anonymoose Posted January 3, 2011 at 02:26 PM Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 at 02:26 PM I got the following two sentences/phrases from this news article: 昔孟母，择邻处 书中自有黄金屋，书中自有颜如玉 What do they mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylee Posted January 3, 2011 at 02:40 PM Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 at 02:40 PM 昔孟母，择邻处 - just search for story of 孟母三遷 书中自有黄金屋，书中自有颜如玉 - study hard and you will (get good results in exams, get a good job, rise socially and) eventually get what you desire (money, women, you name it). PS - I have removed the link. Read roddy's post below. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymoose Posted January 3, 2011 at 02:44 PM Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 at 02:44 PM Thanks, skylee. That link doesn't work though, in the mainland at least. So 颜 here means women? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylee Posted January 3, 2011 at 02:51 PM Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 at 02:51 PM 顏如玉 ~ jade like beauty PS - I have removed the story. See roddy's post below. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy Posted January 3, 2011 at 02:52 PM Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 at 02:52 PM Judging by the url and the fact that it's not accessible, it'll be a FLG issue. Shouldn't be hard to find the story elsewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymoose Posted January 3, 2011 at 02:59 PM Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 at 02:59 PM So what's wrong with the sentence 昔孟母，择邻处? Why did they need to take it out of the book? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylee Posted January 3, 2011 at 03:01 PM Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 at 03:01 PM ah didn't realise that. right it shouldn't be hard to find the story. just search for 孟母三遷. It is a chengyu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymoose Posted January 3, 2011 at 03:06 PM Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 at 03:06 PM Yes, I read the story you pasted, skylee. But I don't understand why 昔孟母，择邻处 had to be removed from the books, according to the article I linked to. It seems fairly inoccuous to me. As for 书中自有黄金屋，书中自有颜如玉, I like that. I think I'll make it my 座右铭. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy Posted January 3, 2011 at 03:07 PM Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 at 03:07 PM It's not the sentence so much as the story it's the title of - it implies that you should change your environment, rather than live with it in . . wait for it . . . harmony! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylee Posted January 3, 2011 at 03:09 PM Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 at 03:09 PM I don't understand this -> 原告變被告 These things happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy Posted January 3, 2011 at 03:15 PM Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 at 03:15 PM Yeah, it's one of those 'provincial authorities do something daft' stories - if you were nodding your head and saying 'yeah, that makes sense' you'd be ideal cadre material. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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