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Translation?? Chinese "8 do's and don'ts"

From:Roger Mills <rfmilly@...>
Date:Thursday, March 23, 2006, 19:08
Rather nice, from today's Wash.Post (reg.req'd) http://tinyurl.com/m8vta.

These seem suitable for ANY nation, con or nat (but no cross, no crown here,
mind you)...

· Love the motherland, do not harm it.

· Serve, don't disserve the people.

· Uphold science, don't be ignorant and unenlightened.

· Work hard, don't be lazy.

· Be united and help each other, don't benefit at the expense of others.

· Be honest, not profit-mongering.

· Be disciplined and law-abiding, not chaotic and lawless.

· Know plain living and hard struggle, do not wallow in luxuries.

I plan to work on these in Gwr and Kash; I already see some difficult words
(mongering e.g.)