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2. 雖不及為王學長壽之道猶未必誅之其晚求仙道果無害矣

3. 長壽不死莫能得之歟然佛徒以死為不死

4. 凡欲免於短命必禱於司命之神

5. 命長而身衰何益哉生之樂當養諸己勿求於方士

Supplementary Exercise Vocabulary II

嘗 cháng (Adv) once in the past

未嘗 wèicháng: never (in the past) [N.B. 未嘗不 wèichángbù: has
never failed to . . .]

為 wèi *(Verb auxiliary) on behalf of

仙 xian (N) an immortal being; (Adj/SV) immortal

果 gǔo (Adv) in the end, as a result (usually as expected), after all; (N) fruit

佛 fó (N) the Buddha

徒 tú (N) a follower; (Adv) vainly

凡 fán (Adnoun) in all cases [of X], generally for all [X]

短 dǔan (Adj/SV) short, brief

命 mìng *(N) lifespan

禱 dăo (V) to pray

司 si (V) to supervise, to manage

益 yì (V) to increase; (N) an increase, an improvement

方 fang *(N) a method, a prescription

方士 fangshì: (N) any master of mantic arts, immortalism, or
sorcery