The master, to impress on his pupils the need of thinking before speaking, told them to count fifty before saying anything important, and on hundred if it was very important.

• 老师为了加深学生们对说话前先思考的必要性的印象，告诉他们在说重要的事情之前要数五十下，在说非常重要的事情之前要数一百下。