That day, Big Xu stuck his knife in the door sill for a moment while he did something else.

那天，大许忙别的事时，顺手把他的刀子插在门槛上。

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The neighbors came rushing in to find out what was the matter, and there in a pool of blood they saw the cow butcher Big Xu.

邻人们都赶紧冲出来看看是怎么回事。他们发现，以杀牛为生的屠夫大许倒在了血泊中。

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When the neighbors heard how Big Xu had died, they shook their heads and sighed, saying, "Big Xu didn't think a thing about killing an animal."

邻居们听说大许是如何死的后，都摇头叹息道，“大许对杀生不以为然。

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During practice Xu wore a big smile and a T-shirt emblazoned with the devastating slogan "The King of Table Tennis".

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