literally: let me think about it, in order to avoid a direct negative answer and to soften their reply. Telling the truth directly motivates direct action and does not leave a way out. The ensuing sense of compulsion further causes a loss of face, which is why it is to be avoided. This approach is illustrated in a story about a Chinese soldier who said to his enemy, "If you encircle us from all directions we will fight to the death, but if you leave us one open direction, we will escape". <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The attitude of the Chinese toward truth is also expressed in the structure of words that are comprised of other, contrasting, words, in order to signify measure. Thus, the word <ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">多</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">duō</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">少</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">shǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, which means "quantity" and "how much?", is comprised of the words<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>"many" <ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">多</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">duō</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>and "few"<ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">少</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">shǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>; the word "size"<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">大</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">dà</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">小</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">xiǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> is comprised of the words "big" <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">大</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">dà</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> and "small" <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">小</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">xiǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>"distance"<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">远</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">yuǎn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">近</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">jìn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> is comprised of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>"far" <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">远</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">yuǎn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>and "close" <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">近</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">jìn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, etc. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">百</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bǎi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">闻</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">wén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">如</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">rú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">一</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">yí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">见</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">jiàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><span dir="LTR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><br />
</span><span dir="LTR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally: <b>Seeing once is preferable to hearing a hundred times</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Better see for yourself than hear from others. </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">In Hebrew:<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;">לא דומה שומע לרואה (<i>מכילתא, יתרו</i> י"ט, ט)</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">He who sees does not resemble he who hears. (<i>Mechilta, Jethro</i>, 19, 9) <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">In English: </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 360.6pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Seeing is believing</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 360.6pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><v:shapetype coordsize="21600,21600" filled="f" id="_x0000_t75" o:preferrelative="t" o:spt="75" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" stroked="f"> <v:stroke joinstyle="miter"> <v:formulas> <v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"> <v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0"> <v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"> <v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2"> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"> <v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1"> <v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2"> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"> <v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"> <v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"> </v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:formulas> <v:path gradientshapeok="t" o:connecttype="rect" o:extrusionok="f"> <o:lock aspectratio="t" v:ext="edit"> </o:lock></v:path></v:stroke></v:shapetype><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This proverb originates in <i>The History of Western Han</i></span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"> <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">汉</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">hàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">书</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shū</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 150%;">,</span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1348893934337601404#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">[1]</span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"> where it was told that Emperor Xuan Di <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">宣</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">xuān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">帝</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">dì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">asked his general Zhao Chongguo <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">赵</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">zhào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">充</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">chōng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">国</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">guó</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> how many battalions he needed in order to drive the barbarians away from the north. The general replied, "Seeing once is preferable to hearing a hundred times. A war is not a guessing matter. I must go to the front and see the area with my own eyes, in order to formulate a strategy". <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 360.6pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The saying "One picture is worth more than a thousand words", is an erroneous translation of this Chinese saying.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 360.6pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 360.6pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 360.6pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 360.6pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The same idea is expressed in the idiom:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 360.6pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">耳</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">ěr</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">闻</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">如</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">亲</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qīn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">见</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jiàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 360.6pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Seeing with your own eyes is preferable to rumor <span style="font-emphasize: dot;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 360.6pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 360.6pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">耳</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">ěr</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">听</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">tīng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">为</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wéi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">虚</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xū</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">眼</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yǎn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">见</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jiàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">为</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wéi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">实</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 360.6pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">What is heard [can] be false, [but] what is seen is real </span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 360.6pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">On the other hand, there is the idiom: </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 360.6pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">眼</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yǎn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">见</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jiàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">未</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wèi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">为</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wei</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">真</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhēn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 360.6pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">What is seen is not [always] the real truth<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 360.6pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 360.6pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">事</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">实</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">胜</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shèng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">于</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">雄</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xióng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">辩</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">biàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 360.6pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Facts surpass eloquence </span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 360.6pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 360.6pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">八</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bā</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">月</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">yuè</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">十</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">shí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">五</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">wǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">的</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">de</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">月</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">yuè</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">亮</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">liàng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> </span><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 360.6pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The [full] moon on the 15<sup>th</sup> of the 8<sup>th</sup><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>lunar month <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 360.6pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Said of things that are clear and obvious. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 360.6pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">In English:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 360.6pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> <span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><em> As clear as the sun</em><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"> in the summer sky </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 360.6pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4ocEgwKWT8um3_SpLfjxQB-d94yF6sU9Vqg5RaE7QR0I2GomiUPDr_8ahXbjkco2d9gN4juAJgx5fb789T75XA3G8_oRMSMsuas9T36ijJXTFWlupIN6BdGHZRfCntACuNYT_hx44S7A/s1600/FIVE+FLOWERS+EIGHT+DOORS111_pic0089.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4ocEgwKWT8um3_SpLfjxQB-d94yF6sU9Vqg5RaE7QR0I2GomiUPDr_8ahXbjkco2d9gN4juAJgx5fb789T75XA3G8_oRMSMsuas9T36ijJXTFWlupIN6BdGHZRfCntACuNYT_hx44S7A/s320/FIVE+FLOWERS+EIGHT+DOORS111_pic0089.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 360.6pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 360.6pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> *<span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"> <span style="color: red;"> *</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 360.6pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">三</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">sān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">个</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">gè</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">铜</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">tóng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">钱</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qián</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">放</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">fàng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">两</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">liǎng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">处</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">chù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">一</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">是</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">一</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">二</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: SimSun; font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">èr</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">是</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">二</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: SimSun; font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">èr</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 360.6pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><v:shapetype coordsize="21600,21600" filled="f" id="_x0000_t75" o:preferrelative="t" o:spt="75" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" stroked="f"> <v:stroke joinstyle="miter"> <v:formulas> <v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"> <v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0"> <v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"> <v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2"> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"> <v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1"> <v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2"> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"> <v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"> <v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"> </v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:formulas> <v:path gradientshapeok="t" o:connecttype="rect" o:extrusionok="f"> <o:lock aspectratio="t" v:ext="edit"> </o:lock></v:path></v:stroke></v:shapetype><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally: <b>Three coins are placed in two spots – one is one [and] two are two</b>.</span><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span> </span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Matters are very clear.</span></div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br />
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line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">人</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">行</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xíng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">有</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yǒu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">脚</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jiǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">印</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yìn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">鸟</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">niǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">过</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">guò</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">有</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yǒu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">落</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">luò</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">毛</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">máo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 360.6pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">When a person walks, he leaves traces [and] when a bird flies it leaves feathers </span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 360.6pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The truth cannot be hidden. Eventually it will be revealed. </span></div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br />
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line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">一</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">人</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">传</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">chuán</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">虚</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xū</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">万</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">人</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">传</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">chuán</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">实</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 360.6pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">One person spreads a lie, [and] ten thousand people spread it as truth </span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 360.6pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 360.6pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">水</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shuǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">清</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qīng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">石</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">自</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">见</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jiàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 360.6pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">When the water is purified the stones are revealed <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 360.6pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">When matters clear up the truth emerges.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCMha4NoVkT7zG5hq1S54ZWQLGCz1VgAAhzkw6QDV_Wn6iP1wMV_P_-8u_FkA0ZBngCU10SYmN-yS9Lae-26ntOApffguifs1h0j3NYy5INMaPodlMd-0XqqurQvbrpVnBa94uVOPd6l4/s1600/FIVE+FLOWERS+EIGHT+DOORS111_pic008C.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCMha4NoVkT7zG5hq1S54ZWQLGCz1VgAAhzkw6QDV_Wn6iP1wMV_P_-8u_FkA0ZBngCU10SYmN-yS9Lae-26ntOApffguifs1h0j3NYy5INMaPodlMd-0XqqurQvbrpVnBa94uVOPd6l4/s320/FIVE+FLOWERS+EIGHT+DOORS111_pic008C.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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</div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-emphasize: dot; font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">三</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">sān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">人</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">rén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">成</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">chéng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">虎</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">hǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></b><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally: <b>Three people create tigers</b>. </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">This refers to three people who say that they have seen tigers, and since their story is told again and again, it is eventually believed. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">One should beware of rumors. A lie that is told repeatedly is accepted as truth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is based on the following story:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">During the Warring States period (475-221 BCE) Pang Cong <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">庞</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">páng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">葱</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">cōng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, a minister in the State of <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Wei</st1:place></st1:state> <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">魏</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">wèi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, said to the ruler of his state, "Someone said that he had seen tigers on the streets, do you believe this?" The answer of the ruler was negative. Then, Pang Cong said again, "Three people said that they saw tigers on the streets. Do you believe this?" This time the ruler's answer was positive. Finally, Pang Cong told him that there were no tigers on the streets and, therefore, one should beware of rumors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQKOY810F-GWLon8NhGbo50ZJ2CYNZF3uSKYrMFPDlwABt1ALDDxH7G9wMogXib6lyMOIAD1U-54r4f6S3eM6e6p483gMIPA_BtkSPevycDqi4rxR_2WmqLD6eGHjBefsc7WVj_ndtGSM/s1600/FIVE+FLOWERS+EIGHT+DOORS111_pic008D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQKOY810F-GWLon8NhGbo50ZJ2CYNZF3uSKYrMFPDlwABt1ALDDxH7G9wMogXib6lyMOIAD1U-54r4f6S3eM6e6p483gMIPA_BtkSPevycDqi4rxR_2WmqLD6eGHjBefsc7WVj_ndtGSM/s320/FIVE+FLOWERS+EIGHT+DOORS111_pic008D.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">削</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">xuē</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">足</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">zú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">适</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">shì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">履</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">lǚ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><br />
<b>Cuts [his] feet to fit [his] shoes</b> </span><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Forces the facts to fit the argument. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">This is based on the following story from the philosophical book of Huai Nan Zi <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">淮</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">huái</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">南</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">nán</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">子</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">zǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, which was published in 139 BCE by Liu An <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">刘</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">liú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">安</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">ān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> , the ruler of Huai Nan:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once there was a foolish man who went to buy shoes. The</span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">salesperson gave him a pair that was too small. The foolish man, instead of asking for another pair, attempted to cut his feet in order to make them fit the shoes. When he went to buy a hat, the first hat that he tried was too small and he attempted to cut his head to make it fit the hat. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><br />
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tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">露</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">出</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">chū</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">马</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">mǎ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">脚</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jiǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally:<b> Exposes the feet of the horse</b>. </span><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Reveals the true story. </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">可</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">kě</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">全</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">quán</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">信</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xìn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">也</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yě</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">可</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">kě</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">信</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xìn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Do not believe entirely in things and do not completely dismiss them <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; 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<div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"><br clear="all" /> <hr align="left" size="1" width="33%" /> <div id="ftn1" style="mso-element: footnote;"> <div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1348893934337601404#_ftnref1" name="_ftn1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">[1]</span></span></span></span></a> Covering the history of Western Han from 206 BCE to 24 CE.</div></div></div>Hila Berlinerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07089503952210531830noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1348893934337601404.post-1447659735416842432011-11-19T00:57:00.001-08:002011-11-24T00:22:35.532-08:00ON TIME AND TIMING<div id="fb-root"></div><script>(function(d, s, id) {
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<div class="fb-like" data-href="http://sin-idioms.blogspot.com/" data-send="true" data-width="450" data-show-faces="true" data-action="recommend" data-font="verdana"></div><a href="" name="_Toc238352133"></a><a href="" name="_Toc219979949"></a><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Time<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1348893934337601404#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc219974064;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc219979949;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc238352133;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span dir="LTR" style="color: red; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-font-width: 87%;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-font-width: 87%;">[1]</span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a>, in the Chinese perception, is associated with the cardinal points and the five elements (wood, fire, metal, water and earth). According to <i>The Order</i> <i>of the Months</i><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">月</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">yuè</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">令</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">lìng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, a chapter in the <i>Book of Rites</i> <ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">礼</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">lǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">记</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">jì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, from the Warring States Period (475-221 BCE), spring influences the direction of east and is ruled by the element of wood; summer influences the south and is ruled by the element of fire; autumn influences the west and is ruled by the element of metal; winter influences the north and is ruled by the element of water; the element of earth influences the center, the crossing of the four cardinal points, and is itself ruled by the four seasons. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">In Chinese, time is signified by the word <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">时</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">shí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">, which also means "hour", "period", "age", "season" and "opportunity". Originally, this word was associated with doing things at the right time, which means doing things in harmony </span>with the five elements, hence its association with opportunity. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">In ancient Chinese texts there is no one point by which to mark the beginning of time. Thus, in Chinese chronologies, unlike the Western ones, there is no starting moment of counting time, such as the birth of Jesus. Instead, there are frequent beginnings based on the establishment of a new dynasty. In the personal domain, time is defined by birth and death, with a human life considered as a mere fraction of a long dynasty that includes the dead and the living. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The perception of time originates in an awareness of cyclical natural phenomena such as day and night and the changing seasons. The traditional Chinese year is a lunar one, divided into 12 lunar months, further divided into three time units: two comprised of ten days each, and one comprised of nine days. The Chinese holidays are usually associated with the phases of the moon, especially with the full moon, when the night is bright. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">In order to measure time, the ancient Chinese used sundials or water clocks. These sundials were divided into 100 equal parts, each representing about 15 minutes. During the Tang dynasty (618-907 CE) local government officials erected a complicated system of drum towers to announce the hour. In the palace of the emperor drumming would mark the beginning of the working day, while in the government offices a gong would sound for this purpose. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Up until modern times the city gates would be closed in the evening and opened in the morning with the call of the rooster. On the longest day in the year the city gates would be closed for the whole day, in order to keep demons away from the city. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">In 1088 CE an amazingly complicated and precise astronomical clock tower was built in the city of Kai-Feng<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">开</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">kāi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">封</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">fēng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span> </span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>. The emperor who initiated the building of the tower was Zhe Zong <b><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">哲</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-weight: normal; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhé</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><b><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">宗</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-weight: normal; layout-grid-mode: line;">zōng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></b></b>(ruled 1086-1100 CE), and the builder of the clock was Su Song<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">苏</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">sū</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">颂</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">sòng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>(1020-1101 CE), an expert in calculation of calendar years. The tower rose to a height of 12 meters and the clock was powered by a water-wheel.</span><i><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"> </span></i><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A single mechanism controlled all the parts of the clock, with no human effort. The upper part of the clock enabled precise astrological observations; its central part was a heavenly ball that presented the movement of the heavenly bodies; and its lower part was made up of 117 automatic dolls. Each hour was announced by one of these dolls, which emerged from the five-floor pagoda, hit the gong, rang the bell, or carried a board on which the hour was inscribed. This was the most sophisticated clock in existence in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region> at that time. Unfortunately, only 39 years after the clock tower was completed, the army of the Jurchens invaded the capital of the Song dynasty, dismantled the clock and transferred it to the dynasty's capital – today <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Beijing</st1:place></st1:city>. Sadly, the army could not reassemble the clock due to its complexity. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">In 1577 the missionary Matheo Ricci brought European clocks to <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region> for the first time. His hosts were very impressed by the "self-ringing bells", and rumors about this wonder spread throughout <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region>. The emperor was extremely excited by the clock and since then the enthusiasm of the Chinese for clocks has not stopped. In 1736 a monk who was also a manufacturer of clocks reported that the emperor's palace was full of clocks of all kinds. </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">In present-day <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region> one does not give a clock as a present as it is associated with death.<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1348893934337601404#_ftn2" name="_ftnref2" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn2;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">[2]</span></span></span></span></span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
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<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">瓜</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">guā</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">熟</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">蒂</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">落</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">luò</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> <br />
</span><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A melon falls from the stem when it is ripe<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
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layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">shí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">到</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">dào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">花</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">huā</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">就</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">jiù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">开</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">kāi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></b><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; 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<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">先</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">xiān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">下</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">xià</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">手</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">shǒu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">为</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">wéi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">强</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">qiáng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></b><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
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<div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">八</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bā</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">月</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">yuè</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">十</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">shí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">五</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">wǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">吃</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">chī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">月</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">yuè</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">饼</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bǐng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">正</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">zhèng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">是</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">shì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">时</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">shí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">候</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">hòu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><b><span dir="LTR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
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mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">落</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">luò</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">黄</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">huáng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">金</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jīn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">有</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yǒu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">处</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">chù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">找</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">失</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">落</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">luò</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">光</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">guāng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">阴</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yīn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; 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line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p></o:p></span></ruby></div><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Lost gold – seek it and you will find it somewhere; time lost - though you will seek it, you will not find it anywhere </span></b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; 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mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">yú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">新</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">xīn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">林</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">lín</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; 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font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></ruby></div><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="font-size: small;">In a new pond there are no big fish; in a new forest there are no big trees<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; 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line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">难</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">nán</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">钓</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">diào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">午</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">时</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">鱼</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR"></span><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span>[Even] gods will find it difficult to fish at <st1:time hour="12" minute="0" w:st="on">noon</st1:time></span></b><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1348893934337601404#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><b><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">[1]</span></span></b></span></span></span></b></span></a><span dir="LTR"></span><b><span lang="HE" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span> </span></b><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Things should be done at the right time. </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">In the Bible it is written:</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;">לַכּל זמן<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ועת לכל חפץ תחת השמים (קהלת ג', 1).<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven. (<i>Ecclesiastes </i>3, 1)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">打</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">dǎ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">铁</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">tiě</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">趁</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">chèn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">热</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">rè</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></b><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Better strike while the iron is hot</span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">xíng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">船</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">chuán</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">趁</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">chèn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">顺</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">shùn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">风</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">fēng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">打</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">dǎ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">铁</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">tiě</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">趁</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">chèn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">火</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">huǒ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">红</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">hóng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; 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line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">上</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shàng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">轿</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jiào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">扎</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhā</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">耳</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">ěr</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">朵</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">duǒ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">眼</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yǎn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">儿</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">er</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">To pierce the ear [of the bride] while [she] is sitting in the sedan chair </span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Too late.</span> </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span dir="LTR"></span> </span></b><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">八</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">bā</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">字</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">zì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">没</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">méi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">有</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">yǒu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span><span dir="RTL"></span><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span> </span></b><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">一</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">yī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">撇</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">piě</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></b><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Literally</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">: The character </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">八</span></b><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1348893934337601404#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">[1]</span></b></span></span></span></b></span></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"> -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>not [even] one stroke</span></b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">.</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"> </span></b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">There is not even a beginning. Too early. A solution does not seem viable. </span><span dir="RTL"></span><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div align="center" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">一</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">寸</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">cùn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">光</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">guāng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">阴</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yīn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">一</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">寸</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">cùn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">金</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jīn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">寸</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">cùn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">金</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jīn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">难</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">nán</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">买</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">mǎi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">寸</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">cùn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">光</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">guāng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">阴</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yīn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div align="center" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally: <b>One inch of time (from the<i> <em><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">length of a cast shadow</span></em></i>) is worth one inch of gold; [nevertheless], an inch of gold cannot buy an inch of time. </b></span><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div align="center" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Time is very precious but it cannot be bought. </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div align="center" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">An English idiom that parallels the first part of this idiom:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div align="center" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Time is money<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div align="center" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">到</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">江</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jiāng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">边</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">biān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">脱</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">tuō</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">鞋</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xié</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div align="center" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally: <b>Do not remove your shoes before reaching the riverbank</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div align="center" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Act only when the time is ripe</span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span>!</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div align="center" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><br />
</div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"><br clear="all" /> <hr align="left" size="1" width="33%" /> <div id="ftn1" style="mso-element: footnote;"> <div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1348893934337601404#_ftnref1" name="_ftn1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">[1]</span></span></span></span></a>The character <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">八</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">bā</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> (literally: eight) is comprised of two strokes. The left one, which is written in a descending movement, is called <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">撇</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">piě</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">. </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div></div></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"><br clear="all" /> <hr align="left" size="1" width="33%" /> <div id="ftn1" style="mso-element: footnote;"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; unicode-bidi: embed;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1348893934337601404#_ftnref1" name="_ftn1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">[1]</span></span></span></span></a><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"><span dir="RTL"></span> <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">午</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">wǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">时</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">shí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span>means noontime - between 11:00 a.m. and <st1:time hour="13" minute="0" w:st="on">1:00 p.m.</st1:time> </div></div></div><br />
<div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"><br clear="all" /> </div><hr align="left" size="1" width="33%" /> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span>*<o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">神</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">仙</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xiān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">难</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">nán</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">钓</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">diào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">午</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">时</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">鱼</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR"></span><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span>[Even] gods will find it difficult to fish at <st1:time hour="12" minute="0" w:st="on">noon</st1:time></span></b><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1348893934337601404#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><b><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">[1]</span></span></b></span></span></span></b></span></a><span dir="LTR"></span><b><span lang="HE" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span> </span></b><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Things should be done at the right time. </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">In the Bible it is written:</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;">לַכּל זמן<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ועת לכל חפץ תחת השמים (קהלת ג', 1).<o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven. (<i>Ecclesiastes </i>3, 1)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;">*<o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">打</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">dǎ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">铁</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">tiě</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">趁</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">chèn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">热</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">rè</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></b><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Better strike while the iron is hot</span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Or:</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">行</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">xíng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">船</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">chuán</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">趁</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">chèn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">顺</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">shùn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">风</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">fēng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">打</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">dǎ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">铁</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">tiě</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">趁</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">chèn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">火</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">huǒ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">红</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">hóng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Better sail in a good wind, better strike while the iron is fiery red <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span>* <o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR"></span><b><span dir="LTR" lang="HE" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">上</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shàng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">轿</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jiào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">扎</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhā</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">耳</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">ěr</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">朵</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">duǒ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">眼</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yǎn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">儿</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">er</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">To pierce the ear [of the bride] while [she] is sitting in the sedan chair </span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Too late.</span> <div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"><br clear="all" /> <hr align="left" size="1" width="33%" /> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span>*<o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">神</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">仙</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xiān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">难</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">nán</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">钓</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">diào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">午</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">时</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">鱼</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR"></span><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span>[Even] gods will find it difficult to fish at <st1:time hour="12" minute="0" w:st="on">noon</st1:time></span></b><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1348893934337601404#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><b><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">[1]</span></span></b></span></span></span></b></span></a><span dir="LTR"></span><b><span lang="HE" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span> </span></b><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Things should be done at the right time. </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">In the Bible it is written:</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;">לַכּל זמן<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ועת לכל חפץ תחת השמים (קהלת ג', 1).<o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven. (<i>Ecclesiastes </i>3, 1)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;">*<o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">打</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">dǎ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">铁</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">tiě</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">趁</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">chèn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">热</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">rè</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></b><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Better strike while the iron is hot</span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Or:</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">行</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">xíng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">船</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">chuán</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">趁</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">chèn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">顺</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">shùn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">风</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">fēng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">打</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">dǎ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">铁</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">tiě</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">趁</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">chèn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">火</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">huǒ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">红</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">hóng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Better sail in a good wind, better strike while the iron is fiery red <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span>* <o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR"></span><b><span dir="LTR" lang="HE" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">上</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shàng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">轿</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jiào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">扎</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhā</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">耳</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">ěr</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">朵</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">duǒ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">眼</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yǎn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">儿</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">er</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">To pierce the ear [of the bride] while [she] is sitting in the sedan chair </span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Too late.</span> <div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"><br clear="all" /> <hr align="left" size="1" width="33%" /> <div id="ftn1" style="mso-element: footnote;"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; unicode-bidi: embed;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1348893934337601404#_ftnref1" name="_ftn1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">[1]</span></span></span></span></a><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"><span dir="RTL"></span> <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">午</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">wǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">时</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">shí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span>means noontime - between 11:00 a.m. and <st1:time hour="13" minute="0" w:st="on">1:00 p.m.</st1:time> </div></div></div><div id="ftn1" style="mso-element: footnote;"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; unicode-bidi: embed;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1348893934337601404#_ftnref1" name="_ftn1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">[1]</span></span></span></span></a><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"><span dir="RTL"></span> <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">午</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">wǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">时</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">shí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span>means noontime - between 11:00 a.m. and <st1:time hour="13" minute="0" w:st="on">1:00 p.m.</st1:time> </div></div></div><br />
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<div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"> <div class="f1" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1348893934337601404#_ftnref1" name="_ftn1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">[1]</span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Moon cakes <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">月</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: SimSun; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">yuè</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">饼</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: SimSun; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">bǐng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun;">are round cakes that the Chinese eat during the Mid-Autumn Festival, which is also called the Moon Festival.</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun;">It is celebrated on the day of the full moon. The round-shaped moon symbolizes family reunion. The family assembles in a circle in the form of the moon and eats moon cakes, without</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun;"> which the celebration is not complete. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="f1" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><br />
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<div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"><br clear="all" /> <hr align="left" size="1" width="33%" /> <div id="ftn1" style="mso-element: footnote;"> <div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1348893934337601404#_ftnref1" name="_ftn1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">[1]</span></span></span></span></a> On time, see also the chapter on the traditional Chinese calendar. </div></div><div id="ftn2" style="mso-element: footnote;"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 1cm 0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1348893934337601404#_ftnref2" name="_ftn2" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn2;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">[2]</span></span></span></span></a> See also the chapter on symbols from the world of objects. <b><span dir="RTL" lang="HE"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"><br />
</div></div></div>Hila Berlinerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07089503952210531830noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1348893934337601404.post-35722567588911269172011-11-18T11:13:00.001-08:002011-11-24T00:25:14.077-08:00ON STUDY, EDUCATION AND IGNORANCE<div id="fb-root"></div><script>(function(d, s, id) {
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<div class="fb-like" data-href="http://sin-idioms.blogspot.com/" data-send="true" data-width="450" data-show-faces="true" data-action="recommend" data-font="verdana"></div><span dir="LTR" style="color: red; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-font-width: 87%;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">From time immemorial, learning has been especially appreciated by the Chinese people</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">, </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">and</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">study formed the basis of cultural life in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region>. The word "culture" <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">文</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">wén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">化</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">huà</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, literally meaning "changing through writing", attests to this. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">In traditional <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region> children began their studies by reading the classical texts, from which idioms entered the everyday language of the common people. The pupils were required to learn by heart and recite the studied texts. The classical Chinese language differed from the spoken one, however, and thus the children did not always understand the texts they had learnt by heart. In addition to the classical texts, they also studied poetry and linguistics.</span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span> <span lang="HE"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Until the fall of <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region>'s last dynasty in 1911, education was directed only at males. However, as the main educators of children, women were expected to be familiar with both the classical and the preschool texts. The relationship between teachers and pupils was based on the model of the relations between father and son. This association between family and learning can be found in the word <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">家</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">jiā</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> , which means both "family" and "school" (of philosophy). </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">For over two thousand years learning to write Chinese had served more for self-development as a morally and socially positive individual than for communication needs. Self-development was not limited to merely acquiring knowledge, but also included the learning of proper behavior. Writing in Chinese contributes greatly to forging the personality of Chinese children. Practicing the writing of thousands of characters repeatedly from memory requires much concentration, determination and diligence.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The philosopher Xun Zi <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">荀</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">xún</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">子</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">zǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>(298-238 BCE) believed that human nature is basically bad and that good nature must be acquired. In his view, the basic factors that motivate humanity are the will to profit and the desire to get the most possible without considering others. An individual might thus be jealous, hate and destroy others, while turning his back on truth and loyalty. As a result of being a slave to his animalistic desires, he exaggerates his deeds and turns away from righteousness. Natural behavior will only lead to violence, chaos and total barbarity. Only after being restrained by law and taught morality, can man become part of an organized society. Xun Zi gave the analogy that a carpenter is necessary in order to straighten a twisted tree. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Confucius stressed the importance of studies and education for self-development. In his <i>Analects, </i>knowledge <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">知</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>and learning <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">学</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">xué</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>are central values. He considered knowledge to be tangible and perceptible, rather than abstract and theoretical. He perceived Antiquity as reflecting a society fit to serve as a model for the generations to come.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">In practice, the aim of education was to prepare people to hold public positions, which determined their social status and wealth. Since ancient times study had been a prerequisite in order to hold a position in the government. The only route by which one could reach such a position was that of the Imperial examinations.<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1348893934337601404#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">[1]</span></span></span></span></span></a> Those who passed these examinations would serve the public and in their free time would occupy themselves with writing, calligraphy or painting. Those who failed (most of the examinees) served as teachers and managers of local projects, such as irrigation and charitable foundations.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">In the 11<sup>th</sup> century there were fewer than 13,000 government officials, but hundreds of thousands studied for the examinations. Although these were open to all, the wealthy, who could pay for their studies, had an advantage over the other candidates. The fact that one's social status was determined by one's place on the examination scale put pressure on parents to push their children to succeed. Families took pains over their children's education, and the educated among them tended to intermarry.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The educated ran the schools and the religious institutions. They would dress in long robes with long sleeves and silk hats, clothing not suitable for physical work. Likewise, they would grow long fingernails. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">In 124 BCE, during the rule of Emperor Wu <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">武</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">wǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> (ruled 140-87 BCE), an Imperial university was founded in the city of <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Chang'an</st1:place></st1:city> <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">长</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">cháng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">安</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">ān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, where candidates for government positions were trained. The studies included the five classical books ascribed to Confucius. When the university was first opened there were only 50 students, but by the end of the Han <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">汉</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">hàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">dynasty (206 BCE-220 CE), their number had reached 30,000. The admissions examination to this university, which was held once a year, became the basis for the future Imperial examination system. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">During the Han dynasty, in 66 CE Emperor Ming <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">明</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">míng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> (ruled 57-75 CE) founded a Confucian school in the capital city of <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Luoyang</st1:place></st1:city> </span><span lang="ES" style="mso-ansi-language: ES; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">洛</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">luò</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">阳</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">yáng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">for the children of nobles and government officials. From this school developed a <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">National</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Academy</st1:placetype></st1:place>. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Wang An Shi<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">王</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">wáng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">安</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">ān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">石</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">shí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">(1021-1086 CE), statesman, economist, adviser and poet, transformed the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">National</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Academy</st1:placetype></st1:place> by introducing reforms. New domains of studies were added to the Confucian studies, such as law, medicine and the natural sciences. Likewise, the subjects of law, military affairs and medicine were added to the examination system, with mathematics included in 1104. The students were carefully selected and organized on three levels, according to ability. Evaluations were held monthly, and once a year they were required to pass an intermediate examination, which determined whether they would continue their studies. Graduating from this academy ensured positions in the government, just as did passing the Imperial examinations. By paying more attention to practical knowledge than to literary style or to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>studying the work of Confucius, Wang An Shi irritated the Confucians and bureaucrats who had entered under the old system, and were now being replaced by the new style candidates. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Throughout Chinese history, though scholars were not expected to demonstrate knowledge in science and technology, these domains had gained special attention alongside classical philosophy. As early as the 3<sup>rd</sup> century BCE an encyclopedia was compiled that included knowledge on all the technologies prevailing in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region> at that time. This was the <i>Lu Shi Spring and Autumn</i></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">吕</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">lǚ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">氏</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">shì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">春</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">chūn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">秋</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">qiū</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>, written by Lu Buwei<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">吕</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">lǚ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">布</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">韦</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">wéi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> .<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1348893934337601404#_ftn2" name="_ftnref2" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn2;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">[2]</span></span></span></span></span></a> Lu Buwei was so proud of his work that he offered a gold reward to anybody who would be able to improve it by adding or removing even one word.<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1348893934337601404#_ftn3" name="_ftnref3" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn3;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">[3]</span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">During the Ming dynasty Emperor Yong Le<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">永</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">yǒng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">樂</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">lè</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> (</span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span>1360-1424</span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span> CE, ruled 1402-1424 CE) initiated the compilation of a general encyclopedia -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i>The Encyclopedia of Yong Le</i> <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">永</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">yǒng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">樂</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">lè</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">大</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">dà</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">典</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">diǎn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, which was completed in 1408. More than 2,000 scholars wrote 8,000 texts, ranging from Antiquity to the early Ming dynasty, including subjects from domains such as agriculture, art, astronomy, drama, geology, history, literature, medicine, science, religion and technology, alongside descriptions of supernatural phenomena. Scholars at the Imperial University of Nanjing <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">南</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">nán</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">京</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">jīng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> have assumed that it was handwritten in only one copy and never printed, because of the then high cost of woodcuts. From a copy of the encyclopedia, made in the 16<sup>th</sup> century, about 400 volumes of the 800 have survived, which are now to be found in libraries and private collections across the world. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A prominent ruler who promoted learning and knowledge during the Qing <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">清</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">qīng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>dynasty (1644-1911 CE) was Emperor Kang Xi <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">康</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">kāng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">熙</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">xī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">(ruled 1662 – 1723), who<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ordered the writing of the history of the Ming dynasty, and personally approved works that set new standards of writing. The new works included a dictionary comprising 45,000 different characters, and an encyclopedia encompassing 10,000 articles - a synthesis of books and illustrations from both earlier and contemporary periods. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The contribution of the Manchurian Emperor <strong><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Qian Long</span></strong> <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">乾</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">qián</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">隆</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">lóng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>(ruled 1735–1795) to promoting knowledge in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region> was even more significant. He founded a library comprising some 3,460 works on <em><span style="font-style: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">36,000</span></em> scrolls. Thus, the Manchurian emperors established their rule as the protectors of Chinese culture.</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Scholars, as government officials, writers, painters and calligraphers, contributed much to Chinese culture throughout its history. About the life of scholars in Imperial China we can learn from <i>The Scholars</i> <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">儒</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">rú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">林</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">lín</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">外</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">wài</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">史</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">shǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> , written by Wu Jingzi <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">吴</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">wú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">敬</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">jìng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">梓</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">zǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> (1701-1754 CE), who satirically describes the lives of scholars during the early Ming <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">明</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">míng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> dynasty (1368-1644 CE).</span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A change in the Chinese attitude to study took place following the repeated military defeats suffered by them after the Opium Wars (1839-1842 and 1856-1860), which led them to an understanding that they needed to modernize their society and technology. From the fall of the Qing dynasty (1644-1911) to the establishment of the People's Republic of <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region> in 1949, the institutions of formal education underwent significant transformations. During this period European, American and Japanese educational models were tried by Chinese scholars. Discussions were held on the adoption of Western educational styles in a nation that was attempting to find a new identity after a long period of Imperial dynasties. Everybody agreed that the education system had to satisfy the new technological needs of the state, but without losing its Chinese identity. Several attempts were made to achieve this, including an independent-study university established in 1921 in <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Hunan</st1:place></st1:state> <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">湖</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">hú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">南</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">nán</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>by Mao Zedong <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">毛泽东</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">máozédōng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>and his friends. The intention was to give poor people access to higher education. These attempts came to a halt, however, following the Japanese invasion of <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region> in 1937. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><br />
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>From 1949 until the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976) the education system followed the Soviet model. This meant that any interactive approach, which could facilitate discussion and independent learning, was prevented. Likewise, the education system was designed to meet the needs of the state rather than those of the individual. The government paid all student tuition and assigned the students their jobs. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">In order to<b> </b>eradicate illiteracy and create equality among the social classes, the Communist party initiated simplification of the characters of the traditional Chinese script. <span class="content03">The simplified characters have fewer strokes than the traditional ones and thus are easier to remember and write. </span>Before the simplified script (which is customary in present-day <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region>) was introduced, only a small stratum of society was literate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">During the ten-year period of the Cultural Revolution, the infrastructure of the education system was destroyed, and the students were occupied with participating in the revolution rather than with studies. The years following the revolution brought stability to the education system, however, and in 1978, the year of the rise to power of Deng Xiaoping<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">邓</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">dèng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">小</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">xiǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">平</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">píng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a compulsory education law (at least nine years) was enacted. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The public education system now provides free primary education for six years starting at the age of six or seven, followed by three years of junior high-school and three years of high-school. Some provinces have five years of primary school and four years of junior high-school.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The studies in primary school include subjects such as the Chinese language, mathematics and moral education. In recent years the students can also choose to learn English, a choice recommended to them by their parents and teachers. Junior high-school studies include subjects such as chemistry, biology, physics, history and geography. In high-school six or seven subjects are studied - English, mathematics, the Chinese language, and at least three subjects out of the following: history, chemistry, geography, physics and biology. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Entrance examinations to colleges or universities are held annually in July. Because the weather is very hot at that time of the year and the examinations are difficult, the month of July is called "black July" <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">黑</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">hēi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">色</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">sè</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">七</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">qī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">月</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">yuè</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> .<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">About the attitude of the Chinese toward learning we can learn from a story told about the mother of the philosopher Mencius <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">孟</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">mèng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">子</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">zǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span> 371-289)</span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">BCE)</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">. According to this story, when Mencius returned home from school and saw his mother weaving, she asked him whether he had learned everything. When he answered positively, adding that he already knew enough, his mother immediately took her scissors and cut the fabric that she was weaving. Mencius was surprised and worried. His mother then told him that his stupidity concerning learning resembled that of her ripping her unfinished work. She added that people only achieve the admiration of others for their knowledge after much effort. Clever people expand their studies, live in a quiet environment and keep away from evil. She explained that he should know this and, consequently, he would not be hurt. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">As in many other domains, in the domain of learning too there is a traditional patron god – Wen Chenngdi<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">文</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">wén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">昌</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">chāng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">帝</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">dì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> (literally: emperor promoting culture). This god, who is the patron god of students, scholars and examinations, is worshiped by students. In ancient times unskilled examinees would ask him for "divine guidance".<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">学</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xué</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">而</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">ér</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">思</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">sī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">则</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zé</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">罔</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wǎng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">思</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">sī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">而</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">ér</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">学</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xué</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">则</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zé</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">殆</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dài</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">He who learns without thinking is lost; he who thinks without learning is dangerous </span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><i><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Analects</span></i><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">, II, 15) </span><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span>)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="color: red; font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;">*</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">由</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yóu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">!</span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">诲</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">huì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">女</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">nǚ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">知</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">之</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">乎</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">hū</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">知</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">之</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">为</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wéi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">知</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">之</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">,</span><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">知</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">为</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wéi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">知</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">是</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">知</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">也</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yě</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR"></span><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span>[Confucius said:] You!<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1348893934337601404#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">[1]</span></b></span></span></span></span></a> Would you like to know what is knowledge? – When you know something, you know that you know it, [and] when you do not know, you know that you do not know it. This is knowledge.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(</span></b><i><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Analects</span></i><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">, II, 17).<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A parallel idiom:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">He is wise who knows his ignorance. (Socrates)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A similar idea is found in the idiom: <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">有</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yǒu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">知</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">则</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zé</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">有</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yǒu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">知</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">无</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">知</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">则</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zé</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">无</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">知</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">He who knows that he does not know will have knowledge; he who does not know that he does not know will have no knowledge <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">子</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">曰</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yuē</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">我</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wǒ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">非</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">fēi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">生</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shēng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">而</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">ér</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">知</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">之</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">者</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhě</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">好</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">hào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">古</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">gǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">敏</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">mǐn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">以</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">求</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qiú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">之</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">者</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhě</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">也</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yě</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The master said, "I was not born as a knowledgeable person; I love the past and I am excited to research it". </span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><i><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Analects</span></i><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">, VII, 20). </span><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span>)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="color: red;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;">*</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">三</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">sān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">人</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">rén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">行</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">xíng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">必</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">有</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">yǒu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">我</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">wǒ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">师</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">shī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">焉</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">yān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">择</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">zé</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">其</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">qí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">善</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">shàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">者</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">zhě</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">而</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">ér</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">从</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">cóng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">之</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">其</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">qí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">善</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">shàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">者</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">zhě</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">而</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">ér</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">改</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">gǎi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">之</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Whenever three people walk by, one of them will certainly be my teacher. I will select their good qualities and follow them, and change the bad qualities.</span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 174.8pt center 214.75pt; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span><i>Analects</i>, VII, 22)</span><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span>)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The (Jewish) sages of blessed memory said: <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;">איזהו חכם – הלומד מכל אדם (פרקי אבות, ד, א).<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally: Who is wise? One who learns from all people (<i>Pirkei</i> <i>Avot</i>, 4, 1). </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">In the Bible it is written: <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";">מכל מלמדי השכלתי (תהלים קי"ט, 99)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">From all those who taught me, I grew wise (<i>Psalms</i>, 119, 99).</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><br />
