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此一时彼一时now and then[英][nau ænd ðen] [美][naʊ ənd ðɛn] 中英文小故事：此一时彼一时 有一天，国王正在他的国家旅游，看见一个农夫正专心地锄地，以至连一条蛇缠住了他的脚都没发觉。 国王大声惊叫起来：“汉子，你的脚被一条蛇缠住了呀！” 农夫却毫不在意，抖了抖腿把蛇甩开了，依然继续锄地。 国王可奇怪了，问：“汉子，你不知道那蛇会咬伤你吗？你却满不在乎地干活，难道干活比你的命还重要吗？” 农夫说：“陛下，真正威胁我的不是蛇，是食物。如果我不拼命耕作，明年春天我一家老小就会全饿死啦！” 国王听了，很同情这个农夫的困境，他命令首相给了农夫一大笔救济金。 一年后，国王又遇见了那个农夫。他看上去衣着华丽，脑满肠肥，甚为富裕。他没有锄地，右臂缠着绷带吊在脖子上。 国王上前问他：“汉子，你现在的生活还好吧？你的胳膊怎么啦？” “陛下！”农夫答道，“我的手指被黄瓜刺扎了一下，我想歇歇，养养胳膊。” 国王惊叹道：“啊！想当年你穷的时候不怕被蛇咬死，拼命地干活。现在让黄瓜刺扎了一下就想歇息了！” 农夫说：“我尊敬的国王啊，您忘了此一时，彼一时嘛！” Now and Then One day, a king was travelling in his own land. He saw a farmer so absorbed in his work that he did not even notice a snake coiling round his leg. The king shouted, “Dear man, there is a snake on your leg!” The farmer just shook the snake off and continued his work. The king was very curious and asked, “Dear man, don’t you know that the snake can harm you? You ignored it and kept working. Is the work more important than your life?” The farmer said, “Your Majesty, the only thing that is threatening me is not the snake but the food. If I don’t work hard，when the next spring comes, my family members will starve to death!” The king sympathised with the farmer and he in¬structed his prime minister to give the farmer a big sum of money. A year later, the king met the farmer again. He was well dressed and looked rather plump. He was not farming now but there was a bandage on his right arm. The king asked him, “Dear man, what happened to your arm?” “Your Majesty,” the fanner replied, “my finger was pricked by a thorn on the pumpkin. Now I need a rest to take care of my arm.” The king was astonished. “When you were such a poor man, you were not afraid of a snake bite. You only kept working hard. But now you need a rest after being pricked by a little thorn on the pumpkin!” The farmer said, “Your Majesty, you have forgotten what people usually say: that was before, now it is different!” 中英文例句 1. The camera flashed to him now and then. He barely betrayed a smile. 摄影机不时扫过普京，他脸上几乎没挤出过一丝微笑。 2. That's the way to get a woman forever; throw her a little tidbit every now and then. 那也是永远得到一个女人的方式：不时地给她一点珍贵的东西。 3. Every now and then china gets its hackles up and reminds some offending party not to mix politics with trade. 中国时而不时就会怒气冲冲地提醒某个得罪它的方面不要把政治和经贸问题混为一谈。 4. Now and then a pale moon rides in the sky, but it has no power, and the light is not from it. 一轮暗淡的月亮不时在天空中穿行，但它却没有能量，地面上的光亮不是它所发出的。 5. If you find yourself needing quiet time every now and then, maybe creating a "mom cave" is a project to add to your summer list. 如果你发现自己不时地需要一些安静的时间，或许打造一个“妈妈密室”会成为你夏季清单上的一个条目。 |
