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B) Translate into WYW, following the grammar as closely as possible:

1. One who wishes to follow the Way of the former kings is a sage.

2. Ministers who speak straightforwardly are the loyal ones.

3. What I the ruler wish to get is Zhongshan’s land.

4. Why do my parents call me a disorderly son?

5. If one discards filiality one will surely perish.

Supplementary Exercise Vocabulary

滅 mìe (V) to extinguish, to destroy a state

土 tŭ (N) land, soil

好 hào (V) to like, to enjoy (N.B. 好 hăo [(Adj/SV) good] is relatively
rare in WYW)

惡 wù *(V) to dislike, detest, hate [distinguish è: (Adj/SV) bad, evil]

平 píng (SV) to be at peace, to be level, flat, equal

富 fù (N) wealth, prosperity; (Adj/SV) wealthy, prosperous

貴 gùi (N) nobility, high status; (Adj/SV) noble, highly valued

富貴 fùgùi: (N) wealth and rank (an R+R compound denoting
material goals)

莊 zhuang (N) a surname, (N) a village

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莊子 Zhuangzǐ (Zhuang Zhou 周): a 4 century B.C. Daoist
thinker

常 cháng (Adv) constantly, regularly; (Adj/SV) constant, enduring, regular

治 zhì (V) to rule, to order; (Adj/SV) well governed, well ordered