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Monday was the seventh day after old Chu 's death .

星期一是朱父死后的头七（中国哀悼传统中的一个里程碑）。

Chu advised Wang to keep supporting Ma unless a problem actually emerged .

而朱告诉王，除非成为事实，否则要继续支持马英九。

Cao was a small state hemmed in between Jin and chu , and the safety of its ruler was as precarious as a pile of eggs .

故曹小国也，而迫于晋、楚之间，其君之危犹累卵也。（《韩非子》）

When he was 38 , he cured the son of the Prince of Chu and was invited to be an official in that court .

38岁的时候,他治好了楚王的儿子,并被邀请到朝廷做官。

In the State of Chu , there was a man whose family was very poor .

楚国有个人，家里非常贫苦。

Again the King of Chu asked : " Where is he from "

楚王又问：“他说哪一个国家的人？”

One day , the King of Chu gave a banquet for Yan Zi .

一天，楚王摆了酒席招待晏子。

Since then , Zhou Chu quickly and completely corrected his faults and made efforts for progress .

从此，周处蟠然改过，努力上进。

There was a person of the state of Chu who feared ghosts very much .

楚国有个人非常怕鬼。

Deliberately1 the King of Chu asked : " What crime has this man committed ? "

楚王故意问道：“这人犯了什么罪？”

Thus King Wen of Chu named it " He Shi Jade " .

楚文王就把这块玉石命名为“和氏璧”。

A person who was born in the state of Yan grew up in the state of Chu .

一个燕国人生长燕国，但他却在楚国长大。

Therefore , the people classed them together with Zhou Chu as " the three evils " .

因此，人们把它们和周处并称为“三害”。

Once , the King of the State of Wu wanted to invade the State of Chu .

一次，吴王要进攻楚国。

yet the Chu army still tried to stealthily cross the river 1000 soldiers were drowned .

但是，楚国人却仍然按照白天做的标记偷渡，结果淹死了一千多人。

Consequently , the King of Wu dropped his plan to invade the State of Chu .

于是，吴王就不再进攻楚国了。

A man of Chu learned to steer1 the boat from a boatman .

一个楚国人向船夫学习驾船。

In the Jin Dynasty , there lived a man named Zhou Chu in Yixing .

晋朝时，义兴地方有个人，名叫周处。

As the King of Chu heard this , he was truck dumb with shame .

楚王听了，羞愧得连一句话都说不出来。

Someone told this to the king of the state of Chu , and the king of Chu called in him .

有人把这件事情告诉了楚王，楚王于是召见了田鸠。

Influenced by Chu , the boy gradually finds his passion and dedicates himself to becoming a master player .

受褚嬴影响，时光也逐渐找到自己的梦想，立志成为一名围棋高手。

In the past , a man of the State of Chu intended to go to the State of Zheng to sell pearls .

从前，有个楚国人准备到郑国卖珍珠。

Tough and fierce and fond of fighting in his youth , Zhou Chu was a big scourge1 in the county .

少年时候，他强悍好斗是乡里的一大祸患。

Later , people ridiculed the man of Chu by saying that he was good at selling cases , but not good at selling pearls .

后来，人们都嘲笑这个楚国人，说他很善于卖匣子，却不善于卖珍珠。

After three days and nights , the people all thought that Zhou Chu had died . They were jubilant and congratulated one another .

过了三天三夜，百姓们都以为周处死了，喜出望外，互相庆贺。

The King of Chu was very angry . He ordered to have the archer beheaded .

楚王非常生气，下令将这个弓箭手斩首。

While the King of Chu heard this , he felt that there was something in what the archer said , so he let him go .

楚王听了，觉得这些话有点道理，就把弓箭手放了。

The tale of " Zhou Chu Getting Rid of the Evils " has been handed down to this very day .

“周处除害”的佳话，也就一直流传至今。

Chu Weiwang , king of the state of Chu , sent two ministers to come to persuade him accepting the position of Prime Minister .

楚威王派二位大臣游说庄子，希望他接受楚国相国的职位。

The evil dragon turned up and down , and went down for tens of li with Zhou Chu chasing closely after it .

恶蛟上下翻腾，直下几十里，周处紧追不舍。