Washington¹ was the first president² of America. When he was a boy, he cut his father’s two cherry trees.

华盛顿是美国第一位总统。他是孩子的时候，砍掉了他父亲的两颗樱桃树。

His father returned and got very angry. He said to himself, “If I found out who cut my trees. I would give him a good beating.”

他父亲回来了，非常生气。他暗自思量，“如果我查明谁砍了我的树，我要狠狠揍他一顿。”

The father looked everywhere. xiaogushi8.com When he asked his son, Washington began to cry.

他父亲到处询问。当他问他儿子时，华盛顿开始哭了起来。

“I cut your trees!” Washington told the truth.

“我砍了你的树！”华盛顿和盘托出。

The father carried his son and said, “My clever child, I would rather lose one hundred trees then you should tell a lie.”

父亲抱起他的儿子说：“我好聪明的孩子，我宁愿失去一百棵树，也不愿听你说谎。”