Questions from 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:China’s entrance into the World Trade Organization(WTO) will benefit not only itself but the whole world, said an article in People’s Daily.For the last nine years negotiations have gone on concerning restoring China’s status in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT),which is replaced by WTO. The negotiation have drawn attention from all over the world.Only when consensus is reached on key issues, can the final decision, involving more than 100 member states , be made.It is expected that China’s bid will eventually pass, though final details and a timetable have not been decided yet, said the People’s Daily.Over the past years, China has taken important steps to conform with international trade regulations based on the Uruguay-round talks. It is clear that China has made its markets more open, both in commercial and tertiary industries. Since 1992, a series of measures has been taken in lowering tariff rates and reducing non-tariff barriers.These reforms demonstrate China’s readiness to join the WTO. Serious disputes, however,still remain between China and some key member states over the obligations China should undertake.China should be responsible for reform compatible with its current development level, the article stressed. In future negotiations, we should insist on this point and give the member states a clearer understanding of the practical situation in China.China has a population of 1.2 billion, which increases by 10 million each year. The government must be very cautious in reforms to prevent dramatic economic downfalls, which may have disastrous results not only in China but around the world.China’s per capita income remains less than $500, there are still 70 million people who do not have enough for basic food and clothing. The negotiators should bear in mind the country’s development level when they decide the obligations China should assume.Otherwise, negotiation results will be meaningless, or worse; they could stifle the Chinese market. It is like the old Chinese saying: “Killing the hen to get the eggs.”China is in transition from a planned economy to a market one. With such a big population and large economic development scale, a transitional period is necessary for any new reform measure. This is also the case when adopting some international practice.

The proverb “Killing the hen to get the eggs” means（ ）.

A．more haste, less speed

B．strike while the iron is hot

C．look before you leap

D．never run for two hares at the same time

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叔孙通者，薛人也。及项梁之薛，叔孙通从之。败于定陶，从怀王。怀王为义帝，叔孙通留事项王。汉二年，汉王从五诸侯入彭城，叔孙通降汉王。汉王败而西，因竞从汉。

汉五年，已并天下，诸侯共尊汉王为皇帝于定陶。高帝悉去秦苛仪法，为简易。群臣饮酒争功，醉或妄呼，拔剑击柱，高帝患之。叔孙通知上益厌之也，说上曰：“夫儒者难与进取，可与守成。臣愿征鲁诸生，与臣弟子共起朝仪。”高帝曰：“得无难乎”叔孙通曰：“臣愿颇采古礼与秦仪杂就之。”上曰：“可试为之，令易知，度吾所能行为之。”

于是叔孙通使征鲁诸生。鲁有两生不肯行，曰：“公所事者且十主，皆面谀以得亲贵。吾不忍为公所为。公所为不合古，吾不行。公往矣，无污我!”叔孙通笑曰：“若真鄙儒也，不知时变。”

遂与所征三十人西，及上左右为学者与其弟子百馀人习之月馀，叔孙通曰：“上可试观。”上既观，使行礼，曰：“吾能为此。”乃令群臣习肄^①。汉七年，长乐宫成，诸侯群臣皆朝。仪：先平明，谒者治礼，引以次入殿门。廷中陈车骑步卒卫宫，设兵张旗帜。传言“趋”。殿下郎中侠陛，陛数百人。功臣列侯诸 * * 军吏以次陈西方，东乡；文官丞相以下陈东方，西乡。

于是皇帝辇出房，百官执职传警。引诸侯王以下至吏六百石以次奉贺。自诸侯王以下莫不振恐肃敬。至礼毕，复置法酒。诸侍坐殿上皆伏抑首，以尊卑次起上寿。觞九行，谒者^②言“罢酒”。御史执法，举不如仪者，辄引去。竞朝置酒，无敢喧哗失礼者。于是高帝曰：“吾乃今日知为皇帝之贵也。”乃拜叔孙通为太常，赐金五百斤。叔孙通出，皆以五百斤赐诸生。诸生乃皆喜日：“叔孙生诚圣人也，知当世之要务。”

(取材于《史记·叔孙通传》)

[注] ①肄：学习、练习。②谒者：官名，掌接待宾客及赞礼。

把文中画线的句子翻译成现代汉语：

叔孙生诚圣人也，知当世之要务。