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<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">三</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">sān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">知</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally: <b>Does not know three</b>.<b> </b></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Ignorant concerning the matter at hand – its beginning, middle and end. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">温</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wēn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">故</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">gù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">而</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">ér</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">知</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">新</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xīn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">可</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">kě</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">以</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">为</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wéi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">师</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">矣</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">He who researches the past and thus learns about the present, is able to be a teacher<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">(A<i>nalects</i>, II, 11).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">One should acquire knowledge from the past and implement it in the present. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">古</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">gǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">之</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">学</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xué</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">者</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhě</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">为</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wéi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">己</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">今</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jīn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">之</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">学</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xué</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">者</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhě</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">为</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wéi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">人</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The ancients studied for themselves; nowadays people study for others <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">(<i>Analects</i>, XIV, 24) </span><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">In the past people studied for self-development, whereas today people study in order to impress others. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">子</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">曰</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yuē</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">有</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yǒu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">教</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jiào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">无</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">类</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lèi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The master said, "In education there is no class distinction" </span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><i><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Analects</span></i><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">, XV, 39)</span><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span>)<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">十</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">年</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">nián</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">窗</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">chuāng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">下</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xià</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">无</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">人</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">问</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wèn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">一</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">举</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">成</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">chéng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">名</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">míng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">天</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">tiān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">下</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xià</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">知</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">After ten years [of studies] anonymously behind closed shutters, once one succeeds, the whole world knows him</span></b><b><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">This is said by parents to encourage their children to study diligently.</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">滚</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">gǔn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">瓜</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">guā</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">烂</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">làn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">熟</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">shú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></b><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Literally: </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Ripe like a melon that falls from its stalk</span></b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">.</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Said of a comprehensive and profound study, deeply knowing something, or knowing something by heart.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">学</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">xué</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">然</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">rán</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">后</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">hòu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">知</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">足</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">zú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">教</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">jiào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">然</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">rán</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">后</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">hòu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">知</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">困</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">kùn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally<b>: After learning one knows that he does not know enough [and] after teaching one knows that there are [still] unsolved problems</b>.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The more you learn, the less you feel you know, and the more you teach, you understand that there are still unsolved problems.</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="color: red; font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;">*</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">读</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">尽</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jìn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">的</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">de</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">书</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shū</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">走</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zǒu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">完</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wán</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">的</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">de</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">路</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">One cannot read all the books [in the world], [just as] one cannot walk along all the roads [in the world] </span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">There is no limit to knowledge and learning</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span lang="HE" style="color: red; font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;">*</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">秀</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xiù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">才</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">cái</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">怕</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">pà</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">衣</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">衫</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">破</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">pò</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">就</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jiù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">怕</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">pà</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">肚</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">里</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">没</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">méi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">有</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yǒu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">货</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">huò</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally: <b>A scholar is not worried about worn out clothes but about having no goods in his stomach</b>. </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A scholar is not worried about his appearance, but about lack of knowledge. </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="color: red; font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;">*</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">秀</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xiù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">才</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">cái</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">出</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">chū</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">门</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">mén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">能</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">néng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">知</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">天</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">tiān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">下</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xià</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">事</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A scholar can know about everything under the heavens without ever leaving his home<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
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<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">学</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xué</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">好</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">hǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">三</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">sān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">年</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">nián</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">学</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xué</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">坏</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">huài</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">三</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">sān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">天</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">tiān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR" lang="HE" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">[In order] to learn good [things], three years [are needed], [whereas in order] to learn bad [things], three days [are needed]</span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="color: red; font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;">*</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">知</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">识</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">之</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">于</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">心</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xīn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">灵</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">líng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">正</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhèng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">如</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">健</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jiàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">康</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">kāng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">之</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">于</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">身</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shēn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">体</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">tǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Knowledge to the mind is what health is to the body</span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
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</span></b><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">学</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xué</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">成</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">chéng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">问</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wèn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">知</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><br />
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Without studying there is no achievement [and] without inquiring there is no knowledge</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">秀</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xiù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">才</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">cái</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">饿</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">è</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">死</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">sǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">卖</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">mài</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">书</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shū</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
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<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="color: red; font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;">*</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">君</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jūn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">子</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">羞</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xiū</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">学</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xué</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">羞</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xiū</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">问</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wèn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 145.8pt center 214.75pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A person of noble character is not ashamed of learning [and] asking questions</span></b><b><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The (Jewish) sages of blessed memory said:<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";">לא הביישן למד<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(פרקי אבות, ב, ה). <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally: The shy will not learn (<i>Pirkei Avot,</i> 2, 5).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">人</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">之</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">于</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">文</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">学</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xué</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">也</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yě</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">犹</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yóu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">玉</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">之</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">于</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">琢</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zuó</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">磨</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">mo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">也</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yě</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="color: #666666; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Learning and culture, for a person, are what polishing and grinding are for jade</span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR"></span><b><span dir="LTR" lang="HE" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">君</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jūn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">子</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">下</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xià</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">学</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xué</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">而</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">ér</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">无</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">常</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">cháng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">师</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">小</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xiǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">人</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"> </span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">耻</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">chǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">学</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xué</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">而</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">ér</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">羞</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xiū</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">能</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">néng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A person of noble character learns also from inferior people and does not limit himself to learning from one teacher, [whereas] small-minded people are ashamed to learn and to admit that they do not know </span></b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="color: red; font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;">*</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">欲</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">穷</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qióng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">千</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qiān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">里</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">目</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">mù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">更</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">gèng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">上</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shàng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">一</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">层</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">céng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">楼</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lóu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">If you want to see a thousand miles farther, ascend another storey <br />
</span></b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Ascend farther, to look farther.</span><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">In French they say: <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" lang="FR" style="mso-ansi-language: FR; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Celui qui est sur les épaules d'un géant, voit plus loin que celui qui le porte.</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: FR;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally: He who stands on a giant's shoulders, sees farther than the one who carries him. </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="color: red; font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;">*</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">万</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">般</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">皆</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jiē</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">下</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xià</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">品</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">pǐn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">惟</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wéi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">有</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yǒu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">读</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">书</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shū</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">高</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">gāo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">All (literally: 10,000) occupations are inferior except studying, which is exalted <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A common saying that was prevalent among scholars in traditional <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region>. </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="color: red; font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;">*</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">人</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">之</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">学</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xué</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">如</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">渴</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">kě</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">饮</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yǐn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">河</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">hé</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">海</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">hǎi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">大</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dà</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">饮</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yǐn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">则</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zé</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">大</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dà</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">盈</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yíng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">小</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xiǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">饮</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yǐn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">则</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zé</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">小</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xiǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">盈</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yíng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="color: #222222; font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A student is like a thirsty person who drinks from the sea or the river; if he drinks a great deal, he is greatly filled; if he drinks a little, he is little filled <o:p></o:p></span></b></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"><br />
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<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">师</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">傅</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">fù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">领</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lǐng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">进</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jìn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">门</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">mén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">修</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xiū</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">行</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xíng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">在</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zài</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">个</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">gè</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">人</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">ré</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The teacher leads [the students] to the door; the continuation [of the study] depends on each of them </span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
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<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">有</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yǒu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">道</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">之</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">士</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">贵</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">guì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">以</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">近</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jìn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">知</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">远</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yuǎn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">以</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">今</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jīn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">知</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">古</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">gǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">,<ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">以</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">所</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">suǒ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">见</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jiàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">知</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">所</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">suǒ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">见</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jiàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
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<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">长</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">cháng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">江</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">jiāng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">拒</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">jù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">细</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">xì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">流</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">liú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">泰</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">tài</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">山</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">shān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">择</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">zé</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">土</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">tǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">石</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">shí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The Yang Zi river does not refuse to receive water from small rivers, [just as] the mountain Tai is not choosy concerning the local stones reaching it </span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A person who loves to study will never refuse to receive advice or counsel from anybody. </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="color: red; font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;">*</span><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">学</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xué</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">而</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">ér</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">求</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qiú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">知</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">犹</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yóu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">愿</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yuàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">鱼</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">而</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">ér</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">无</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">网</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wǎng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">焉</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Being keen to know without learning is like hoping to fish without a net<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="color: red; font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;">*</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">人</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">好</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">hào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">学</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xué</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">,<ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">虽</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">suī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">死</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">sǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">犹</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yóu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">存</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">cún</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">学</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xué</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">者</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhě</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;">,<ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">虽</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">suī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">存</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">cún</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">谓</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wèi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">之</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">行</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xíng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">尸</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">走</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zǒu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">肉</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">ròu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">耳</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">ěr</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A person who loves to study, his spirit continues to live after his death, [whereas] he who does not study, though alive, is like a walking corpse </span></b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">人</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">rén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">有</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">yǒu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">知</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">学</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">xué</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">则</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">zé</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">有</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">yǒu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">力</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">lì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">矣</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">yǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">He who has knowledge has power<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The same idea is expressed in the idiom:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span>.</span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR" lang="HE" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span dir="LTR"></span> </span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">知</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">识</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">shi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">就</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">jiù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">是</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">shì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">力</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">lì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">量</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">liang</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><br />
</span><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Knowledge is power<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A term originally coined in English by Francis Bacon (1561-1626). <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">经</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">jīng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">一</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">yí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">事</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">shì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">长</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">zhǎng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">一</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">yí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">智</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">zhì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 125.3pt center 214.75pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">He who does not experience things, does not expand his knowledge<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Wisdom follows experience.</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">白</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bái</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">面</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">miàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">书</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shū</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">生</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shēng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Pale-faced scholar <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">A person without practical experience.</span><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">This is based on the following story: </span><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">In 450 CE Shen Qingzhi <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">沈</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">shěn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">庆</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">qìng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">之</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">became the </span><span style="background: white; border: 1pt windowtext; color: #333333; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;">commander-in-chief of the Song </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">宋</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">sòng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="ZH-CN" style="background: white; border: 1pt windowtext; color: #333333; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;"> </span><span style="background: white; border: 1pt windowtext; color: #333333; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;">(of the Northern and Southern dynasties) dynasty.</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> The emperor of the Song dynasty wanted to invade the State of <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Wei</st1:place></st1:state> <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">魏</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">wèi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span><span dir="RTL"></span><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="RTL" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span> </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">in the north,</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"> </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">but</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Shen Qingzhi contended that the army of Song was inferior to that of Wei. The emperor asked two courtiers to discuss this matter with him. This made Shen Qingzhi very angry and he said to the emperor, "Ruling a state is like managing a household; one should ask the men workers about the work in the fields and the maids about weaving. Does your majesty want to discuss an invasion to the north with pale-faced scholars? This is ridiculous!"<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">读</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">书</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shū</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">百</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bǎi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">遍</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">biàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">而</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">ér</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">义</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">自</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">见</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jiàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR"></span><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span>[After] reading a book one hundred times, [its content] becomes obvious <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*</span> <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">手</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shǒu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">释</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">卷</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">juàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Always holding a book <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Said of one who studies diligently </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">This is based on the following story: <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">During the Three Kingdoms period (220-266 CE), there was in the State of Wu <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">误</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">wù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> an exceptional general named Lu Meng <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">吕</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">lǚ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">蒙</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">méng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, who came from a poor family and had had no opportunity to go to school. Encouraged by the Duke of Wu, he began to read books and study diligently. Even when marching or fighting, he always found time to study and became a scholarly general. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">学</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xué</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">如</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">逆</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">nì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">水</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shuǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">行</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xíng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">舟</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhōu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">进</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jìn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">则</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zé</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">退</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">tuì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><br />
</span><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Studying is like rowing a boat upstream; not moving forward means moving backwards </span></b><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;">.</span><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">活</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">huó</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">到</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">dào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">老</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">lǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">学</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">xué</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">到</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">dào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">老</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">lǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally:<b> Lives until old age, learns until old age</b>. </span><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">It is never too late to study.</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="color: red; font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;">*</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">前</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qián</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">车</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">chē</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">覆</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">fù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">后</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">hòu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">车</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">chē</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">诫</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jiè</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">An overturned vehicle in front is a warning to the vehicle behind it</span></b><span dir="RTL"></span><b><span style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span> <span lang="HE"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">One should learn from the mistakes of others.</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="color: red; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">*</span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">前</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">qián</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">事</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">shì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">忘</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">wàng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">后</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">hòu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">事</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">shì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">之</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">师</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">shī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">If experience is not forgotten, it becomes as a teacher for the future <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="color: red; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">*</span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">授</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">shòu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">人</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">rén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">以</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">yǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">鱼</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">yú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">只</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">救</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">jiù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">一</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">yì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">时</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">shí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">之</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">急</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">jí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">授</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">shòu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">人</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">rén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">以</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">yǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">渔</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">yú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">则</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">zé</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">解</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">jiě</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">一</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">yì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">生</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">shēng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">之</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">需</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">xū</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Give a fish to a man and you will remove his worries for a moment; teach him to fish and you will answer all his needs for a lifetime</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><br />
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text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"> </span></div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">知</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">则</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">zé</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">问</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">wèn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">能</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">néng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">则</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">zé</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">学</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">xué</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">When you do not know [something], ask [those who know], [and] when you cannot do something, learn [from those who can] </span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; 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line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">玉</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">琢</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhuó</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">成</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">chéng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">器</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">人</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">学</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xué</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">成</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">chéng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">材</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">cái</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Man without studying will not reach great achievements, [just as] jade without carving and polishing will not become a jewel </span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><br />
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<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A slightly different version, from the <i>Three-Character Classic</i> <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">三</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">sān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">字</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">zì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">经</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">jīng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">:</span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span>: <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">玉</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">琢</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhuó</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">成</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">chéng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">器</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">人</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">学</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xué</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">知</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">义</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Man without studying will not know how to behave properly, [just as] jade, without carving and polishing, will not become a jewel <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">好</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">hǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">问</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wèn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">则</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zé</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">裕</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">自</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">用</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yòng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">则</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zé</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">小</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xiǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">He who inquires will expand his knowledge; he who is satisfied with his knowledge, will be narrow minded </span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">近</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">jìn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">水</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">shuǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">知</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">鱼</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">yú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">性</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">xìng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">近</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">jìn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">山</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">shān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">识</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">shí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">鸟</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">niǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">音</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">yīn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">He who [lives] near water will know about fish, [and] he who [lives] near mountains will recognize birds' chirping</span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">In order to know a place or a person, one should be close to them. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">It is important to research things in the place where they occur. <o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A slightly different version, from the <i>Three-Character Classic</i> <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">三</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">sān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">字</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">zì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">经</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">jīng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">:</span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span>: <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">玉</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">琢</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhuó</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">成</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">chéng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">器</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">人</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">学</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xué</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">知</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">义</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Man without studying will not know how to behave properly, [just as] jade, without carving and polishing, will not become a jewel <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">好</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">hǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">问</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wèn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">则</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zé</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">裕</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">自</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">用</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yòng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">则</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zé</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">小</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xiǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">He who inquires will expand his knowledge; he who is satisfied with his knowledge, will be narrow minded </span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="color: red; font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;">*</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">近</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">jìn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">水</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">shuǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">知</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">鱼</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">yú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">性</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">xìng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">近</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">jìn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">山</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">shān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">识</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">shí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">鸟</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">niǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">音</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">yīn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">He who [lives] near water will know about fish, [and] he who [lives] near mountains will recognize birds' chirping</span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">In order to know a place or a person, one should be close to them. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">It is important to research things in the place where they occur. </span><br />
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tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">青</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qīng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">取</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">之</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">于</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">蓝</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lán</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">而</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">ér</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">青</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qīng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">于</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">蓝</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lán</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">冰</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bīng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">水</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shuǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">为</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wéi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">之</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">而</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">ér</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">寒</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">hán</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">于</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">冰</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bīng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Blue extracted from indigo is bluer than the indigo (plant) itself, [just as] ice is colder than water<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><b><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Said of a student whose knowledge is better than that of his teacher, or of a newcomer who is better than the one who preceded him.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">This is based on a story from <i>The History of the Northern Dynasties</i> </span><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-fareast-font-family: "'宋体";"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" new="" roman??="" style="font-family: "";" 宋体?,?serif?;mso-ascii-font-family:?times="">北</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">běi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span ?times="" lang="ZH-CN" new="" roman??="" style="font-family: "";">史</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">shǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>,<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1348893934337601404#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: "'宋体"; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">[1]</span></span></span></span></span></a> where it is told about Kong Wangfan </span><span dir="LTR" style="color: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">孔</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">kǒng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">王</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">wáng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">番</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">fān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-fareast-font-family: "'宋体";"> , a teacher who was not ashamed to ask his students' advice.</span><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">教</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">jiào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">学</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">xué</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">相</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">xiāng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">长</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">zhǎng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></b><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Teachers and students develop each other <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"><br clear="all" /> <hr align="left" size="1" width="33%" /> <div id="ftn1" style="mso-element: footnote;"> <div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1348893934337601404#_ftnref1" name="_ftn1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">[1]</span></span></span></span></a> The <a href="http://www.mdbg.net/chindict/chindict.php"></a><a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/" target="_blank"></a>15<sup>th</sup> of the 24 dynastic histories<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/" target="_blank"></a> <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">二</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">èr</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">十</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">shí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">四</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">sì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">史</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">shǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> (covering the period from 3000 BCE to the Ming Dynasty in the 17<sup>th</sup><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>century),<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/" target="_blank"></a> compiled by Li Yanshou <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">李</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">lǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">延</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">yán</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">寿</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">shòu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> in <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/" target="_blank"></a>6<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/" target="_blank"></a>5<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/" target="_blank"></a>9<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/" target="_blank"></a> CE during the Tang dynasty.<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/" target="_blank"></a> <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/" target="_blank"></a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaUbzj0gZuugBpmuXNw8pRzT7152NXbAenAvyrgDIwqEG4vTgqECqSs6RRul1u7rmox6CnWiFPd8pxHJ01CcVHpAmWtRnJTSXHI3AIvW0jAJy3VI9go-hUk7TS99snmn_6R9djqg4SrTs/s1600/FIVE+FLOWERS+EIGHT+DOORS111_pic007F.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaUbzj0gZuugBpmuXNw8pRzT7152NXbAenAvyrgDIwqEG4vTgqECqSs6RRul1u7rmox6CnWiFPd8pxHJ01CcVHpAmWtRnJTSXHI3AIvW0jAJy3VI9go-hUk7TS99snmn_6R9djqg4SrTs/s320/FIVE+FLOWERS+EIGHT+DOORS111_pic007F.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 24pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">学</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xué</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 24pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">而</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">ér</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 24pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 24pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">厌</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 24pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">诲</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">huì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 24pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">人</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 24pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 24pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">倦</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">juàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 24pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">When learning, never become satiated, [and] when teaching, never become tired <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"> </div><div align="center" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-font-style: italic;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">教</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jiào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">授</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shòu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">教</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jiào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">授</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shòu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">越</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yuè</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">教</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jiào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">越</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yuè</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">瘦</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shòu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Professors, professors, the more they teach, the skinnier they become <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Pun: The word <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">授</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">shòu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, meaning "professor", and the word <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">瘦</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">shòu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="ZH-CN"> </span>, meaning "skinny", are homonyms. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">This would be said satirically, referring to the low salaries in the Chinese universities during the 1940s and again during the 1990s. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI0sT4bCiXz7cXZzgD2HUfMrVsYDyuLhqIySHLZruuggHFK-jr38LQHVqPoUkiu5-Ci2NsT2N97HQxzG_Wrq7Q1HJh5_WuiYYfmwndUFk-HnbBeYstyATzokOaayStdpnCBLStS9kK5LY/s1600/FIVE+FLOWERS+EIGHT+DOORS111_pic0080.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI0sT4bCiXz7cXZzgD2HUfMrVsYDyuLhqIySHLZruuggHFK-jr38LQHVqPoUkiu5-Ci2NsT2N97HQxzG_Wrq7Q1HJh5_WuiYYfmwndUFk-HnbBeYstyATzokOaayStdpnCBLStS9kK5LY/s320/FIVE+FLOWERS+EIGHT+DOORS111_pic0080.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">黑</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">hēi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">发</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">fà</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">知</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">勤</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qín</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">学</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xué</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">早</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">白</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bái</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">首</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shǒu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">方</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">fāng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">悔</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">huǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">读</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">书</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shū</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">迟</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">chí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">He who, when young (literally: black haired), did not study diligently, will regret it when old (literally: white head) [and] when it is too late to study<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"> </div><div align="center" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-font-style: italic;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">教</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jiāo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">书</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shū</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">三</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">sān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">年</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">nián</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">教</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jiào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">自</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">身</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shēn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">He who teaches three years, teaches himself </span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A teacher learns from teaching. </span><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">知</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">人</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">无</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">务</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">若</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">ruò</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">愚</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">而</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">ér</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">好</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">hào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">学</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xué</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"> </div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">An unintelligent person who loves to study is preferable to an intelligent one who does not study</span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">三</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">sān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">分</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">fēn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">天</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">tiān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">才</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">cái</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">七</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">qī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">分</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">fēn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">学</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">xué</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally: Thirty percent – gift from heaven, seventy percent – studies <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"> </div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Thirty percent of success is ascribed to talent [and] seventy percent - to studies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
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<hr align="left" size="1" width="33%" /><div id="ftn1" style="mso-element: footnote;"><div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1348893934337601404#_ftnref1" name="_ftn1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">[1]</span></span></span></span></a> For more on the Imperial examinations, see the chapter on ruling. </div></div><div id="ftn2" style="mso-element: footnote;"><div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1348893934337601404#_ftnref2" name="_ftn2" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn2;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">[2]</span></span></span></span></a><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" style="mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span> </span>Lu Buwei was appointed regent of the prince who was later to become Emperor Qin Shi Huang Di<span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span dir="RTL"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">秦</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">qín</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">始</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">shǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">皇</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">huáng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">帝</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">dì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span>. After the latter gained the throne, however, he murdered Lu Buwei. </div></div><div id="ftn3" style="mso-element: footnote;"><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1348893934337601404#_ftnref3" name="_ftn3" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn3;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span dir="LTR"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">[3]</span></span></span></span></span></a><span dir="LTR"> See the idiom <b>One character [is worth] a thousand pieces of gold</b> in the chapter on books and literature. </span><b><span lang="HE"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">In traditional <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region> there were three main social classes. At the head of the hierarchy were the nobles and scholars <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">士</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">shì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>; lower, was the peasant class <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">衣</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">nong</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, and the lowest – the artisan class <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">工</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">gōng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>. Even lower than the latter, a sort of sub-class, were the merchants <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">商</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">shāng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span>.</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The noble class was comprised of six families whose titles had been inherited from ancient times. These were the kings who had ruled in the different regions of <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region> before their unification into one kingdom. Alongside the kings' families, the families of the philosophers Confucius and Mencius were part of the nobility. Nobility could be acquired through success in the Imperial examinations, with the degree of nobility being defined by the level of the examinations passed and by the position held in the government. The father of a son who excelled in his studies could be elevated to a noble rank, as a reward for educating his son well. The degree of nobility of a scholar inherited by the next generation was gradually reduced from generation to generation, until there was no title left. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">When the Communist party came to power in 1949 the differences between the classes were abolished. This is expressed in the design of the Chinese flag, which shows five yellow stars on a red background – one big star and four small ones. According to one of the theories explaining the flag's symbolism, the big star represents the Communist party, and the four small stars represent the four social classes united by the Communist party – the workers, peasants, petit-bourgeois and patriotic capitalists.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Up until the end of the 1970s, people would address one another as "comrade" <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">同</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">tóng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">志</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">zhì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>. Following the economic reforms of Mao’s successor, Deng Xiaoping <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">邓</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">dèng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">小</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">xiǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">平</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">píng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>, this has been considered old-fashioned. Instead, bourgeois titles such as Mister <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">先</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">xiān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">生</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">shēng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, Miss <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">小</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">xiǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">姐</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">jiě</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> and Madam <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">太</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">tài</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">太</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">tài</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span> </span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span>, which were customary in traditional <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region>, have returned. These titles are added after the full name or after the family name. Likewise, titles indicating a profession or a social class, such as Doctor, Mister, Professor, etc., appear after the name. Thus, Doctor Wang is <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">王</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">wáng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">医</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">yī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">生</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">shēng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, Mister Wang is <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">王</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">wáng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">先</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">xiān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">生</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">shēng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">and Mrs.</span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Wang is <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">王</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">wáng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">太</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">tài</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">太</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">tài</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br />
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<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Chicken's feather flies lightly into the sky </span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><br />
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margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">见</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jiàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">了</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">le</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">大</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dà</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">官</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">guān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">叫</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jiào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">舅</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jiù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Addresses a high government official as "uncle" (mother's brother) <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">This is said of one who befriends members of a social class above that of his own, or of one who climbs the social ladder. </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">鲤</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">鱼</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">跳</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">tiào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">龙</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lóng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">门</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">mén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">高</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">gāo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">升</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shēng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 185.8pt center 214.75pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally:<b> A carp (fish) leaping over the Dragon's Gate – climbs high<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">This was said in traditional <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region> of a person who passed the Imperial examinations and became a government official. Today it is said of one who achieves a high position and is used to encourage someone to persevere in their endeavors.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">It is based on a legend, according to which a carp that swims up the Yellow River upstream to spawn, and that can leap over the waterfall at the Dragon’s Gate (on the Yang Zi river), will become a dragon.</span><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">脚</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jiǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">踏</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">tà</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">楼</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lóu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">梯</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">tī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">步</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">步</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">高</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">gāo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Climbs the staircase – each step is above the previous one</span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Said of one who receives a series of promotions.</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Literally: <b>Washes his face in the bowl for washing legs – there is no [distinction between] upper and lower</b>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">There is no differentiation among social classes, between employer and employee, young and old, etc. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span></div></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br />
