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先生 gentleman [英][dʒentlmən] [美][dʒɛntlmən] 中英文小故事：聪明的老先生 一个聪明的老先生退休了，他在一个中学附近购置了一个简陋的家。退休头几周他享受和平与宁静的日子。然后一个新学年开始了，第二天下午，三个充满了青春热情年轻的男孩，课后，就沿着这条街，开心地击打每一个他们遇到的垃圾桶。碰撞冲击声响持续一天又一天，直到这个时候，睿智的老人终于决定，是时候采取一些行动了。 一天下午，他走出来，在大街上迎接几位年轻的打击乐手。敲着街上走。他说，“你们这些孩子有很多乐趣。我喜欢看到你们表现出活力的样子，事实上，我在年轻的时候也是做同样的事情，帮我个忙好吗？我要你们答应我，每天都来做你们同样的事情，我给你们每个人一美元。”孩子们兴高采烈，每天都来继续垃圾桶边做制造爆炸声音工作。过了几天，老前辈来到几个小孩子面前，但是这一次他脸上露出悲伤的微笑：“这场经济衰退真的将大大削弱了我的收入，”他告诉他们：“从现在起，我只付你们50美分打罐。”噪音制造者们明显不满，但他们还是接受他的提议，继续每天下午的制造噪音的工作。 几天以后，这个老谋深算的退休老人再次在大街上找到几个年轻人，说：“我还没有收到我的社会福利支票，所以我只能给你们每人25美分，这样好不好？” “一个糟糕的季度？”年轻人的头儿说：“如果你认为我们会浪费我们的时间，打这些罐度过一个季度，那你是疯了！没办法，先生。我们不干了！” 老人重新享受宁静的生活。 A wise old gentleman retired and purchased a modest home near a junior high school. He spent the first few weeks of his retirement in peace and contentment. Then a new school year began. The very next afternoon three young boys, full of youthful, after-school enthusiasm, came down his street, beating merrily on every trash can they encountered. The crashing percussion continued day after day, until finally the wise old man decided it was time to take some action. The next afternoon, he walked out to meet the young percussionists as they banged their way down the street. Stopping them, he said, "You kids are a lot of fun. I like to see you express your exuberance like that. In fact, I used to do the same thing when I was your age. Will you do me a favor? I'll give you each a dollar if you'll promise to come around every day and do your thing." The kids were elated and continued to do a bang-up job on the trash cans. After a few days, the old-timer greeted the kids again, but this time he had a sad smile on his face. "This recession's really putting a big dent in my income," he told them. "From now on, I'll only be able to pay you 50 cents to beat on the cans." The noisemakers were obviously displeased, but they did accept his offer and continued their afternoon ruckus. A few days later, the wily retiree approached them again as they drummed their way down the street. "Look," he said, "I haven't received my Social Security check yet, so I'm not going to be able to give you more than 25 cents. Will that be okay?" "A lousy quarter?" the drum leader exclaimed. "If you think we're going to waste our time, beating these cans around for a quarter, you're nuts! No way, mister. We quit!" And the old man enjoyed peace. 中英文例句 The dog equally study, the gentleman equally plays. 狗一样地学，绅士一样地玩。 What's the gentleman's name? 这位先生叫什么名字？ The gentleman seeks day and night for progresses. 君子上进、日夜求索。 A gentleman carries a handkerchief in his front breast pocket. 绅士会放一块手帕在他的前胸口袋里。 The fantasia of a fallen gentleman on a cold, bitter night. 一个潦倒绅士在一个寒冷刺骨夜晚的幻想曲 |
