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中英文小故事：老人和国王 从前，西班牙有一位国王，他非常喜欢笑话。他说：“谁能给我讲最好的故事，我就送给他满满一袋金子。我只有一条规定：它必须是一个我不相信的故事；如果我相信这个故事，我就不送这袋金子。” 人们从全国四面八方来见国王，带来了各种稀奇古怪的故事。国王坐在王宫里听着所有的故事。他非常喜欢这些故事。但是，他对每个人说：“我相信这个故事。它可能发生，也许是真的，所以，我不会送你这袋金子。” 最后，一个穷困的老人来到了王宫。他扛着一个大石罐。老人走进国王的房间说：“国王，你的好父亲曾经是一个穷人，而我的父亲却非常富有。他们曾经是非常要好的朋友。我的父亲曾送给你的父亲一只像这样的大罐子，罐子里装满了金子。你的父亲答应在他富裕之后还回金子。但是，他没有还。现在我穷你富，所以我想要那袋金子。” 国王说：“我不相信那个故事。那个罐子很大。我的国家没有足够的金子装满那个罐子。我的父亲从来没有告诉过我任何一大罐金子的事儿。” “好吧，”老人说。“没关系。如果你不相信这个故事，请把那袋金子给我吧。” 国王记得那个规定，就送给了老人一袋金子。 The Old Man and the King In Spain there once lived a king and he was very fond of jokes. I’ll give a bag full of gold，” he said, “to the person who can tell me the best story. There’s only one rule: It must be a story which I cannot believe; if I can believe it, I won’t give away the bag of gold.” People came to the king from all parts of the country. They brought strange and wonderful stories. The king sat in his palace and listened to all the stories. He enjoyed them very much, but to each person he said, “I can believe that story. It could happen and it may be true. So I won’t give you the bag of gold.” As last a poor old man came to the palace. He was carrying a huge stone jar. The old man went into the king’s room and said, “Oh，King, your good father was once a poor man and my father was rich. They were very good friends. My father gave your father a large jar, like this one, and it was full of gold. Your father promised to give back the gold when he became rich. But he didn’t give it back. Now I am poor and you are rich. And I want the gold.” The king said, “I don’t believe that story. The jar is very big. There isn't enough gold in all my country to fill that jar. My father didn’t tell me anything about a large jar full of gold.” “All right,” the old man said. “Never mind. If you don’t believe the story, give me the bag of gold, please.” The king remembered the rule, and he gave the old man a bag of gold. jar 罐|；广口瓶 never mind 没关系 |
