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A fast and unstoppable force 高屋建瓴

Translated 高屋建瓴 [Gāo wū jiàn lǐng] 啟示:高屋建瓴形容迅猛的勢不可擋的形勢。 In the late Qin Dynasty, Liu Bang, leader of the uprising farmer troops, overthrew the domination of Qin Dynasty, established the Han Dynasty and became emperor. One day,someone came to him secretly. “It … Continue reading

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Kongrong shares pears 孔融讓梨

One day, a gentleman gave a family a basket of pears. All the children ran to it and grabbed the biggest pear they could find. The younger brother, Kongrong(孔融), just stood there on the corner, not moving. When his older … Continue reading

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