《古代寓言·滥竽充数》（中英对照）

齐宣王使人吹竽，必三百人。

南郭处士请为王吹竽。宣王说之，廪食以数百人。

宣王死，湣王立，好一一听之。

处士逃。

——《韩非子》

The Man Who Pretended he could Play Reed Pipes

When Prince Xuan of Qi called for reed pipe music, he would have three hundred men playing at the same time. Then a scholar named Nanguo asked for a place in the orchestra, and the prince, taking a fancy to him, gave him a salary large enough to feed several hundred men.

After Prince Xuan’s death, however, Prince Min came to the throne, and he liked solo performances.

There upon the scholar fled.

Han Fei Zi