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There was a person called Sun Shan in the Song Dynasty.One year,he(1)
left
left
his hometown for the imperial examination(科舉考試),and a countryman asked his son to go with Sun Shan.On the day the result came out,Sun Shan found his name came last on the list of the(2)
successful
successful
candidates(考生).The son of his countryman failed,became very(3)
upset
upset
and asked Sun Shan to return first.
After returning home,Sun Shan's(4)
neighbors
neighbors
all came to see him and congratulate him on his success.
The countryman didn't see his son had come back,so he asked Sun Shan whether his son had(5)
also
also
passed the examination.
The countryman said,"Congratulations!My son hasn't come back(6)
until
until
now.How about his examination?" Sun Shan,a very humorous person,didn't give a(n)(7)
direct
direct
answer,but replied humorously,"Sun Shan was the last on the list. (8)
Your
Your
son came after Sun Shan."That is to say,the countryman's son had no(9)
luck
luck
at all.He failed the examination.
The story comes from A Record of Guoting.Now,the saying "fall behind Sun Shan"is(10)
used
used
to talk about one's failure(失?。?in an examination or a competition.