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齐宣王问曰：“文王之囿［1］方七十里，有诸？”孟子对曰：“于传［2］有之。”曰：“若是其大乎？”曰：“民犹以为小也。”曰：“寡人之囿方四十里，民犹以为大，何也？”曰：“文王之囿方七十里，刍荛［3］者往焉，雉兔者往焉，与民同之。民以为小，不亦宜乎？臣始至于境，问国之大禁，然后敢入。臣闻郊关之内有囿方四十里，杀其麋鹿者，如杀人之罪，则是方四十里为阱于国中。民以为大，不亦宜乎？”The king Xuan of Qi asked, “Was it so, that the park of king Wen contained seventy square li?”Mencius replied, “It is so in the records.”“Was it so large as that?” exclaimed the king.“The people,” said Mencius, “still looked on it as small.”The king added, “My park contains only forty square li, and the people still look on it as large. How is this?”“The park of king Wen,” w...