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蒙學漢文初階 第一百五課 Beginning Chinese - Entry Level Lesson #105 某生堆雪為人 some person pile snow become man 五官四肢具備 five organ four limb all equip 語不應使 words not ought to_use 行不動 walk not move 生笑曰 person laugh said 百不如人 hundred not like man 何能立於世界 how able stand in world boundary 舉足蹴之崩 life leg kick it collapse Someone made a snowman, complete with the Five Organs and four limbs. [It] could not talk, not able to move. Laughingly he remarked, "In a many ways, you are not a man, how can you stand in this world?" Lifting his leg, he kicked it down. Notes: 1. The first sentence translated literally is "Someone piled the snow to make a man" 2. The Five Organs: Eyes, nose, ears, mouth and tongue.
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