放生的故事:从第十到第一_少儿英语故事

放生的故事:从第十到第一

　　Yes， his brother answered， Once I saw some ants about to get drowned， so I made a little bridge out of a piece of bamboo and they got away.

　　是的。宋交回答，有一次我看到一些蚂蚁快要被淹死了，我就用一根竹子搭了一座桥，帮助它们离开了险境。

　　The imperial examinations were more important to them than any ants or monks predictions， and they forgot all about it as they made their way to the capital and did their last minute cramming.

　　科举考试对他们俩来说比什么蚂蚁或者和尚的预言要重要的多，他们很快就忘了这回事，继续往京都赶去，继续温习。

　　When all of the test papers had been graded， the results were announced to the Emperor. Song Ji had won the highest score in the entire empire. Song Jiao was in tenth place of course this was also a very high score. The Emperor examined the list of the highest scores.

　　卷子被评判后，结果被送到皇帝那里。宋吉得到了全国的最高分。宋交排在第十当然，这样的分数已经很高了。皇帝正在审核着高分者的名单。

　　This will not do， the Emperor said， Song Ji has won first place， ranking higher than his elder brother Song Jiao. It is not natural for the younger brother to be exalted above the elder brother. Switch Song Jiao to the first place， and rank Song Ji tenth.