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<div class="fb-like" data-href="http://sin-idioms.blogspot.com/" data-send="true" data-width="450" data-show-faces="true" data-action="recommend" data-font="verdana"></div><span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc238352128;"></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc219979944;"></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc219974059;"></span><span lang="HE" style="color: red; font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-font-width: 87%;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Throughout history, the Chinese have conceived the state and its citizens as one entity, subject to one code of ethics. They perceived their state as a microcosm – a miniature copy of the cosmos. In the lost book of the Yellow Emperor, heaven is described as circular, and earth – as square. Heaven is yang-natured, while earth is yin-natured. In this symbolism which separates heaven and earth, the mediator is man, who, like the state, is conceived of as a microcosm. The ruler is expected to deal with the state's affairs, while the individual is required to control his bodily organs in order to live a healthy life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">According to the Yellow Emperor (third millennium BCE), as long as the government flows in rhythm with all the movements in the cosmos, harmony prevails – rains fall on time and agriculture prospers. Therefore, the top priority of the emperor is to achieve a balance between yin and yang, with heaven and earth serving<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>him as a model to guide him in his actions. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The prevalent perception was that good government depends on a good administration that stresses the necessity of moral development, rather than on constitutional principles. The importance that the Chinese ascribed to the quality of the government can be learnt from the following story told about Confucius:<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Once, when Confucius was out walking with his disciples, they saw on their way a seated woman, crying. When Confucius asked her what disaster had befallen her and how he could help, she told him that a tiger</span><span style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">had devoured her son a few days earlier, and that shortly before that, the tiger had devoured her husband and his brother. Confucius asked her why she would not leave the place and move to somewhere else not far from there. The woman replied, "In that place that you mentioned, the ruler oppresses the people, which is why I will not move there". Then, Confucius said to his disciples, "It is easier to live with a wild animal than under a tyrannical government". <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The ideal condition desired by the government was that of universal harmony or worldwide peace, as expressed in the word <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">太</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">tài</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">平</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">píng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>(literally: too peaceful,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>meaning very peaceful), a state achieved when all the powers and elements of the universe and all the strata of society act harmoniously, united and contented. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">In Imperial China the ruler, who was considered the son of Heaven, served as a kind of father for his people. As the head of the ruling hierarchy, all the authority – legislative, executive and judicial, was concentrated in his hands and the bureaucrats received their power from him. His title "son of Heaven" originated in ancient periods when the ruler was both a king and a priest, mediating between gods and men. </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Until the end of the Zhou dynasty </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">(</span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span>1046-221</span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span> BCE)</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">, the ruler of the state was titled "wang" </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">王</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wáng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span>(literally: king), a character comprised of both the character </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">三</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">sān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%;">(literally: three) and a vertical line. The king is represented by the vertical line, which connects the three horizontal lines, representing heaven, earth and humanity. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">During natural disasters, the king was expected to blame himself, because the prevalent belief was that if he would have behaved properly, Heaven would not have sent such disasters <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">In theory, the rulers were very powerful, but, in fact, tradition prevented them from becoming despotic. Nonetheless, there were exceptions. As early as during the Zhou dynasty, the idea appeared that the ruler must operate according to a moral code. As the son of Heaven, he could not fulfill his duty unless his moral nature was pure and his behavior exemplary. If he were to prove unfit to be a ruler, Heaven would pass the mandate to rule to another family that was known for its moral values, and a new dynasty would be established. Such an event is mentioned in <i>The Book of History</i> <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">书</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">shū</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">经</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">jīng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>or <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">尚</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">shàng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">书</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">shū</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, which recounts that due to the wickedness of the last ruler of the Shang dynasty, who was a tyrant, Heaven passed the rule to the Zhou dynasty. The theory that refers to the mandate from heaven is called "the right to revolt" and the term "revolution" <ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">革</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">gé</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">命</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">mìng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>originates in <i>The Book of Changes</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Though the people believed in their right to rebel, they rarely objected to the royal authority. Unlike Westerners, they were not familiar with the concept of a decisive majority, an electoral system or a legislative authority. Revolution was their means to express disagreement. Only by means of a successful uprising would they be able to replace the ruler. As revolutionaries, some of the Chinese emperors were not born noble and several dynasties were founded by people of a lowly origin. The empresses, who would be chosen for their beauty, usually came from simple families, and thus brought the influence of the common people to the emperor's court.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The main duty of the ruler was to select the civil servants, while maintaining his ruling power and dynasty. Consequently, he would select his family members as the civil servants, especially from his mother's side, because these were totally dependent on him, as opposed to his father's family who might compete with him. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The destruction caused by civil wars during the late Zhou <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">周</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">zhōu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">dynasty, alongside the prevalent belief in cosmic harmony, gave rise to emphasis on the role of the administration as conducer to peace and order. The need to create an administration for peace time is found in the words spoken to Liu Bang<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">劉</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">liú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="ZH-CN"> </span><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">邦</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">bāng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>(256-195 BCE), the founder of the Han<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">汉</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">hàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>dynasty (206 BCE-220 CE), by his adviser - "Your Majesty conquered the empire on horseback, but one cannot govern it on horseback".</span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The emperor who laid the foundations for a new ruling system was the first ruler of <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">the Qin <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">秦</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">qín</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> dynasty (221-207 BCE), who called himself Qin Shi Huang Di <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">秦</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">qín</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">始</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">shǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">皇</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">huáng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">帝</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">dì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> (</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">literally: the first emperor of the Qin dynasty), a title combining the title "huang" (literally: exalted ruler) ascribed to the three ancient sage kings, with the title "di" (literally: supreme ruler, god) ascribed to the five legendary kings. This was his way to demonstrate that his position was higher than that of the rulers of the past. From then on until the end of the empire, the title "huang di" was the title of the Chinese emperors.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Qin Shi Huang Di abolished feudalism, stripped the nobles of the titles inherited from their ancestors, and created a new government, based on civilian government officials. </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">These administrators, who became the pillars of the Imperial government, were chosen according to their skills and as a result of competitive examinations. This was one of the unique characteristics of <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region>. The recruiting methods, the number of government officials and the social components of the ruling system were to change over time, but the employment of scholars, as an integral part of the Imperial bureaucracy, did not change for more than 2,000 years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The scholar class <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">士</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">shì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, from which the government officials were appointed, was responsible for maintaining moral values. In serving the state, the king expected them to think independently. They worked in the interest of the state and the state preserved their legal privileges, including exemption from physical punishment, taxes, etc. During the Qing dynasty they were entitled to big houses whose size was determined by their position. Likewise, they were entitled to expensive official clothing which enabled their identification in public. The word <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">冠</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">guan</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span> </span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span>, meaning "hat", and the word <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">官</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">guān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, meaning "government official" are homonyms, hence the word <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">冠</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">guan</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>also symbolizes a government official. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Some of the government officials abused their positions, being corrupted by wealthy merchants who received from them privileges and monopolies in return for favors. In order to prevent such improper conduct, an innovation was introduced into the system of rule – inspection, criticism and possible dismissal. This system seems to have begun during the Han dynasty but may have already existed during the Zhou <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">周</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">zhōu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">dynasty (</span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span>1046-221</span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span> BCE). The inspection was carried out by the Imperial censors </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">御</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">史</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;">, </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">who were appointed by the emperor to oversee the Imperial administration. Their role was to warn the authorities in regard to improper conduct and to caution against improper government activities, injustice and corruption. They had to report immediately on any corrupt activity to the central government in the capital. </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The inspection system gradually became more sophisticated, reaching its peak of efficiency during the Ming dynasty, when there was a special ministry dedicated to censorship. Several censors were located in the capital, with others scattered across <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region>. The Manchurian Qing<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> </span><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">清</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">qīng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">dynasty (1644-1911 CE) </span>employed the censorship as an inspection body with a president, vice-president, deputy inspector, 20 censors who inspected the central administration, and 44 who inspected the local administrations in the provinces. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Though they were subject to the emperor's authority, the censors could be uncompromising, even in the face of pressure, in protecting the law and ensuring justice. They would even point out mistakes made by an emperor or his ministers, and would remove from power those who displayed improper behavior, even high-ranking officials. Likewise, if necessary they would criticize an emperor's improper behavior and repair injustices done toward the common people.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Throughout Chinese history the censors were respected by other government officials, who saw them as role models. The emperor too would sometimes accept their authority. Although the final decision was the emperor's alone, it was important for him to maintain their authority. Some censors gained recognition for their uprightness and moral courage; among them were those who were ready to sacrifice their lives for the principles of justice.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Besides the censors, there was one individual who monitored the emperor's life - his biographer, who would document his deeds daily, writing everything down – both the good and the bad. These writings would be placed in a box inaccessible to anybody, including the emperor himself. Only when a new dynasty came to power would these boxes be opened and the writings read. </span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The structure of the administration underwent change throughout the dynasties. During the Han dynasty there were three powers of authority - the emperor, the bureaucracy, and the powerful elite families. The centralistic organization of the government strengthened the ruler to an unprecedented extent. A system of recruiting government officials based on skills and capabilities had already been implemented during the Han dynasty, but a well-organized examination system was only to develop centuries later. The appointed government officials were required to be both moral and knowledgeable in the classic texts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The administration was divided into administrative and military districts. This organization persisted until the Tang <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">唐</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">táng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">dynasty (618-907 CE), when the ce</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">ntral </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">administration was divided into three departments and six ministries <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">三</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">sān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">省</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">shěng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">六</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">liù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">部</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, as follows:</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: list 60.55pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The Secretariat <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">中</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">zhōng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">书</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">shū</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">省</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">shěng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> , which was responsible for policy-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">making and the formulation of all Imperial decrees.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: list 60.55pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The Chancellery</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"> <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">门</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">mén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">下</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">xià</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">省</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">shěng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, which advised the emperor and the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Secretariat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: list 60.55pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The Department of State Affairs</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"> <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">尚</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">shàng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">书</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">shū</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">省</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">shěng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"> - </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">the executive department, which controlled the six ministries: personnel<ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">吏部</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">lìbù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, revenue <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">户部</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">hùbù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, rites <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">礼部</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">lǐbù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, war <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">兵部</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">bīngbù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, justice <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">刑部</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">xíngbù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, and public works <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">工部</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">gōngbù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">During the Qing</span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span> </span><span dir="RTL" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">清</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">qīng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">dynasty (1644-1911), two departments were added to the six ministries inherited from the Tang dynasty: one was the Grand Secretariat (called "nei ko" in Wade-Giles' transcription) – the leading institute in the Manchurian government, which participated in the decision-making process; and the other was the Grand Chancellery ("Chün chi-ch'u" in Wade-Giles' transcription), which was responsible for military strategy and took care of important state and military affairs. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The Chinese believed that they had found the best system of rule. Even when the reality was not perfect they continued to strive to reach their ideals. The prevalent perception was that harmony would prevail in the lives of the individual, family and empire, provided that the rules of the world would be understood and respected, and that the official positions would be manned by scholars. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">There is no other society in which scholars gained so much authority as in that of <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region>. The scholars, who held positions as bureaucrats, were responsible, among others, for administering the military, legal and education systems and public works. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The separation of authorities, which enabled critique of the ruling system, contributed much to the prevention of a despotic government. The inspection system was based on the Legalist philosophy, according to which human nature is seen as basically evil and laws are required to control it. The Legalists believed that people instinctively strive for advancement and material profit, which is why proper behavior should be encouraged by remuneration, and improper behavior - by punishment. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
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<h3 align="center" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; page-break-after: auto; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><a href="" name="_Toc238352129"></a><a href="" name="_Toc219979945"></a><a href="" name="_Toc219974060"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc219979945;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc238352129;"><span style="color: red; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Public Examination System</span></span></span></span></a><span style="color: red; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p></o:p></span></h3><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Choosing skilled people for government positions began in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region> as early as in 163 BCE, when the rulers of the Han dynasty asked the government officials to mark those most fit for promotion. The selected individuals were required to answer certain questions that were presented to them by the emperor. The government examinations, which began during this dynasty, were based on the five classics <b><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">五</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-weight: normal; layout-grid-mode: line;">wǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><b><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">经</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-weight: normal; layout-grid-mode: line;">jīng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><b>.<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1348893934337601404#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">[1]</span></b></span></span></span></span></a><o:p></o:p></b></b></b></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">During the Sui <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">隋</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">suí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> (581-618 CE) and Tang<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">唐</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">táng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> (619-907 CE) dynasties a new examination system was introduced that paved the way to a political career. Those who passed the examinations were accepted into the Imperial academy, whose graduates were appointed to positions of ministers and government officials. </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">There were three examination levels. The lowest level was held once a year in all the district cities, even the smallest. The examinees were given three sentences taken from the classic texts and, inspired by these, they were required to write, within 24 hours, one short poem and one essay, or two essays, on the same subject. In order to pass the examination they needed to be familiar with 10,000 characters, and with the five classic books. During the examination, equipped with a brush, ink and paper, they would be closed in the examination cells, unable to seek help from anybody. Whenever a certain pattern of examination was repeated over a long period, however, clever teachers could predict the questions, and provide the examinees with a formula for sophisticated answers. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Only one percent of the examinees passed the district examination. These select few were allowed to wear a golden button on their hat, which granted them various privileges, such as exemption from taxes and from any physical punishment pronounced by a magistrate. However, they were not yet granted positions in the government.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The examination at the middle level was held in a central city of each province once every three years. All those who had passed the district examinations were examined. This time they were given four sentences from the classic texts, more difficult than those presented to them in the previous examination. They were required to write poems and essays at a higher level than before. Closed in examination cells for nine days and nights, with guards to prevent their seeking any outside help, only a few passed the second examination. Those who passed it were allowed not only to wear the golden button on their hat but also to have their new title inscribed on their front door; but they too were not yet allowed to hold a government position. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The third examination, at the highest level, was held once a year in the spring in the capital city, and lasted two weeks. Throughout this time the examinees would be closed in examination cells. Before entering the cells their clothes would be searched to prevent them from hiding books or notes that might help them. During the examination they would interpret several chapters given to them from the writings of Confucius, Mencius or others, and write poems and essays based on them. Out of around 7,000 examinees, about 300 would pass the examination, and be considered suitable to hold positions in the government. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">An Imperial academy was founded in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region> as early as 124 BCE, in Chang'an, to recruit and train candidates for official positions. The schools of the academy, in which the Five Classics were studied, were located in the capital city of each dynasty. Originally, the number of students was restricted to fifty, but later their number increased significantly and, in the later Han dynasty, there were as many as 30,000 students.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 627 CE a state university was founded which comprised three colleges, specializing in law, mathematics and calligraphy. The candidates came mainly from aristocratic backgrounds, but there were also some simple folk who were considered especially talented. The examinees were required not only to write two essays and be knowledgeable in the writings of Confucius, but also to analyze administrative and economic problems of their time. Those who passed the government examinations became government officials, holding key positions and being incorporated among the elite of the emperor's court. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Alongside the examination system there was also a recommendation system. Every year each of the government officials was examined by his superior. The aim was to seek out those excelling in honesty, integrity, impartiality, discretion</span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">and extreme diligence. Each such virtue granted the candidate one point. Another point was added whenever the candidate's particular qualities were well matched to his specific position. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The government examinations took place sporadically until 706 CE, during the Tang dynasty, when they became a basic tool in general use for selecting those who would enter the state bureaucracy. As time passed, the examination system became more institutionalized, with an increase in the number of government officials who gained a position following their success in the examinations. Thus, the examination system brought the most talented people into the government.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">During the 8<sup>th</sup> century a new kind of Imperial academy, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Hanlin</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Imperial</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Academy</st1:placetype></st1:place> <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">翰</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">hàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">林</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">lín</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">院</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">yuàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, was established. Here, those who passed the local examinations could learn about their future duties in the various government ministries and potentially become high government officials. The graduates of this academy, which functioned until 1911, provided a reservoir of personnel for government positions. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Within the framework of the reforms (including economic and military),<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>introduced by Prime Minister Wang An Shi <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">王</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">wáng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">安</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">ān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">石</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">shí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>(1021-1086) during the rule of Emperor Shen Zong </span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">神</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">宗</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zōng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"> (ruled 1067-1085) of the Song dynasty, a reform was introduced in the government examination system. Practical subjects such as geography, economics, law and medicine replaced classical literature and poetry. Those who passed the examinations were graded and classified according to their qualifications. Three independent examiners checked each examination, identified only by a number in order to conceal the identity of the examinees. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">During the rule of Emperor Yongle (ruled </span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span>1402-1424</span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span dir="LTR"></span>), </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">the third emperor of the Ming dynasty, the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Imperial</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Hanlin</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Academy</st1:placetype></st1:place> became the most significant institution in the central administration of the Chinese empire. It performed, among others, secretarial and literary tasks for the court. The Manchurian Qing dynasty, which succeeded the Ming dynasty, adopted the examination system as a key to promoting scholars.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Every man was allowed to sit the examination regardless of age. Sometimes a father, son and grandson all participated in the same examination. S.M. Pearlman, in his book <i>The Chinese</i>, recounts that the official newspaper of Peking (today Beijing), from 1889, noted that in Henan there were 13 examinees who were over the age of 80, and one who was over 90 years old. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Some of those who had excelled in the examinations held in the capital city and attended a continuing education program, were interviewed and reexamined by the emperor himself. The most outstanding among them were considered fit to marry into the emperor's family. From these were chosen those who recorded the Chinese history and wrote the biography of the emperor. Every peasant family cherished a hope that one of its members would return some day from the government examination, ranked first class. Sometimes this hope was realized. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">When the examination system was abolished in 1905, the scholars lost their authority, influence and privileges. New modern schools were opened and new Western ideas entered <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region>. The classics of Confucius lost their position as the main<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>works studied by scholars since the Han dynasty. The young people saw what was going on outside <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region> and understood that scientific and technological knowledge were required if they were to advance their industry. They were ready to learn a Western language in order to acquire a link with the Western world.</span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Throughout Chinese history, the emperors had implemented the examination system to ensure that only the most skilled would be chosen to become government officials. This examination system also influenced the development of academic life in <st1:place w:st="on">Europe</st1:place>. During the 16<sup>th</sup> century, Jesuit missionaries who came to <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region> wrote letters back to <st1:place w:st="on">Europe</st1:place> describing the examination system in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region>, and thus leading to adoption of a similar examination system for public positions in <st1:place w:st="on">Europe</st1:place>. In <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">France</st1:place></st1:country-region>, an examination system was established in 1791, in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Germany</st1:place></st1:country-region> in 1855, and in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">England</st1:place></st1:country-region> in 1870. In the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">United States</st1:place></st1:country-region>, examinations for public positions began in 1883. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
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<h3 align="center" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; page-break-after: auto; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><a href="" name="_Toc238352130"></a><a href="" name="_Toc219979946"></a><a href="" name="_Toc219974061"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc219979946;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc238352130;"><span style="color: red; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Philosophical Ideas on Rule</span></span></span></span></a><span style="color: red; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p></o:p></span></h3><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Schools of philosophy flourished in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region> during periods of political crises and social chaos, trying, unsuccessfully, to seek remedies for the social morbidities that they had clearly diagnosed. Ethics was thus the main subject to occupy Chinese philosophers.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Whereas in the West absolute truth and supreme authority were considered to be derived from God as an entity transcending space and time, in China the supreme authority was derived from the sages of the past, who in their writings had delineated an ideal human culture that had been passed on from generation to generation. As opposed to Western culture, which strives for innovation, Chinese culture is based on continuity and adhering to tradition. <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Yao</st1:place></st1:city> and Shum, the legendary sage rulers in ancient <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region>, who followed the Daoist path, were conceived of by Confucius as role models for rulers.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Confucius and the philosophers of his time spoke of <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Yao</st1:place></st1:city> <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">尧</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">yáo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>, Shun <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">舜</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">shùn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and Yu <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">禹</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">yǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>,<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1348893934337601404#_ftn2" name="_ftnref2" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn2;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">[2]</span></span></span></span></span></a> the legendary emperors from the 3<sup>rd</sup> millennium BCE, as the sage rulers who were concerned for the wellbeing of their people. It was told that during their time people were honest and loyal, so that throughout the entire state it was not necessary to lock one's front door. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The Chinese philosophers believed that a good emperor is he who chooses the right people to run the state. They interpreted the term "non-doing" <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">无</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">wú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">为</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">wéi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>,</span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">referred to by Lao Zi <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">老</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">lǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">子</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">zǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, as no action needed to be taken by the ruler whose government officials are efficient and act for him. The Legalist philosopher Han Feizi <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">韩</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">hán</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">非</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">fēi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">子</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">zǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> (280-233 BCE) expressed this in writing, noting that the deed of the ruler is non-doing and nothing is left undone. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Confucius, who occasionally served as a political adviser to princes, preached his ideas to them. Though he gained recognition and respect for his wisdom and values, the rulers would usually ignore his ideas, which seemed to them impractical. The ideal ruler, in his view, was one who implemented the idea of "non-doing". In other words, the ruler does not personally interfere in the affairs of the state, but rules by means of his virtues and morality, serving as a role model for his subjects. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Confucius considered the basis of every efficient rule to be that of ethics. Only a ruler who is concerned about his subjects and is trusted by them will succeed in strengthening his kingdom, and in defeating the rival states and uniting them. Confucius made a clear distinction between rulers and their subjects, as manifested in the family unit: the woman was subject to her husband's authority, just as the children were subject to their parents' authority. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The approach of Confucius was based on ethics and a hierarchy. The emperor was the supreme authority, but his subjects were not supposed to obey him blindly. Indeed, it was their duty not to obey him if he became a tyrant. According to Confucius, a government is effective as long as it acts in the right way. Rule must be based on ideals of behavior rather than on the use of force, which is why the presence of soldiers is a sign of bad government. The ruler "does not need to do anything" more than to develop his personality. His relations with his subjects must not require the use of force. In order to achieve harmony in the state, he will select good government officials, serve as a good example himself, and treat his people generously. He must rule with a good heart and honestly. The virtues of the king will stimulate the hidden virtues of his people, and it is their duty in turn to be loyal to him. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Like Confucius, Lao Zi too believed that the ruler "should not do anything" – that he should not interfere in the affairs of the state but serve solely as a moral role model for his subjects. Whereas the approach of Confucius was based on ethics and hierarchy, that of Lao Zi was mystical<b>.</b> The latter wrote that governing a large country is like cooking a small fish; one must be careful not to overdo it. If the good ruler will not</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">interfere with the life of the people, the people will prosper. If he will love peace, people will do what is right. The best ruler does not use force. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Mencius ascribed much importance to the common people and contended that a king who conquers the hearts of the people will gain an empire. He meant that a ruler's generosity, kindness and attention to the welfare of the people will ensure their sympathy, loyalty and support toward him and spread his reputation outside the state. He believed that in the generosity of the ruler lies the key to both internal balance and foreign policy, because even people outside the state will then want to live under his rule. These ideas had a religious basis. The king, according to Mencius, gets his authority from Heaven, which is why Mencius was skeptical regarding the passing of rule from father to son. He presumed that the submissive acceptance of the government by the people was an omen that the king had received his mandate to rule from Heaven. However, a revolt against the king meant that Heaven, which expresses itself through the actions of the people, had revoked this mandate. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">As a philosopher who was concerned about the people, Mencius emphasized the importance of their welfare. He suggested that the king avoid extravagance and open up his gardens and state lands to the common people to collect wood and herbs. Likewise, he recommended that public funds be used to take care of the elderly, the poor, orphans, and those who had suffered from natural disasters. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The philosopher Xun Zi<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">荀</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">xún</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">子</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">zǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> (</span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span>310-237</span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span> BCE), who was a Confucian, thought that being a person of exalted status was the key to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>good government. However, good laws and rules were required as well. He believed that man is inherently evil and that the natural state of society is that of anarchy, war and chaos. Like Mencius, he ascribed to education the power to change human nature and, like Confucius, his approach was based on hierarchy. Religion, in his view, could maintain social order, especially by means of rituals. </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The Legalists had their own views on rule. Unlike Confucius, whose ideas on rule were based on the duty of the ruler to serve as a moral role model, the Legalists based their ideas on the rule of law. Like Confucius, the Legalists too thought that the citizens had the right to oppose the ruler. The Legalist philosopher Han Feizi wrote that it was told about the legendary physician Bian Que<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">扁</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">biǎn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">鹊</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">què</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>(407-310 BCE) that, when he tended to a serious disease, he would insert the knife into the bone. Similarly, the sage, when needing to save the state in times of danger, may insult the ruler by telling the truth. The Legalists would protest against the ruler when the latter showed preference for his own personal affairs over the affairs of the state; whereas the Confucians would protest against the ruler for endangering morality and not functioning for the benefit of the people. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The philosopher Dong Zhongshu <ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">董</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">dǒng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">仲</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">zhòng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">舒</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">shū</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> (</span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span>179-104</span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span> BCE), a Confucian from the Han dynasty period, wrote that the social order, as a whole, focuses on the king, just as the orders of nature encircle heaven. The king must be sagacious because it is he who unites heaven, earth and man. A sagacious king, according to Dong, would select three high government officials, who would each in turn select three ministers of lower rank, so that altogether there would be nine of them. Each of these nine would then select three lower civil servants, so that altogether there would be 27 of them. Each of the latter 27 would select three officers of the first rank, so that altogether there would be 81 of them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Dong believed that under ideal conditions the beneficial influence of the king would spread throughout the country and elevate all its citizens. By operating in accordance with the will of Heaven, the king expresses love for all his subjects. Heaven is love and the creator of a balance between wealth and poverty; not because everybody should have exactly the same things, but because both excess and lack lead to unhappiness and dissatisfaction. A continuous flow of yin and yang creates an equilibrium that promotes economic growth and social stability. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">During the 20<sup>th</sup> century Confucian and Daoist ideas were still influencing leaders such as Sun Yat-Sen <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">孙</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">sūn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">中</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">zhōng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">山</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">shān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>(1866-1925) and Chang Kai Shek <span class="fn"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">蔣</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">jiǎng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">介</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">jiè</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">石</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">shí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>(1887-1975)</span>. Sun Yat-Sen saw in ren <ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">仁</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">rén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>(meaning generosity and benevolence) a substitute for materialism, believing that a sense of social cooperation rather than a need for profit is the power that sets history in motion. Similarly, Chang Kai Shek ascribed might to morality when he wrote in 1936, as a prisoner in the hands of rebel officers, that these revolutionaries were very dangerous, and he expressed his determination to fight them by means of a high moral standard, spiritual strength and integrity.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The Chinese philosophers had never doubted the necessity for quality in monarchical rule, which was accepted as a customary and natural way of ruling. Their disagreements related to the moral basis of rule, but all the philosophical schools agreed that it is the ruler who determines the quality of the rule. The earthly king, because of his gracious nature, was conceived of as the representative of Heaven <ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">天</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">tiān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">or the representative of the "supreme God" <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">上</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">shàng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">帝</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">dì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="ZH-CN"> </span></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span>. A tyrannical ruler who abused his authority did not deserve to have a mandate from heaven to rule, and rebelling against him would not be considered a crime but as a just punishment from Heaven</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">. </span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">问</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wèn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">鼎</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dǐng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally: <b>To inquire of the tripods</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">To plan to seize power or to strive to reach the summit in a certain field.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nine ancient huge bronze tripods (or cauldrons) were cast during the Xia<b> </b><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">夏</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">xià</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">dynasty (2070-1600 BCE) and exhibited in the royal court as a symbol of supreme authority. When the dynasty fell, the cauldrons passed to the hands of the next dynasty. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">This idiom originates in the following story: <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">In 606 BCE the ruler of the State of <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Chu</st1:place></st1:state> <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">楚</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">chǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>entered the territory of the ruler of the Zhou <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">周</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">zhōu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>dynasty, who was actually the ruler of all the Chinese states. When the King of Zhou sent a government official to greet the ruler of <st1:place w:st="on">Chu</st1:place>, the latter asked him about the weight and size of the bronze tripods in the court of the Zhou dynasty. The government official replied, "Though the Zhou dynasty is falling from greatness, the mandate it has to rule has not been removed, therefore, no one is allowed to ask about the condition of the bronze tripods". </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br />
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<div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">尚</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shàng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">贤</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xiàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">者</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhě</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">政</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhèng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">之</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">本</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">běn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">也</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yě</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Promoting worthy people is the root of a government</span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">衙</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yá</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">门</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">mén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">八</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bā</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">字</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">开</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">kāi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">有</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yǒu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">理</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">无</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">钱</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qián</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">莫</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">mò</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">进</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jìn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">来</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lái</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The gate of the yamen (the government office in feudal <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region>) is open wide like the character</span></b><b><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">八;</span></b><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">even if you are right, but have no money, (better) not to enter <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Though the gate of the magistrate's office is open to everybody, without bribes -better not enter.</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">爬</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">pá</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">得</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dé</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">高</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">gāo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">跌</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">diē</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">得</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dé</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">重</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhòng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The higher the climb, the heavier the fall<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The higher the position of the government official, the more serious his fall.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">In English they say:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The bigger they come, the harder they fall. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">死</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">sǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">知</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">府</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">fǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">如</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">一</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">个</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">gè</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">活</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">huó</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">老</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">鼠</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A live mouse is preferable to a dead governor </span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A retired government official is worthless.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">太</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">tài</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">上</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shàng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">知</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">有</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yǒu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">之</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The best ruler - his existence is not noticed. <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><i><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Dao De Jing</span></i><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">, 17</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">山</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">中</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhōng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">无</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">老</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">虎</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">hǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">猴</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">hóu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">子</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">称</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">chēng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">大</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dà</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">王</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wáng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">When there is no tiger on the mountain, a monkey becomes a king<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">When there is no real leadership, those less qualified will take over the leadership. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In English:</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">In the kingdom of the blind a one-eyed man is a king. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi540J_BMVEXrMVPofOFG5M-EJ9CqWE0AV6W-qB3g1F7xZ27ZV6FWB00PBdacqgkrkeCM7HczswBYFmxmnifH2jcqgLoCmj6Yg6z0oLX3nURWj1Z6ccF4h7Bfi2Je1A7VSk2GmiIG9HvR4/s1600/FIVE+FLOWERS+EIGHT+DOORS111_pic006B.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi540J_BMVEXrMVPofOFG5M-EJ9CqWE0AV6W-qB3g1F7xZ27ZV6FWB00PBdacqgkrkeCM7HczswBYFmxmnifH2jcqgLoCmj6Yg6z0oLX3nURWj1Z6ccF4h7Bfi2Je1A7VSk2GmiIG9HvR4/s320/FIVE+FLOWERS+EIGHT+DOORS111_pic006B.jpg" width="319" /></a></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">九</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jiǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">曲</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">桥</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qiáo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">上</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shàng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">散</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">sàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">步</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">多</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">duō</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">走</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zǒu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">弯</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">路</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally:<b> Walking on a zigzag bridge – taking an indirect route</b>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgDcgcmP3ZVWtiJzCJWSWRecENrhAXa26plbt16AXPg-F019sjTKQ_3aXsE0VvBbUbJyBhlK5dvz3zsLoxj0tjqMYiRuApY47QlESoR2THb-14eqObh_8NgWPjnqnfErAXU-ekHf4oe-s/s1600/FIVE+FLOWERS+EIGHT+DOORS111_pic006C.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgDcgcmP3ZVWtiJzCJWSWRecENrhAXa26plbt16AXPg-F019sjTKQ_3aXsE0VvBbUbJyBhlK5dvz3zsLoxj0tjqMYiRuApY47QlESoR2THb-14eqObh_8NgWPjnqnfErAXU-ekHf4oe-s/s320/FIVE+FLOWERS+EIGHT+DOORS111_pic006C.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; 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</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Often said of politicians. </span> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><br />
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mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">君</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jūn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">者</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhě</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">舟</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhōu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">也</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yě</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">庶</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">人</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">者</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhě</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">水</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shuǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">也</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yě</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">水</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shuǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">则</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zé</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">臷</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dié</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">舟</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhōu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">水</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shuǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">则</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zé</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">覆</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">fù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">舟</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhōu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Xun zi<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">荀子</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> <b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">A ruler is like a boat. His relations with his people resemble those between the water and the boat. The water enables the boat to float [and] the water [may] turn it over</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><br />
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mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">忍</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rěn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">辱</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">至</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">三</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">sān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">公</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">gōng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Those who endure insults will reach high government positions<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The phrase <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">三</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">sān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">公</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">gōng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>refers to the three high government positions in the Han dynasty – the Prime Minster, Supreme Commander, and Secretary of the Empire.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">一</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">人</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">得</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dé</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">道</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">鸡</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">犬</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">quǎn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"> </span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">升</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shēng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">天</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">tiān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally: <b>When a person reaches Dao [even his] chickens [and] dogs ascend to heaven</b>.</span><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Said satirically of a person who has reached a high position in the government and whose family and relatives also benefit from this. </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">This is based on the following story: </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">During the<b> </b>Three Kingdoms (220-280 CE), when the two (western and eastern) Jin<ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">晋</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">jìn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> dynasties ruled, there was a man named Xu Xun <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">许</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">xu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">逊</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">xùn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, who learned witchcraft from immortals and reached the age of 130. When he died his entire household, including his chickens and dogs ascended to heaven with him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A similar story is that told about the Immortals, according to which Liu An <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">刘</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">liú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">安</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">ān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, the King of Huainan<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">淮</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">huái</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">南</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">nán</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, took an elixir of immortality and ascended to heaven. The dogs and chickens, which had eaten the remains of the elixir, ascended to heaven with him. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"> </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">民</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">mín</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">为</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wéi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">贵</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">guì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">社</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shè</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">稷</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">次</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">cì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">之</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">君</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jūn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">为</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wéi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">轻</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qīng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> <span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally: <b>The people are the most important, the state is in second place, [and] the ruler has little importance</b>. (Mencius)</span><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">小</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xiǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">人</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">得</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dé</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">志</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">为</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wéi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">鬼</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">guǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">为</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wéi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">蜮</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally: <b>When a small man reaches high position, he becomes a demonic monster</b>.</span><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">生</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shēng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">入</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">官</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">guān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">门</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">mén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">死</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">sǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">入</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">地</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">狱</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally:<b> As a live human, one will not enter the government's door [just as] a dead person will not enter hell</b>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b></span><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">It is preferable not to deal with government officials, who are the embodiment of hell.</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">圣</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shèng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">人</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">之</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">制</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">事</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">也</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yě</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">转</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhuǎn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">祸</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">huò</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">而</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">ér</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">为</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wéi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">福</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">fú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">因</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yīn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">败</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bài</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">而</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">ér</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">为</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wéi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">功</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">gōng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A sagacious ruler turns disaster into happiness and failure into achievement</span></b><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span> <span lang="HE"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">孔</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">kǒng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">子</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">曰</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yuē</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">商</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shāng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">汝</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">知</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">君</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jūn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">之</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">为</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wéi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">君</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jūn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">乎</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">hū</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">子</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">夏</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xià</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">曰</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yuē</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">:<ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">鱼</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">失</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">水</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shuǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">则</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zé</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">死</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">sǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">水</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shuǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">失</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">鱼</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">犹</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yóu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">为</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wéi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">水</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shuǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">也</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yě</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Confucius asked, "Do you know what ruling means to the ruler?"<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zi Xia answered, "A fish without water will die, [but] water without fish will remain water <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A contrasting approach is expressed in the following idiom: <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">国</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">guó</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">可</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">kě</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">一</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">日</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">无</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">君</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jūn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><b><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A nation cannot afford [even] one day without a leader </span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><i><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Romance of the Three Kingdoms</span></i><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">, chapter 3.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">无</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">官</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">guān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">一</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">身</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shēn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">轻</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qīng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A retired government official is greatly relaxed</span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">何</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">hé</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">水</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shuǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">无</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">鱼</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">何</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">hé</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">官</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">guān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">无</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">私</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">sī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally: <b>What is water without fish [and] what is a government official without selfishness?</b></span><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Government officials are always interested in personal gain. </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">只</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">许</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">xǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">州</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">zhōu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">官</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">guān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">放</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">fàng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">火</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">huǒ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">许</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">xǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">百</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bǎi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">姓</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">xìng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">点</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">diǎn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">灯</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">dēng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally<b>: Governors are allowed to set fire, whereas the common people are not allowed to light lamps</b>.</span><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The ruler allows himself what he does not allow others. </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A parallel idiom in Hebrew:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;">פרתו של הרב מותרת (שבת נד)</span><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The cow of the rabbi is allowed (Shabbat 44. Where it is told about the cow of Rabbi Eleazar, son of Azaria, that went out on Saturday with a strap between her horns. This was one of the things that Rabbi Eleazar<b> </b>permitted whereas the Sages forbade it).<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Chinese idiom is based on the following story: <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">During the Song</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">宋</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">sòng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> dynasty (960-1279 CE), a new local ruler named Tian Deng </span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span dir="RTL" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">田</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">tián</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">登</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">dēng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">forbade people to say "light the lamps" because the word <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">灯</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">dēng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, meaning "lamp" is a homonym of the word <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">登</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">dēng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>- his name. When the time of the Lantern Festival arrived, however, it was announced that for three days the local ruler would allow the people to "set fire". By "setting fire", he meant "light lanterns".<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">举</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">直</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">错</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">cuò</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">诸</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhū</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">枉</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wǎng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">则</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zé</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">民</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">mín</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">服</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">fú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">举</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">枉</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wǎng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">错</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">cuò</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">诸</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhū</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">直</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">则</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zé</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">民</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">mín</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">服</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">fú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Promote the upright and leave behind the corrupt, then the people will submit.</span></b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"> <b>Promote the corrupt and leave behind the upright, then the people will not submit.</b></span><span dir="RTL"></span><b><span style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span> </span></b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><i><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Analects</span></i><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"> II, 19</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">为</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wéi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">政</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhèng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">以</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">德</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dé</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">譬</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">pì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">如</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">北</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">běi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">辰</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">chén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">居</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jū</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">其</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">所</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">suǒ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">而</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">ér</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">众</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhòng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">星</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xīng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">共</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">gòng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">之</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">He who rules by means of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>virtue is<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>comparable to the North Star, which remains in its place while all the other stars surround it.</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">II, 1</span><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span> </span><i><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Analects</span></i><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">霸</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bà</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">王</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">wáng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">请</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">qǐng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">客</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">kè</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">吃</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">chī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">也</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">yě</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">得</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">děi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">吃</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">chī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">吃</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">chī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">也</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; 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text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">其</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">身</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shēn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">正</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhèng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">令</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lìng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">而</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">ér</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">行</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xíng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">其</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">身</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shēn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">正</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhèng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">虽</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">suī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">令</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lìng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">从</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">cóng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">An upright ruler - without his orders [everything] will function well, but a ruler who is not upright - though he gives orders, the people will not obey <o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><i><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Analects</span></i><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">, XIII, 6<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span lang="HE"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">善</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">人</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">为</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wéi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">邦</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bāng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">百</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bǎi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">年</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">nián</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">亦</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">可</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">kě</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">以</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">媵</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yìng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">残</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">cán</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">去</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">杀</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shā</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">矣</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span>If good men will rule consecutively for a hundred years, they will be able to transform the violent and do away with capital punishment<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><i><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Analects</span></i><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"> XIII, 11</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">伴</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">君</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jūn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">如</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">伴</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">虎</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">hǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span>Being in the company of a king is as [dangerous as] being in the company of a tiger<o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">In English:</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Nearest the King, nearest the widdie (gallows)</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span>“<ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">官</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">guān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;">“<ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">子</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">两</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">liǎng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">张</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhāng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">口</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">kǒu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">[The character] <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">官</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-weight: normal; layout-grid-mode: line;">guān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>comprises two mouths </span></b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The character <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">口</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">kǒu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, meaning "mouth", appears twice in the character <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">官</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">guān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, which means "government official". <o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">This is said of government officials who say one thing on one occasion and something else on another, and who promise and do not fulfill their promise.</span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">公</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">gōng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">是</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">公</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">gōng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">私</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">sī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">是</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">私</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">sī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span>Literally: Public is public [and] private is private. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">There should be a separation between the public and the private.</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">官</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">guān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">情</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qíng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">如</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">纸</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">薄</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">báo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally: Emotions between government officials are as thin as paper.</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">When one government official is in trouble the others will not support him.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; 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</div></div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"> </div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"> </div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"><br clear="all" /> <hr align="left" size="1" width="33%" /> <div id="ftn1" style="mso-element: footnote;"> <div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1348893934337601404#_ftnref1" name="_ftn1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">[1]</span></span></span></span></a> For more on the five classics see also the chapter on literary sources. </div></div><div id="ftn2" style="mso-element: footnote;"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1348893934337601404#_ftnref2" name="_ftn2" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn2;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">[2]</span></span></span></span></a> There is no evidence-based testimony to prove the actual existence of these emperors. </div><div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"><br />
