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"A courtyard as crowded as a marketplace" is used to indicate at a gate or a courtyard that is as crowded as a marketplace. It indicates that there are a lot of people.
  
In the Warring States Period, Zou Ji who was the prime1 minister of the Qi State was possesed of a great height and a pleasant appearance. In order to persuade the King Qiwei to provide wide opportunities for the airing of views and to encourage the officials to criticize2 faults frankly3, he told this story:
 
One morning, after he wore his court dress and hat, he looked himself in the mirror over for a while then asked his wife: "compared to Mr. Xu in the northern city, who is better-looking, him or I?" "Of course you are, how can Mr. Xu compare with you?" his wife asked.
 
Mr. Xu was a famous handsome man in the Qi State. Having heard what his wife said, Zou Ji didn't dare to believe that he was really more handsome than Mr. Xu, so he went to ask his beloved4 concubine, who answered: "how can Mr. Xu compare with you?"
 
On the second day, a guest came to Zou Ji's house, so he asked the guest for the same question and the guest answered: "how could Mr. Xu be better-looking than you?" A few days later, Mr. Xu came to visit Zou Ji; Zou Ji seized the opportunity to look Mr. Xu up and down and compared with himself, reaching the conclusion that honestly he was not the better-looking of the two.
 
So, he said to the King Qiwei: "I am originally not better-looking than Mr. Xu, but my wife, my concubine, and my guest all told me that I was better-looking than him. The reason why they told lies is because my wife protects me, my concubine fears me, and my guest needs my help so they all flattered5 me by saying no truths. In Qi States, everybody in the court protects you, all the officials fear you, people all over the state want to get your help, so your flatterers must have be more numerous6 than mine and you must have been more seriously fooled!" Zou Ji also gave the advice; "nowadays the Qi State has a vast territory and numerous cities, the people you met with are more than me, so you must have been more fooled. If you can be perfectly7 honest and ask for advice, it must be good for our state."
 
The King agreed to this advice, and immediately issued a pronouncement stating that anyone who points out his faults to his face will get the first prize; anyone who criticizes8 him in memorial will get the second prize; anyone who criticizes him in public will get the third prize. As expected, people flocked9 to the king's palace to present their opinions. The area in front of the palace gate was as busy as a market.


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1 prime lBVyB     
adj.首要的,主要的;最好的,第一流的
参考例句:
  • The prime minister spoke of the general insecurity in the country.总理谈到了全国普遍存在的不安全。
  • He met with the Prime Minister of Japan for an hour.他和日本首相会见了一个小时。
2 criticize wOyzL     
vt.批评;批判,指责;评论,评价
参考例句:
  • Whenever you criticize him,he always has an excuse.你批评他,他总有说头儿。
  • You are free to criticize my work.你可以随意批评我的工作。
3 frankly fsXzcf     
adv.坦白地,直率地;坦率地说
参考例句:
  • To speak frankly, I don't like the idea at all.老实说,我一点也不赞成这个主意。
  • Frankly speaking, I'm not opposed to reform.坦率地说,我不反对改革。
4 beloved DQey3     
adj./n.受爱戴的,敬爱的;爱人,被心爱的人
参考例句:
  • She longs for the early return of her beloved.她盼着心上人早日归来。
  • She is Tom's beloved wife.她是汤姆的爱妻。
5 flattered a22a59166a8cffd098db240fd221d32e     
过份夸奖的; 高兴的,感到荣幸的
参考例句:
  • At the testimonial dinner everyone flattered him shamelessly. 在纪念筵席上大家都厚颜无耻地奉承他。
  • They flattered themselves that they would win. 他们自信一定会赢。
6 numerous C5qz5     
adj.为数众多的;极多的
参考例句:
  • There have been numerous exchanges of views between the two governments.两国政府间曾多次交换意见。
  • There are numerous people in the square. 有许多人在广场上。
7 perfectly 8Mzxb     
adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地
参考例句:
  • The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
  • Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。
8 criticizes f1b33957850eca311c8ca61cbff875d2     
v.评论,批评( criticize的第三人称单数 )
参考例句:
  • Jacobson's group often criticizes at a variety of restaurant foods. 雅各布森所在的这个消费者组织常对餐馆提供的食物进行批评。 来自互联网
  • The writer criticizes and suspects the fate from the tragedy of Mathilde. 文章从玛蒂尔德的悲剧中叩问命运、质疑命运。 来自互联网
9 flocked 07aadadbd384d6a4c8decec925b8f4e7     
v.群集,成群结队而行( flock的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • Crowds flocked after the popular singer as he left the theater. 这位红歌星走出剧场时,成群的人尾随着他。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The crowd flocked into the church. 人群涌入教堂。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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