Mother for Sale

    A native of Ying，capital of the state of Chu，sold his mother．He made entreaties¹ for his mother to the one who bought her．“My mother is old．Please see that she has enough food and do not ill-treat her．”
    This was an example of one who wanted to do a small good deed while indulging in a heinous² act．Exercises：
    回答下列问题：
    ① What did he do to the one who bought her mother？
    ② What did he say to the one who bought her mother？

1 entreaties   

n.恳求，乞求( entreaty的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• He began with entreaties and ended with a threat. 他先是恳求，最后是威胁。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The tyrant was deaf to the entreaties of the slaves. 暴君听不到奴隶们的哀鸣。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 heinous   

adj.可憎的，十恶不赦的

参考例句：

• They admitted to the most heinous crimes.他们承认了极其恶劣的罪行。
• I do not want to meet that heinous person.我不想见那个十恶不赦的人。