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<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">孤</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">gū</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">掌</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">zhǎng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">难</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">nán</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">鸣</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">míng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></b><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally: <b>It is difficult to make a sound with one hand (</b>Han Feizi <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">韩</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">hán</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">非</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">fēi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">子</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">zǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>). </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">One cannot clap hands with one hand.</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">It is difficult to reach achievements by counting only on oneself. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">It is difficult to succeed without support.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A literally similar idiom with a different meaning:<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 105.75pt right 523.45pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">一</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">yí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">个</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">gè</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">巴</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bā</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">掌</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">zhǎng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">拍</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">pāi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">响</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">xiǎng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 105.75pt right 523.45pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">With one hand, one cannot clap hands. </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 105.75pt right 523.45pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">It takes two to fight. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 105.75pt right 523.45pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">This is sometimes used also to express the following ideas as written in the Bible:<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 105.75pt right 523.45pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span lang="HE">לא טוב היות האדם לבדו </span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;">(<i>בראשית</i> ב, 18)</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 105.75pt right 523.45pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Literally:</span><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"> It is not good for man to be alone (<i>Genesis</i> 2, 18).</span><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 105.75pt right 523.45pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Or : </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 105.75pt right 523.45pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;">"טובים השניים מן האחד" (<i>קהלת </i>ד, 9)</span><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 105.75pt right 523.45pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Literally:</span><i><span dir="LTR" style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"> </span></i><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Two are better than one. (<i>Ecclesiastes </i>4, 9)</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">独</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">dú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">木</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">mù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">成</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">chéng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">林</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">lín</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></b><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">One tree does not become a forest<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Cooperation is needed in order to reach achievements. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">One person cannot achieve much by himself.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">As the (Jewish) sages of blessed memory said: <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;">ואני כשלעצמי, מי אני? (<i>מסכת חולין</i>, פח ע"ב- פט ע"א).</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally: If I am only for myself, who am I<i>? </i>(<i>Hulin tractate</i>, 88, 72 - 89, 71)</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"> </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="color: red; font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span>*<o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">狗</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">gǒu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">多</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">duō</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">怕</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">pà</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">狼</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">láng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">人</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">rén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">多</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">duō</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">怕</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">pà</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">虎</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">hǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">People, when many, are not afraid of tigers [just as] dogs, when many, are not afraid of wolves<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">There is power in numbers.</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">千</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: SimSun; font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qiān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">里</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: SimSun; font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">自</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: SimSun; font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">行</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: SimSun; font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xíng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">始</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: SimSun; font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">于</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: SimSun; font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">足</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: SimSun; font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">zú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">下</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: SimSun; font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xià</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; 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margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">人</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">rén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">修</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">xiū</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">路</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">lù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">万</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">wàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">人</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">rén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">安</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">ān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">步</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">[One] man repairs the way [and] ten thousand people walk safely </span></b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">一</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">菜</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">cài</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">难</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">nán</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">合</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">hé</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">众</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhòng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">人</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">味</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wèi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">One dish cannot be liked by everybody</span></b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"> </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">万</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">川</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">chuān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">归</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">guī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">海</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">hǎi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">海</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">hǎi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">盈</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yíng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Many (literally: 10,000) rivers flow to the sea and the sea is not full. </span></b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Acquiring knowledge is never complete. </span><span dir="RTL"></span><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span lang="HE"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">In the Bible it is written:</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"> </span></b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;">כל הנחלים הולכים אל הים והים איננו מלא <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(<i>קהלת, א', 7</i>).<o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally: All the rivers flow into<b> </b>the sea and yet the sea is not full </span><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">(<i>Ecclesiastes </i>1, 7) </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 26.95pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">牛</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">niú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">身</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shēn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">上</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shàng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">拔</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bá</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">根</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">gēn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">毛</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">máo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">无</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">伤</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shāng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">大</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dà</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">体</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">tǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="color: red; font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Plucks a hair from an ox – does not affect the whole body<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Insignificant harm. </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><br />
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</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">九</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">jiǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">牛</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">niú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">一</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">yì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">毛</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">máo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></b><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-emphasize: dot; font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally: <b>One hair from nine oxen.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Very insignificant.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">In English they say: <o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A drop in the ocean. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">This originates in a letter written by the great historian <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Si Maqian<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">司</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">sī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="ZH-CN"> </span><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">马</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">mǎ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">迁</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">qiān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>145-87) </span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>BCE) to his friend after being sentenced to death. In this letter he wrote, "If I were to die before completing my work, my death would be as insignificant as the loss of one hair from nine oxen". <o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Si Maqian was sentenced to death after appearing in court and defending the commander Li Ling <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">李</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">lǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">陵</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">líng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, whom he knew and admired. The latter had been<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>defeated by the Huns and surrendered after running out of food and arrows. Emperor Wu <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">武</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">wǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">帝</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">dì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> (156-87 BCE) had expected the commander to die in battle or commit suicide, and sentenced Si Maqian to death for defending such a "traitor". In the end Si Maqian survived by undergoing voluntary castration, then considered a fate worse than death. <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">三</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">sān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">三</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">sān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">五</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">wǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">五</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">wǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></b><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally: <b>Three</b> <b>three five five</b>.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">In threes and fives. </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Small groups scattered here and there. </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><br />
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</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> <span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">三</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">sān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">十</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">shí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">六</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">liù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">行</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">háng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></b><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally: <b>36 professions</b>.</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">All occupations and professions <o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">卢</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">沟</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">gōu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">桥</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qiáo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">上</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shàng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">的</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">de</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">狮</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">子</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">数</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">清</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qīng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Lions on the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Marco</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Polo</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Bridge</st1:placetype></st1:place><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1348893934337601404#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-language: HE; 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line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">门</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">mén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">庭</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">tíng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">若</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">ruò</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">市</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-element: footnote-list; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The courtyard in front of the gate [is noisy] like a market</span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-element: footnote-list; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Said of a crowded place.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-element: footnote-list; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">This is based on the following story:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-element: footnote-list; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>During the Warring States period (475-221 BCE), King Wei <ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">威</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">wēi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>of the State of Qi <ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">齐</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">qí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> accepted the advice of his Minister Zou Ji <ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">邹</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">zou</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">忌</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">jì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, which was to call upon the inhabitants of the state to express their views on the government. He issued an order inviting every man, whether a minister or peasant, to express their ideas freely, to point out his mistakes and give him advice. Likewise, he promised to give them prizes for doing so. Following his invitation, multitudes hurried to his court, crowding in front of his palace, and the place became as noisy as a market.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-element: footnote-list; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-element: footnote-list; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">淡</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">酒</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jiǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">多</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">duō</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">杯</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bēi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">会</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">huì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">醉</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zuì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">人</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-element: footnote-list; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Many cups of light wine can make a person drunk</span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-element: footnote-list; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Many small problems may become one big one.</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-element: footnote-list; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><br />
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line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">山</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: SimSun; font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">人</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: SimSun; font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">海</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: SimSun; font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">hǎi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally: <b>men mountain men sea</b>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A sea of people, multitude.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">五</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">花</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">huā</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">八</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bā</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">门</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">mén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally<b>: Five flowers [and] eight doors</b>.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Of all kinds, a large variety. <o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"><br clear="all" /> </div><hr align="left" size="1" width="33%" /> <div id="ftn1" style="mso-element: footnote;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHstIQpqcaO1h9wy-9CXxaao5gZUzoh531QoOLcprKh2EslnnmjSMvTZFb3xHKuN9kBkT5hZYxOXB-bOvGVk1aLFNqKFYN3OCDSgVMpeBjthlvhrXPHFPHMRLX65W2XQpmnir1FvqBI_o/s1600/FIVE+FLOWERS+EIGHT+DOORS111_pic0069.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHstIQpqcaO1h9wy-9CXxaao5gZUzoh531QoOLcprKh2EslnnmjSMvTZFb3xHKuN9kBkT5hZYxOXB-bOvGVk1aLFNqKFYN3OCDSgVMpeBjthlvhrXPHFPHMRLX65W2XQpmnir1FvqBI_o/s320/FIVE+FLOWERS+EIGHT+DOORS111_pic0069.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1348893934337601404#_ftnref1" name="_ftn1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">[1]</span></span></span></span></a> <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Lugou</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Bridge</st1:placetype></st1:place> or <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Marco</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Polo</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Bridge</st1:placetype></st1:place>, is located southwest of <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Beijing</st1:place></st1:city>. It has 250 marble balustrades supporting 485 carved stone lions, and is famous due to its description by Marco Polo <span style="font-size: 14pt;">(1254 -1324)</span> in his travel book.</div></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><br />
</div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"><br clear="all" /> <hr align="left" size="1" width="33%" /> <div id="ftn1" style="mso-element: footnote;"> <div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1348893934337601404#_ftnref1" name="_ftn1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">[1]</span></span></span></span></a> <span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">1 li is about 500 meters.</span></div></div></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><br />
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<div class="fb-like" data-href="http://sin-idioms.blogspot.com/" data-send="true" data-width="450" data-show-faces="true" data-action="recommend" data-font="verdana"></div><h1 align="center" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; page-break-after: auto; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><a href="" name="_Toc219979942"></a><a href="" name="_Toc219974057"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc219979942;"><span lang="HE" style="color: red; font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-font-width: 87%;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span></o:p></span></span></a></h1><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Respect for the aged has always been a part of Chinese culture. As opposed to Western culture, where there are euphemisms for "old age", like "senior citizen" or</span><i><span style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"> </span></i><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">"retired", in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region>, the word "old" has a connotation of honor. In traditional <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region>, old people were respected. The older the person was, the more he or she was respected because the Chinese believed that the older a person, the wiser, and that experience is precious.<span style="color: red;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The calculation of age in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region> differs from that customary in the West. In <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region>, a newborn baby is considered one year old. One more year is added to its age when a new lunar year begins. Thus, it is possible that only a few hours after its birth, a baby will already be considered two years old, as when the baby is born a few hours before the first day of the New Year. There are still Chinese people today who calculate their age according to the traditional way, while others have adopted the Western method. When asking someone their age, it is customary to ask whether the calculation is Western or Chinese. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">In traditional <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region>, until the age of sixty, birthdays did not receive any special attention. Age 6o, however, is regarded as an important milestone in life, since at this point in time one five-element cycle of 12 zodiac signs has been completed, and a new cycle begins. The sixtieth birthday would usually be celebrated with a big party. From this birthday on, birthdays would be celebrated every decade, at the ages of 70, 80 etc., until death. The older the age, the bigger the party and the gifts. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">At the age of 71, men would be entitled to wear an official robe and a hat with a copper button. They had the right to use a walking stick with a jade handle carved with the relief of a dove as a symbol of longevity. Every man who reached the age of 81 would be reported on by the oldest man in the village to the emperor, who would order the construction of a memorial arch, financed by the empire's treasury, to honor him. From the age of 91 on, these aged men would receive a blessing from the magistrate four times a year. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">In present-day <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region>, adult offspring usually celebrate their parents' birthdays to express their gratitude and respect for them. It is customary to serve food rich in symbolical meanings, such as uncut long noodles and "peaches" - both symbolizing longevity. These "peaches" are not real, but dishes made of steamed wheat with a sweet filling. The people who attend the birthday party eat symbolical dishes as well, to express their wishes for the occasion. Usually, the presents given are things such as two or four eggs, long noodles, artificial peaches, wine, or money placed in a red envelope.</span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span> <span lang="HE"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Apart from peaches and long noodles, there are other symbols of longevity such as mountains and rocks, the character <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">寿</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">shòu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><span dir="RTL"></span> </span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span>(literally: longevity), deer and the Manchurian</span><span style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">stork. The pine tree, due to its durability in cold weather, and the bamboo, due to its evergreen foliage, symbolize longevity too, as does the pear tree <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">梨</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">lí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, which has a prolonged life span. A white-headed bird symbolizes old age, and a picture depicting two birds on a peony branch expresses wishes for happiness, honor and longevity to a couple. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Like Westerners, the Chinese have their own Methuselah, a Daoist adept named Peng Zu<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">彭</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">péng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="ZH-CN"> </span><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">祖</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">zǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span> </span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span>, who was said to have lived for over 800 years. At the end of the Shang dynasty (1600-1046<b> </b>BCE) he was 767</span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">years old, and when he was 70 years old he still looked like a baby.</span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Peng Zu said that a man with no knowledge of magic can reach the age of 120, if he relies on his vital force and protects it. If not, he will probably not reach this age. A limited familiarity with Dao will enable him to reach the age of 240; while a deeper knowledge will bring him to the age of 480. Longevity, according to Peng Zu, is based on simplicity. One should adjust one's body to the environment. In winter one should feel warm and in the summer one should feel cool. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">One famous old man in Chinese history was Liang Hao <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">梁</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">liáng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">灏</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">hào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> (913-1004 AD) who, at the age of 82, came first in the annual Imperial examination at the highest level. His memory was better than that of the younger examinees. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A special day in the traditional Chinese calendar is that of the Chong Yang Festival<b> </b><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">重</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">chóng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">阳</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">yáng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">节</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">jié</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>(literally: double yang festival), which is dedicated to honoring the aged. This festival is celebrated on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, when two nines - numbers of the yang<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1348893934337601404#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">[1]</span></span></span></span></span></a> principle, meet; hence the name of the festival. This is a day of pleasure for the aged, and the young send them baked delicacies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">In traditional <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region>, a man's age was apparent on his face. Young men shaved their faces and only after the age of 45 would they be allowed to wear a beard of any length they chose.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">In everyday language, it is customary to address respected and honorable old people by the title "old" <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">老</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">lǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>following the family name. For example, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Guo</st1:city> <st1:state w:st="on">Mo</st1:state></st1:place> Ruo<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">郭</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">guō</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">沫</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">mò</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">若</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">ruò</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> (1892-1978), a famous poet, historian and prominent public personality, was called Guo Lao<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">郭</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">guō</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">老</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">lǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>(old Guo).</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">三</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">sān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">岁</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">suì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">看</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">kàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">大</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dà</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">七</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">岁</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">suì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">看</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">kàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">老</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><b><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="font-size: small;">Literally:<b> [From] the three-year-old [one can] see the adult, [and from] the seven-year-old one can see the aged. <o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="font-size: small;">From childhood develops the adult and the aged.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="font-size: small;">In English:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The child is the father of the man.</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">七</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">八</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bā</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">月</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yuè</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">的</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">de</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">南</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">nán</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">瓜</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">guā</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">皮</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">pí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">老</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">心</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xīn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">老</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Pumpkin in the seventh or eighth lunar month </span></b><span dir="RTL"></span><b><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span>– </span></b><span dir="LTR"></span><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the peel is old [but] the heart is young [literally: not old]<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is used to describe an old man with a young heart. </span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><br />
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line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">骥</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">伏</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">fú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">枥</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">志</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">在</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zài</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">千</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qiān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">里</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="font-size: small;">Literally: <b>An old horse in the manger still wants to gallop a thousand li</b>.</span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1348893934337601404#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">[1]</span></b></span></span></span></b></span></a><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="font-size: small;">Do not underestimate old people. They are experienced and still have high aspirations and potential<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4-quUykVACyLBPWRoothQPbCIaqvdIEWoG5A88pygy2jegLRRJ4FliT3eqsfS0eWWvCy_G4_MCufsPskC_xruDHzbGgpHpEPL-ggL_aEJvX9aoQHf5yriy_vuk1pftIzFxZxQKvGI0NI/s1600/FIVE+FLOWERS+EIGHT+DOORS111_pic0057.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4-quUykVACyLBPWRoothQPbCIaqvdIEWoG5A88pygy2jegLRRJ4FliT3eqsfS0eWWvCy_G4_MCufsPskC_xruDHzbGgpHpEPL-ggL_aEJvX9aoQHf5yriy_vuk1pftIzFxZxQKvGI0NI/s320/FIVE+FLOWERS+EIGHT+DOORS111_pic0057.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><br />
</div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><v:shapetype coordsize="21600,21600" filled="f" id="_x0000_t75" o:preferrelative="t" o:spt="75" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" stroked="f"><span style="font-size: small;"> <v:stroke joinstyle="miter"> <v:formulas> <v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"> <v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0"> <v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"> <v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2"> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"> <v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1"> <v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2"> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"> <v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"> <v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"> </v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:formulas> <v:path gradientshapeok="t" o:connecttype="rect" o:extrusionok="f"> <o:lock aspectratio="t" v:ext="edit"> </o:lock></v:path></v:stroke></span></v:shapetype><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">树</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">老</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">根</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">gēn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">多</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">duō</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">人</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">老</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">见</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jiàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">识</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">多</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">duō</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Old men have much knowledge and experience [just as] old trees have many roots<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">属</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">生</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shēng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">姜</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jiāng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">的</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">de</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">越</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yuè</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">老</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">越</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yuè</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">辣</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">là</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="font-size: small;">Literally:<b> Born to be like ginger – the older, the spicier. <o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="font-size: small;">The older the person the sharper he (or she) is. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="font-size: small;">The same idea is found in the idiom: <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">姜</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">jiāng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">是</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">shì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">老</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">lǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">的</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">de</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">辣</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">là</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></b><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Old ginger is spicier </span></b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="font-size: small;">Old people are sharper. </span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; 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</div><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">老</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">马</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">mǎ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">识</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">途</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">tú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="font-size: small;">Literally: <b>An old horse knows the way.</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Old people are experienced and it is worthwhile to consult them. </span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="font-size: small;">This proverb is based on the following story: <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="font-size: small;">During the Spring and Autumn period (770-476 BCE) Duke Huan<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: small;">桓</span></span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">huán</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of the State of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Qi</st1:place></st1:state><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: small;">齐</span></span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">qí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="ZH-CN"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="font-size: small;">led his army to attack a small state in the north. When he set out with his soldiers on this mission in the spring, grass covered the earth, but when they returned it was winter, with heavy snow and strong winds. The battalions lost their way and began to worry. Guan Zhong </span><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: small;">管</span></span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">guǎn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: small;">仲</span></span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">zhòng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: small;">, the senior minister to the Duke, said, "The old horses may know the way". The Duke accepted his advice and ordered some of the old horses to be chosen to lead the army. Finally, with the help of these old horses, the soldiers found their way back home. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br />
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font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR" lang="HE" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">老</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">太</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">tài</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">太</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">tài</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">过</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">guò</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">年</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">nián</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">年</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">nián</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">如</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">一</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">年</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">nián</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">An old woman celebrates the New Year – each year is worse than the previous one</span></b></span></div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span> </div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span> </div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">十</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 28pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">岁</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">suì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 28pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">学</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xué</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 28pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">打</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dǎ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 28pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">拳</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">quán</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 28pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">迟</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">chí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 28pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">了</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">le</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 28pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-element: footnote-list; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A sixty-year-old man learns boxing – too late </span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-element: footnote-list; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">People usually use only the first part of the proverb<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-element: footnote-list; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-element: footnote-list; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">千</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qiān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">金</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jīn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">难</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">nán</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">买</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">mǎi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">老</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">来</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lái</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">瘦</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shòu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-element: footnote-list; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A thousand pieces of gold cannot buy slenderness in old age </span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-element: footnote-list; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Slenderness in old age indicates health. </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-element: footnote-list; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-element: footnote-list; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">活</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">huó</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">到</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">老</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">学</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xué</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">到</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">老</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-element: footnote-list; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">He who lives until old age studies until old age </span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-element: footnote-list; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">It is never too late to learn; one is never too old to learn.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-element: footnote-list; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-element: footnote-list; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">门</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">mén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">神</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">老</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">了</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">le</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">捉</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhuō</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">鬼</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">guǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-element: footnote-list; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally: <b>[When] gate gods become old, [they] do not catch demons</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-element: footnote-list; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">When a man becomes old, he is no longer useful. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-element: footnote-list; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">This, as opposed to the following idiom:</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-element: footnote-list; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">家</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jiā</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">有</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yǒu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">一</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">老</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">黄</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">huáng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">金</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jīn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">活</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">huó</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">宝</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-element: footnote-list; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">An elderly person at home [is like] a living golden treasure</span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-element: footnote-list; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">An elderly person, who has experience and gives advice, is like a valuable treasure. </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-element: footnote-list; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-element: footnote-list; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">人</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">rén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">无</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">wú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">百</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bǎi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">年</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">nián</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">拙</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">zhuō</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></b><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-element: footnote-list; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Literally: </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Man is not a fool for a hundred years</span></b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-element: footnote-list; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Man is not a fool for a lifetime.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-element: footnote-list; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Man becomes wiser as he grows older. </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-element: footnote-list; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR" lang="HE" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A parallel proverb from the Bible: </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-element: footnote-list; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;">בישישים חכמה וארך ימים תבונה (איוב יב, 12).<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-element: footnote-list; mso-pagination: none; text-align: left; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="color: #000020; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding. (<i>Job</i>, 12, 12)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-element: footnote-list; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-element: footnote-list; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">九</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jiǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">十</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">岁</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">suì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">老</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">翁</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wēng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">学</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xué</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">武</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">术</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">心</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xīn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">有</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yǒu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">余</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">而</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">ér</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">力</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">足</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"> <b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">A 90-year-old-man learns martial arts – the heart desires, but there is not enough strength</span></b></div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; 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<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 28pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">六</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">liù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 28pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">十</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 28pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">岁</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">suì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 28pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">学</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xué</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 28pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">打</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dǎ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 28pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">拳</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">quán</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 28pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">迟</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">chí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 28pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">了</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">le</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 28pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A sixty-year-old man learns boxing – too late </span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">People usually use only the first part of the proverb<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">千</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qiān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">金</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jīn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">难</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">nán</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">买</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">mǎi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">老</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">来</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lái</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">瘦</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shòu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A thousand pieces of gold cannot buy slenderness in old age </span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Slenderness in old age indicates health. </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">活</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">huó</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">到</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">老</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">学</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xué</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">到</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">老</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">He who lives until old age studies until old age </span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">It is never too late to learn; one is never too old to learn.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">门</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">mén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">神</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">老</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">了</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">le</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">捉</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhuō</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">鬼</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">guǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally: <b>[When] gate gods become old, [they] do not catch demons</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">When a man becomes old, he is no longer useful. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">This, as opposed to the following idiom:</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">家</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jiā</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">有</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yǒu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">一</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">老</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">黄</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">huáng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">金</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jīn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">活</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">huó</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">宝</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">An elderly person at home [is like] a living golden treasure</span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">An elderly person, who has experience and gives advice, is like a valuable treasure. </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">人</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">rén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">无</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">wú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">百</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bǎi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">年</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">nián</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">拙</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">zhuō</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></b><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Literally: </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Man is not a fool for a hundred years</span></b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Man is not a fool for a lifetime.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Man becomes wiser as he grows older. </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR" lang="HE" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A parallel proverb from the Bible: </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;">בישישים חכמה וארך ימים תבונה (איוב יב, 12).<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: left; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="color: #000020; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding. (<i>Job</i>, 12, 12)<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">九</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jiǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">十</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">岁</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">suì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">老</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">翁</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wēng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">学</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xué</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">武</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">术</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">心</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xīn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">有</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yǒu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">余</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">而</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">ér</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">力</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">足</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">A 90-year-old-man learns martial arts – the heart desires, but there is not enough strength</span></b><br />
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<div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;"></span></b> </div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;"></span></b> </div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;"> </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-element: footnote-list; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-element: footnote-list; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">若</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">ruò</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">要</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">好</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">hǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">问</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wèn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">三</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">sān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">老</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-element: footnote-list; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally: <strong>If you would like to do things well, ask [advice from] three old men</strong>. </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-element: footnote-list; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The expression "three old men" refers to three a<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">ge groups: 60-79<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">下</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">xià</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">寿</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">shòu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">,</span> 80-99 <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">中</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">zhōng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">寿</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">shòu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>100 and above <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">上</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">shàng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">寿</span></ruby></span></div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></ruby></span> </div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></ruby></span> </div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">shòu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;"></span></b> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgokEkV7hpwPXoP2yFCfYFip2TcKIwO82a8vWYbpaFIM1uq2PG318ILY_VqpYUEU6A2aIQ0mbYCkbM21vkROgljqL4nd0IhIr9QyNUVt2KWkEKhMypMvZHKGSlf09jdiAzHCW_uhIxYGIM/s1600/FIVE+FLOWERS+EIGHT+DOORS111_pic005D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgokEkV7hpwPXoP2yFCfYFip2TcKIwO82a8vWYbpaFIM1uq2PG318ILY_VqpYUEU6A2aIQ0mbYCkbM21vkROgljqL4nd0IhIr9QyNUVt2KWkEKhMypMvZHKGSlf09jdiAzHCW_uhIxYGIM/s320/FIVE+FLOWERS+EIGHT+DOORS111_pic005D.jpg" width="299" /></a></div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;"></span></b> </div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"></span></o:p></span> </span></div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-element: footnote-list; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-element: footnote-list; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">怕</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">pà</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">人</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">老</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">只</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">怕</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">pà</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">心</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xīn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">老</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"> </div><div align="center" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-element: footnote-list; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span><strong>Do not be afraid of being old; only be afraid when your spirit becomes old <o:p></o:p></strong></span></div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-element: footnote-list; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-element: footnote-list; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">花</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">huā</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">有</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yǒu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">重</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">chóng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">开</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">kāi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">日</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">人</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">无</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">再</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zài</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">少</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">年</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">nián</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-element: footnote-list; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally<strong>: Flowers reopen in due time, [but] man will never be young again</strong>. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-element: footnote-list; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A man's time is limited. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-element: footnote-list; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><br />
</div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">One should take advantage of one's youth to accomplish one's dreams.</span></div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;"></span> </div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;"></span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixTgUBnC3XPp5W9FqoO1jyGtlpNbAhFjfrauuov2eRKX8hBHseURnHBJLWhjZS6TsI0PD1jh0MwP1Un_28bI6ak6CpraPVMosUZjPG4wEFK2b4U82oELSJgQ1WSvT-WieQYa44tcXBrAc/s1600/FIVE+FLOWERS+EIGHT+DOORS111_pic005E.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixTgUBnC3XPp5W9FqoO1jyGtlpNbAhFjfrauuov2eRKX8hBHseURnHBJLWhjZS6TsI0PD1jh0MwP1Un_28bI6ak6CpraPVMosUZjPG4wEFK2b4U82oELSJgQ1WSvT-WieQYa44tcXBrAc/s320/FIVE+FLOWERS+EIGHT+DOORS111_pic005E.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;"></span> </div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;"></span></b> </div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"> <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*</span> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span class="style13"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">白</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bái</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">头</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">tóu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">偕</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xié</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">老</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="color: red; font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 143.8pt center 207.65pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally: <b>White-haired growing old together</b>.</span><b><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Growing old and grey together.</span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">This describes a happy marriage of a faithful and devoted couple until death, and serves as a blessing to newlyweds. </span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">发</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">fā</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">短</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">duǎn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">而</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">ér</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">心</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">xīn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">长</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">cháng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></b><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Literally: </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The hair is short but the mind is long</span></b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The shorter the hair, the greater the mind.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Old people are wiser.</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">未</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wèi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">到</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">八</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bā</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">十</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">八</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bā</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">可</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">kě</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">笑</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xiào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">人</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">脚</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jiǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">踬</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">眼</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yǎn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">瞎</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xiā</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Until the age of 88, do not laugh at the crippled and the blind <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Do not make fun of disabilities in other people because you may become disabled yourself. </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"> </div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;"></span></b> </div><hr align="left" size="1" width="33%" /> </span><div id="ftn1" style="mso-element: footnote;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1348893934337601404#_ftnref1" name="_ftn1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">[1]</span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-size: small;"> Li </span><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: small;">里</span></span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">lǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: small;"> - approximately half a kilometer. </span></div><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; 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<div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"><br clear="all" /> <hr align="left" size="1" width="33%" /> <div id="ftn1" style="mso-element: footnote;"> <div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1348893934337601404#_ftnref1" name="_ftn1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">[1]</span></span></span></span></a> Nine, as an odd number, belongs to the principle of yang, as opposed to even numbers, which belong to the principle of yin.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div></div></div>Hila Berlinerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07089503952210531830noreply@blogger.com45tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1348893934337601404.post-40250727551506685682011-11-18T06:49:00.001-08:002011-11-24T00:29:13.462-08:00ON MONEY, WEALTH AND POVERTY<div id="fb-root"></div><script>(function(d, s, id) {
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<div class="fb-like" data-href="http://sin-idioms.blogspot.com/" data-send="true" data-width="450" data-show-faces="true" data-action="recommend" data-font="verdana"></div><h1 align="center" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; page-break-after: auto; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </h1><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">In traditional <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region> philosophers and artists preached moderation and simplicity. People did not strive for material comfort, though ostentation was customary at funerals and banquets in order to express respect. Social status and wealth were determined by the extent of one's political power. The only way one could reach political power was through the government examinations. The long nails on scholars’ fingers were considered a symbol of wealth. It was clear that such nails were not made for manual labor. Nail protectors, made to prevent nails from breaking, came into use from the 7<sup>th</sup> century CE on and served as a status symbol. Some men let the nail of the little finger grow extra long.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The wealthy owned land and means of payment such as cereals, fabrics, animals, metals and </span><span style="font-family: "Times","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">cowries (seashells)</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">. </span><span style="font-family: "Times","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Cowries</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> were chosen to serve as a means of payment because it was easy to count them and due to their rarity in the cities. When there were not enough cowries to supply the demand, imitations were made of materials such as stone, jade, bones and copper. The radical <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">贝</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">bèi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">, meaning both "cowry" and "money" appears in many characters associated with wealth, such as <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">财</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">cái</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">(literally: wealth), <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">贵</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">guì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">(literally: expensive)</span> and <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">资</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">zī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> (literally: property). Archaeological evidence from the 13<sup>th</sup> century BCE testifies that cowries were considered as treasure and served as gifts. During the Spring and Autumn period (770-221 BCE), following the development of a consumer economy, various new means of payment appeared, including fabrics, knife-shaped coins (with handle to hang them), bronze coins shaped like seashells and round coins. The various coins changed from region to region and from city to city. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Knife-shaped and spade-shaped coins, which </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">were in circulation in the State of <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Zhao</st1:place></st1:state> (403—222 BCE)<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">, were inscribed with their weight, the name of the ethnic group that used them, and their minting place. Later, all the states issued spade-shaped coins, except the State of Chu <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">楚</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">chǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span><span dir="RTL"></span><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="RTL" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span> </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">in the south, which issued seashell-shaped money made of bronze, and the State of Qi <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">齐</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">qí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">, which issued knife-shaped bronze money. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Qin Shi Huang Di<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">秦</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">qín</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">始</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">shǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">皇</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">huáng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">帝</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">dì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> (259-210 BCE), the first Emperor of China,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>introduced coin standardization by issuing a round coin with a square hole. This shape was developed from the handle of the early knife coins, which were round with a hole in the center. The design reflects the ancient Chinese belief according to which heaven is round-shaped and earth is square-shaped. Reliefs of two or more characters inscribed on the coin marked its value. From then on this kind of round coin with a square hole was in use for more than 2,000 years, until the fall of the Qing<b> <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">清</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-weight: normal; layout-grid-mode: line;">qīng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="ZH-CN"> </span></b></span>(1644-1911) <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">dynasty.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">During the period of the Three Kingdoms (Wei<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">魏</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">wèi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span><span dir="RTL"></span><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span>, </span></b><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Shu <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">属</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">shǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">and Wu</span></span><span dir="RTL"></span><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="RTL" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span> </span></b><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">吴</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">wú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> – </span></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>220-266</span><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"> </span></b><span dir="LTR"></span><span lang="HE" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">CE</span><span dir="RTL"></span><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span>(</span></b><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span dir="LTR"></span> the use of currency regressed. Every kingdom had its own currency, with no coordination among the different states and dynasties. Products such as silk and cereals served as a means of payment alongside coins. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">During the Sui </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">隋</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">suí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">(581-618 CE) dynasty large sums of money were invested in engineering projects such as canals and transportation routes. These great expenses and the accompanying corruption led to inflation. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Deflation occurred during the Tang<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">唐</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">táng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span><span dir="RTL"></span><b><span dir="RTL" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span> </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">dynasty (618-907 CE). Prices fell as a result of peace and the growth in production.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The use of credit as a means of payment began and banks began to operate. Coins called "kai yuan tong bao"<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">开</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">kāi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">元</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">yuán</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">通</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">tōng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">宝</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">bǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span> </span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span dir="LTR"></span>(literally: new era of circulating treasure coins) expressed the idea of credit by representing value not correlated with weight. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">During the Song </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">宋</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">sòng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><b><span lang="ZH-CN"> </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">dynasty</span> (960-1279 CE) the shortage of bronze coins resulted in using only coins made of iron; but iron, as a currency, was too heavy. In order to buy 500 grams of salt one had to pay 700 grams of iron, and in order to buy 28 grams of silver, one had to pay 40 kilograms of iron.</span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">To facilitate trade, the merchants in <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Sichuan</st1:place></st1:state> <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">四</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">sì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">川</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">chuān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> developed paper money.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The merchants, who stored the copper coins, received in return a receipt that they or their family members could exchange for coins. This system was called "flying money" </span><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">飞</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">fēi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">钱</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">qián</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>.</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">During the 11<sup>th</sup> century CE the state expanded the use of receipts by enabling them to be exchanged for monopoly products such as tea and salt. Twenty-six million receipts, valid for a limited time and in certain specific regions, were issued during the 12<sup>th</sup> century. The local people deposited iron in stores and used the deposit notes as banknotes, which gradually replaced the</span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 8pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">awkward system of using iron coins. Banknotes, backed up by gold and silver and valid throughout the entire empire, were issued between the years 1265-1274.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The growth in the amount of money in circulation led to inflation, and the punishment for counterfeiting banknotes was death. High-quality coins were designed,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>marked by calligraphy styles that reached their peak during this period. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">During the Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279 CE) the oldest known coins with an inscription marking their year of issue were minted. On their reverse was inscribed the character "seven", to mark the seventh year of the rule of Emperor Chun Xi <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">淳</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">chún</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">熙</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">xí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="ZH-CN"> </span></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span>(ruled 1174-1189). Marking the year of issue continued to characterize the coins that were in use until the end of the Song dynasty, preceding such marking in the West by more than 300 years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">During the Mongolian feudal Yuan<b> <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">元</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-weight: normal; layout-grid-mode: line;">yuán</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></b></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span> </span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>dynasty (1280-1368 CE) paper bills were used as a basic currency and the use of gold and silver as means of payment was forbidden. From the Yuan dynasty on, silver served as an index of monetary value. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">During the Ming <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">明</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-weight: normal; layout-grid-mode: line;">míng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></b></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><span dir="RTL"></span> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">dynasty (1368-1644 CE), banknotes, copper coins and silver coins were in use. Zinc refinement technology during the first half of the 16<sup>th</sup> century was quite developed and zinc was added to bronze in order to produce brass – another alloy from which coins were minted. This was a breakthrough in the technology of minting coins. The government of the early Ming dynasty prohibited the use of gold and silver as a means of payment in order to encourage the use of paper money. Mining silver was prohibited as well. Despite these prohibitions, the people, who had been used to it for centuries, since the 10<sup>th</sup> century CE, continued to use silver as a means of payment. During the late Ming dynasty, the trade relations created between <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region> and the West, where metals including silver were used as means of payment, forced the government to repeal the ban on using silver. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The Qing <b><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">清</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-weight: normal; layout-grid-mode: line;">qīng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></b>dynasty (1644-1911 CE) minted large numbers of coins in various shapes. This was the product of the peace and prosperity that prevailed during the long rule of Emperor Kang Xi <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">康</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">kāng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">熙</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">xī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> (ruled 1662-1722 CE) and his grandson Emperor Qian Long <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">乾</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">qián</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">隆</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">lóng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>(ruled 1736-1795 CE). During the rule of Emperor Dao Guang <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">道</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">dào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">光</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">guāng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> (ruled 1831-1851 CE), when trade developed between distant cities, carrying cash was dangerous. In order to ensure their personal safety, merchants used bank checks <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">票</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">piào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">号</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">hào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span>.</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Following the fall of the Qing dynasty and in the shadow of the two opium wars (1839-1842 and 1856-1860), the value of silver fell drastically and the copper coins, which were of low quality, significantly lowered the value of money. This took place after the joint forces of the British and French armies had burnt the old summer palace of the emperor to the ground and forced the Manchurian rulers to transfer territories to them and pay them compensation. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">In 1901, with the fall of the Qing dynasty, the joint forces, including the British, American, French, German, Japanese, Russian, Austrian and Italian, invaded China, which became a colonial society and semi-feudal. Groups of peasants who revolted against the invasion began to mint coins independently, both for civilian and military supply purposes. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The invasion by Western countries of <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region> brought with it the use of advanced foreign technologies. During the rule of Emperor Guang Xu <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">光</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">guāng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">绪</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">xù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span> </span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(ruled 1875-1908), Zhang Zhidong <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">张</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">zhāng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">之</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">洞</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">dòng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="ZH-CN"> </span></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span>1837-1909</span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;">)</span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span>) the governor-general of Guang Dong </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">广</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">guǎng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">东</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">dōng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>and Guang Xi <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">广</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">guǎng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">西</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">xī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> provinces, introduced a new advanced technology of minting coins, using machines. Thus, all money became standardized and of good quality, resembling that which we use today. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">During the Chinese republic (1912-1949) the yuan <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">元</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">yuán</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">currency, which is also used in present-day <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region>, was introduced. Gradually, the use of paper money increased and became the main means of payment, while the use of coins was secondary.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">As already mentioned, in traditional <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region>, alongside the possession of money, wealth was also expressed through the possession of land. During the Zhou <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">周</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">zhōu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span> </span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>dynasty</span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span>1046-221)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>BCE) the jing tian<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">井</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">jǐng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">田</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">tián</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span><span dir="RTL"></span><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span>)</span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">literally: well</span><span dir="RTL"></span><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="RTL" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span> </span></b><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span dir="LTR"></span>[and]</span><span dir="RTL"></span><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="RTL" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span> </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">field) feudal</span><span dir="RTL"></span><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="RTL" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span> </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">system was customary, according to which the land was divided equally among the peasants. The character <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">井</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">jǐng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> expresses in its form the division into nine equal plots, of which the central one is worked cooperatively by the peasants for the ruler, and the other eight are worked by each peasant for himself. This system ensured a good income to the ruler, while protecting the peasants from exaggerated taxation. </span></span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">During the 4<sup>th</sup> century BCE Shang Yang <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">商</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">shāng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">鞅</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">yāng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>(338-390), Prime Minister of the Qin <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">秦</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">qín</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">dynasty, abolished the feudal system of land division and enabled the common people to buy and sell land. This system persisted for more than 2,000 years.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Communists, during the civil war against the kuomingtang in the early 1930s, confiscated the property of officials, landlords, and tax collectors, and redistributed the land to the peasants. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">In present-day <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region> land is owned by the state, but individuals and corporations have the right to own all other property, except land. The state still has the right, however, to requisition personal property owned by individuals, for public purposes. In such cases, the state is required to provide compensation.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
