Zengzi(曾子505---435BC), a Chinese philosopher and student of

Zengzi(曾子505---435BC), a Chinese philosopher and student of Confucius(孔子)，小题1: (believe) to be the author(作者) of Daxue. One day, as Zengzi’s wife set off(出发) for the market，her little son insisted on(坚持) going with her， 小题2: (make) a tearful scene(场面).
“Stay at home,”she said to the boy, “When I come back, I 小题3:(kill) the pig for you to eat.”
When she got back from the market, Zengzi was prepared to catch the pig and kill it. His wife stopped him, saying I was only kidding(开玩笑) to 小题4: when I said that.” “Children can’t be humored(幽默) 小题5: this way. ” he replied, “They have little 小题6: (understand). They learn from their parents and listen to 小题7: they say. To lie to him is to teach him to lie to 小题8:.” Her son will not trust her any more 小题9: a mother lies to him. This is not the way to teach 小题10: child. With that, Zengzi went to kill the pig and then cooked it for his son.