To choose one's neighbors, implying the importance of a good living environment, particularly for raising children and their education.
为了让孩子有一个良好的成长环境，她决定择邻而居，搬到一所好学校附近。
To provide her child with a favorable growth environment, she decided to choose a good neighborhood and move near a reputable school.
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Ancient
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During the Warring States period, young Mencius was very intelligent. He often imitated funeral procession musicians playing horns.
Mencius's mother worried he would neglect his studies, so she moved their home to the city. However, their new house was next to a slaughterhouse, and Mencius quickly learned to butcher pigs and sheep.
Distressed, Mencius's mother decided to move again, this time near a school. From then on, Mencius began to study Confucius's philosophy and eventually became a great thinker.
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