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<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b><span style="color: red; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Philosophical Perceptions of Wealth<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">In traditional <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region> the mind and soul were appreciated more than material things, and living harmoniously and happily was highly regarded. Chinese philosophy presents various approaches to wealth. According to the conception of yin and yang, just as in disease there are seeds of health, and in health there are seeds of disease, so too does wealth contain seeds of poverty and poverty contain seeds of wealth. Just as he who moves further and further to the east will eventually reach the west, so too will he who accumulates more and more money, eventually become poor. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The philosopher Lao Zi<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">老</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">lǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">子</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">zǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span> </span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span>(604-531 BCE) wrote that an ideal society is self-sufficient. In such society no one owns more possessions than his neighbor, and thus there is no envy, which is the main cause of rivalry and suffering. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The philosopher Zhuang Zi <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">庄</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">zhuāng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">子</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">zi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span> </span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(369?-286 BCE) believed that life is transient and that the pursuit of wealth and personal glorification was mere vanity. It was therefore better to relinquish the desire for wealth and to live instead a simple life. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The historian Si Maqian <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">司</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">sī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="ZH-CN"> </span><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">马</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">mǎ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">迁</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">qiān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ZH-CN"> </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">preceded the economics philosopher </span>Adam Smith<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> (1723-1790) by about 2,000 years, when he wrote that "wealth and coins should be able to flow freely as heaven flows freely" and that there is no one fixed way to reach wealth. Money, in his view, has no one permanent owner. It finds its way to talented people, just as the spokes of the wheel come together in the center; therefore, these talented people should be called "nobility without title". <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
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<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: red; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Gods of Wealth<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Money and wealth are not absent from the realm of the gods either. One of the most popular Chinese gods is the God of Wealth, Cai Shen<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">财</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">cái</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">神</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">shén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">, </b><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">who is responsible for the creation of profit and the division of wealth. He is presented as one god, a dual entity, or a group of gods. An old tradition originating in the <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Beijing</st1:place></st1:city> area has it that on the 2<sup>nd</sup> and 16<sup>th</sup> day of each lunar month the God of Wealth visits the Supreme God, the Jade Emperor, and reports to him on the deeds of mortals. According to these reports, wealth is then allocated. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Among the traditional symbols of wealth<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1348893934337601404#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">[1]</span></span></span></span></span></a> are the fish, turtle, deer, peony, and the big belly of the smiling Buddha. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
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<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">阿</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">ā</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">堵</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">dǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">物</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">wù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></b><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally: <b>These things</b>.</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A phrase that means "money". </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">During the Jin<ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">晋</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">jìn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> dynasty (265-420 CE) there was a man named Yan Wang<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">衍</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">yǎn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">王</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">wáng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, who considered himself elevated above considerations of material interest and refrained from uttering the word "money".<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His wife did not, understandably, accept his approach, and one day when Wang Yan was sleeping she sent the servants to fill his bed with piles of money. She thought that when he would wake up he would have no choice but to say the word "money". Wang, however, although seeing the money around him when he woke up, was still determined not to utter the word. Instead, he called out, "Take these things from here!"<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br />
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<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">贫</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">pín</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">居</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jū</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">闹</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">nào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">市</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">无</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">人</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">问</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wèn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">富</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">fù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">在</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zài</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">深</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shēn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">山</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">有</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yǒu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">远</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yuǎn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">亲</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qīn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A poor man, [though] he lives in a noisy city – nobody is interested in him, [whereas] a rich man who lives in a desolate mountain area - [even] distant relatives visit him </span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
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<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">日</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">有</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yǒu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">阴</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yīn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">晴</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qíng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">月</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yuè</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">有</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yǒu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">盈</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yíng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">亏</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">kuī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally: <b>The sun is rising and setting [and] the moon is waxing and waning</b>. </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Wealth, like poverty is in not permanent. Economic conditions may change throughout life. </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">In the Bible it is written: <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";">לא לעולם חוסן (<i>משלי</i> כז 24) <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">For riches do not last forever (<i>Proverbs</i>, 27, 24) </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">有</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">yǒu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">钱</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">qián</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">一</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">yì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">条</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">tiáo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">龙</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">lóng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">无</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">wú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">钱</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">qián</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">一</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">yī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">条</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">tiáo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">虫</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">chóng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 597.75pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A wealthy person is like a dragon, [whereas] a poor person is like a worm</span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 597.75pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">人</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">心</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xīn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">无</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">刚</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">gāng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">一</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">世</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">穷</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qióng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 597.75pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">He who lacks a strong will, will be poor for a lifetime </span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 597.75pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">人</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">有</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yǒu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">前</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qián</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">后</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">hòu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">眼</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yǎn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">富</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">fù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">贵</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">guì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">一</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">千</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qiān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">年</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">nián</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 597.75pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><br />
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<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 597.75pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally: <b>He who has eyes [both] in the front and in the back, will be wealthy and respected for a thousand years </b></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 597.75pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A person who is cautious will be wealthy and respected for many years. </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 198.0pt center 264.5pt right 597.75pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">一</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">钱</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qián</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">遮</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhē</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">百</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bǎi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">丑</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">chǒu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 597.75pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">One coin of money [can] conceal a hundred [spots of] ugliness<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">叫</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jiào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">化</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">huā</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">子</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">出</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">chū</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">龙</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lóng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">灯</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dēng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">穷</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qióng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">欢</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">huān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 597.75pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Beggars appear in the dragon lantern parade - poor people's joy</span></b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 597.75pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The same idea is found in the idiom: </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 597.75pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">叫</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jiào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">化</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">huā</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">子</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">哼</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">hēng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">着</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhe</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">太</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">tài</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">平</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">píng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">调</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">diào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">穷</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qióng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">开</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">kāi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">心</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xīn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 597.75pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A beggar hums the song "A Peaceful Year" - poor people's joy </span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 597.75pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">要</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">得</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dé</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">富</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">fù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">险</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xiǎn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">上</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shàng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">做</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zuò</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 597.75pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">He who wants to become rich must take risks</span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 597.75pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 597.75pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">人</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">穷</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qióng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">断</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">duàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">六</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">liù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">亲</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qīn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 597.75pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A poor person - his relatives<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1348893934337601404#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;"><span style="color: blue;">[1]</span></span></b></span></span></span></span></a> cut themselves off from him <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 597.75pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 597.75pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">穷</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qióng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">有</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yǒu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"> </span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">穷</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qióng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">愁</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">chóu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">富</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">fù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">有</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yǒu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">富</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">fù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">愁</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">chóu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Wealthy people have wealthy people's worries, [just as] poor people have poor people's worries </span></b><i><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">In Hebrew they say: </span><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;">מרבה נכסים מרבה דאגה (אבות , ב, ז). <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">He who has many assets has many worries (</span><i><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Pirkei</span></i><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"> <i>Avot,</i><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2, 7) </span></span><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 597.75pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">贫</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">pín</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">学</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">xué</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">俭</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">jiǎn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">富</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">fù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">学</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">xué</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">奢</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">shē</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-size: 26.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The poor do not have to learn frugality [and] the wealthy do not have to learn spendthriftiness</span></b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 597.75pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 597.75pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">门</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">mén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">前</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qián</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">拴</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shuān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">上</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shàng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">高</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">gāo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">头</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">tóu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">马</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">mǎ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">是</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">亲</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qīn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">来</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lái</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">也</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yě</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">是</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">亲</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qīn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 597.75pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">He who reaches the front door to which a tall horse is tied up - [though] he is not a relative [of the people in the house], he will consider himself a relative</span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 597.75pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A rich person or he who has high position, attracts people who expect to benefit from him. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 597.75pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">饱</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">汉</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">hàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">知</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">饿</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">è</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">汉</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">hàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">饥</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 597.75pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally: <b>The full do not understand the hungry</b>. </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The rich do not understand the poor. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 597.75pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 597.75pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">富</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">fù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">家</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jiā</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">一</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">席</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">酒</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jiǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">穷</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qióng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">汉</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">hàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">半</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">年</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">nián</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">粮</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">liáng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 597.75pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The [cost] of one banquet held by a wealthy family is like [the cost] of the food consumed by a poor family in six months<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 597.75pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">金</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jīn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">钱</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qián</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">如</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">粪</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">fèn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">土</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">tǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">脸</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">liǎn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">面</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">miàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">值</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">千</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qiān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">金</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jīn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Money is like dirt [whereas] face<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1348893934337601404#_ftn2" name="_ftnref2" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn2;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;"><span style="color: blue;">[2]</span></span></b></span></span></span></span></a> is worth a thousand pieces of gold<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 597.75pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 597.75pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">肚</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">饥</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">莫</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">mò</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">与</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">饱</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">人</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">言</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yán</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The hungry have no common language with the satiated<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The wealthy and the poor have no common language.</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 597.75pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">金</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">jīn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">钱</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">qián</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">非</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">fēi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">万</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">wàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">能</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">néng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> <br />
</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Money is not omnipotent</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span></b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">This, as opposed to the much-used idiom in English: </span><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Money makes the world go round <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">鱼</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">yú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">米</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">mǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">之</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">乡</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">xiāng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></b><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Land of fish and rice<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A land of plenty. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">In the Bible it is written (21 times):<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;">ארץ זבת חלב ודבש</span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR" lang="HE" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span> </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally: Land of milk and honey.</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR" lang="HE" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">百</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bǎi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">家</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">jiā</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">姓</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">xìng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">念</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">niàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">第</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">dì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">一</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">yī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">个</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">gè</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">字</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">zì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
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<div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally: <b>Reads "The Hundred [Chinese] Family Names"<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1348893934337601404#_ftn3" name="_ftnref3" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn3;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;"><span style="color: blue;">[3]</span></span></b></span></span></span></span></a> without reading the first character</b> <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Said of those who speak about money before anything else.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The first name in the list of the Chinese family names is Zhao <ruby style="ruby-align: right;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">赵</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">zhào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, and the second is Qian <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">钱</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">qián</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, which means "money". </span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 597.75pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 597.75pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">大</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dà</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">河</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">hé</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">里</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">有</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yǒu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">水</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shuǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">小</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xiǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">河</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">hé</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">里</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">满</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">mǎn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally: <b>[When] there is water in the big rivers, the small rivers are filled</b>. <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">When the community prospers, the individual prospers too. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The same idea is found in the idiom:<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">大</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dà</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">河</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">hé</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">无</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">水</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shuǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">小</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xiǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">河</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">hé</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">干</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">gàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally: <b>[When] there is no water in the big rivers, the small rivers dry up. <o:p></o:p></b></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">When there is a shortage in the community, the individual is poor. </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 597.75pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">和</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">hé</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">气</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">qi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">生</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">shēng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">财</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">cái</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></b><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Harmony brings wealth<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 597.75pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">衣</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">锦</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jǐn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">夜</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yè</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">行</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xíng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Walking dressed up in an embroidered robe at night</span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Said of a person who cannot reveal his wealth and high position to the public. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">This is based on the following story:<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Xiang Yu <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">项</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">xiàng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">羽</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">yǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1348893934337601404#_ftn4" name="_ftnref4" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn4;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Times New Roman;">[4]</span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span>, who led his army to the occupation of Xianyang <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">咸</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">xián</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">阳</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">yáng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, killed the surrendering King of the State of Qin <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">秦</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">qín</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, burnt the palaces of Qin, and began withdrawing eastward with the looted treasures and captured women. One of his advisers advised him to stay in the region of the city of <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Guangzhong</st1:place></st1:city><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">关</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">guān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">中</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">zhōng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, saying, "Guanzhong is protected from all sides by mountains and rivers, and its earth is fertile. Establish your capital city here, and then you will be able to rule the entire state". <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Xiang Yu saw the ruined palaces of the State of <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Qin</st1:place></st1:state> and missed his home. Then he said, "Not returning home after becoming rich and gaining high position, is like walking dressed up in an embroidered robe at night. Who will notice that you are rich?"<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Therefore, he was determined to return to the east.</span></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><br />
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<div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"><br clear="all" /> <hr align="left" size="1" width="33%" /> <div id="ftn1" style="mso-element: footnote;"> <div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1348893934337601404#_ftnref1" name="_ftn1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;"><span style="color: blue;">[1]</span></span></span></span></span></a><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">六</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">liù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="ZH-CN"> </span><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">亲</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">qīn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, literally: six kinds of family relatives: father, mother, big brothers, small brothers, wife and children.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div></div><div id="ftn2" style="mso-element: footnote;"> <div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1348893934337601404#_ftnref2" name="_ftn2" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn2;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;"><span style="color: blue;">[2]</span></span></span></span></span></a> On the meaning of the term "face" <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">脸</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">liǎn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>in Chinese, see the chapter on face and on losing face. </div></div><div id="ftn3" style="mso-element: footnote;"> <div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1348893934337601404#_ftnref3" name="_ftn3" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn3;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;"><span style="color: blue;">[3]</span></span></span></span></span></a> "The Hundred Family Names" <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">百</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">bǎi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">家</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">jiā</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="ZH-CN"> </span><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">姓</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">xìng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>is the title of a text written by an anonymous writer from the period of the Song <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">宋</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">sòng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><b><span lang="ZH-CN"> </span></b><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="ZH-CN"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span>dynasty (960-1279 CE), which sets out the Chinese family names. See also the chapter on family. </div></div><div id="ftn4" style="mso-element: footnote;"> <div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1348893934337601404#_ftnref4" name="_ftn4" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn4;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;"><span style="color: blue;">[4]</span></span></span></span></span></a> Xiang Yu (232-202 BCE ) was a prominent general during the fall of the Qin dynasty. <span dir="RTL" lang="HE"><o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div><br />
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<div class="fb-like" data-href="http://sin-idioms.blogspot.com/" data-send="true" data-width="450" data-show-faces="true" data-action="recommend" data-font="verdana"></div><h1 align="center" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; page-break-after: auto; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="color: red; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-font-width: 87%;"><o:p></o:p></span> </h1><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Chinese people do not usually say "hello" or "hi" to people they do not know. At a business introductory meeting, it is customary to give a business or personal card when being introduced to someone. The Chinese usually do not shake hands at the first meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In traditional <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region> people would not shake hands in greeting as is customary in the West. Instead, they would</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"> cover their left fist with their right hand or place palms together<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> and,</span> while making this gesture, would shake their hands up and down slightly and bow. Women would hold the end of their left sleeve with the right hand and, while doing so, would shake their hands up and down slightly for greeting. Thus, they would express good manners and respect.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">When addressing people, whether old or young, they should be addressed as if they were higher up in the hierarchy. It is also customary to use terms borrowed from the family domain when addressing people who are not relatives. If the person is one generation older, he will be addressed as "uncle" <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">大</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">dà</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">爷</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">yé</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span> </span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(literally: father's older<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>brother) or <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">叔</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">shū</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">叔</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">shū</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span><a href="http://www.mdbg.net/chindict/chindict.php"></a><a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/" target="_blank"></a><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"> (literally: father's younger brother)</span><a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/" target="_blank"></a><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">. A woman from an older generation will be called "aunty" <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">阿</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: SimSun; layout-grid-mode: line;">ā</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">姨</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">yí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(literally: maternal aunt). Children too, when addressing adults, use family terms. For example, they will address a policeman as "uncle policeman" <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">警</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">jǐng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">察</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">chá</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">叔</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">shū</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">叔</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">shū</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span dir="RTL"></span>,</span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and children from the upper grades as "big brother"<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">大</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">dà</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">哥</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">gē</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">哥</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">gē</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span dir="RTL"></span> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun;">or "big sister" <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">大</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">dà</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">姐</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">jiě</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">姐</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">jiě</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>.</span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">People who are familiar (not including relatives) are addressed by using the title "Mister" <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">先</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">xiān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">生</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">shēng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, which is also the way to address a teacher or an expert. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">During meetings held for the first time, the subjects of conversation are usually different from those customary in the West. Questions referring to work, wages, family status and age, are not considered impolite. Such questions are the most common. On the other hand, questions about the family are avoided and considered strange. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">When meeting familiar people it is customary to express closeness by asking questions such as "How is your health recently?" <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">你</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">nǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">最</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">zuì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">近</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">jìn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">身</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">shēn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">体</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">tǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">怎</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">zěn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">么</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">me</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">样</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">yàng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>"Have you already eaten? <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">你</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">nǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">吃</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">chī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">饭</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">fàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">了</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">le</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">吗</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">ma</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or "Where are you going to?" <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">你</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">nǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">上</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">shàng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">哪</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">nǎ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">儿</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">er</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">去</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">qù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">In traditional <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region>, saying "you have become fat" was considered a compliment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On the other hand, saying to someone that he had become thinner would mean that the questioner was concerned about his health.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">When friends are leaving, the Chinese people usually express concern for their safety by saying "Have a safe trip" <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">一</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">yí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">路</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">lù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">平</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">píng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">安</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">ān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, "Be careful on your way" <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">路</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">lù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">上</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">shang</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">多</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">duō</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">加</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">jiā</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">小</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">xiǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">心</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">xīn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span>,</span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span> or<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>"Walk slowly"<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">慢</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">màn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">走</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">zǒu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span> </span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";">.</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">As a separation gift, a hand-held fan <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">扇</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">shàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">子</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">zi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> would be given to the departing friend, hoping that he would use it on his way. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">In many Chinese romances, it is described how a man who leaves his wife for a long time breaks a round mirror into two pieces, and each spouse keeps one piece. By matching the two pieces, they will thus recognize each other when they eventually meet again. If one of the spouses has been unfaithful, his or her piece of mirror will become a magpie. When the mirror becomes restored to a whole it will mean that the couple are back together.<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1348893934337601404#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">[1]</span></span></span></span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">牛</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">niú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">郎</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">láng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">织</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">女</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">nǚ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></b><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="color: red; font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Cowherd [and] a weaving maid </span></b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">A slender chance of meeting. </span><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span lang="HE"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">This is based on a popular legend,<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1348893934337601404#_ftn2" name="_ftnref2" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn2;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">[2]</span></span></span></span></span></a> associated with the Women's Festival, which was celebrated in traditional <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region> on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month. </span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Today this phrase refers to a married couple who live separate lives. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">新</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">xīn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">婚</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">hūn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">如</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">rú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">远</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">yuǎn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">别</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bié</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Or: </span></b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">新</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">xīn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">婚</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">hūn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">如</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">rú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">久</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">jiǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">别</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bié</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><st1:place w:st="on"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Reunion</span></b></st1:place><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"> after a long separation is preferable to the wedding night</span></b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">毛</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">máo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">豆</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">dòu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">烧</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">shāo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">豆</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">dòu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">腐</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">fǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">碰</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">pèng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">上</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">shàng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">自</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">zì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">家</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">jiā</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">人</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">rén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Green soybeans cooked with tofu – a person who meets with his own family member </span></b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Said of people who have much in common.</span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 24pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">癞</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">lài</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">蛤</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">há</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">蟆</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">ma</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">瞪</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">dèng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">眼</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">yǎn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">儿</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">ér</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">又</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">yòu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">想</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">xiǎng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">蹦</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bèng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">跶</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">da</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">了</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">le</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A toad stares – wants to jump again </span></b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Said of a person who wants to make a comeback. </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><br />
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margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;">.</span><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">井</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">jǐng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">水</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">shuǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">犯</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">fàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">河</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">hé</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">水</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">shuǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">南</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">nán</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">山</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">shān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">靠</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">kào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">北</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">běi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">山</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">shān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> — <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">各</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">gè</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">过</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">guò</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">各</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">gè</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">的</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">de</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Well <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>water does not invade river water – <st1:place w:st="on">Nan</st1:place> (literally: south) Mountain does not lean on Bei (literally: north) Mountain – each one goes his own way </span></b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Said of people who have a disconnected relationship (often with family members).<o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">This also means "everybody minds his own business". </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 24pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 24pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">各</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">gè</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 24pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">走</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zǒu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 24pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">各</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">gè</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 24pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">的</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">de</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 24pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">路</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 24pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> <b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Each goes his own way</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; 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<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">两</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">liǎng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">个</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">gè</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">“<ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">山</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;">“<ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">字</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">重</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhòng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">起</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">写</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xiě</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">请</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qǐng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;">"<ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">出</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">chū</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;">"</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Twice the character “<ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">山</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-weight: normal; layout-grid-mode: line;">shān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">“ one above the other – please go! </b></span></b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The character <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">出</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">chū</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> (literally: go) is comprised of twice the character <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">山</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">shān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">(literally: mountain) placed one above the other.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR" lang="HE" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">相</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">xiāng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">见</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">jiàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">好</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">hǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">同</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">tong</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">住</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">zhù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">难</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">nán</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Meeting each other is easy, living together is difficult<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR" lang="HE" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span dir="LTR"></span> </span><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">好</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">hǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">合</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">hé</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">如</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">rú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">好</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">hǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">散</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">sàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A good separation is more important than a good meeting <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"><br clear="all" /> <hr align="left" size="1" width="33%" /> <div id="ftn1" style="mso-element: footnote;"> <div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1348893934337601404#_ftnref1" name="_ftn1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">[1]</span></span></span></span></a> See also the idiom: <b>A broken mirror restored</b> in the chapter on love and marriage. </div></div><div id="ftn2" style="mso-element: footnote;"> <div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1348893934337601404#_ftnref2" name="_ftn2" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn2;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">[2]</span></span></span></span></a> <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">See also the idiom: <b>The seventh day in the seventh lunar month – the shepherd meets the weaving girl</b></span> in the chapter on love and marriage.</div></div></div>Hila Berlinerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07089503952210531830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1348893934337601404.post-19811526995096395652011-11-17T08:38:00.001-08:002011-11-24T00:31:44.606-08:00ON LAW AND JUSTICE<div id="fb-root"></div><script>(function(d, s, id) {
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<div class="fb-like" data-href="http://sin-idioms.blogspot.com/" data-send="true" data-width="450" data-show-faces="true" data-action="recommend" data-font="verdana"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The word that signifies "law" in present-day <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region> is <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">法</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">fǎ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">, literally meaning "law", "legal system", "the way things are done", "penalty", "punishing", "standard" and "model". The term formerly used was<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">刑</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">xíng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">, which means "penalty". Unlike other ancient cultures that ascribed their laws to a divine source, the Chinese law has no association with religion.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The earliest Chinese codex of law known to us is <i>The Book of Punishments</i></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">刑</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">xíng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">书</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">shū</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">, written in the 6<sup>th</sup> century BCE. </span>In 536 BCE <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Zi Chan<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span class="Title1"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">子</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">zǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">产</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">chǎn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">, the ruler of the small State of <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Zheng</st1:place></st1:state> </span><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">郑</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">zhèng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, ordered that it be written down on a series of <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">tripod bronze vessels. Following this "book", laws appeared in other states in 513 BCE, 501 BCE and later. Though these texts have been lost, it is possible to learn about them from a letter addressed to Zi Chan, in which a respected person from a neighboring state expressed his objection to them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">During the rule of Emperor Qin Shi Huang Di </span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span dir="RTL" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">秦</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">qín</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">始</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">shǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">皇</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">huáng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">帝</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">dì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span>259-210) </span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span lang="HE" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">BCE), new laws were legislated and inscribed on tripod vessels placed in the ancestor temples and <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">disseminated to all the government ministries. Thus, every citizen was familiar with the laws of the emperor. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The Confucians considered that there was no need for laws, and that it would be better to rely on li </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">礼</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">lǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">, the rules of behavior believed to have been created by the ancient sages. In their view, the disorder that was prevalent during their period derived from the fact that people did <span style="color: black;">not understand li and did not live according</span> to it. Li moulds people and makes them acceptable in society. It can prevent bad behavior from occurring; whereas law punishes after the offense has already been committed. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">According to the Confucians, a government based on morals will gain the hearts of the people, whereas rule based on force is likely to achieve outward obedience rather than internalized moral values. Li is a means of persuasion, whereas laws are compulsory, and, therefore, an expression of a despotic government. Li derives its universal validation from the ancient sages and from its harmonization with human nature and cosmic order. The Confucians believed that law, as a product of people who are desirous of acquiring political power, has no moral validity. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">As opposed to the Confucian approach, the Legalists introduced laws that elaborated upon the offenses and their suitable matching punishments. The Legalists, who supported rule by law, believed that human nature is selfish, which is why severe punishments are required. The law seen in this way relates to selfish people rather than to good deeds. The government, as a strong authority, must therefore rescind all privileges. Accordingly, laws must be published and implemented without discrimination, no matter what the social class or proximity to government officials of the person who has broken the law.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Law, according to the Legalists, is the basis for a stable government. Since it is known to everybody, it can serve as a tool for measuring behavior. Li, however, cannot replace law, because the rules of li are subject to subjective interpretation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The Han <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">汉</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">hàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">dynasty (202 BCE-220 CE) officially renounced the principles of Legalism, which had been adopted by Emperor Qin Shi Huang Di, and instead established a long period of empire that would implement rule in the Confucian spirit. This found its expression especially in the legal system. For example, a father who killed his son because the latter did not obey him, would not be punished and might not even have been investigated. In contrast, a son who killed his father would be sentenced to death as a murderer, even if he had not intended to kill, and even if a stranger, who might have killed the father in the same circumstances, would not have been punished at all. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The first Chinese codex of law preserved intact is that of Tang Lu Shu Yi<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">唐</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">táng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">律</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">lǜ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">疏</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">shū</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">议</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">yì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="ZH-CN"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">(literally: the Tang law and its interpretation), which was compiled in 653 CE. This codex served as a basis for the legal systems of the dynasties to come and was also adopted by <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Korea</st1:place></st1:country-region> and <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Japan</st1:place></st1:country-region>. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">In the criminal law, for every offense listed in the penal code there was a specific punishment. The most customary punishment - beating with a bamboo rod, from one to one hundred strokes, was quite harsh. The punishment for a severe offense was execution by strangling or decapitation. An even more severe punishment was that of slow death by torture. Death by strangling was considered a sign of the emperor's mercy. Another kind of punishment was that of temporary or permanent exile to a distant place. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The magistrate would both investigate and pronounce the verdict. His verdict would then be subject to repeated routine examination by administrators higher up in the bureaucratic hierarchy, and by censors. A death sentence had to go through all the steps of the hierarchy and even to reach the emperor himself. The condemned person could address the emperor directly with an appeal, a process that somewhat mitigated the harsh legal system. Nonetheless, innocent people were often punished.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">In traditional <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region>, due to the supreme importance ascribed to social order, human rights were considered less important. However, people did have freedom of belief and religion. As opposed to the Western approach in the same period, the Chinese would not punish people for their beliefs. Moreover, anyone had the right to declare his legal claim. For this purpose, outside the court of justice, was hung "the complaint drum" </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">怨</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">yuàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">鼓</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">gǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, which anyone could bang and declare his claim. In each court of law there was a mural depicting a terrible animal called "covetousness", in order to remind the judge that greed is an evil animal and that he who <span style="color: black;">falls prey to it will be punished</span>. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">An important principle in traditional <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region> was that of meting out punishment only after the individual had admitted to committing the crime; but such admissions would frequently be achieved by torture.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">知</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">者</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhě</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">作</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zuò</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">罪</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zuì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">He who does not know is not to blame<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">In Hebrew they also say:</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";">אין עונשין אלא אם כן מזהירים<b> </b>(סנהדרין</span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR" lang="HE" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span> </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";">נו</span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span>, </span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span lang="HE">ב). <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally: No punishment is enforced unless a warning had been issued (<i>Sanhedrin</i>, 56, 2).</span></div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"> <span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">世</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">患</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">huàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">无</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">法</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">fǎ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">而</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">ér</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">患</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">huàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">无</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">必</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">行</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xíng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">之</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">法</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">fǎ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Troubles come to the world not [because of] lack of laws, but [because of] disobeying them </span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">人</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">随</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">suí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">王</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wáng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">法</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">fǎ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">草</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">cǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">随</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">suí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">风</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">fēng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Just as] grass follows the wind, people follow the king's law</span></b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">. </span><span dir="RTL"></span><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span>]</span></b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally:</span><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Just as grass follows the wind, the citizens abide by the law of the state. </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">无</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">法</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">fǎ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">(<ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">发</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">fā</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;">)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">无</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">天</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">tiān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;"></rt></ruby></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;"></rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally<b>: Without law (without hair<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1348893934337601404#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">[1]</span></b></span></span></span></span></a>) (pun) [and] without heaven</b>.</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">This idiom is used to describe a person who mocks the law and the supreme authority (God). <o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">难</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">nán</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">逃</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">táo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">法</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">fǎ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">网</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">wǎng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></b><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">It is difficult to escape the net of the law <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">以</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">牙</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yá</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">还</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">huán</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">牙</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yá</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A tooth for a tooth </span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">To take revenge on he who has done harm in the same way that he had done the harm. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The same phrase is found in the Bible:</span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;">עין תחת עין, שן תחת שן, יד תחת יד, רגל תחת רגל (שמות כא 24). <o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth, hand for a hand, foot for a foot (<i>Exodus</i> 21, 24). <o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">安</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 14pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">ān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">无</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 14pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">wú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">天</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 14pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">tiān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">日</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 14pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">rì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></b><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Complete darkness <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">A complete absence of justice. </span> </div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"><br clear="all" /> <hr align="left" size="1" width="33%" /> <div id="ftn1" style="mso-element: footnote;"> <div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1348893934337601404#_ftnref1" name="_ftn1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">[1]</span></span></span></span></a>Buddhist monks have their head shaven. Pun: the word <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">法</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">fǎ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>,<span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"><span dir="RTL"></span> </span>which signifies "law", and the word <ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">发</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">fā</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, which signifies "hair", are homonyms.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div></div></div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br />
