《二十四孝·董永卖身葬父》（中英对照）

汉董永，家贫。父死，卖身贷钱而葬。及去偿工，路遇一妇，求为永妻。俱至主家，令织缣三百匹乃回。一月完成，归至槐荫会所，遂辞永而去。

诗曰：

葬父将身卖，仙姬陌上迎。

织缣偿债主，孝感动天庭。

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Dong Yong Sold Himself to Bury His Father

Dong Yong of the Han Dynasty was very poor. When his father died, he had to borrow money to have his father buried. In return for the debt, he had to work for the creditor. One day on his way to work, he met with a young lady who begged to marry him. They both went to the creditor’s house, and the woman was supposed to weave three hundred bolts of silk cloth before she could leave for home. After a month’s hard work, they both returned to the locust tree, where they first met each other, and the lady bade adieu to Dong Yong and was gone forever.