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中国寓言故事:秦士好古
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  • In the Qin Dynasty, there was a scholar addicted1 to antiques. He was so fond of collecting them that he would buy them nomatter how costly2 they were.

    秦朝时,有个读书人,好古成癖。他喜欢收藏古董古玩,无论价格多么昂贵,都要买下来。

    One day, a man came to his door to peddle3 a worn-out straw mat. He said to the Qin scholar:

    一天,有个人拿着一张破席子,登门兜售,对秦士说:

    "In those years, Ai Gong of the State of Lu gave a seat to Confucius to inquire about political affairs. This was the very straw mat on which Confucius had sat."

    “当年,兽哀公设席,赐孔子坐,询问政事。这张正是当年孔子坐过的席子。”

    Overjoyed to hear this, the Qin scholar believed it to be true. So he exchanged the land near his manor4 for this worn-out straw mat.

    秦士喜出望外,信以为真,便用庄园附近的田地换下了这张破席子。

    A few days later, another man came to peddle a walking stick. He told the Qin scholar:

    过了几天,又有一个人拿着一根拐杖来卖,告诉秦士:

    "This walking stick was used by Gu Gong Dan Fu, ancestor of King Wen of the Zhou Dynasty, when he led his people to leave Bin5 in order to elude6 the invasion of the Di people. In terms of age, it was several hundred years earlier than the straw mat which Confucius had sat on. Sir, what will you reward me?"

    “这根手杖,还是周文王的祖先古公宜父,为躲避狄人侵略,率领众人离开那的时候所用的手杖。论年代,比孔子坐的席子还要早几百年。先生准备用什么来酬谢我呢?”

    The Qin scholar was pleased as if he had found a treasure, and gave this man all the money in his house.

    秦士如获至宝,将家中全部的钱财都给了这个人。

    A few days later, another man with a broken bowl boasted to the Qin scholar:

    几天后,又有人端着一只破碗,对秦士夸耀说:

    "Sir, neither the straw mat nor the walking stick is a genuine antique, whereas this bowl was actually made in the time of King lie of the Xia Dynasty, which is more remote than the Zhou Dynasty."

    “先生,席子和手杖都不是什么古董,而这只破碗,倒真正是夏梁时造的,比周朝更古远了。”

    The Qin scholar believed this broken bowl was more ancient than the straw mat and the walking stick, so he gave up his house and courtyard for the broken bowl.

    秦士以为,这只破碗比席子和手杖更加古老。于是,他用自己居住的宅院买下了这只破碗。

    The scholar possessed7 the straw mat, the walking stick and the broken bowl, but he had lost all his fortune. Though he had neither food nor clothes, his fondness for antiques remained unchanged. All along he could not bear to part with these three "antiques".

    席子、手杖、破碗,三件古董全部到手了,而秦士也倾家荡产了。这位读书人,尽管衣食无着,可是他的好古之心,依然如故,始终舍不得丢掉这三件“古董”。

    Since then, the Qin scholar, draping the straw mat of Ai Gong of Lu over his shoulders, using the walking stick of Gu Gong Dan Fu, and holding the broken bowl of the time of Xia Jie, begged along the street, and kept on shouting:

    从此,秦士披着鲁哀公的席子,拄着古公宜父的拐杖,端着夏架时的破碗,沿街乞讨,嘴里不停地叫喊着:

    "Elders and fellow villagers, whoever has Jiang Tai Gong's ancient coins of Jiu Fu (the nine government offices) please give me one."

    “父老乡亲,谁有姜太公的九府古钱,请赏我一文吧!”

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    点击收听单词发音收听单词发音  

    1 addicted [əˈdɪktɪd] dzizmY   第8级
    adj.沉溺于....的,对...上瘾的
    参考例句:
    • He was addicted to heroin at the age of 17. 他17岁的时候对海洛因上了瘾。
    • She's become addicted to love stories. 她迷上了爱情小说。
    2 costly [ˈkɒstli] 7zXxh   第7级
    adj.昂贵的,价值高的,豪华的
    参考例句:
    • It must be very costly to keep up a house like this. 维修这么一幢房子一定很昂贵。
    • This dictionary is very useful, only it is a bit costly. 这本词典很有用,只不过贵了些。
    3 peddle [ˈpedl] VAgyb   第10级
    vt.(沿街)叫卖,兜售;宣传,散播
    参考例句:
    • She loves to peddle gossip round the village. 她喜欢在村里到处说闲话。
    • Street vendors peddle their goods along the sidewalk. 街头摊贩沿著人行道兜售他们的商品。
    4 manor [ˈmænə(r)] d2Gy4   第11级
    n.庄园,领地
    参考例句:
    • The builder of the manor house is a direct ancestor of the present owner. 建造这幢庄园的人就是它现在主人的一个直系祖先。
    • I am not lord of the manor, but its lady. 我并非此地的领主,而是这儿的女主人。
    5 bin [bɪn] yR2yz   第7级
    n.箱柜;vt.放入箱内;[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件
    参考例句:
    • He emptied several bags of rice into a bin. 他把几袋米倒进大箱里。
    • He threw the empty bottles in the bin. 他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。
    6 elude [iˈlu:d] hjuzc   第10级
    vt.躲避,困惑
    参考例句:
    • If you chase it, it will elude you. 如果你追逐着它,它会躲避你。
    • I had dared and baffled his fury. I must elude his sorrow. 我曾经面对过他的愤怒,并且把它挫败了;现在我必须躲避他的悲哀。
    7 possessed [pəˈzest] xuyyQ   第12级
    adj.疯狂的;拥有的,占有的
    参考例句:
    • He flew out of the room like a man possessed. 他像着了魔似地猛然冲出房门。
    • He behaved like someone possessed. 他行为举止像是魔怔了。

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