More Threatening than Tigers(在线收听

    As Confucius was passing Mountain Tai,he saw a woman weeping bitterly in front of a grave.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-law 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?

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