从前，有个宰相的孙子是有名的败家子。他把家产都败光了，连饭也吃不上，常常向别人家去借米。
In the past, the grandson of a prime minister was a notorious spendthrift. He squandered all the family property and couldn’t even afford his own! So he often borrowed rice from others.
李白是中国唐朝时的一位伟大诗人。
Li Bai was a great poet in the Tang Dynasty of China.
传说，他小时候很贪玩，怕困难，读书进步很慢。
It is said that in his youth, he was very fond of playing, afraid of difficulties and made slow progress in his studies.
一天，有一个大官，要到寺院里去游玩。
One day, a high official wanted to amuse himself in a temple.
他的手下人便在三天前就通知寺院里的和尚，准时备好饭菜。于是，寺院里所有的和尚，都忙着张罗了起来。
His subordinates notified the monks in the temple three days in advance to prepare a good meal on time. So all the monks in the temple got busy attending to things.
一天，有个人走在路上遇到一个神仙。原来，这个神仙还是他的老朋友呢。
One day a man walking on the road met a celestial, who happened to be an old friend of his.
伯乐是中国古代有名的相马专家。《相马经》是他的一本相马的专著。
Bo Le was a famous expert in the physiognomy of horses in ancient China. His book On the Physiognomy of Horses was a classic piece of work on that subject.
