19. 第十和第一的故事

how the tenth became the first

过去，世界上很少有人能够读书识字。在中国，家长们都希望他们能多赚一些钱，好让他们的儿子跟随老师学习读写。如果他们用功读书，通过科举考试，就能在朝廷中谋得职位。这将使整个家族赢得尊敬、荣誉和权力。但是，科举考试非常难。很多人从少年到白头，考了一遍又一遍，还是没能通过考试。　　

　　in the old days, few people anywhere in the world could read or write. in china, parents hoped they could make a little bit more money so they could send their sons to a teacher to learn how to read and write. if they studied veryk, very hard and passed the imperial examinations, they could win posts in the government. this brought respect, glory, and power to the whole family. however, the examinations were extremely difficult. many students took the examinations over and over until they were old men, but never passed.

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