More Threatening than Tigers

    As Confucius was passing Mountain Tai，he saw a woman weeping bitterly in front of a grave¹．He leaned forward to listen，resting his hand on the wooden bar of his carriage．Zilu，his pupil，was sent to ask the woman what the matter was．“From your weeping it seems that you have many sorrows．”
    “That is true．In the past my father-in-law² had been killed by a tiger．My husband had also been killed by a tiger．Then my son too was killed by a tiger．”
    “Then why don't you leave this place？”asked Confucius．“There is no tyrannical government here．”came the reply．“Take note，all of you，”said Confucius，“a tyrannical government is more threatening than tigers．”
    Exercises：
    回答下列问题：
    ①What did Confucius see when he was passing Mountain Tai？
    ②Why was the woman crying？
    ③Why didn't the woman leave the place？

1 grave   

n.墓穴，坟墓，雕刻工，抑音；adj.庄重的，严肃的，重大的，低沉的；vt.雕刻

参考例句：

• Marriage is the grave of love.婚姻是爱情的坟墓。
• This is a very grave matter indeed.这问题的确非常严重。

2 father-in-law   

n.岳父，公公

参考例句：

• He met his future father-in-law during his visit to Boston.他在波士顿小住期间遇见了他未来的岳父。
• His father-in-law is a plantation manager.他岳父是个种植园经营者。