Xi Shi was a famous beauty of the State of Yue during the Spring and Autumn Period.

　　Among Xi Shi's neighbours there was a very ugly woman whom everyone disliked and called "Dong Shi".

　　Dong Shi was very jealous of Xi Shi's beauty, but there was nothing she could do about it. She could only imitate Xi Shi in every way.

　　One day, Xi Shi felt pain in her heart, and called a doctor for treatment. Having taken the medicine, Xi Shi went out of her house for a stroll. After taking a few steps, she felt a spasm1 of pain in her heart. Quickly pressing her bosom2, she sat down with knitted brows in a chair in the garden.

　　Dong Shi saw Xi Shi after long expectation, but she didn't know Xi Shi was ill. She only felt that Xi Shi looked exceptionally beautiful that day. 'Therefore, she imitated Xi Shi by pressing her bosom and deliberately3 knitting her brows to attract people's attention.

　　Seeing her ugly and grotesque4 appearance, all the passers-by gave her a wide berth5.

　　西施是春秋時期越國有名的美女。

　　西施的鄰居中有一個長得很丑的女人，大家都討厭她，叫她“東施”。

　　東施看到西施很美，非常嫉妒?？墒?，又沒有辦法，她只好模仿西施，時時處處學(xué)西施的樣子。

　　有一天，西施患了心痛病，請醫(yī)生來醫(yī)治。西施服藥以后，走出屋子，在外邊散步。剛走了幾步，她就覺得一陣心痛。西施連忙按著胸口，皺著眉頭，扶坐在花園的椅子上。

　　東施好不容易盼到了西施，但是不知道西施生病，只覺得今天的西施顯得格外嬌美。于是，她學(xué)著西施的模樣，故意按著胸口，緊鎖雙眉，想引起人們對她的注意。

　　可是，來來往往的行人見到她這副丑相怪樣子，都遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)地避開了。