Jeff
蒙學漢文初階 第七十八之課 Beginning Chinese - Entry Level Lesson #78 有鳥自巢中出 have bird self nest inside out 兒呼父觀之 child call father see it 父曰 father said 天初明 day beginning bright 鳥必飛出覔食 bird must fly out seek food 鳥為食而飛 bird because food and fly 不飛必餓死矣 not fly must starve death alas. There was a bird emerging from the nest. The child called his father to see it. The father said, "When dawn comes, birds have to fly to forage for food. Because of this, it must fly. If it does not fly, it will starve to death!" Notes: 食 can be used as a verb here as well. If I had chosen this course, the translation will become, "… birds have to fly in order to eat. In order to eat, it must fly."
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