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塔比斯坦王子正在和一个叫达马范德的人下棋。达马范德在棋盘上走到最后一子时，大喊道:"将!" 王子为此很生气，把他的棋子一个一个朝达马范德扔去。 "让你将!"他喊道。达马范德叫道:"陛下开恩啊！"后来王子又命令他来下棋。达马范德奉命来了，但是却心惊胆战，想着上一局棋赛。 王子又输了第二局，但是正当达马范德要说“将"时，他却跑到一个角落里，拿起五块波斯毯子披在自己身上。他躺在那里，藏在毯子下面。 "嘿！你在毯子下面干什么？”王子问。 “将！将！将！我尊敬的塔比斯坦王子殿下！”达马范德蒙着嘴回答道。 Playing Chess with the Prince The Prince of Tabistan was playing chess with a certain man called, Damavand. When Damavand made his final move on the chessboard, he proclaimed, “Checkmate!” This angered the Prince and he threw his chess pieces one by one at Damavand. “Here take your checkmate,” he shouted, while Damavand called back, “Mercy!” Then the Prince commanded him to play again. Damavand obeyed, but trembled at the thought of another game. The Prince also lost the second chess game，but when Damavand was to say, “Checkmate!” he ran into a corner and flung five Persian rugs over himself. He lay there hidden beneath the rugs. “Hey! What are you doing under there?” asked the Prince. “Checkmate! Checkmate! Checkmate!〇 noble Prince of Tabistan!” replied Damavand in a muffled voice. |