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</div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The word <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">个</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">gè</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">性</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">xìng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, signifying "individuality" in Chinese, is relatively new. In Chinese traditional society, which was forged according to Confucian values, there was no place for individuality. Until the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949, in an ideal Confucian family, which included three or four generations, the authority was given to the old men; and filial piety, which meant complete obedience to one's parents, was a basic element in the social structure. The family was a strong social unit in which the individual never saw himself as independent.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Throughout thousands of years a system of rules dictated to the Chinese how to behave under almost every possible circumstance, hindering the distinction between ritual behavior and true emotions. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><strong><span style="font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">While the following idioms testify to an awareness of individuality, the Chinese people have always ascribed more importance to the society as a whole. The needs of the family, the community or the state have always preceded those of the individual</span></strong><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-size: 24pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">各</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">gè</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">有</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">yǒu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">千</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">qiān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">秋</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">qiū</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></b><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Everyone has a thousand autumns <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span>.</span><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">his own virtues</span><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span> </span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Everyone has</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">百</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bǎi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">人</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">百</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bǎi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">姓</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xìng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">个</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">gè</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">人</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">个</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">gè</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">性</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xìng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally<b>: [Just as] a hundred people have a hundred family names, every person has his own personality.</b></span><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">八</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bā</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">仙</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xiān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">过</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">guò</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">海</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">hǎi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">各</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">gè</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">显</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xiǎn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">神</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">通</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">tōng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The Eight Immortals cross the ocean; every one [of them] demonstrates his own divine ability <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Every person has his own abilities and his own way of coping with situations, or of solving problems. </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">This is based on the story that describes the Eight Immortals crossing the ocean. <o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">The same idea is found in the idiom:</span><br />
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<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">八</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bā</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">仙</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xiān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">过</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">guò</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">海</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">hǎi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">各</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">gè</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">显</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xiǎn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">其</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">能</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">néng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The Eight Immortals cross the ocean; every one [of them] demonstrates his own ability </span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Alternatively:</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">八</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bā</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">仙</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xiān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">过</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">guò</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">海</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">hǎi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">用</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yòng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">船</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">chuán</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"> </span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">自</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">有</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yǒu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">法</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">fǎ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">度</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"> (<ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">渡</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;">)</span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The Eight Immortals cross the ocean without a boat; every one of them has his own skills (way to cross) (pun) </span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The words <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">度</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">dù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="ZH-CN"> </span>(literally: ability) and <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">渡</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">dù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> (literally: crossing, crossing a river) are homonyms.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">人</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">之</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">相</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xiāng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">去</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">如</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">九</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jiǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">牛</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">niú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">毛</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">máo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally:<b> The number of differences among people is like the number of hairs on nine oxen</b>. </span><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Every human being has his own personality. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">三</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">sān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">人</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">六</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">liù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">样</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yàng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">话</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">huà</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Three people - six opinions </span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">In French they say: </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Autant de têtes, autant d'avis.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally: As many as the heads, are the number of opinions. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The same idea is found in the idiom: <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">双</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shuāng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">黄</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">huáng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">鸡</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">蛋</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">两</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">liǎng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">个</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">gè</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">心</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xīn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally:<b> Two yolks in one egg – two hearts</b>. </span><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Said of one person who has two different opinions, or hidden motives.</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><br />
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</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"> </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> <span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">人</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">人</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">头</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">tóu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">上</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shàng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">顶</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dǐng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">块</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">kuài</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">天</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">tiān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally: <b>Every person has [his own] piece of sky above his head</b>. </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Every human being has an equal opportunity to express his personality</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><br />
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</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">一</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">个</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">gè</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">师</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">傅</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">fù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">一</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">个</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">gè</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">传</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">chuán</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">授</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shòu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-size: 26.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Every master has his own way to teach </span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Every person has his own way of doing things. </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The same idea is found in the idiom: <o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">千</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qiān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">个</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">gè</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">师</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">傅</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">fù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">千</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qiān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">个</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">gè</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">法</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">fǎ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">儿</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">ér</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 352.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally: <b>A thousand masters – a thousand methods</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 352.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Every person has his own way of acting. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">大</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dà</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">树</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">底</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">下</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xia</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">长</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">cháng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">出</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">chū</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">好</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">hǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">草</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">cǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; 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line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">河</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">hé</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">道</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">山</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">有</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yǒu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">山</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">路</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Literally:</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"> Rivers have river </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">routes [and] mountains have mountain paths</span></b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">.</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"> <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Each thing has its own expression. </span><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Every human being has his own way of life. </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">同</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">tóng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">床</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">chuáng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">异</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">yì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">梦</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">mèng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></b><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally: <b>The same bed, different dreams</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Even the closest people have different minds. </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; 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margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">一</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">yī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">龙</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">lóng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">生</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">shēng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">九</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">jiǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">种</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">zhǒng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">种</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">zhǒng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">种</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">zhǒng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">同</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">tóng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Literally: </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The dragon has nine sons; each is different from the others</span></b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">. </span><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Brothers differ from each other - each has his own character. </span><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;">.</span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="LTR" lang="HE" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span> </span></b><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">萝</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">luó</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">卜</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">bo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">白</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">bái</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">菜</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">cài</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">各</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">gè</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">有</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">yǒu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">所</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">suǒ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">爱</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">ài</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span><b><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span>[One loves] radish, [another loves] cabbage; each has his preferences <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">People have different preferences. </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">十</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">个</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">gè</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">人</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">十</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">样</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yàng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">性</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xìng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Ten people – ten characters </span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">邯</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">hán</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">郸</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">dān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">学</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">xué</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">步</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally: <b>Learns from the Han Dan </b><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">邯</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">hán</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">郸</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">dān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1348893934337601404#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">[1]</span></b></span></span></span></b></span></a><b> people to walk</b>.</span></span></span><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Said of a person who unsuccessfully imitates others and thereby loses his own individuality.</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">This is based on the following story: </span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span lang="HE"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">During the Warring States period (475-221 BCE), Han Dan<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">邯</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">hán</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">郸</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">dān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, the capital city of the State of <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Zhao</st1:place></st1:state> <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">赵</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">zhào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span> </span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span>, was famous for the unique energetic and elegant walking style of its inhabitants. People from other places envied the inhabitants of Han Dan and thought that their walking style was the most beautiful upon the earth. Children from the State of <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Yan</st1:place></st1:state> <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">燕</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">yàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> wanted to imitate this walking style, and set out on a long journey to Han Dan. There, they carefully followed the walking style of the local people, but all their attempts to walk in the Han Dan style failed. Eventually, they decided to give up and return home, but, having forgotten their own walking style, they had no choice but to crawl all the way back. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The lesson from this story is that people must be sensibly critical of others rather than following them blindly. Imitating others without such criticism may incur bad results. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">独</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">来</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lái</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">独</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">往</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wǎng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"> <br />
</span><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally: <b>Comes alone goes alone</b>.</span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Acts alone independently. </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">走</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zǒu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">自</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">己</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">的</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">de</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">路</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">让</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">ràng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">人</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">家</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jiā</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">去</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">说</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shuō</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">吧</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">ba</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><br />
</span><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Go on your way [and] let them talk</span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span><b><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span>!</span></b><b><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"><br clear="all" /> <hr align="left" size="1" width="33%" /> <div id="ftn1" style="mso-element: footnote;"> <div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1348893934337601404#_ftnref1" name="_ftn1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">[1]</span></span></span></span></a> Han Dan is a city in He Bei <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">河</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">hé</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">北</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">běi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>province in northern <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div></div></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><br />
</div>Hila Berlinerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07089503952210531830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1348893934337601404.post-36972850149809276092011-11-17T08:03:00.001-08:002011-11-24T00:33:14.972-08:00ON HEALTH AND SICKNESS<div id="fb-root"></div><script>(function(d, s, id) {
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<div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 145.75pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></div><div class="f1" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Traditional Chinese medicine, which has been developed and practiced throughout Chinese history, is based on the approach of Dao (the Way). Good health, according to Dao, requires living in harmony with the laws of nature. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="f1" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">In traditional <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region> good health meant maintaining qi <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">气</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">qì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span dir="RTL"></span>- </span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the life energy. The original meaning of the word <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">气</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">qì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> was "cooling steam".<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With the passage of time, it became perceived also as the vital force of all living things, which helps the body to resist disease. From birth to death, the qi flows through energy pathways (meridians) in the body. Good health means that the qi is flowing freely without the blockage or stagnation that are caused by an imbalance between yin and yang; and flowing also among the five elements (wood, fire, metal, water and earth), from which the world was believed to be comprised. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="f1" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The conception of an harmonious human body, like the conception of an harmonious society, is based on a model according to which morbidity results from disturbed or imbalanced qi. When balance is restored, all morbidities are cured. In early Chinese traditions, a balanced qi was achieved through meditation, which was believed to maintain good health and improve relationships. The uniqueness of meditation lies in creating harmony without speaking.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="f1" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">According to traditional Chinese medicine, illness can be caused by exaggeration. For example, overworking can weaken the yang energy and strengthen the yin energy. Disease can be caused by an imbalance among the five emotions. Thus, too much joy can cause a fast pulse rate, insomnia or fear; too much anger can cause blushing, hypochondria, headache, dizziness or loss of consciousness; too much grief can cause swallowing difficulties, weakness, restlessness or shortness of breath; and too much worry can cause digestive problems, diarrhea, anorexia or lack of appetite. Likewise, fear and terror can cause lack of sphincter control. Such excessive emotions help external forces, such as wind, cold, or heat, to attack the body. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="f1" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The basic principles of Chinese traditional medicine were written as early as the 3<sup>rd</sup> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>millennium BCE by the Yellow Emperor, in his <i>Classic of Internal Medicine</i> <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">内</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">nèi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">经</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">jīng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>. This book is the oldest text on Chinese medicine, probably compiled over a period of hundreds of years, beginning in the Spring and Autumn period (770-476 BCE). It comprises two parts: the first -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Su Wen <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">素</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">sù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">问</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">wèn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>(literally: the book of plain questions), deals with anatomy, physiology, pathology, diagnosis, prevention of disease, yin and yang, the five elements, treatments, and the connection between man and nature. The second, Ling Shu </span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span dir="RTL" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">灵</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">líng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">枢</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">shū</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span dir="RTL"></span> </span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">, </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">focuses on acupuncture - the insertion of fine needles into the body at specific points, in order to restore the balance between yin and yang in the diseased organ. It includes a description of the meridians, needle treatment techniques, different types of needles, and the location of 160 points of needle treatment. The needles were made of gold, silver, iron or other metal. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="f1" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">In traditional Chinese culture the human body is conceived of as a kind of microcosm. A condition of good health is associated with general harmony, whereas disease is associated with disharmony. The five most important organs - the heart, liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys, are governed by the five elements, which are respectively - fire, wood, earth, metal and water. The body is a system of interactions, which is why inserting a needle into one point on the body can balance an organ distant from this point. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="f1" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">During the Han <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">汉</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: SimSun; layout-grid-mode: line;">hàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun;">dynasty (202 BCE-220 CE) philosophers wrote that a healthy body functions in harmony with nature, and is prone to illness if not coordinated with it. After the Han dynasty, the practice of Dao included breathing exercises, which were intended to achieve immortality. Believing that breath (qi) is the power of life, the Daoists considered breath control as a means to maintain vitality and ensure longevity. Likewise, they occupied themselves with physical exercises that were considered to be healthy. Diet, too, was considered important for maintaining good health. Emphasis was placed on the abstention from harmful foods rather than on eating beneficial ones. Some avoided drinking wine and eating meat, while others avoided cereals, believing that these feed the worms in the body and cause disease, aging and death; whereas yet others thought that wine was healthy and did no harm. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div class="f1" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Good health, according to traditional Chinese medicine, is a result of balance between the female principle (yin), represented by cold, and the male principle (yang) represented by heat. To cure a cold, one should use warming herbs</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">such as ginger, pepper, and turmeric, in order to achieve balance. In southern <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region> people like to eat meat and milk products, but because these are considered hot foods, they are avoided during the summer. Thus, to cure a high fever, it is recommended to eat foods that are considered cold, such as sprouted seeds, fruits, cucumber and tofu. All foods, (whether considered cold or hot) are heated (cooked) because cold foods (from the refrigerator) are considered harmful to the health.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="f1" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Tradition is deep-rooted in present-day <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region>. Drinking cold drinks and eating cold food are still considered to be harmful, which is why when asking for a glass of water in a restaurant in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region>, hot water will be served unless cold water is specified. Ice cream is nonetheless very popular in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region>, despite being considered "not healthy".<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="f1" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Traditional Chinese medicine enables the immediate identification of diseases by checking the pulse. There are different kinds of pulses, each associated with a specific medical condition. The medicines are concocted from herbs, and sometimes substances derived from animals, including insects, are added. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="f1" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A central characteristic of traditional Chinese medicine is that of refraining from surgery. An exceptional figure in the history of traditional Chinese medicine was Hua Tuo <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">华</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">huá</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">陀</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">tuó</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>(110-207 CE), the first Chinese surgeon, who promoted the science of anatomy. Despite his great knowledge of anesthetics he did not leave after him either texts or disciples to pass on his knowledge to future generations. Thus, following his death the use of anesthetics and surgery came to an end. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="f1" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The practice of medicine was usually passed on from father to son. The prevalent belief was that a good doctor was one whose family had practiced medicine for several generations. A saying expressing this belief was that of "beware of taking medicines prescribed by a doctor whose family has not practiced medicine for three generations". <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="f1" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">During the Song <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">宋</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">sòng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> dynasty (960-1279 CE) the medical profession became supervised by the state and only officially authorized physicians were allowed to practice medicine. The first medical school was established. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="f1" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">There were three kinds of physicians. The first group comprised the official doctors of the state, called "great doctors". These were members of the upper class who, in addition to being trained to practice traditional medicine, had studied medical texts and were tested on them. They would be called to the emperor's court whenever he or any of his high government officials became sick.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="f1" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">In the second group of physicians were those government officials who had studied medicine in their free time. Whenever a family member would fall ill they would help him at no charge, but with the expectation of receiving gifts on major holidays.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="f1" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">To the third group of physicians belonged those who came from the lower class, and were typically from families of physicians. They often possessed books on medicine, preserved in the family and hidden away from</span><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">competitors. They practiced medicine in small shops or on the street and received payment for their work. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="f1" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Alongside these three types there were also the "barefoot physicians", who had taken courses in first aid, hygiene and medicine. These physicians worked in the field and would practice medicine after rolling up their trouser legs</span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span dir="RTL"></span>;</span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span> hence their title. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="f1" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">As already mentioned, medicine and Daoism were interwoven. The Daoist God of Medicine is Yao Wang <ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">药</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">yào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">王</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">wáng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>(literally: king of herbal medicine), originally a mortal physician named Sun Simiao <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">孙</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">sūn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">思</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">sī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">邈</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">miǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>(581-682 CE), who was admitted to the Daoist pantheon after his death at the age of 101. His book, written in 30 volumes, includes his work experience and that of other physicians, from his own time and from earlier periods, covering fields such as herbal medicine, acupuncture, massage, gymnastics and breathing exercises. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="f1" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A basic principle in traditional Chinese medicine is illustrated in the following story told by the Legalist philosopher Han Feizi<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">韩</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">hán</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">非</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">fēi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">子</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">zǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> (280-233 BCE):<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="f1" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">One day the court physician addressed the Duke and told him that he had noticed that he had a muscular disease. The Duke replied that he did not suffer from any medical problem. When the doctor left, the Duke said to his courtiers that physicians like to tend to healthy people and earn money from "curing" them. Ten days later, the doctor said to the Duke that his flesh was diseased, and that if he would not take care of it, his condition would worsen. Again, the Duke did not take his words seriously. After another ten days, the doctor arrived at the court once more, looked at the Duke, and left without saying a word. The Duke sent one of the courtiers after him to ask what had happened. The doctor replied, "As long as the muscles were damaged,</span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span dir="RTL"></span> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">it would have been possible to cure them by massage and hot bandages. When the sickness spread to the flesh, it would have been possible to cure it by acupuncture. As long as it was concentrated in the internal organs, it would have been possible to treat it with a heated metal rod. But now that the disease has reached the bones, no treatment will help". Five days later, the Duke called for the doctor's help, but the latter had fled.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="f1" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The lesson of this story is that a skilled doctor attacks the disease in its early phase, when it can still easily be cured. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">千</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qiān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">金</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jīn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">难</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">nán</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">买</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">mǎi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">一</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">口</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">kǒu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">气</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A thousand pieces of gold cannot buy one breath of life <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Life is very precious and cannot be bought with money.</span></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"> </span></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">医</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">得</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dé</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">到</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">病</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bìng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">医</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">到</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">命</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">mìng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><i><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A medicine can cure a disease but cannot cure someone whose fate is doomed <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A parallel idiom in Latin: <o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Contra malum mortis non est medicëmen in hortis<o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally: Against a lethal disease, there is no [herbal] medicine in the gardens.</span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">病</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bìng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">人</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">多</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">duō</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">长</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">cháng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">命</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">mìng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">People who are often ill, live a long life<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">说</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shuō</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">说</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shuō</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">笑</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xiào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">笑</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xiào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">通</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">tōng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">通</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">tōng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">七</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">窍</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qiào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Talking and laughing clear the head (literally: passes through the seven openings of the head) </span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Laughter is healthy. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">笑</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xiào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">一</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">笑</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xiào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">十</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">年</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">nián</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">少</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">恼</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">nǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">一</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">恼</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">nǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">老</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">一</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">老</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR"></span><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span>[He who] laughs much, [will become] ten years younger; [he who] worries much (or is much angry), [will become] older and older<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><b><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The same idea is expressed in the idiom</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">笑</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xiào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">一</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">笑</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xiào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">十</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">年</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">nián</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">少</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">愁</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">chóu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">一</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">愁</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">chóu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">白</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bái</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">了</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">le</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">头</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">tóu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">[He who] laughs much [will become] ten years younger [whereas] he who worries much, [his] hair will become white <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Alternatively</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 24pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">笑</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xiào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 24pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">口</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">kǒu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 24pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">常</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">cháng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 24pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">开</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">kāi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 24pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">青</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qīng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 24pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">春</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">chūn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 24pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">常</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">cháng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 24pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">在</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zài</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 24pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">He who smiles often will always be young</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; 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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSKg6IxA2MrIzvMdH_STc9xiBymiT1uv5lzWZCV2QidO9ONQaw8es3acjlFCrbG0M_MdSm5K19R7r20FVj6HaGnljgOaM5VtXn3S0LxaSxbMkuneTh51c9VG8xI3JuZE8q5jCoehgVzC8/s1600/FIVE+FLOWERS+EIGHT+DOORS111_pic003D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSKg6IxA2MrIzvMdH_STc9xiBymiT1uv5lzWZCV2QidO9ONQaw8es3acjlFCrbG0M_MdSm5K19R7r20FVj6HaGnljgOaM5VtXn3S0LxaSxbMkuneTh51c9VG8xI3JuZE8q5jCoehgVzC8/s320/FIVE+FLOWERS+EIGHT+DOORS111_pic003D.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Or:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">气</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">气</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">恼</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">nǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">恼</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">nǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">成</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">chéng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">了</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">le</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">病</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bìng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">嘻</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">嘻</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">哈</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">hā</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">哈</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">hā</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">活</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">huó</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">了</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">le</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">命</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">mìng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> <b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Much anger brings disease [whereas] hearty laughter instills vitality</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUeg2VUQZTK1_tdZARQDwNOFlaGCyIzNL0iohpZAe5FN34ssPlE4vlDbKRzdOFtZDTWvnH3C7m6QKLomduXrRxwIj9MCmsnDW_2A_JGcYxUywJz01vRYKbCNR_uN9vGKJxD_YD6SVgK2g/s1600/FIVE+FLOWERS+EIGHT+DOORS111_pic003F.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUeg2VUQZTK1_tdZARQDwNOFlaGCyIzNL0iohpZAe5FN34ssPlE4vlDbKRzdOFtZDTWvnH3C7m6QKLomduXrRxwIj9MCmsnDW_2A_JGcYxUywJz01vRYKbCNR_uN9vGKJxD_YD6SVgK2g/s320/FIVE+FLOWERS+EIGHT+DOORS111_pic003F.jpg" width="308" /></a></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"> </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">药</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">补</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">如</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">食</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">补</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Cure by food is better than cure by medicine</span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ELSUhJ9KRCMTbUF6kkwkuulxRZuIiWqVZFonUYDjcWnbRROY_DWfiB7u6prn43ExmlSo5HhwFWvZsb999-g-EAQ6w3AuWoh_ErGbu_c7Vg4_76fGtoRgYyrl2YX2qrJD75QUBX_8qw8/s1600/FIVE+FLOWERS+EIGHT+DOORS111_pic003E.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ELSUhJ9KRCMTbUF6kkwkuulxRZuIiWqVZFonUYDjcWnbRROY_DWfiB7u6prn43ExmlSo5HhwFWvZsb999-g-EAQ6w3AuWoh_ErGbu_c7Vg4_76fGtoRgYyrl2YX2qrJD75QUBX_8qw8/s320/FIVE+FLOWERS+EIGHT+DOORS111_pic003E.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 205.05pt center 214.9pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>*<o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">三</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">sān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">折</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhé</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">肱</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">gōng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">知</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">为</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wéi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">良</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">liáng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">医</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">He </span></b><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">whose arm has been broken thrice, becomes a good doctor </span></b><b><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A long period of disease turns the patient into a good doctor. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Experience is a good teacher.</span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The same idea is found in the idiom:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">久</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jiǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">病</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bìng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">成</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">chéng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">良</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">liáng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">医</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A chronic illness turns the patient into a good doctor</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">起</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">死</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">sǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">回</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">huí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">生</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shēng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Revives the dead </span></b><b><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Said of an excellent doctor. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">This is based on the following story:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A long time ago there was a famous doctor named Bian Que <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">扁</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">bian</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">鹊</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">què</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span> </span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1348893934337601404#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">[1]</span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"> who traveled around <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region> collecting medicines for his patients. One day he heard that the Prince had suddenly died, and he asked a government official about the Prince's illness. Upon hearing the reply, he thought that the Prince might in fact be still alive, albeit suffering from a strange disease, and he asked the government official to relocate him to the capital city. Bian treated the Prince with acupuncture, but he did not respond. Eventually, however, after prescribing him a certain medication and hot compresses, the Prince was able to sit up. Before leaving, the doctor gave him 20 portions of the medicine and, after a few days, the Prince had completely recovered. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; layout-grid-mode: char; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><br />
</span><span dir="LTR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">千</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qiān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">方</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">fāng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">一</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">得</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dé</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">一</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">效</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xiào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">难</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">nán</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">求</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qiú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; layout-grid-mode: char; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; punctuation-trim: leading; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally: <b>It is easy to get many drug prescriptions, [but] hard to find an efficient one.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; layout-grid-mode: char; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Every problem has its own solution and there is no one fixed prescription good for every problem.</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; layout-grid-mode: char; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; layout-grid-mode: char; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">心</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xīn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">广</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">guǎng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">体</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">tǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">胖</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">pang</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; layout-grid-mode: char; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally: <b>When the conscience is clear (or without worries), <o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; layout-grid-mode: char; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">the body becomes fat<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1348893934337601404#_ftn2" name="_ftnref2" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn2;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">[2]</span></b></span></span></span></span></a> </span></b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; layout-grid-mode: char; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A clear conscience and lack of worries contribute to good health. </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">病</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bìng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">来</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lái</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">如</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">奔</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bēn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">马</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">mǎ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">病</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bìng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">去</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">如</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">步</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">行</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xíng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Disease comes like galloping horses [but] leaves like walking</span></b><span dir="LTR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"> </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 210.3pt center 214.75pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Disease appears suddenly, but it takes a long time to cure.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 210.3pt center 214.75pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The same idea is found in the idiom: <o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">病</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bìng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">来</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">lái</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">如</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">rú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">山</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">shān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">倒</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">dǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">病</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bìng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">去</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">qù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">如</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">rú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">抽</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">chōu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">丝</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">sī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><b><span dir="LTR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Disease comes [quickly] like a fall from a mountain, [but] leaves [slowly] like coiling silk <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">熟</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">读</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">王</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wáng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">叔</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shū</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">和</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">hé</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">如</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">临</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lín</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">症</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhèng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">多</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">duō</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally<b>: Experience in treating patients is preferable to reading the books of Wang Shu He.<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1348893934337601404#_ftn3" name="_ftnref3" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn3;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">[3]</span></b></span></span></span></span></a> </b></span><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Experience is preferable to theoretical knowledge. </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR" lang="HE" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">头</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">tóu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">痛</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">tòng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">医</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">头</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">tóu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">脚</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jiǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">痛</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">tòng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">医</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">脚</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jiǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally: <b>When the head aches, cure the head [and] when the foot aches, cure the foot.</b></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Treating the aching organ without finding the root of the problem. </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Doing things superficially. </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div class="f1" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The literal significance of this idiom represents an approach that does not reflect</span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span dir="RTL"></span> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">traditional Chinese medicine, which treats the body as a complete unit that should be brought into balance. Every disease is conceived of as violating the balance of the whole body rather than as a local problem. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">防</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">fáng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">患</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">huàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">于</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">未</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wèi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">然</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rán</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Troubles must be prevented before they occur </span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">家</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jiā</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">有</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yǒu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">万</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">贯</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">guàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">材</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">cái</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">如</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">一</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">身</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shēn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">健</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jiàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><b><span dir="LTR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="RTL"></span><b><span style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><span dir="LTR"></span><b><span dir="LTR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><span dir="LTR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally<b>: One healthy body is preferable to 10,000 strings of 1,000 coins of copper<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1348893934337601404#_ftn4" name="_ftnref4" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn4;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">[4]</span></b></span></span></span></span></a> in the house.</b></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Health is preferable to wealth. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">病</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bìng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">从</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">cóng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">口</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">kǒu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">入</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">祸</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">huò</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">从</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">cóng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">口</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">kǒu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">出</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">chū</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Diseases enter [the body] through the mouth [and] troubles come out of the mouth. <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Diseases are usually caused by food or by the breathed air and troubles are often caused by the words issuing from the mouth. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">怒</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">nù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">气</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">伤</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shāng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">肝</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">gān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; 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line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"><br clear="all" /> <hr align="left" size="1" width="33%" /> <div id="ftn1" style="mso-element: footnote;"> <div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1348893934337601404#_ftnref1" name="_ftn1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">[1]</span></span></span></span></a> Bian Que (401-310 BCE) was a doctor during the Warring States period (475-221 BCE), to whom was ascribed much knowledge in medicine. Like Hippocrates in the West, he introduced the framework for a physician's ethical behavior and for establishing respect for the medical profession.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div></div><div id="ftn2" style="mso-element: footnote;"> <div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1348893934337601404#_ftnref2" name="_ftn2" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn2;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">[2]</span></span></span></span></a> In traditional <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region>, fat people were considered healthy. </div></div><div id="ftn3" style="mso-element: footnote;"> <div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1348893934337601404#_ftnref3" name="_ftn3" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn3;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">[3]</span></span></span></span></a> Wang Shu He was a famous doctor (201-280 CE) who wrote about various diseases - their cures and diagnoses, through classification of pulses such as fast, slow, strong, weak, heavy, light, etc. His book served as basic study material for every physician. </div></div><div id="ftn4" style="mso-element: footnote;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUE3xzbWChXwtU-psqIBfkZuuGEBNw9tFUWxuScW_PyfG1OgPnKwXPezKqyou5RBjd-s35GdgU-ri24iJBNA2CRPrPPHBxh2gpaSD-vS9yhm0kFV4CCef9sXfjK6kmkqJsUYnUvGtZlZc/s1600/FIVE+FLOWERS+EIGHT+DOORS111_pic0040.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUE3xzbWChXwtU-psqIBfkZuuGEBNw9tFUWxuScW_PyfG1OgPnKwXPezKqyou5RBjd-s35GdgU-ri24iJBNA2CRPrPPHBxh2gpaSD-vS9yhm0kFV4CCef9sXfjK6kmkqJsUYnUvGtZlZc/s320/FIVE+FLOWERS+EIGHT+DOORS111_pic0040.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1348893934337601404#_ftnref4" name="_ftn4" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn4;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">[4]</span></span></span></span></a> During the Imperial period, "guan" <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">贯</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">guàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 12pt;">signified "a string of 1,000 coins of copper" or "cash".</span></div><div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"> </div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">小</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; 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line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">病</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bìng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"> </div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally:<b> A small medicine [can] cure a big illness</b>.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"> </div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A simple medicine [can] cure a serious illness. </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Simple medicines are sometimes more efficient than complicated ones.</span><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; 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<h1 align="center" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; page-break-after: auto; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> <span dir="LTR" style="color: red; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-font-width: 87%;"><o:p></o:p></span> </h1><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The emotional lives of the Chinese people have been controlled by means of traditional ceremonies that standardize and organize emotion. In traditional <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region>, emotions were not supposed to be expressed freely; instead, the Chinese would gesture and respond as conventionally expected.</span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span> <span lang="HE"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Confucius preached moderation in everything – including emotions. According to his ‘doctrine of the mean’, joy and sorrow must be moderate and a free expression of feelings is considered barbaric. Confucius' approach is still manifested in the behavior of contemporary Chinese. For example, when asked how their business is doing, they will answer "so-so", even though it may be very prosperous. Likewise, they will usually say "not bad" <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">错</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">cuò</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> when they actually mean "very good".<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
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<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">图</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">tú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">难</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">nán</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">于</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">其</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">易</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><br />
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<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">是</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">以</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">圣</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shèng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">人</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">终</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhōng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">为</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wèi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">大</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dà</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">故</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">gù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">能</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">néng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">成</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">chéng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">其</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">大</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dà</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">夫</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">fū</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">轻</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qīng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">诺</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">nuò</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">必</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">寡</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">guǎ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">信</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xìn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">多</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">duō</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">易</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">必</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">多</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">duō</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">难</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">nàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">。</span><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">是</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">以</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">圣</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shèng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">人</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">犹</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yóu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">难</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">nán</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">之</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">故</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">gù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">终</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhōng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">无</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">难</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">nán</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">矣</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">。</span><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Be ready to cope with difficulties while it is still easy to do so.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Cope with the big while it is still small. <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Big problems of the world need to be taken care of while they are still small. <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Big problems need to be taken care of when they begin.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><b><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The wise man starts to take care of difficulties early, before they become big. <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">From the beginning, wise man deals with small difficulties as if they were big ones. <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Therefore, finally he has no difficulty. <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><i><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Dao de Jing</span></i><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">, 63</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-size: 26.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">人</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">无</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">千</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qiān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">日</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">好</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">hǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">花</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">huā</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">无</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">百</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bǎi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">日</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">红</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">hóng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally<b>: Man does not have a thousand [successive] good days, [just as] a flower is not red for a [successive] hundred days </b></span><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Man cannot always be happy, just as a flower cannot bloom forever.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">In English they say: <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">All good things must come to an end.</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br />
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</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span>*</span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">上</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shàng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">天</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">tiān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">无</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">路</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">人</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">地</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">无</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">门</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">mén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">There is no way to heaven and no gate to earth</span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">There is no way out; a desperate situation.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The same idea is echoed in the idiom: <o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; 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</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 27.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">井</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jǐng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">底</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">里</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">划</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">huá</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">船</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">chuán</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">没</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">méi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">有</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yǒu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">出</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">chū</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">路</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Literally</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">: Rowing the boat to the bottom of the well – there is no way out. </span></b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Alternatively: <o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">瓶</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">píng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">子</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">里</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">的</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">de</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">苍</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">cāng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">蝇</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yíng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">没</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">méi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">有</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yǒu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">出</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">chū</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">路</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">A fly in a bottle - there is no way out </span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br />
