该句使用不定式结构表示停下来的目的。
Once upon a time, there was a boy who spent all his time studying and remained completely indifferent to the outside world. One day, his house suddenly caught fire. His father, desperate to climb onto the roof to extinguish the flames, realized there was no ladder in the house, so he urged his son to hurry to a nearby relative's house to borrow one.
When the son arrived at the relative's house, the relative greeted him warmly, saying, "Although our families live very close to each other, you spend all your time studying and never visit us. Since you are here today, you must stay for a while." The son nodded repeatedly, feeling that he should observe proper etiquette, so he bowed respectfully and followed the host's arrangements.
The relatives immediately began preparing a feast, slaughtering chickens and sheep to host him. During the banquet, the relative asked how his father was doing, and only then did the son explain the reason for his visit. The relative was stunned into silence upon hearing this. Although they rushed to deliver the ladder shortly after, it was already too late...
从前，有一户人家有个儿子，平日里只顾埋头苦读，对外界的一切琐事都漠不关心。有一天，他家的房屋突然起火了，父亲急于上房顶灭火，可家里恰好没有梯子，于是便催促儿子赶紧去邻近的一户亲戚家去借一把。
儿子来到亲戚家，亲戚热情地对他说：“虽然我们两家住得很近，但你整天都在读书，从不来我家走动。既然今天你来了，一定要多坐一会儿。”儿子连连点头，觉得应当恪守礼节，便恭敬地鞠躬行礼，听从主人的安排。
亲戚家随即忙碌起来，又是杀鸡又是宰羊，热络地款待他。酒席间，亲戚询问他父亲近况如何，儿子这才说明了父亲请他来的目的。亲戚听后惊愕不已，半晌说不出话来。随后，他们急忙送来了梯子，可一切都已太迟了……