Beg for Apologize

◎供稿：王梓菲

負荊請罪的故事大家想必不陌生。犯錯在所難免，但犯了錯不要緊，重要的是我們犯錯后要有和廉頗一樣的知錯、認錯、改錯的勇氣和決心。

In the Warring States Period，Lian Po and Lin Xiangru were both senior generals of the State of Zhao.They both did great job to their country.

One day，Lin Xiangru took a lot of trouble to get a valuable jade back for the king.Then he got a promotion above Lian Po.Out of envy，Lian Po said，“I’ll make Lin feel ashamed and foolish the next time I meet him.” Lin Xiangru heard of this from others.In order not to cause conflict，he tried his best to avoided meeting Lian.Because Lin put benefit of the country first，he thought that any conflict between him and Lian would be used by the enemy of their country.Therefore，he brought doubts and1)blame [ble?m] n.指責；責備blame from others on himself.Later when Lian Po realized his mistake，he was so ashamed.So he went to Lin’s home carrying2)bramble [?br?mbl] n.荊條；荊棘brambles on his3)naked [?ne?k?d] adj.赤裸的naked back and asked for punishment.

詞組加油站

out of envy 出于嫉妒

cause conflict 引起沖突

brought … on oneself 獨自承擔

戰國時期，廉頗和藺相如都是趙國的大將。他們都對國家做出了巨大的貢獻。

有一天，藺相如因“完璧歸趙”而升官，官位在廉頗之上。廉頗憤憤不平地宣稱：“下次見到藺相如，我一定要讓他自慚形穢。”藺相如從他人那里聽說之后，為了不引起沖突，盡量避免與廉頗見面。藺相如把國家利益放在第一位，他認為他和廉頗之間的沖突可能會被敵國利用，因此，獨自承受著別人的質疑和指責。后來，廉頗意識到了自己的錯誤，羞愧難當。于是，他就來到藺相如的家，赤裸的上身背著荊條，請求藺相如的責罰。

Questions:

1.Why did Lin Xiangru get a promotion above Lian Po?

2.What did Lian Po carry when he went to Lin’s home and asked for punishment?

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Seven Warring States

戰國七雄

The seven kingdoms of the Warring States Period are a general name for the seven most powerful states.During the Spring and Autumn Period，the number of vassal states in the Zhou Dynasty was greatly reduced.The Royal family of the Zhou dynasty was nominally the common ruler of the world，but only in name.The vassal states were fighting each other constantly.The pattern of seven kingdoms in the Warring States period formally came into being.These seven states are:Qin，Chu，Qi，Yan，Zhao，Wei，Han.

戰國七雄，是戰國時期七個最強大的諸侯國的統稱。經過春秋時期曠日持久的爭霸戰爭，周王朝境內的諸侯國數量大大減少。周王室名義上為天下共主，但已名存實亡。諸侯國互相攻伐，戰爭不斷，到戰國時期七雄并立的格局正式形成，這七國分別是：秦國、楚國、齊國、燕國、趙國、魏國、韓國。