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有一个人需要一双新鞋子。他去集市之前，在一张纸上把自己的脚详细地画了下来，仔细地量了一下，记好尺寸。然后，他就步行去鞋店。那天晚些时候，他来到市场，结果发现自己忘了带写着尺寸的那张纸。虽然很不高兴，但他还是扭头回家去拿了。回到集市时已经是日落西山，所有的店铺都关门了。有一个店主已经把货物打包，这时买鞋人不得不把自己的情况向他讲了。 “你真愚蠢啊！ ”这个生意人说，“你应该相信自己的脚，在店里穿上试试啊丨你为什么还回家拿图表啊？" 这个人脸红了，说："我觉得我更相信我量好的尺码……" Buying New Shoes A man needed a new pair of shoes. Before he went to the marketplace, he drew a detailed picture of his feet on a piece of paper, carefully measured them, and wrote down all their dimensions. Then, he set off on foot for the shoe store. Arriving later that day at the bazaar, he unhappily discovered that he had forgotten to bring the paper with his measurements on it! He turned around and walked back home to get it. It was sunset by the time he returned to the market, and all the shops were closed. He explained his situation to one of the shopkeepers who had already packed away all his wares. "Foolish man!” said the merchant. “You could have trusted your feet and tried the shoes on in the store! Why did you go home to get your diagrams?" The man blushed, "I guess I trusted my measurements more ..." |