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</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Or: <o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">老</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">鼠</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">进</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jìn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">了</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">le</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">笼</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lóng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">六</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">liù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">面</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">miàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">没</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">méi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">出</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">chū</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">路</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A rat enters a cage – from six directions, there is no way out <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">四</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">sì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">面</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">miàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">楚</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">chǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">歌</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">gē</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span> </span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Songs of <st1:place w:st="on">Chu</st1:place> from four directions</span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A desperate situation - being surrounded by the enemy from all directions. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">This is based on the following story:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">At the end of the Qin <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">秦</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">qín</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> dynasty (221-206 BCE) the State of <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Han</st1:place></st1:state> <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">汉</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">hàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> and the State of <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Chu</st1:place></st1:state> <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">楚</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">chǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span> </span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>fought each other for hegemony in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region>. Liu Bang<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1348893934337601404#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">[1]</span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">刘</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">liú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">邦</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">bāng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> and his army laid siege to a place named Gai Xia<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">垓</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">gāi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">下</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">xià</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, where Xiang Yu<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">项</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">xiàng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">羽</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">yǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> ,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the King of Chu, had remained with a few of his soldiers and very little food. At night, the soldiers of Han, who were besieging the place, started singing the songs of <st1:place w:st="on">Chu</st1:place>. Xiang Yu was very surprised and asked "Did Liu Bang conquer the entire State of <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Chu</st1:place></st1:state>? How could he recruit so many people of <st1:place w:st="on">Chu</st1:place> to his army?" Then he fled with the rest of his army.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">苦</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">kǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">尽</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jìn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">甘</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">gān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">来</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lái</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally<b>: [When] bitterness is over, sweetness comes. </b></span><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">After suffering comes happiness. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The fruits of hard work are sweet. </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-size: 26.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">剖</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">pōu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">鱼</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">得</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dé</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">珠</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhū</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">喜</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">出</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">chū</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">望</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wàng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">外</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wài</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Cuts a fish and finds a pearl – a great unexpected joy </span></b><b><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Said of unexpected profit or being pleasantly surprised. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">水</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shuǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">火</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">huǒ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">留</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">liú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">情</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qíng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally<b>: Floods and fire have no mercy</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The phrase <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">水</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">shuǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">火</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">huǒ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>(literally: water [and] fire) signifies "heavy disasters".<o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">九</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jiǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">月</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yuè</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">的</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">de</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">甘</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">gān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">蔗</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhè</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">一</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">节</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jié</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">比</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">一</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">节</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jié</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">甜</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">tián</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally:<b> Sugar cane in the ninth lunar month – becoming sweeter and sweeter. </b></span><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Said of a person whose happiness increases.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">眉</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">méi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">开</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">kāi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">眼</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yǎn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">笑</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xiào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally: <b>Eyebrows open eyes laugh.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Said of a person who beams with joy. </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The same feeling is expressed in the idiom:</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">眉</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">méi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">飞</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">fēi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">色</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">sè</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">舞</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally: <b>The eyebrows fly [and] the body dances. <o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 45.8pt 91.6pt 137.4pt 183.2pt 229.0pt 274.8pt 320.6pt 366.4pt 412.2pt 458.0pt 503.8pt 549.6pt 595.4pt 641.2pt 687.0pt 732.8pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Radiant with delight.</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; 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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">*</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">龙</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lóng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">王</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wáng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">爷</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yé</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">搬</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">家</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jiā</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">厉</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">害</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">hài</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">(<ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">离</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">海</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">hǎi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;">)</span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally: <b>The king of dragons moves house – a very severe situation (leaves the ocean) (pun). </b></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Said of a difficult situation. </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black; 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<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">鸡</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">子</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">拴</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shuān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">在</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zài</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">龟</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">guī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">腿</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">tuǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">上</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shàng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">飞</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">fēi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">了</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">liǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">我</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wǒ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">也</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yě</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">跑</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">pǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">了</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">liǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">你</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">nǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally: <b>A chicken tied to a turtle's leg – I cannot fly and you cannot run away. </b><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Together in the same boat. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMAj4Jf-FRLo2gDNXpyeUNyOeCPEq7iUohEPQnWHH_yQd4-k-VHWE4A_qkcivdPEXCpPMvgAeXnnfZLjSE-6axP2VCTf805Dh3akj4dI6t-vZPtX_edMZR60Tc90VOkigNYHNdDwBq73A/s1600/FIVE+FLOWERS+EIGHT+DOORS111_pic0037.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMAj4Jf-FRLo2gDNXpyeUNyOeCPEq7iUohEPQnWHH_yQd4-k-VHWE4A_qkcivdPEXCpPMvgAeXnnfZLjSE-6axP2VCTf805Dh3akj4dI6t-vZPtX_edMZR60Tc90VOkigNYHNdDwBq73A/s320/FIVE+FLOWERS+EIGHT+DOORS111_pic0037.png" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">好</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">hǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">了</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">le</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">伤</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shāng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">疤</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bā</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">忘</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wàng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">了</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">le</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">痛</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">tòng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">When the scar is healed, the pain is forgotten <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">In good times, trouble is forgotten. </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">In English: <o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Back on shore, one prays no more</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 27.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 27.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">住</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">山</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">怕</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">pà</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">坡</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">pō</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">陡</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dǒu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 27.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Literally</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">: He who lives on a mountain is not afraid of a steep slope. </span></b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 27.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">He who is used to hardships is not afraid of inconvenience and distress. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 27.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 27.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">骑</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">qí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">虎</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">hǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">难</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">nán</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">下</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">xià</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 27.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">He who rides a tiger will find it difficult to dismount </span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 27.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><v:shapetype coordsize="21600,21600" filled="f" id="_x0000_t75" o:preferrelative="t" o:spt="75" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" stroked="f"> <v:stroke joinstyle="miter"> <v:formulas> <v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"> <v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0"> <v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"> <v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2"> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"> <v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1"> <v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2"> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"> <v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"> <v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"> </v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:formulas> <v:path gradientshapeok="t" o:connecttype="rect" o:extrusionok="f"> <o:lock aspectratio="t" v:ext="edit"> </o:lock></v:path></v:stroke></v:shapetype><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">When entering a dangerous situation, it is safer to carry on to the end.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 27.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">This idiom derives from the following story:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 27.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Yang Jian <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">扬</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">yáng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">坚</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">jiān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>was the Regent of the last Emperor of the Northern Zhou <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">北</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">běi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="ZH-CN" style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">周</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">zhōu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span><span dir="RTL"></span><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="RTL" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span> </span></b><span dir="LTR"></span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">dynasty (</span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><span dir="RTL"></span>557-581</span><span dir="LTR"></span><span lang="HE" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span dir="LTR"></span> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">CE</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">)</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">. One day his wife said to him, "The Northern Zhou dynasty is like someone who rides a tiger's back. It is dangerous to dismount and there is no choice but to go on riding". He thought that her words made sense and, eventually, he founded the Sui dynasty and united <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 27.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br />
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mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">sòng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">鬼</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">guǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">难</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">nán</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; 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margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 27.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 24pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">被</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bèi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">雨</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">淋</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lín</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">过</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">guò</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">的</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">de</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">人</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">怕</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">pà</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">露</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">水</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shui</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">He who was drenched with rain is not afraid of dewdrops </span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">He who has experienced hardships is not afraid of small problems. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">祸</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">huò</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">兮</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">xī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">福</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">fú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">所</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">suǒ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">依</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">yī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">福</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">fú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">兮</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">xī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">祸</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">huò</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">所</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">suǒ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">依</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">yī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Disaster is replaced by good luck and good luck is replaced by disaster<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Do not be too excited about good luck and do not lose hope following a disaster. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">There are always unexpected turns for better or for worse. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A similar idea can be found in the proverb:<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /> <br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /> </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 27.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">甜</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">tián</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">从</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">cóng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">苦</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">kǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">中</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhōng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">来</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lái</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">福</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">fú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">从</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">cóng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">祸</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">huò</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">中</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhōng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">生</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shēng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 27.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Sweetness is derived from bitterness [and] happiness is derived from unhappiness </span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 27.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A parallel proverb in Hebrew:</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 27.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";">אין רעמים</span></b><span dir="LTR"></span><b><span dir="LTR" lang="HE" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span> </span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";">שאין אחריהם מטר</span></b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 27.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally: There is no thunder without rain following it (<i>Yalkut Shimoni</i>,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1<i>Samuel</i> , 1)</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 27.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">祸</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">huò</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></b><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> </span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">单</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">dān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">行</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">xing </rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 27.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Disasters do not come singly<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 27.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The same idea is found in the proverb:<br />
</span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">雪</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xuě</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">上</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shàng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">加</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jiā</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">霜</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shuāng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally: <b>Frost upon snow. </b></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 27.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">One misfortune after another. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">把</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bǎ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">它</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">tā</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">当</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">dāng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">枕</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">zhěn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">头</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">tóu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">置</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">zhì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">之</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">脑</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">nǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">后</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">hòu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally: <b>Think of it as a pillow – put it behind your brain. </b></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="f1" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Forget it! </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">烦</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">fán</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">恼</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">nǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">寻</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xún</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">人</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">人</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">自</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">寻</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xún</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">烦</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">fán</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">恼</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">nǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Troubles do not seek people; [it is] the people themselves who seek troubles<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 24pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">没</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">méi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 24pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">病</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bìng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 24pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">抓</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhuā</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 24pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">药</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 24pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">自</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 24pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">讨</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">tǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 24pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">苦</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">kǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 24pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">吃</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">chī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 24pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally: <b>He who is not sick [and] takes medicine – asks bitterness for himself</b>. </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Said of someone who asks for trouble. </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">伤</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shāng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">口</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">kǒu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">上</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shàng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">撒</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">sǎ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">盐</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yán</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">痛</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">tòng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">上</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shàng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">加</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jiā</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">痛</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">tòng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally:<b> Pours salt on an open wound – adds pain to pain. </b></span><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">天</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">tiān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">塌</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">tā</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">砸</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zá</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">众</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhòng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">人</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">When the sky collapses, everybody is crushed <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">When a disaster strikes, nobody can escape.</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">老</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">太</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">tài</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">太</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">tài</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">的</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">de</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">脚</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jiǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">趾</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">头</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">tóu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">窝</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wō</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">囊</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">nang</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">一</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">辈</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bèi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">子</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Old woman's tiptoes – tormented for a lifetime<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1348893934337601404#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">[1]</span></b></span></span></span></span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Said of a lifetime of unhappiness.</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><br />
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</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">三</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">sān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">月</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yuè</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">里</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">扇</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">扇</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">子</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">满</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">mǎn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">面</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">miàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">春</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">chūn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">风</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">fēng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally:<b> Waves his fan in the third lunar month – his face is full of spring wind. </b></span><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxYwwLrHJ-TRtY7Uzb4fn2O9-G_rE27_KnPULminzdz9OB7Iu3sAlOLR3Wy7T2qyudVEvu1eehqSn0bQRa1FeOq2fjjGCb0QzlpBLFCYJwNSZdo-gd5b45F5MyM5B45fk7WMkmA2vaUQA/s1600/FIVE+FLOWERS+EIGHT+DOORS111_pic003B.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxYwwLrHJ-TRtY7Uzb4fn2O9-G_rE27_KnPULminzdz9OB7Iu3sAlOLR3Wy7T2qyudVEvu1eehqSn0bQRa1FeOq2fjjGCb0QzlpBLFCYJwNSZdo-gd5b45F5MyM5B45fk7WMkmA2vaUQA/s320/FIVE+FLOWERS+EIGHT+DOORS111_pic003B.jpg" width="280" /></a></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">This idiom is used to describe a person who shines with happiness.</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">无</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">wú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">事</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">shì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">登</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">dēng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">三</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">sān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">宝</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">殿</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">diàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">One never ascends the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">Temple</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Three</st1:placename></st1:place> Treasures<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1348893934337601404#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">[1]</span></b></span></span></span></span></a> (a Buddhist temple) unless [he] is in trouble</span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">One does not pray if one does not have problems. </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Said also of one who addresses you rarely, and only to ask for help. </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The same idea is expressed in the proverb:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">平</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">píng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">时</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">烧</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shāo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">香</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xiāng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">临</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lín</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">时</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">抱</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">佛</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">fó</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">脚</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jiǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">In normal times one does not burn incense, [but] when in trouble – embraces Buddha's feet </span></b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR" lang="HE" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR" lang="HE" style="font-size: 20pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="color: red;"> </span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">知</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">足</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">者</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhě</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">常</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">cháng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">乐</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lè</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">He who is contented with what he has is always happy </span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">In Hebrew, they say:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;">איזהו עשיר השמח בחלקו<b>. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b>(אבות</span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR" lang="HE" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span dir="LTR"></span> </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;">ד', א). <o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Happy is he who is contented with his lot (<i>Pirkei</i> <i>Avot, </i><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>4, 1).<i> </i></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">见</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">jiàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">棺</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">guān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">材</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">cai</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">落</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">luò</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">泪</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">lèi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-fareast-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">Literally: <b>Not shedding a tear until seeing the coffin</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-fareast-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">Refuses to be convinced until actually facing the harsh reality.</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="color: red;">*</span> </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">以</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">yǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">邻</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">lín</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">为</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">wéi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">壑</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">hè</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></b><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally: <b>Uses his neighbor's field as a drain</b>.</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-fareast-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">Dumping one’s problems on others. </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">磕</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">kē</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">碰</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">pèng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">骨</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">gǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">头</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">tou</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">硬</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">yìng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">With no bumps and blows, one's bones do not harden.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Without hardships, one cannot become stronger. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">乐</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lè</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">思</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">sī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">蜀</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>[So] happy that he does not think of Shu<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1348893934337601404#_ftn2" name="_ftnref2" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn2;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">[2]</span></b></span></span></span></span></a></span></b><b><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Said of someone who is enjoying himself so much that he forgets his home and duties.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is derived from the following story: </span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">At the end of the Three Kingdoms period, in 263 CE, the State of Shu</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-fareast-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: "Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">蜀</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">shǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">was defeated. Its ruler Liu Chan <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">刘</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">liú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">禅</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">chán</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>surrendered and was brought to Liuyang <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">浏</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">liú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">阳</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">yáng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, the capital city of the State of <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Wei</st1:place></st1:state> <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">魏</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">wèi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>. Si Mazhao <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">司</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">sī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">马</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">mǎ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">昭</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">zhāo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, the ruler of the State of <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Wei</st1:place></st1:state>, held a banquet in his honor, with music and dances from the State of <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Shu</st1:place></st1:state>. This saddened the prisoners of Shu, except for Liu Chan himself. Later, Si Mazhao asked Liu Chan if he missed his homeland, and the latter replied, "I am so happy that I do not think of Shu any longer".<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><br />
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mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">海</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">hǎi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;">)</span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally: <b>The king of dragons moves house – a very severe situation (leaves the ocean) (pun). </b></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Said of a difficult situation. </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; 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mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">子</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">拴</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shuān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">在</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zài</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">龟</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">guī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">腿</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">tuǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">上</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shàng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">飞</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">fēi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">了</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">liǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">我</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wǒ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">,</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">也</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yě</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">跑</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">pǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">了</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">liǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">你</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">nǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally: <b>A chicken tied to a turtle's leg – I cannot fly and you cannot run away. </b><o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Together in the same boat. </span> <br />
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</div>Hila Berlinerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07089503952210531830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1348893934337601404.post-31636915126300184162011-11-17T06:11:00.001-08:002011-11-24T00:34:48.213-08:00ON GUESTS AND LOCAL CUSTOMS<div id="fb-root"></div><script>(function(d, s, id) {
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<h1 align="center" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; page-break-after: auto; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="color: red; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-font-width: 87%;"><o:p></o:p></span> </h1><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">In <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region>, many customs are different from those known to us in the West. These include customs both of everyday life and of significant events such as weddings, births and deaths. On the customs unique to <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region> in various domains the readers can read in the appropriate chapters in the book (such as on love, on family, on learning etc.) that introduce the relevant idioms. In the following can be found<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>those domains that do not find a place elsewhere.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<h3 align="center" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; page-break-after: auto; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><a href="" name="_Toc238352115"></a><a href="" name="_Toc219979930"></a><a href="" name="_Toc219974045"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc219979930;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc238352115;"><span dir="LTR" style="color: red; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Verbal Communication</span></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc238352115;"></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc219979930;"></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc219974045;"></span><span lang="HE" style="color: red; font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></h3><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">When the Chinese talk to each other they often have to explain themselves further because the word they have used is a homonym of another word. Usually it is possible to understand the meaning from the context, but sometimes the context is not enough. In such a case, the speaker will show his meaning by drawing the character on the palm of his hand or in the air with the index finger or hand-held fan. In order to indicate the number one, the Chinese used to raise their thumb in a hand clenched into a fist, and not the index finger as is customary in the West.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<h3 align="center" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; page-break-after: auto; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><a href="" name="_Toc238352116"></a><a href="" name="_Toc219979931"></a><a href="" name="_Toc219974046"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc219979931;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc238352116;"><span style="color: red; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Manners</span></span></span></span></a><span style="color: red; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p></o:p></span></h3><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Chinese people are expected to be modest. When they receive compliments, being well mannered, they tend to depreciate themselves. For example, if a Chinese man is told that his daughter is very beautiful, he will answer <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">哪</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">nǎ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">里</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">li</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">哪</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">nǎ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">里</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">li</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> , meaning literally: "where, where?" Likewise, when asked "How is your business going?" even if the business is flourishing the well-mannered answer will be: "so-so". <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<h3 align="center" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; page-break-after: auto; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><a href="" name="_Toc238352117"></a><a href="" name="_Toc219979932"></a><a href="" name="_Toc219974047"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc219979932;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc238352117;"><span style="color: red; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Presents</span></span></span></span></a><span style="color: red; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p></o:p></span></h3><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">In traditional <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region> presents were sent for various events. For the same event, several presents would be sent such as cooked food, fruits, glass tableware and silken cloth. The recipient would choose one or two items, and send back the rest with thanks to the giver. S.M. Pearlman, a Jewish merchant who visited <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region> in the 19<sup>th</sup> century, tells in his book <i>The Chinese</i> that when Chinese people sent presents to Westerners in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region>, the latter, not familiar with the Chinese custom, would accept all the presents, not returning anything. The Chinese in return, unaware of the Westerners' different customs, would consider the latter uncivilized and greedy. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">In present-day <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region>, when a present is given, the giver is expected to hold it with both hands while giving it and the recipient is also expected to hold it with both hands. A business card is given in the same way. It is considered an offense to give a present or business card with only one hand, and especially not to give it with the right one. The giver of the present will say to the recipient that it is small and not enough to express his appreciation. The recipient will politely reply that he does not deserve it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Giving presents in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region> means giving "face". The gift may be trifling but choosing the appropriate present promises sufficient "face". Visiting a friend or relative empty-handed might prove very embarrassing both to the guest and to the host. It is no coincidence that the words "courtesy" and "present" in Chinese are represented by the same character-<ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">礼</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">lǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Business in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region> historically involves entertaining and gift-giving. A bribe – as a "present" to a government official, is usually offered clandestinely, but the recipient of a present will not consider it as a bribe as long as it is not too costly. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Through the present, whether a vase, a painted dish, an embroidered wallet or any other thing, the giver is sending a symbolic message. Using symbols replaces verbal messages and is considered more refined. The Chinese feel that, in such situations, using words is primitive. The recipient of the present studies it and then understands its significance. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Gift-wrappings have their own meaning and customs. The wrapping of a birthday or wedding present will be red; sometimes ornaments symbolizing wishes for a long life will be added. Wrapping a gift with a paper decorated with patterns of bats<ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">蝠</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">fú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> and the character <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">副</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">fù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> indicates a wish for happiness. As already mentioned, <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">蝠</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">fú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> as the homonym of <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">副</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">fù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> (literally: happiness, good luck), means "happiness".<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1348893934337601404#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">[1]</span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<h3 align="center" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; page-break-after: auto; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><a href="" name="_Toc238352118"></a><a href="" name="_Toc219979933"></a><a href="" name="_Toc219974048"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc219979933;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc238352118;"><span style="color: red; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Writing dates, addresses and names</span></span></span></span></a><span style="color: red; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p></o:p></span></h3><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Unlike the custom prevalent in the West, in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region> it is customary to write the date in the following order: year, month and day. First the whole and then the parts are mentioned. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">According to the same principle, addresses are written in the following order: state, city, street, building number and finally the name of the addressee. The latter is written with the family name preceding the given name. In the name Mao Zedong for example, Mao is the family name. Titles such as Mr., Mrs. and Dr. appear after the name. For example, <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">王</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">wáng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">先</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">xiān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">生</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">shēng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> means Mr</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-fareast-font-family: "Arial Unicode MS";">. Wang. </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
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<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">入</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">rù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">乡</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">xiàng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">随</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">suí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></b><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> </span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">俗</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">sú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">When entering a village, behave according to the local customs <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">When in <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Rome</st1:place></st1:city> do as the Romans do.</span><br />
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</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The same idea is found in the proverb:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">到</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">什</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">么</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">me</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">山</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">唱</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">chàng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">什</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">么</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">me</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">歌</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">gē</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">When arriving at a mountain, sing the songs of the local people </span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Alternatively: </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">上</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shàng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">山</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">打</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dǎ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">柴</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">chái</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">过</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">guò</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">河</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">hé</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">脱</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">tuō</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">鞋</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xié</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">到</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">哪</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">nǎ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">里</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">li</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">说</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shuō</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">哪</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">nǎ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">里</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">li</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">的</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">de</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">话</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">huà</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">When in the mountains, cut down trees, when crossing the river take off your shoes. Everywhere you go, speak the local language.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span>*<o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">罗</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">luó</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">汉</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">hàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">请</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qǐng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">观</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">guān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">音</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yīn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">客</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">kè</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">少</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">主</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">人</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">多</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">duō</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The Buddhist saints<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1348893934337601404#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">[1]</span></b></span></span></span></span></a> invite Guan Yin (the Goddess of Mercy) – a few guests and many hosts</span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">There are more hosts than guests. </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;">*</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">十</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">里</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">同</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">tóng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">俗</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">sú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Ten miles (about five kilometers) [away] the customs are different </span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">In different places, there are different customs. </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;">*</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">进</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">jìn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">山</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">shān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">门</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">mén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">受</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">shòu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">戒</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">jiè</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">One who does not enter the mountain gate,<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1348893934337601404#_ftn2" name="_ftnref2" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn2;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">[2]</span></b></span></span></span></span></a> need not accept the monastery's discipline </span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">Those who are not part of a group, do not have to act according to its rules. </span> <div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"><br clear="all" /> <hr align="left" size="1" width="33%" /> <div id="ftn1" style="mso-element: footnote;"> <div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1348893934337601404#_ftnref1" name="_ftn1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">[1]</span></span></span></span></a> There are 18 Buddhist saints who reached nirvana. </div></div><div id="ftn2" style="mso-element: footnote;"> <div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1348893934337601404#_ftnref2" name="_ftn2" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn2;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">[2]</span></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"> Entering the mountain's gate means "becoming a Buddhist monk"</span>. </div></div></div><br clear="all" /> <hr align="left" size="1" width="33%" /> <div id="ftn1" style="mso-element: footnote;"> <div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 1cm; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1348893934337601404#_ftnref1" name="_ftn1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">[1]</span></span></span></span></a> <span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A detailed description of the Chinese symbols is presented in the chapter on symbols in the Chinese culture. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 1cm; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br />
</div></div></div>Hila Berlinerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07089503952210531830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1348893934337601404.post-86966517433932131522011-11-17T05:34:00.001-08:002011-11-24T00:35:24.527-08:00ON FAMILY<div id="fb-root"></div><script>(function(d, s, id) {
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<h1 align="center" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; page-break-after: auto; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="color: red; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-font-width: 87%;"><o:p></o:p></span> </h1><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Since ancient times, the family has played an important role in Chinese culture. Reflecting the path of Confucius, the initial loyalty of the Chinese was to the family. In traditional <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region>, the individual, as inseparable from the family unit, was expected to act first for the benefit of his family. It was inconceivable to think of oneself as a separate personality, independent of one's family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">One indication of the importance of family in the Chinese culture can be found in the frequent use of words derived from the vocabulary pertaining to family in the Chinese language. A nation is <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">民</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">mín</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">子</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">zǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> - literally: children of the nation. A state is <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">国</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">guó</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">家</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">jiā</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="RTL" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span> </span></b><span dir="RTL" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span>- literally: the family of the state. "Everybody" is <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">大</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">dà</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">家</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">jiā</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>- literally: a big family. Thus, both a philosophical school and the structure of the house are <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">家</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">jiā</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">, also meaning both "house" and "family". <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The form of the character <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">家</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">jiā</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> is associated with the life in ancient <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region>. The upper part of the character is an abstract drawing of a roof, and underneath it there is an abstract drawing of a hung pig. A roof is, of course, an essential element in every house, but a pig inside the house is unique to <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region>. Throughout Chinese history pigs have been a valuable source of meat. Pork was eaten at ceremonies and at special events where sacrifices were offered. The richer people had their pigs kept in separate structures. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">While in the West a family unit is composed of a father, a mother, and children, in traditional <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region> the family unit was much bigger, incorporating grandparents, parents, married sons and grandchildren. Thus, together under one roof, lived uncles, aunts, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, etc. The bride and the groom, after the wedding, would receive a room of their own in the house. Children would grow up together with their cousins, considered as members of the same generation rather than as children of particular parents. Often they would be called "second son" (of the generation), "fifth daughter", etc. Under the watchful gaze of the many adults, they would be subject to criticism and comparisons.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The Chinese family adapted itself to the conditions of the land, which is mostly rural, and was strongly connected to the soil. It would live in the same place where its<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ancestors had lived, and where its descendants would live. For its economic needs, the family felt an obligation to live and work together. Every member of the family respected the hierarchy, based on age and generation. These circumstances strangled individualism. The young were expected to obey the older, and women were expected to obey the men and be polite, quiet and well-mannered. Everything was based on extent - the extent of age difference, the extent of closeness and the degree of relationship. Demonstration of too much affection from a wife toward her husband was perceived as improper behavior.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The rules of behavior at home were very clear. According to the law during the Tang<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">唐</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">táng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span><b><span dir="RTL" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span> </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">dynasty (618-907 CE), a son who raised his hands against his parents would be sentenced to beheading. Likewise, a person who struck his older brother or sister would be sentenced to two and a half years of forced labor. On the other hand, a father who had broken his son's bones was punished less severely than if he would have broken the bones of a stranger. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The extended family was an ideal school for living in society. As a sort of micro-state, the family educated its children to obey and be loyal to the ruler. Thus, the family institution served as a model of moral behavior, ethics, and basic functions in society as a whole. The oldest member of the family served as its head and held supreme authority, in complete control of the family possessions and income. Since ancient times it had been he who was responsible for the deeds of each and every member of the family. If one of them did something wrong the entire family felt shamed. Filial piety </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">孝</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">xiào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">was a basic element of morality, and obedience to parents was considered the greatest obligation, from which were derived all the other social obligations. Children were required to obey their parents without any right to object; and in any event, the law backed the parents. The young would wait impatiently for the moment when they themselves would become parents and be given respect by their children. The respect paid to the parents was not paid to them as individuals, but as a part of the ancestor worship. Following the death of the father, the family members would worship his spirit and maintain the documentation of the family history. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Marriage was a means to ensure both the continuity of the dynasty and that of ancestor worship. Married couples were expected to produce sons because, according to Chinese traditional belief, of all the deeds which were considered a violation of the rules of filial piety, there was none more severe than dying without leaving an heir who would continue the family dynasty. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">In traditional <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region> there was a fixed family hierarchy designed to ensure an harmonious society. For the husband's family, a new bride in the family meant additional help in the household and a wife who would give birth to children. Nonetheless, she also had the potential to undermine the family stability that had existed before her arrival. A woman who controlled her husband, flouting the rules of the hierarchy, was considered to violate the equilibrium between yin and yang, and thus cause chaos. This occurred, for example, when an empress ruled and dictated to men what to do. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The individual could not be independent of others. The more numerous his family members were, the more respected he was in society, and the greater his self-confidence. Society as a whole reflected a relationship between families and individuals. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">This tight relationship between the structure of the family and that of the ruling system found its expression during the Qin</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"> <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">秦</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">qín</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span> </span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";">221-207)</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">BCE)<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> and Han </span><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">汉</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">hàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="ZH-CN"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">(220-206 BCE) dynasties, when families were organized in groups of five or ten. Each such group of families was a "bao" </span><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">保</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">bǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, and ten baos were "jia" <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">甲</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">jiǎ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>. Whenever one of the family members committed any kind of offence, the other four or nine families were held similarly responsible for it, and were punished equally severely, as were both the individual who had committed the offence and his family. This system of mutual responsibility for the offence of one person has been controversial throughout Chinese history. The supporters of the system believed that this was an effective way to create a kind of "<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">neighborhood surveillance", and prevent crime; while the opponents of the system claimed that it was not fair to punish innocent people not involved in the crime. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">During the Song </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">宋</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">sòng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><b><span lang="ZH-CN"> </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">dynasty (960-1279 CE) the bao jia </span><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">保</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">bǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">甲</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">jiǎ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">system became institutionalized throughout <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region>. The community was divided into units, each comprised of ten families (bao). Every family sent a representative to the monthly meeting of the unit, and every unit selected a leader who would represent it in the next higher unit (jia). Every family was also required to send one of its members to the army.<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1348893934337601404#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">[1]</span></span></span></span></span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Under the rule of the emperors of the dynasties following the Song dynasty, the bao jia system alternately flourished and disappeared, and often existed more in theory than in practice. During the Qing</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"> <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">清</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">qīng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span> </span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>dynasty (1644-1911), the system was renewed, until being abolished by the Communist Party in 1949. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 180.0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The hierarchy </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">in the family served as a model for social relationships – between a giver and receiver, upper class and lower class. Society had a patriarchal nature – the obligation of the citizen toward the state was an expansion of his obligations toward his family. A loyal citizen was considered a product of filial piety. If the emperor deserved to be obeyed, it was because the citizens had accepted him as a father. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The importance of the family in Chinese society finds its expression in the rich vocabulary used to define the different family members and the relations among them. In the oldest Chinese dictionary <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">尔</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">ěr</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">雅</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">yǎ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span>, from the 2<sup>nd</sup> century BCE, there are more than 2,000 terms signifying family members, for most of which there are no parallels in English. Today there is a clear distinction in the Chinese language between the relatives from the father's side and those of the mother, and between the young and the old. There is a particular word to signify an older brother</span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span> </span><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="RTL" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">哥</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">gē</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">哥</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">gē</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></b><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="RTL" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span> </span></b><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span>, younger brother <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">弟</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">dì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">弟</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">dì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">, older sister <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">姐</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">jiě</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">姐</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">jiě</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">, younger sister <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">妹</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">mèi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">妹</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">mèi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">, grandfather from the father's side<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">爷</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">yé</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">爷</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">yé</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>, etc. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">When speaking with neighbors and people from the community, it is customary to address them respectfully as "uncle"<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">叔</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">shū</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">叔</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">shū</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">,“</span>aunt"<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">阿</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-family: SimSun; layout-grid-mode: line;">ā</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun;"><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">姨</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">yí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">,“</span>grandfather" <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">爷</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">yé</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">爷</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">yé</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">,“</span>grandmother" <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">奶</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">nǎi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">奶</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">nai</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>according to their age.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Another element which testifies to the importance of the family in Chinese society throughout its history is the use of family names since ancient times. Whereas in <st1:place w:st="on">Europe</st1:place> the use of family names began only between the 13<sup>th</sup> and 15<sup>th</sup> century, the Chinese were already using these from about 2,000 years BCE. These names were determined by the mother's name. Hence the character<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">姓</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">xìng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>"family name", comprising both the characters <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">女</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">nǚ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="ZH-CN"> </span>(literally: woman) and <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">生</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">shēng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>(literally: birth). The family name is sometimes derived from the name of the village of origin. The nobility had tribal names, originating from a title or a territory. In present-day <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region> the family name is determined by the father's family name but, unlike the Western custom, women do not change their family name upon marriage. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">According to a text titled "A Hundred Family Names" <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">百</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">bǎi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">家</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">jiā</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="ZH-CN"> </span><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">姓</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">xìng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, written by an anonymous writer from the Tang dynasty, there were 507 family names, among them 441 comprising a single character and 66 comprising two characters. Here, as in many other Chinese phrases, the word "hundred" signifies "many" or "all". Thus, the expression "hundred family names" means "many family names" or "all the family names".<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Originally, these names referred to government officials, whose social class differed from that of the common people. Only in modern times has the term "the hundred ancient family names" <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">老</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">lǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">百</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">bǎi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">姓</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">xìng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>begun to be associated with the entire population and become a synonym of "the common people".<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Chinese people with the same family name are considered members of the same family, as in the expression: "[having] the same family name [means belonging to the same] one family" - <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">同</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">tóng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">姓</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">xìng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">是</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">shì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">一</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">yì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">家</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">jiā</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="color: #010158; font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The first family name that appears in the list of the "Hundred Family Names" is Zhao<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">赵</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-weight: normal; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></b></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span> </span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span>, the family name of the Song dynasty. Today there are more than 10,000 family names in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region>, originating from different sources such as ancient states, cities, titles of government officials, professions, etc. However, the list of "Hundred Family Names" is still valuable, because ninety percent of all the family names in use today originate from it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">In traditional <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region>, family names gained respect due to their association with the long history of the family, which is why people never changed their family name. Changing a name, including the first name, was considered a severe offence, and a person who did so would have to move to another place and begin a new life. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Millions of Chinese have identical names, like Wang<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">王</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">wáng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span> </span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and Li <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">李</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">lǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, but this does not mean that they all come from the same family. There is a special significance to the poem from which each name is derived, which helps to distinguish between true family members and imposters. Each member of a generation (meaning siblings and cousins of the same generation) shares a generation name <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">字</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">zì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">辈</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">bèi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>, which has no equivalent in the West. This name is comprised of a single character from a poem specific to each lineage. Each successive character in this poem becomes the generation name for successive generations. After the last character of the poem is reached, the poem is usually either recycled or extended. These poems were written by the committees of the elders of the families whenever a new lineage of the family was established through geographical emigration or social elevation. Many Chinese adopt their generation name as the first part of their two-character given name. <span style="color: #010158;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Until the establishment of the Chinese republic in 1911, people having the same name were considered relatives, though several generations and a long geographical distance may have separated between them. Even when they had no blood relationship, they would still be considered members of the same family, and not allowed to intermarry. The exceptions were those who could prove that they had not been blood-related for at least 2,000 years. Families kept their family trees dating back to prehistoric periods, but usually only those starting from the 13<sup>th</sup> century CE are reliable. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Today there are many families in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region> whose family tree dates back to hundreds of years ago.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A continuity that dates back to the 6<sup>th</sup> century BCE can be found in the family of Confucius – the Kong <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">孔</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">kǒng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>family. Kong de Mao <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">孔</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">kǒng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">德</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">dé</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">懋</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">mào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, a daughter of the 77<sup>th</sup> generation, documented the story of the family in a book published in 1984. In her book she writes that the family of Confucius has never moved to the capital city and has never interfered in political matters, but has remained in Qufu <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">曲</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">qǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">阜</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">fù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> , a town in <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Shandong</st1:place></st1:state> <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">山</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">shān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">东</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">dōng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> province and the birthplace of Confucius. Since the Han dynasty, the family has maintained the heritage of Confucius, being a kind of nobility within the nobility. With the passage of time the position of the family was elevated and, at a certain stage, reached the status of emperors. However, whereas Imperial dynasties rose and fell, the Kong family has survived.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">When the Communists came to power in 1949 they attempted to abolish the tribal relations and the search for ancient family roots. During the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976) the Red Guards destroyed tribal temples and burnt family-tree texts <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">家</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">jiā</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">谱</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">pǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">which had been preserved by families through the centuries. Today there is a return to searching for one's roots, and genealogy books are being reconstructed. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b><span style="color: red; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Children<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Children are not considered a part of society until thirty days after their birth, when they receive their names. It was customary for the father to carry his son to the temple, and report to the ancestors and the gods on his birth, and also update the Earth God <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">土</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">tǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">地</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">dì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, who serves as the registrar of births, marriages, and deaths. On the altar, incense would be burnt, candles lit, and offerings placed. After the ceremony, the roasted pig and other foods would be taken home. Portions of the roasted pig would be given to the relatives and friends, who would bring presents for the baby. The parents and grandparents would hold a festive dinner, at which hard-boiled-eggs painted red, and pickled ginger – both symbols of new birth, would be served. One year after birth, the baby's birth would be celebrated again with red eggs and pickled ginger. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">In traditional <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region> an adolescent was considered fit to marry at the age of 16. Upon reaching the age of 20, the coming of age ceremony would be held for him. After this ceremony, called <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">冠</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">guàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">礼</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">lǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> (literally: hat rite)</span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-font-weight: bold;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span>,</span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span> he would begin to wear a cap under which he would gather up his hair. In this ceremony the character <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">子</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">zǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> , which would serve to address him courteously, would be added to his name <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Boys and girls differ in the attitude of their parents to them after their birth. In traditional <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region> the birth of a boy was a glad event in the family, especially when the newborn was the eldest, in which case he was considered an important asset, ensuring the continuity of the family and of ancestor worship. After his wedding, a son would remain with his wife and children in his parents' house, ensuring that the parents would be taken care of in old age.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Whereas boys were spoiled, girls were discriminated against from the cradle to the grave. As opposed to the birth of a son, the birth of a girl was not a joyous event, especially for the poor families. Being both one more mouth to feed and requiring<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a future dowry, girls were considered to impoverish the family. Nails with medusa-shaped heads, stuck on the gates, were intended to improve the chances of giving birth to a son. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">There were parents who did not even give names to their daughters, and instead simply called them "eldest daughter" <ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">大</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">dà</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">妹</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">mèi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, "second daughter" <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">二</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">èr</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">妹</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">mèi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, "third daughter" <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">三</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">sān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">妹</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">mèi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, etc. When asked about his family, a man in traditional <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region> would usually answer by referring only to his sons, even though he might have had daughters as well. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="bq" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">In traditional <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region> boy and girl twins were looked upon as a pair of ghosts and, consequently, it was permitted to kill them. In <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Taiwan</st1:place></st1:country-region> it was customary to kill one of the twins at birth, and in Qinhai <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">青</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">qīng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">海</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">hǎi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">province in north-west <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region> twins were believed to bring bad luck, especially when they were not of the same gender.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
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<div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">父</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">fù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">母</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">mǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">之</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">命</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">mìng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">媒</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">méi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">妁</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shuò</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">之</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">言</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yán</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally: <b>An order of parents and a word of a matchmaker</b></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">This modern expression refers to the traditional marriage, which was arranged without the consent of the betrothed couple.</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="color: red;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;">*</span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR" lang="HE" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span> </span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">一</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">家</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jiā</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">知</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">一</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">家</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jiā</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">苦</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">kǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">One family does not know the hardships of another</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><br />
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<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="color: red; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">甲</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jiǎ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">鱼</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">吃</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">chī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">甲</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jiǎ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">鱼</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"> </span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">六</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">liù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">亲</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qīn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">认</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rèn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The soft-shelled turtle eats the soft-shelled turtle - refuses to<br />
