TEXT 10 (8.1)

Question 1

景公有馬 其圉人殺之

Answer 1

Lord Jing had a horse and his groom killed it.

Question 2

公怒. 援戈將自擊之

Answer 2

Lord Jing was enraged. He picked up a dagger-pike and was about to strike him

Question 3

晏子曰 此不知其罪而死

Answer 3

Yanzi said, “This means he would die without knowing his crimes.”

Question 4

“臣請為君數之”

Answer 4

“I beg permission to enumerate his crimes on Your Lordship’s behalf.”

Question 5

“令知其罪而殺之”

Answer 5

“This will cause him to know his crimes when Your Lordship killed him.”

Question 6

公曰 諾

Answer 6

The Duke said, “Sure.”

Question 7

晏子舉戈而臨之曰

Answer 7

Yanzi picked up a dagger-pike and approached the man, saying,

Question 8

汝為吾君養馬而殺之 而罪當死 that crime merits death

Answer 8

“You raised a horse for our ruler and then killed it; that crime merits death”

Question 9

汝使吾君以馬之故殺圉人 而罪又當死

Answer 9

“You are causing our ruler to kill a groom for the sake of a horse; and that crime also merits death.”

Question 10

公曰 “夫子釋之 夫子釋之”

Answer 10

The Lord said, “Sir, release him. Sir, release him.”

Question 11

勿傷吾仁也

Answer 11

“Do not do harm to my benevolence.”