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拉亚国王的朝臣都可以参加"年度傻瓜”比赛。他们也都想获胜，从而得到5000金币的奖赏。 问题在于:拉曼总是会在比赛中获胜。 有一年，其他朝臣决定不能让他参加比赛，于是买通他的仆人把他锁在家里。这样，比赛时他就无法到场。 结果，拉曼在比赛结束之后才到达王宫。这时正要宣布获胜者的名字。国王看到拉曼进来了，就问他为什么迟到了。拉曼告诉他自己需要100个金币，忙着筹钱去了。 "如果你参加这次比赛，你就有可能获得奖赏，你的问题就解决了。”国王说，“你简直太蠢了。” “我的确是个傻瓜。”拉曼说。 "你是我见过的最愚蠢的傻瓜！”国王说。 “那就是说我是这场比赛的获胜者！”拉曼说。国王意识到自己说漏了嘴，但他不肯承认，于是宣布拉曼是本次“年度傻瓜”的获胜者,令其他朝臣懊恼不已。 The Fool of the Year The “Fool of the Year” contest was open to all the courtiers of king Raya and all of them looked forward to the event as the winner stood to gain a handsome prize of 5000 gold coins. The trouble was： Raman always won the contest. One year the other courtiers decided that he must be kept out of it and bribed his servant to lock him in his room to prevent him from reaching the palace in time for the e- vent. Consequently, Raman reached the palace after the contest was over and just as the name of the winner was about to be announced. Seeing Raman come in, the king asked him why he was so late. Raman told him he was in need of a hundred gold coins and had been engaged in trying to raise the amount. “If you had participated in the contest you might have won the prize money and your problem would have been solved,” said the king. 44You've behaved very foolishly. ” “I am a fool,”said Raman. “You’re the greatest fool I’ve ever seen!” said the king. “That means I have won the contest!" said Raman. The king realized that he had made a slip but he was too proud to acknowledge it and to the chagrin of the other courti¬ers declared Raman the winner of the ‘ Fool of the Year’ contest! |
