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指人汇聚的场所，以及粗俗鄙陋的气息，都一定要彻底戒止。
Be sure to stay away from coarse and vulgar manners.
有句话说﹕「口开神气散。」的确！话说多了是很伤神。所以当父母师长苦口婆心谆谆教诲我们时，不要嫌他们唠叨，反而应该听从，以表敬重；须知他们正在呕心沥血，耗损着自己的生命来教化我们哩！但是，假如有人以串门聊天为乐，这种人就算因此耗神短命，也不值得敬重了！为什么呢？
It is said, "When the mouth opens, one”s energy scatters." It”s true! Talking a lot can really be exhausting. And so when our parents or teachers earnestly admonish us, instead of being annoyed at their fussing, we should respectfully obey their words. We should realize that they are expending their life-blood and energy to teach us. However, people who exhaust themselves through idle chatter do not deserve our respect. Why not
你或许会说﹕有的人只是话多，心里头藏不住一点儿秘密，并不两舌恶口，应该不算大毛病吧？其实不然。须知「舌动是非生」，即使那个人不存心搬弄是非，是非已经由口耳相传，而在空气中浮沉泛滥，最后还是难免弄到有人生气，有人伤心，甚至引发悲剧，更别提一些个故意搬弄是非，或是绮语妄言的人了！所以没事最好少开口，非说不可时，也应有凭有据，长话短说；切不可加油添醋，以免「祸从口出」，损人又不利己，何苦来哉？
You might say, "Some people are just talkative because they cannot keep things to themselves. If they do not cause dissension or say mean things, talking should not be a big offense." Actually, that is not so. You should know, "When the tongue wags, there is bound to be gossip." Even if the person did not mean to gossip, his words are spread by word of mouth and float in the air; it is very likely that someone will end up getting upset or hurt, even to the point that a tragedy occurs. How much the worse it is if someone deliberately spreads rumors or speaks profane or false words. Therefore, it is best to avoid talking when possible, and when it is absolutely necessary, speak only the facts and don”t ramble on and on. At all costs, avoid exaggerating or embellishing the truth, for "disasters emerge from the mouth." Such talk hurts others and is unbeneficial to oneself, so why speak it？
在古早的台湾民俗故事里，「白贼七」是个家喻户晓的小人物。他怎么叫做白贼七呢？「白贼」，是闽南语「骗子」、「谎话」或「欺骗」的意思。他在大家族排行第七，自小父母双亡，跟着叔婶过活。他不但反应敏捷，口才也好极了。见了什么人，遇着什么事，他无不唱作俱佳，绘声绘影地把没的说成有了，死的也说活转过来，只可惜都是谎话顺口溜，所…
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