acknowledge the six family relations<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1348893934337601404#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">[1]</span></b></span></span></span></span></a></span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Said of a person who turns his back upon family and friends.</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">出</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">chū</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">门</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">mén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">观</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">guān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">天</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">tiān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">色</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">sè</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">进</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jìn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">门</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">mén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">看</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">kàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">脸</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">liǎn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">色</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">sè</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">When out of doors, look at the color of the sky [and] when entering home look at the facial expressions [of the family members]</span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">When you go outside look at the sky in order to know the weather, and when you enter home look at the facial expression of the members of the family in order to know their mood. <o:p></o:p></span></div><v:shapetype coordsize="21600,21600" filled="f" id="_x0000_t75" o:preferrelative="t" o:spt="75" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" stroked="f"> <v:stroke joinstyle="miter"> <v:formulas> <v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"> <v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0"> <v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"> <v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2"> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"> <v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1"> <v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2"> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"> <v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"> <v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"> </v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:formulas> <v:path gradientshapeok="t" o:connecttype="rect" o:extrusionok="f"> <o:lock aspectratio="t" v:ext="edit"> </o:lock></v:path></v:stroke></v:shapetype><v:shape alt="in laws888" id="תמונה_x0020_43" o:spid="_x0000_s1026" style="height: 182.55pt; left: 0px; margin-left: 15.9pt; margin-top: 44.9pt; mso-position-horizontal-relative: text; mso-position-horizontal: absolute; mso-position-vertical-relative: text; mso-position-vertical: absolute; mso-wrap-distance-bottom: 0; mso-wrap-distance-left: 9pt; mso-wrap-distance-right: 9pt; mso-wrap-distance-top: 0; mso-wrap-style: square; position: absolute; text-align: left; visibility: visible; width: 377.95pt; z-index: 1;" type="#_x0000_t75"> <v:imagedata o:title="in laws888" src="file:///C:\Users\0782~1\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image001.jpg"> <w:wrap type="square"> </w:wrap></v:imagedata></v:shape><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">This is advice given in traditional <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region> to a woman who lived with her husband's </span><br />
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<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">瘖</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yīn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">聋</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lóng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">成</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">chéng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">姑</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">gū</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">公</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">gōng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">If not dumb and deaf, you will be inadequate parents-in-law</span></b><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1348893934337601404#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><b><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">[1]</span></b></span></span></span></b></span></a><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoFootnoteText" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">儿</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">ér</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">做</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zuò</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">的</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">de</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">儿</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">ér</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">当</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dāng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">;</span></span></span></span></span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">爷</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yé</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">做</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zuò</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">的</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">de</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">爷</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yé</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">当</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dāng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally<b>: The son is responsible for the son's deeds; the grandfather is responsible for the grandfather's deeds</b>. </span><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">One is responsible for one's own deeds</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">前</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qián</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">人</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">田</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">tián</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">土</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">tǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">后</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">hòu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">人</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">收</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shōu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The predecessors work the land [and] the next generation collects [the fruit] <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Every generation enjoys the fruits of the former generation's labor. </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The same idea is found in the proverb:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">前</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">qián</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">人</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">rén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">栽</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">zāi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">树</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">shù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">后</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">hòu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">人</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">rén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">乘</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">chéng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">凉</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">liáng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The predecessors plant trees [and] the next generation cools off in the shade </span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">We should not forget that our enjoyment results from the previous generation's work.</span> <br />
<div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"><br clear="all" /> <hr align="left" size="1" width="33%" /> <div id="ftn1" style="mso-element: footnote;"> <div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1348893934337601404#_ftnref1" name="_ftn1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">[1]</span></span></span></span></a>In Chinese, there is a distinction between parents‑in‑law of the husband and those of the wife. Here <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">姑</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">gū</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">公</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">gōng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 12pt;">means parents of the husband. The idiom refers to them because, traditionally, the wife would live with her husband's family.</span></span></div><div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcgR9Fjbp6OPmJT8-sCxvnL8a0cc3YV8LndVg1wUajozD75uoCbHUOq6Ec8UwmIa7sPCsxsjOyUuYkr9P3Z_cAn6kKV6cQqhnik-us4jlmK5D0JMA9B25HJRrYz4hHeI4hNb5br-XKVOE/s1600/FIVE+FLOWERS+EIGHT+DOORS111_pic002C.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcgR9Fjbp6OPmJT8-sCxvnL8a0cc3YV8LndVg1wUajozD75uoCbHUOq6Ec8UwmIa7sPCsxsjOyUuYkr9P3Z_cAn6kKV6cQqhnik-us4jlmK5D0JMA9B25HJRrYz4hHeI4hNb5br-XKVOE/s320/FIVE+FLOWERS+EIGHT+DOORS111_pic002C.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"> <span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">There is also an idiom relating to sons suffering from the deeds of their parents: </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">父</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">fù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">债</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhài</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">子</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">还</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">huan</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The son [must] pay his father’s debts</span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">In the Bible it is written: <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;">אבות אכלו בוסר ושני בנים תקהינה. (ירמיהו, ל"א , 28).</span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The fathers have eaten sour grapes,<br />
and the children's teeth are set on edge. (<i>Jeremiah</i>, 31, 28)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">树</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">高</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">gāo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">千</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qiān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">丈</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhàng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">叶</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yè</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">落</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">luò</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">归</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">guī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">根</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">gēn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">[Though] a tree may grow ten thousand feet high, the leaves will fall back to the roots</span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: left; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Man, living far away from home, will eventually return to his native land.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: left; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">小</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xiǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">时</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">偷</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">tōu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">针</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhēn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">大</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dà</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">时</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">偷</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">tōu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">金</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jīn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A child who steals a needle will grow up to steal gold</span></b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">船</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 11pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">chuán</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">家</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 11pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jiā</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">的</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 11pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">de</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">孩</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 11pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">hái</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">子</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 11pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">会</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 11pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">huì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">浮</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 11pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">fú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">水</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 11pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shuǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The boatman's son can float on water </span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A son of a family that occupies itself with a certain profession will know something about that profession.</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><br />
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mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">儿</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">ér</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">多</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">duō</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">母</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">mǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">苦</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">kǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"> </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">盐</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yán</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">多</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">duō</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">菜</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">cài</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">苦</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">kǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span>[Just as] when there is much salt the food tastes bad, when there are many children, the mother is bitter <o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div></span><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div></span><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTI_opwUaeoK9TPypK0M78so3dzmI-zaAFppmN3ysQrUkqy105AIu0gO7GomPXohMvnL49luuPjVsZnD4KvYYt4Xl7QOuN_AivLKv8jPCHIPbP7PXSveaBlEgL8WwJ0uJwbJyRP_OJYP0/s1600/FIVE+FLOWERS+EIGHT+DOORS111_pic002E.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTI_opwUaeoK9TPypK0M78so3dzmI-zaAFppmN3ysQrUkqy105AIu0gO7GomPXohMvnL49luuPjVsZnD4KvYYt4Xl7QOuN_AivLKv8jPCHIPbP7PXSveaBlEgL8WwJ0uJwbJyRP_OJYP0/s320/FIVE+FLOWERS+EIGHT+DOORS111_pic002E.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 27.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">虎</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">hǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">父</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">fù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">虎</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">hǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">子</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">zǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></b><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 27.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally: <b>Tiger the father, tiger the son. <o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 27.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">In English they say:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 27.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The apple does not fall far from the tree.</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 27.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Or:</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 27.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Like father like son</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; 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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjogMUDZjUZ1Gaea_AK88c2RhdJ0Ff4k7p_x9RDJOp0kF8V0pyLI_B6l-4bEeCVgQjIAsUZUChQDv_sCmZmnMIY5-UY4yJFlZIDdUTGFd-yCGnGtsEkKUbDVDOgWjNrJHgENcDmI8xgB-c/s1600/FIVE+FLOWERS+EIGHT+DOORS111_pic002F.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjogMUDZjUZ1Gaea_AK88c2RhdJ0Ff4k7p_x9RDJOp0kF8V0pyLI_B6l-4bEeCVgQjIAsUZUChQDv_sCmZmnMIY5-UY4yJFlZIDdUTGFd-yCGnGtsEkKUbDVDOgWjNrJHgENcDmI8xgB-c/s320/FIVE+FLOWERS+EIGHT+DOORS111_pic002F.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 27.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-emphasize: dot; font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">望</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">wàng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">子</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">zǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">成</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">chéng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">龙</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">lóng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></b><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally: <b>Hopes that his son will become a dragon. </b><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Has great expectations for his son. </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTN-csZ-rxAjvh1lh4Oi1jbmxwdoTJF3kTTQhHJMLrLp-9QyjUAQ-WdHZI2C7S7Iu_uyq-6YFwxBabpCKclJKKoqW4ORmafHdx-0XHZ9Xm7Ziy-lYanYMAKjKS3nDArroPsT23UVh6oek/s1600/FIVE+FLOWERS+EIGHT+DOORS111_pic0030.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTN-csZ-rxAjvh1lh4Oi1jbmxwdoTJF3kTTQhHJMLrLp-9QyjUAQ-WdHZI2C7S7Iu_uyq-6YFwxBabpCKclJKKoqW4ORmafHdx-0XHZ9Xm7Ziy-lYanYMAKjKS3nDArroPsT23UVh6oek/s320/FIVE+FLOWERS+EIGHT+DOORS111_pic0030.png" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">小</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xiǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">树</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">虽</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">suī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">绿</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lǜ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">成</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">chéng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">荫</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yīn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A small tree, though green, does not cast shade</span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Children, though clever, cannot achieve greatness.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNYmZBCO0_GWXbGlKbBoelOMr8Luerp1Dk9JIKCHTIquAQB57sd2I_0DROur4xJ2yIi35BXlyhJIqC4onpGIA4TA575oQ9LwZo11UFfcCUAreZJcIpk5d_YanpbGUPmcbjcHv8YDrNvWk/s1600/FIVE+FLOWERS+EIGHT+DOORS111_pic0031.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="164" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNYmZBCO0_GWXbGlKbBoelOMr8Luerp1Dk9JIKCHTIquAQB57sd2I_0DROur4xJ2yIi35BXlyhJIqC4onpGIA4TA575oQ9LwZo11UFfcCUAreZJcIpk5d_YanpbGUPmcbjcHv8YDrNvWk/s320/FIVE+FLOWERS+EIGHT+DOORS111_pic0031.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"> </div><div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">一</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">树</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">之</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">果</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">guǒ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">有</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yǒu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">酸</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">suān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">有</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yǒu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">甜</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">tián</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">一</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">母</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">mǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">之</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">子</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">有</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yǒu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">愚</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">有</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yǒu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">贤</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xiàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-emphasize: dot; font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>[Just as] the same tree has both sour and sweet fruits, the same mother [may] have both stupid and able children</span></b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-emphasize: dot; font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">姥</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">姥</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lao</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">家</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jiā</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">的</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">de</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">狗</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">gǒu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"></ruby></span></span></span></span></span><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"> </span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">吃</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">chī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">完</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wán</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">了</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">le</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">就</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jiù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">走</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zǒu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Grandmother's dog (mother's mother) leaves right after finishing eating </span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; 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<div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"><br clear="all" /> <hr align="left" size="1" width="33%" /> <div id="ftn1" style="mso-element: footnote;"> <div class="MsoFootnoteText" style="margin: 1em 0cm;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1348893934337601404#_ftnref1" name="_ftn1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: HE; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;">[1]</span></span></span></span></a> The six relations <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">六</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">liù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">亲</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">qīn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> are father, mother, older brothers, younger brothers, wife and children.</div></div></div><br />
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<div class="fb-like" data-href="http://sin-idioms.blogspot.com/" data-send="true" data-width="450" data-show-faces="true" data-action="recommend" data-font="verdana"></div><h1 align="center" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; page-break-after: auto; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="color: red; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-font-width: 87%;"><o:p></o:p></span> </h1><br />
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The terms <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">脸</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">liǎn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>and <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">面</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">miàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, both literally mean physical face and also "name" or "reputation", representing the behavior expected from a person according to his social class. Improper behavior will cause a loss of respect and prestige, which is called in Chinese "losing face" <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">丢</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">diū</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">失</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">shī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">面</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">miàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">孔</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">kǒng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>. People are expected to behave according to the rules, not to bring ridicule or shame upon their families.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The expression "to lose face" originates in the still prevalent Chinese approach, according to which the face reflects an individual's character. Many books have been written on this subject. Certain behaviors reveal the need for "saving face". For example, a Chinese person will say "maybe" or will agree to do something that he does not really intend to do, in order to avoid rejecting a request or offer, and thus to prevent the other person from "losing face". A person may "receive face" or "lose face", according to the rules of courtesy, which is why it is important to act according to the accepted customs. For example, one should always bring a present when invited somewhere, and a present given should always be accepted (bribes not included). <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The term “face” is not uniquely Chinese. It resembles in sense the Spanish or Arabian term "honor", which can lead to over sensitivity to criticism. Being afraid to lose face, Chinese people are often afraid to make a mistake, including those that are understandable and forgivable, such as a child's fear of making a mistake in recitation. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Gaining face is achieved by receiving compliments, displaying generosity by buying expensive presents for weddings, holding magnificent long funerals with hired mourners, crowds of monks, cars,</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">rickshaws, servants, etc. The social desire to maintain a perfect reputation hinders many a natural human response.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">声</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shēng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">誉</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">胜</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shèng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">于</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">财</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">cái</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">富</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">fù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Good name is better than wealth </span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">In the Bible it is written: <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;">טוב שם משמן טוב<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(קהלת, ז', 1)<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A good name is better than precious oil</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><i><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Ecclesiastes</span></i><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">, 7, 1. </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></div><span style="color: red;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span style="color: black;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">人</span><rp>(</rp></span><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;"><span style="color: black;">rén</span></rt><rp><span style="color: black;">)</span></rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span style="color: black;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">香</span><rp>(</rp></span><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;"><span style="color: black;">xiāng</span></rt><rp><span style="color: black;">)</span></rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span style="color: black;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">千</span><rp>(</rp></span><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;"><span style="color: black;">qiān</span></rt><rp><span style="color: black;">)</span></rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span style="color: black;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">里</span><rp>(</rp></span><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;"><span style="color: black;">lǐ</span></rt><rp><span style="color: black;">)</span></rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span style="color: black;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">香</span><rp>(</rp></span><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;"><span style="color: black;">xiāng</span></rt><rp><span style="color: black;">)</span></rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div></span><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally: <b>When a person smells good, his fragrance reaches a distance of 1000 li </b>(about 500 kilometer; 1 li is about 500 meters).</span><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A good name spreads to far away places. </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">The same idea, referring to a bad name:<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">臭</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">chòu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">名</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">míng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">远</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">yuǎn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">扬</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">yáng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></b><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A bad name spreads to far away places</span></b><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">人</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">过</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">guò</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">留</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">liú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">名</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">míng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">雁</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">过</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">guò</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">留</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">liú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">声</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shēng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div></span><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Man leaves his name everywhere he passes, [just as] a wild goose makes its sound everywhere it passes <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A man leaves his good or bad reputation everywhere he passes; therefore, he should try to maintain a good name. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A similar idea is found in the idiom: </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">虎</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">hǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">死</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">sǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">留</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">liú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">皮</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">pí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">;</span><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">人</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">死</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">sǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">留</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">liú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">名</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">míng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally: <b>[Once] a tiger dies, [its] skin is left; [once] a person dies, [his] name is left</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">When a person dies, all that is left is his reputation.<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">三</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">sān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">伏</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">fú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">天</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">tiān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">卖</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">mài</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">掉</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">diào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">的</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">de</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">肉</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">ròu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">—<ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">臭</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">chòu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">货</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">huò</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Meat that cannot be sold on the hottest days of the summer – stinky merchandise </span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Said of a person who has a bad reputation. </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
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</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-size: 26.0pt;"><o:p><span style="font-size: small;"> ( READ FROM right to left)</span></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">蚂</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">mǎ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">蚁</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">戴</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dài</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">眼</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yǎn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">镜</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jìng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">而</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">ér</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">没</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">méi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">有</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yǒu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">那</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">nà</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">么</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">me</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">大</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dà</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">脸</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">liǎn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">面</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">miàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><rp>(</rp><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; 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margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">三</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">sān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">张</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhāng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">纸</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">画</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">huà</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">个</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">gè</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">人</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">头</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">tóu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"> </span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">好</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">hǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">大</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dà</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">的</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">de</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">面</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">miàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">子</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A portrait of a person on three pieces of paper – big face (pun) </span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="font-size: small;">Said of a person who enjoys a good reputation and much respect.</span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><br />
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text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR" lang="HE" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">金</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jīn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">钱</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qián</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; 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layout-grid-mode: line;">liǎn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">面</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">miàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">值</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">千</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qiān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">金</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jīn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Literally: <b>Money is like dirt, [but] face (good reputation) is worth a thousand pieces of gold. <o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">跳</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">tiào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">进</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">jìn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">黄</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">huáng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">河</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">hé</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">洗</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">xǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">清</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">qīng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span>[Even] jumping into the yellow river will not wash out [the stain] <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">There is nothing one can do to clean a stained<b> </b>name. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">A similar idea is found in the idiom: </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">白</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bái</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">布</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">掉</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">diào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">在</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zài</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">靛</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">diàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">缸</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">gāng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">里</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">千</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qiān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">担</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">河</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">hé</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">水</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shuǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">洗</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">清</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qīng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span>[When] a plain white fabric falls into a vase filled with indigo pigment, a thousand buckets of river water will not wash it clean <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="bq" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When a bad name sticks to someone, it is very difficult to restore his good name. </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">人</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">rén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">要</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">yào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">面</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">miàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">树</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">shù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">要</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">yào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">皮</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">pí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Just as] a tree needs a bark [to survive], man needs face</span></b><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL"></span>]<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 89.6pt center 214.9pt; text-align: right; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Man needs a good reputation in order to survive. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiaBsO0DMYVXx-B153aoBDxy0pcWq1DGKsnMyySHjlXGbhZPPJNeor5JQqvg-AhfYcHHNIf-YlIJn7ruN5dRswevIJb-hDoqnwd2ANZe3cLWPGKCYgvBvFwvKxz-_fnK2avCgS-ULPKo8/s1600/FIVE+FLOWERS+EIGHT+DOORS111_pic0029.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiaBsO0DMYVXx-B153aoBDxy0pcWq1DGKsnMyySHjlXGbhZPPJNeor5JQqvg-AhfYcHHNIf-YlIJn7ruN5dRswevIJb-hDoqnwd2ANZe3cLWPGKCYgvBvFwvKxz-_fnK2avCgS-ULPKo8/s320/FIVE+FLOWERS+EIGHT+DOORS111_pic0029.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: center 214.9pt left 249.15pt; text-align: right; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 28pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="color: red;">*</span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 28pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">要</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">yào</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">脸</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line; mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;">liǎn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></b><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Literally: </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;">Does not want face</span></b><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">.</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="LTR" style="mso-bidi-font-family: FrankRuehl;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; 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</div><h1 align="center" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; page-break-after: auto; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=1348893934337601404&postID=6017881785666708889" name="_Toc238352111"></a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=1348893934337601404&postID=6017881785666708889" name="_Toc219979926"></a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=1348893934337601404&postID=6017881785666708889" name="_Toc219974041"></a><span dir="LTR" style="color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></h1><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;">According to Dao, yin and yang represent, among others, emptiness and fullness respectively. Heaven and earth, through their integration, represent space and time. Space, being alive, is associated with heaven. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;">Just as one should aspire to a balance between yin and yang, so too should balance be sought between emptiness and fullness. An expression of the dichotomy between the empty and the full can be found in several Chinese idioms, just as it is found in Chinese painting, sculpture and architecture. Opposite fullness, emptiness is a<span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;"> </span>living<span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;"> </span>form of<span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;"> </span>being, full of promise of creation and renewal, and these two elements interpenetrate.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br />
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</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">三</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">sān</rt></ruby></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><rp>)</rp></ruby></span><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">十</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">辐</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">fú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">共</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">gòng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">一</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">毂</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">gū</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">当</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dāng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"> <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">其</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">无</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">有</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yǒu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">车</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">chē</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">之</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">用</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yòng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;"><br />
</span><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">埏</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"> <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">埴</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">以</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">为</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wéi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">器</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">当</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dāng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">其</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">无</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">有器</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yǒuqì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">之</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">用</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yòng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;"><br />
</span><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">凿</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">záo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">户</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">hù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">牖</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yǒu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">以</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">为</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wéi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">室</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">当</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dāng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">其</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">qí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">无</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;">,</span><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">有</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yǒu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">室</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">之</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">用</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yòng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"> <br />
<ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">故</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">gù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">有</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yǒu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">之</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">以</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">为</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wéi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">利</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">无</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">之</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">以</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">为</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wéi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">用</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yòng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;">。</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR">Thirty spokes are connected to one hub in order to create a wheel, but it is the empty space on which the use of the vehicle depends. <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR">By mixing clay with water a vessel is created, but it is the empty space on which the use of the vessel depends. </span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR">Openings of doors and windows gape [in the wall] in order to create a room, but it is the empty space on which the use of the room depends. </span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR">Therefore, the utility of what there is depends on what there is not.</span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><br />
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<div class="fb-like" data-href="http://sin-idioms.blogspot.com/" data-send="true" data-width="450" data-show-faces="true" data-action="recommend" data-font="verdana"></div><h1 align="center" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; page-break-after: auto; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span> </h1><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;">When Chinese people meet they ask, "Have you eaten yet?" <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">你</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">nǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">吃</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">chī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">饭</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">fàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">了</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">le</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">吗</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">ma</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">?</span> This question, parallel to "How are you?" in English, originated in times when the common people, living in poverty, were occupied in a daily struggle for survival. <o:p></o:p></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;">Chinese people, when invited to a meal, will usually discuss the ingredients and the flavors of the portions served. Every region in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region> has its own way of preparing food. There are four main regions: northern, eastern, southern and western. In the northern, or <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Beijing</st1:place></st1:city> region, cooking is much influenced by Moslem, Mongolian and Manchurian kitchens, which introduced spicy and oily mutton and beef dishes to the Chinese. In this region it has been customary to eat wheat-based dishes like rolls and noodles, more than rice, as the northern plateaus are more suitable to growing wheat. Noodles have been eaten since the Tang dynasty period (618-907 AD), and they symbolize long life. <o:p></o:p></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;">Cooking in eastern <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region>, including <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Shanghai</st1:place></st1:city> <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">上</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">shàng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">海</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">hǎi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, is rich in seafood, shrimps, crabs and many other sea dishes, which are plentiful in this region. The fertile earth, the moderate climate and abundance of water from the Yang Zi River, are suitable for growing rice, which is more common than wheat here. The typical flavor is sweet and sour and there is generous use of soy sauce and oil. <o:p></o:p></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;">The food from western <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region> comes mainly from <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Sichuan</st1:place></st1:state> <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">四</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">sì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">川</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">chuān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> and <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Hunan</st1:place></st1:state> <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">湖</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">hú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">南</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">nán</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>. Here the main dishes feature pork, beef, fish, poultry and noodles, spiced with red pepper, ginger and garlic. The most popular meat is pork. Vegetables too take a significant part in Chinese cooking. <o:p></o:p></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;">The southern region food, especially the Cantonese from the capital of <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Guangdong</st1:place></st1:state> <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">广</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">guǎng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">东</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">dōng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> region, is well known throughout <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region>. The main dish here is rice, which grows mostly in central and southern <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region>. In the <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Canton</st1:place></st1:city> region, a lot of tropical fruit and seafood dishes are eaten. Vegetables are cooked only slightly in order to maintain their crispness. <o:p></o:p></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;">Rice became <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region>'s national food in the 2<sup>nd</sup> millennium BCE. A legend told by the Lisu <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">傈</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">lì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">僳</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">sù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span> </span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span> , a minority ethnic group from Yunan <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">云</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">yún</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">南</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">nán</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, narrates that a dog brought rice to<span style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: 150%;"> </span>humanity; while in southern <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region> the bringing of rice to <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region> is ascribed to a mouse. On the border with <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Tibet</st1:place></st1:country-region>, rice is replaced by millet in this legend. <o:p></o:p></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;">In ancient times rice was the food of the high-class<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">.</b> Wasteful uses of rice, throwing it out or leaving it on the plate, were considered unacceptable. Those who did so, it was believed, would fall ill with the plague or be struck by lightning. <span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;">In addition to rice, the soy bean is one of the most important foods in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region>. Bean curd (tofu <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">豆</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">dòu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">腐</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">fǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>), which has been widely consumed in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region> since ancient times, is made from it. <span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;">The Chinese people viewed food as a means to prevent disease. According to Chinese tradition, there are five tastes: sweet, salty, sour, bitter and spicy. Maintaining a balance among these tastes would prevent disease. The first reference to the five tastes is attributed to Yi Yin <span lang="DE"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">伊</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">yī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">尹</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">yǐn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span>, who was a cook in the emperor's court during the Shang dynasty (1600-1046 BCE) and was considered an herbal expert. His contribution to the culinary knowledge is described in the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Annals of Spring and Autumn of Lu</i> <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">吕</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">lǚ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">氏</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">shì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">春</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">chūn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">秋</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">qiū</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, an encyclopedic summation of the entire knowledge of the period. The author of the annals, Lu Buwei <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">吕</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">lǚ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">布</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">韦</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">wéi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>(died in 235 BCE), wrote that when mixing ingredients, a balance should be kept among the five tastes. <o:p></o:p></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;">In order to protect themselves against famine, the Chinese learnt to conserve food by drying it, salting, adding sugar, pickling, soaking in oil or smoking. They conserved all kinds of cereals, vegetables, fruits, poultry, eggs and seafood. <o:p></o:p></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;">Unlike Westerners, the Chinese people are not used to drinking milk; although milk has long been used in cooking in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region>, mainly for flavoring. Only recently have the Chinese started drinking milk. Yogurt made of sheep milk was drunk in various periods in the Middle Ages. <o:p></o:p></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;">At breakfast, the Chinese people usually eat congee <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">粥</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">zhōu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> (rice porridge), and at lunch they usually eat rice or noodles with vegetables, pork, chicken or goose. <o:p></o:p></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;">The way the Chinese eat is different from the Western way. Unlike Westerners, who use a fork and knife, the Chinese use chopsticks <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">筷</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">kuài</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">子</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line; mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">zǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>. As early as in the 11<sup>th</sup> century BCE they began using chopsticks made of wood, bamboo, silver, gold, ivory, jade or coral. Chopsticks are now being made of plastic too. <o:p></o:p></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;">After finishing eating with chopsticks it is customary not to leave them on the plate, because doing so is considered to bring bad luck. As opposed to Western customs, using the chopsticks with the rice bowl raised to the mouth is not considered bad manners. On the other hand, it is not customary to lift a plate from the table to the mouth. <o:p></o:p></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;">Meals are a family matter. At major meals, women and men sit separately. All the dishes are put in the middle of the table and each of the diners gets a bowl of soup. After finishing the soup, each diner fills his bowl with rice and from the other dishes that are on the table. When a man is invited to a meal at his friends' house, he is expected to eat at least two bowls of rice and a little of every dish. Usually tea is the only drink that is served with the meal. <o:p></o:p></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;">Tea arrived in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region> together with Buddhism in the third century CE. During that period people started to grow tea in <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Sichuan</st1:place></st1:state> <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">四</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">sì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">川</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">chuān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>in western <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region>. The trade value of tea increased from the 8<sup>th</sup> century on and the government held a monopoly in the tea trade.<b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;">In the past, it was customary to drink tea as a soup. Only from the 15<sup>th</sup> century did the Chinese begin to drink tea as a drink in itself. The word "tea" in English derives from the word "ti" in the dialect of <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Fujian</st1:place></st1:state> <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">福</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">fú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">建</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">jiàn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> province. In Mandarin, tea is pronounced "cha" <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">茶</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">chá</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>.<o:p></o:p></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;">During the Ming dynasty, the discovery of the <st1:place w:st="on">New World</st1:place> brought to <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region> such new foods as corn, potatoes and peanuts. <b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">吃</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">chī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">的</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">de</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">好</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">hǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">说</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shuō</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">的</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">de</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">好</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">hǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR">When eating good food [at someone's table] one says good things about them </span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR">In Italian they say: </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: right 117.0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR">Bocca unta non può dir di no<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR">Literally: An oiled mouth cannot say no. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">少</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">吃</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">chī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">香</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xiāng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;">;</span></span></span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">多</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">duō</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">吃</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">chī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">伤</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shāng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR">When eating a little – taste is good; when eating much - health is harmed </span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR">On the damage caused by eating too much, in French they say: <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" lang="FR">La gourmandise a tué plus de gens que l'épée</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><v:shapetype coordsize="21600,21600" filled="f" id="_x0000_t75" o:preferrelative="t" o:spt="75" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" stroked="f"> <v:stroke joinstyle="miter"> <v:formulas> <v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"> <v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0"> <v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"> <v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2"> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"> <v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1"> <v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2"> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"> <v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"> <v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"> </v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:formulas> <v:path gradientshapeok="t" o:connecttype="rect" o:extrusionok="f"> <o:lock aspectratio="t" v:ext="edit"> </o:lock></v:path></v:stroke></v:shapetype><span dir="LTR">Literally: Gluttony has killed more people than has the sword. </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Vr00u0_oQp0U0hnnp_X6riQc6FVIXfm-gqtPDt_-8cPrXQ9H6t-aplxfb74nxVf7OdgsEML_R8R893l1mx-vlovkITNaApHzcmOYCfACdXIpDgXfIeIK_rfbepWit7doALjUguP3YXw/s1600/FIVE+FLOWERS+EIGHT+DOORS111_pic0023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Vr00u0_oQp0U0hnnp_X6riQc6FVIXfm-gqtPDt_-8cPrXQ9H6t-aplxfb74nxVf7OdgsEML_R8R893l1mx-vlovkITNaApHzcmOYCfACdXIpDgXfIeIK_rfbepWit7doALjUguP3YXw/s320/FIVE+FLOWERS+EIGHT+DOORS111_pic0023.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR"></span> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">食</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shí</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">多</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">duō</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">无</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">滋</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">味</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wèi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 139.4pt center 207.65pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR">Eating too much diminishes the taste</span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 139.4pt center 207.65pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR">Addiction to pleasure diminishes the enjoyment. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">饿</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">è</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">了</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">le</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">甜</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">tián</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">如</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">蜜</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">mì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">饱</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">了</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">le</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">蜜</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">mì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">甜</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">tián</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div align="center" dir="RTL" style="direction: rtl; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span dir="LTR">For the hungry one, [every food is] sweet as honey; for the satiated [even] honey is not sweet</span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span dir="LTR">In English, they say: </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span dir="LTR">Hunger is the best sauce.</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span dir="LTR">In French they say: </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span dir="LTR"><span style="font-size: small;">Il n'y a sauce que l'appetit.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span dir="LTR"> Literally: There is no sauce like appetite.</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">无</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">wú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">鸡</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; 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</div>Hila Berlinerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07089503952210531830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1348893934337601404.post-82293970220577209842011-11-17T04:07:00.001-08:002011-11-24T00:40:33.270-08:00ON DREAMS, IMAGINATION AND REALITY<div id="fb-root"></div><script>
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<div class="fb-like" data-action="recommend" data-font="verdana" data-href="http://sin-idioms.blogspot.com/" data-send="true" data-show-faces="true" data-width="450"></div><h1 align="center" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; page-break-after: auto; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span> </h1><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;">In Chinese tradition, dreams are conceived of as an experience of the soul that leaves the body during sleep. Immortals have no dreams because they do not have aspirations or desires. <o:p></o:p></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;">Dreams may foretell good or bad luck. Books interpreting dreams are still in use. The most popular is the book <i>Interpretation of Dreams by Duke</i> <i>Zhou</i> <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">周</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">zhōu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">公</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">gōng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">结</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">jié</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">梦</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">mèng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> from c.1050 BCE. <span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: red;">*</span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><rp></rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">南</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">nán</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">人</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">梦</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">mèng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">驼</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">tuó</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"> <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">北</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">běi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">人</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rén</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">梦</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">mèng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">象 </span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xiàng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR">Literally: <b>Southerners do not dream about camels [and] northerners do not dream about elephants</b>. </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR">Dreams do not deviate far from the dreamers' reality and environment. <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*<b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-ansi-font-style: normal;"><o:p></o:p></i></b></span></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">梦</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">mèng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">中</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhōng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">结</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jié</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">婚</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">hūn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"> <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">好</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">hǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">事</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">shì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">成 </span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">chéng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR">He who dreams of getting married – his desire for happiness will not be obtained </span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><br />
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text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*<b style="mso-ansi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-ansi-font-style: normal;"><o:p></o:p></i></b></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">黄</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">huáng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">梁</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">liáng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">一</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">梦</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">mèng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR">The dream of the yellow millet </span></b><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR">Said of awakening from illusion.</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;">This is based on the following legend from <i>The World inside a Pillow</i> <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">枕</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">zhěn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">中</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">zhōng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">记</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">jì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> , written during the Tang dynasty (618-907 CE):<span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><v:shapetype coordsize="21600,21600" filled="f" id="_x0000_t75" o:preferrelative="t" o:spt="75" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" stroked="f"> <v:stroke joinstyle="miter"> <v:formulas> <v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"> <v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0"> <v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"> <v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2"> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"> <v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1"> <v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2"> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"> <v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"> <v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"> </v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:formulas> <v:path gradientshapeok="t" o:connecttype="rect" o:extrusionok="f"> <o:lock aspectratio="t" v:ext="edit"> </o:lock></v:path></v:stroke></v:shapetype><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;"> </span>A young man named Lu <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">卢</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">lú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, who was on his way to the government examination in the capital, entered an inn in Han Dan <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">邯</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">hán</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">郸</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">dān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, where he met an old Daoist named Lu <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">吕</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">lǚ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>. When the young Lu moaned about his poverty and hard life, the old man withdrew a porcelain pillow from his bosom, gave it to Lu <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">卢</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">lú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>, and told him that sleeping on this pillow would bring him high position and much wealth.<o:p></o:p></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> At the same time, the innkeeper started cooking millet. Young Lu put his head on the pillow and fell asleep. In his dream, he married a rich and beautiful young woman. Later on he passed the government examinations, achieving the highest marks and gaining a high public position. He had countless farmlands, begot five children who all became high government officials and bore him a dozen grandchildren. All his children and grandchildren married noble spouses and he himself enjoyed a long life exceeding 80 years. When he woke up, he rubbed his eyes, looked around, and saw the innkeeper still cooking the millet.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI5KIuE-qezH0SXBMQTLFF6RaYKMc6TnBTCCd9r5ngwHZD1X3AaF-fYVSRoPmOWQISfHgDDI26_V52A4MRyAl5Gml3jc9lwJ8iB8a_lievjjDtbRqyPrhf8wyGY2NpnDN_o2CZB5Sm-_w/s1600/FIVE+FLOWERS+EIGHT+DOORS111_pic001C.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI5KIuE-qezH0SXBMQTLFF6RaYKMc6TnBTCCd9r5ngwHZD1X3AaF-fYVSRoPmOWQISfHgDDI26_V52A4MRyAl5Gml3jc9lwJ8iB8a_lievjjDtbRqyPrhf8wyGY2NpnDN_o2CZB5Sm-_w/s320/FIVE+FLOWERS+EIGHT+DOORS111_pic001C.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"> </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">日</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">rì</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">有</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yǒu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">所</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">suǒ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">思</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">sī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;">,</span></span></span></span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">夜</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yè</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">有</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yǒu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">所</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">suǒ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">梦</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 13pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">mèng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR">Thoughts during the day [will become] dreams at night <o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">草</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">cǎo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">木</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">mù</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">借</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jiè</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">兵</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bīng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span><b><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><b><span dir="LTR">Sees the grass and the trees as if they were the enemy<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR">Said of one who fails as a result of imagining difficulties. </span><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span> <span lang="HE"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR">A parallel expression in Hebrew originating in the Bible: <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%;">רואה את צל ההרים כאנשים<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR">Literally: Sees the shadow of the mountains as if they were people. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span>(שופטים ט, 36</span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="LTR"></span>: </span><span dir="RTL"></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span> "את צל ההרים אתה רואה כאנשים").<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"><span dir="LTR"></span> (Judges, 9, 36: "You are seeing the shadow of the mountains as if they were men")</span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR">The idiom is based on the following story: </span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;">In 383 CE Fu Jian <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">苻</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">fú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">坚</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">jiān</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> , the King of the State of <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Qin</st1:place></st1:state> <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">秦</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">qín</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> , led an army of 800,000 soldiers to attack the State of <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Eastern Jin</st1:place></st1:state> <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">东</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">dōng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">基</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">jīn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>. After being defeated in the first battle, Fu Jian looked down from the city wall and panicked when he saw the battalions of the army of Eastern Jin. In fact, what he was seeing was nothing but the fruits of his imagination. He saw the trees and the grass as if they were the soldiers of the enemy. As a result, he led his army to a disgraceful defeat. <span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="RTL"></span> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">梦</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">mèng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">里</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lǐ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">坐</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zuò</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">飞</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">fēi</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span dir="LTR" lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">机</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">jī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"> - <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">想</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xiǎng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">头</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">tóu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">不</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">bú</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">低</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dī</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;">; <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">想</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">xiǎng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">得</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">dé</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">高</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">gāo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; 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</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Literally: Dreams in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Spain</st1:place></st1:country-region>.</span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1348893934337601404#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">[1]</span></span></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">("A man is sleeping and sees a dream in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Spain</st1:place></st1:country-region>"<i> Nida</i>, 30, 2) <o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">In English:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Castles in Spain<o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif"; font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><span dir="RTL"></span><span style="color: red;">*<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">空</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">kōng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">中</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">zhōng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">楼</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">lóu</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">阁</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">gé</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">Literally: <b>Towers in the air. <o:p></o:p></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">Said of a plan or theory with no basis in reality. <b><o:p></o:p></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">This is based on the following story: <o:p></o:p></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;">Once there was a rich man who asked an architect to build him a three-storey building. When the architect had finished building the first floor, the rich man said to him, "I want only the third floor and I am not interested in the first and the second floors". In response, the architect asked,<span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;"> </span>"Without the first and second floors, how can I build the third floor?" Shaking his head, the architect packed his belongings and left. <o:p></o:p></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR">A parallel Jewish expression:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";">מגדל הפורח באוויר (סנהדרין קו).<o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" dir="RTL" style="line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt;"><span dir="LTR"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">A tower flying in the air (<i>Sanhedrin</i>, 106). <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span></div><div style="mso-element: footnote-list;"><br />
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<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">桃</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">táo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">花</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">huā</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">源</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="font-size: 12pt; layout-grid-mode: line;">yuán</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span style="font-size: 26pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div><br />
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<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-indent: 14.2pt; unicode-bidi: embed;">Said of an idyllic vision of unspoiled wilderness. A kind of paradise. Utopia. <o:p></o:p></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;">This originates in the following story written by the poet Tao Yaoming <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">陶</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">táo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">遥</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">yáo</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">明</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">míng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby>(365-427 CE) : <o:p></o:p></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="direction: ltr; line-height: 150%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14.2pt; text-justify: inter-ideograph; unicode-bidi: embed;">During the Eastern Jin <ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">东</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">dōng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: distribute-space;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">晋</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">jìn</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby> dynasty (317-420 CE) there was an old fisherman in the Wu Ling <ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">武</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">wǔ</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><ruby style="ruby-align: left;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun;">陵</span><rp>(</rp><rt style="layout-grid-mode: line;">líng</rt><rp>)</rp></ruby><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%;"> </span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1348893934337601404#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"><span dir="LTR"><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">[1]</span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span dir="RTL" lang="HE" style="font-family: "FrankRuehl","sans-serif";"> </span><span dir="LTR"></span><span dir="LTR"></span> region. One day he went out to fish and as his boat made its way upstream, he lost his way. Then he saw in front of him a forest of peach trees in full blossom. Curious, he continued sailing till he came to the end of the forest, where he saw a mountain and, at its foot, a small cave. Upon entering the cave a whole world was revealed before his eyes: people living peacefully and happily in harmony, with no fights or arguments. The old were resting and the young playing. When these people saw him they asked him not to tell anybody what he had seen. After returning home, he nonetheless told the peasants about his experience. Not believing his story, they followed him to see the place, but could not find it. <o:p></o:p></div><br />
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