传说，河南有个青年，名叫乐羊子。家里很穷。
It was said that there was in Henan a young man named Le Yangzi whose family was very poor.
有一天，乐羊子在路上拾到一块金子，高高兴兴地拿回家，交给妻子。妻子却一本正经地说：
One day, Le Yangzi picked up a piece of gold on the road. He happily took it home and gave it to his wife. His wife said in all seriousness:
夏朝时，有一位神射手，叫后羿。
During the Xia Dynasty, there was a crack archer named Hou Yi.
一天，夏王指着一块一平方米大，靶心直径只有一寸的箭靶，对后羿说：
One day, the King of Xia pointed to a shooting target of one square metre in size with a bull’s eye of only 1 / 3 decimeter in diameter, and said to Hou Yi:
一天子禽问他的老师墨子：
One day, Zi Qin asked his teacher Mo Zi (Master of the Mohist School)：
“老师，多说话到底有没有好处？”
“Master, is there any good at all of talking much? ”
一天梁惠王见到孟子，说：
One day, King Hui of Liang met Mencius and said:
“你看看邻国的政治多么糟糕！他们治国不为老百姓着想，而我每当河内闹了灾，就把灾民迁到河东；河东遭了难，我又把灾民迁到河内来，还调拨粮食救济他们。对于治理国家，我是尽了自己最大的努力了。”
“Look, what a mess the political state of our neighbouring countries is in! When they govern their states, they never think of the people. But when there is a flood in Henei, I move the victims of the calamity to Hedong. If there is a calamity in Hedong, I move the people back to Henei. I also allocate them food for relief. I have really done my best to govern my country.”
春秋时期，鲁国有个能工巧匠公输子，人称“鲁班”。他用竹木制造了一只喜鹊。
During the Spring and Autumn Period (770—476 B.C.), a skillful craftsman named Gongshu Zi in the State of Lu, known to people as “Lu Ban”，made a magpie with bamboo and wood.
