Unit 2 R-W

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Once upon a time there was a king who often thought ," Nothing good can come to a nation whose people only complain and expect others to solve their problems ."

从前有个国王，他经常思考：“如果一个国家的人民只会抱怨，而且总是期待别人来解决他们的问题，那么这个国家就不会有什么好事。”

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One day , he had an idea

有一天，他想到一个办法。

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Early one morning , the king disguised himself and went to a local village

一天清晨，国王乔装打扮一番后，来到了当地的一座村庄。

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He placed a large stone in the middle of the main street and hid gold coins under the stone

他在主路中间放了一块大石头，并且在石头下面藏了几枚金币。

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Then he hid behind a huge maple tree and watched

然后，他就躲在一棵大枫树后观察。

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The first person down the street was a milkman with his cart

路上走来的第一个人是推着车子的送奶工。

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He crashed into the stone , pilling the milk everywhere ," What fool put this stone here ?" he shouted

他撞到石头上，把牛奶泼得到处都是，他大喊：“哪个傻瓜把石头放在这儿了？”

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He picked himself up and angrily went away

他从地上爬起来，气呼呼地走了。

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After a while , a group of women came along , each balancing a pot of water on her head

过了一会儿，一群妇女走了过来，她们每个人头上都顶着一罐水。

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One woman tripped over the stone and her water pot went crashing to the ground

其中一个女人被石头绊倒了，水罐也摔到地上。

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She picked herself up and limped away in tears

她从地上爬起来，噙着泪一瘸一拐地走了。

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Neither she nor her friends thought about moving the stone out of the road

无论是她自己，还是她的同伴，都没有想到把石头从路中间挪开。

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The king watched all day as many people complained about the stone , but he found nobody making an attempt to move it

国王观察了一整天，看到许多人都在埋怨这块石头，却没人试着把它挪开。

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The king was in despair

国王绝望了。

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" Is there no one in this village who feels any responsibility to keep their neighbours from harm ?"

“难道整个村子都没有一个人觉得有责任让邻居免遭不测吗？”

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Just then , the king saw a young girl coming along

就在这时，国王看见一个年轻的姑娘迎面走来。

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She was the daughter of a local farmer

小姑娘是当地一位农民的女儿。

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She had been working all day and was very tired

忙活了一天，她疲惫不堪。

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But when she saw the stone , she said to herself ," This stone is a danger to anyone who comes down the street after dark . I'll move it out of the way ."

然而，当她看到那块石头，她自言自语道：“对于天黑以后走在这条路上的人来说，这块石头很危险，我得把它从这条路上挪开。”

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The girl pushed the stone with all her might

女孩使出了全身力气去推石头。

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After a great deal of effort , she finally succeeded in moving it to the side of the street

费了好大一番工夫，她终于成功地把石头推到了路边。

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Imagine her surprise when she saw the gold coins where the stone had been !

想象一下，当她看到原先石头所在之处的金币时有多么惊讶！

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Just then , the king stepped out from behind the tree

此时，国王从树后走了出来。

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" Oh sir ," the girl said ," does this gold belong to you ? If not , we surely must find the owner , for he will certainly miss it ."

“哦，先生，”女孩说道，“这些金币是您的吗？如果不是的话，我们得找到失主，他一定十分着急。”

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The king said ," My dear , the gold is mine . I put it in the road and moved the stone over it . Now the gold is yours , because you are the only person who has learnt the lesson I wanted to teach my people ."

国王答道：“亲爱的，金币是我的，是我把它放在了路上，然后把石头压在上面。现在，金币归你了，因为我想教给我的子民的道理，只有你一人学会了。”