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patriot [66]
3 years ago
11

Read the excerpt below and answer the question.

English
1 answer:
Eva8 [605]3 years ago
6 0

Answer:

it is ironic that Confucius's son Carp died an early death.

Explanation:

Carp in traditional chinese is symbolic of luck and perserverance,therefore the Confucius named his son carp.But Carp died an early death, it seems GOD had played a trick on Confucius.

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