双语生日宴会故事

Granny Xu was the mother of the imperial scholar Xiu. They lived in Gunlun， near Shanghai， during the Ming dynasty.

许老太太是明代翰林许的母亲，他们住在Gunlun，今上海附近。

Granny Xu was a lifelong vegetarian. She enjoyed doing good deeds. She did all she could to help the poor. Every morning and evening she practiced her Buddhist devotions， and she never missed a day.

许老太太吃了一生的素。她又喜欢行善，总是尽力帮助穷人。她每天早晚礼佛，从没有一天延误。

She was kind to her children， and her children were very good to her， so they had a happy family.

她对儿女都很好，她的儿女也孝顺她，他们一起过着快乐的日子。

In 1637， Granny Xu celebrated her sixtieth birthday. The sixtieth birthday is important for Chinese， but she didnt celebrate with a cake and candles. Three days before her birthday， she had her children prepare food and money for all the poor people in the area.

1637年，徐老太太迎来了她的60大寿。六十岁的生日对中国人来说非常重要，但是她并不用点着蜡烛的蛋糕来庆祝她的生日。在她生日前三天，她就叫她的儿女们为地方上的穷人准备好食物和钱。

When the big day came， the poor people crowded around her house and everybody had a great time. Of course， the feast was all vegetarian dishes， and were they delicious! Everybody was stuffed.

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