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Stepping Stones Lesson Nine
A Tooth For a Tooth
The ninth lesson in the Stepping Stones series uses a story about a man who was unusually intelligent. Many high officials could not stump him but one official didn't seem to believe that he was as smart as people thought. This lesson introduces twenty-six new characters.
以牙还牙
孔融小时候
便聪明过人，
好些有才学的大官
都难不倒他。
有一次，
很多人都当着
孔融的面夸他，
但有一个大官却说:
“小时候聪明的人，
长大以后
不一定怎么样。”
孔融以牙还牙地说:
“大人小的时候，
想必也是很聪明的。”
To study this lesson, just follow the seven numbered steps in the Study Guide below. Click on the link for each step to find everything you'll need.
Study Guide:
1. Audio immersion - Familiarize yourself with the sound of the story
2. Audio practice - Learn to recite the story, one line at a time
3. Vocabulary study - Learn the sound and meaning of each character and how it is written
4. Vocabulary review - Test yourself on the characters you've learned
6. Reading practice - Read the story in Chinese (you can do this!)
7. Exercises - Apply what you've learned
Once you have completed all of these steps and you can read the story comfortably, you are ready to go on to Lesson 10.
