There are a man of the State of Song who liked to curry favour with others.宋国有一个人，喜欢奉承别人。One day, he got a piece of uncarved jade and went to present it to Zi Han, a minister of the State of Song, with the intention to ingratiate himself with the official.有一天，他得到了一块未经雕琢的玉石，便去献给宋国大臣子罕，想讨好一番。Zi Han adamantly refused to accept it.子罕执意不受。Thereupon, this man said in honeyed words: “This is a piece of rare jade. I regard it as a treasure suitable for a gentleman’s utensil. If it gets into the hands of an old gentleman like you, to be worn by you or put on your dining table, that would be most suitable and fitting. I am an unrefined man, not deserving such a valuable treasure.”于是，那人便花言巧语地说：“这是一块珍奇的玉石啊，我把它当作宝贝，适宜于做君子的器皿。要是落在老先生你的手中，挂在你的身上，放在你的餐桌上，是最相称、最适合的。我是粗人，不配使用这种贵重的宝物。”“You man regard this piece of jade as a treasure,” said Zi Han, “but I do not accept other’s fawning, nor do I regard this kind of conduct a treasure.”子罕回答说：“你把这块玉石当作宝贝，英语短文我却不接受别人的巴结奉承，并且不把这种行为当作宝贝。”The man of Song felt he had asked for a snub and sneaked away.
