053 守财奴与他的黄金

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Once upon a time, there lived a man

从前，有一个人。

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The man was a miser

这个人是个守财奴。

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He loved gold, but he hated to spend it

他热爱金子，却讨厌花掉它。

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One day, the miser decided to bury all his gold

有一天，守财奴决定埋掉他所有的金子。

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He dug a hole in his garden

他在花园里挖了一个洞。

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Then he carefully put his gold into the hole

然后，他小心翼翼地把金子放进洞里。

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" You are all mine!" the miser said to his gold

“你们都是我的！”守财奴对他的金子说。

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" No one knows where you are, except me!"

“除了我，没人知道你们在哪儿！”

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The miser laughed and did a funny dance

守财奴哈哈大笑，还跳起了滑稽的舞。

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Every day, the miser went into his garden

每一天，守财奴都会去他的花园。

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He dug up his hole

他挖开了他的洞。

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The miser wanted to see his gold

守财奴想看看他的金子。

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He wanted to touch it

他想摸摸它。

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Each time the miser said the same thing

每次守财奴都说同样的话。

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" No one knows where you are, except me!"

“除了我，没人知道你在哪儿！”

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Then he laughed and did a funny dance

然后他哈哈大笑，还跳起了滑稽的舞蹈。

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One day, a man was passing by the miser's garden

一天，一个男人路过守财奴的花园。

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He heard the miser laughing loudly

他听到守财奴在放声大笑。

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" Why is that miser so happy?" the man asked himself

“那个守财奴怎么这么高兴？” 男人自言自语道。

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The man looked over the fence

男人朝篱笆那边望去。

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He saw the miser hide his gold

他看见守财奴藏金子。

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" I know where your gold is too!" the man said

“我也知道你的金子在哪儿！”那人说。

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He rubbed his hands together greedily

他贪婪地搓着双手。

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Later that night, the man returned

那天深夜，那人回来了。

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He was wearing a mask

他戴着一个面具。

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He came to take the miser's gold

他来拿守财奴的金子。

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Yes, that man was a robber

没错，那人是个强盗。

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The next day, the miser went to look at his gold again

第二天，守财奴又去看他的金子。

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He dug and dug, but found nothing

他挖呀挖呀，但什么也没找到。

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" What? No! This cannot be!" shouted the miser

“什么？不！这不可能！”守财奴喊道。

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The hole was empty

洞是空的。

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His gold was gone

他的金子不见了。

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Some people heard the miser shouting

一些人听到了守财奴的叫喊。

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" What happened?" asked one old woman

“出什么事了？”一位老妇人问道。

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" My gold! Someone took my gold!" cried the miser

“我的金子！有人偷了我的金子！”守财奴哭喊道。

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" Where was your gold?" asked the woman

“你的金子原来在哪儿？”老妇人问。

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The miser explained how he buried his gold in the garden

守财奴解释了他如何把金子埋在花园里。

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He also told them he used to come and look at his gold every day

他还告诉他们，他以前每天都来看他的金子。

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The village people shook their heads quietly

村里的人们静静地摇了摇头。

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They knew the man was a miser

他们知道这人是个守财奴。

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" Did you ever take any of it out?"

“你拿出过哪怕一点金子吗？”

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asked a man wearing a hat

一个戴帽子的男人问道。

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" No, I only came to look at it!" answered the miser

“没有，我只是来看看它！”守财奴回答。

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" Then you can come and look at this empty hole every day," the man said

“那你可以每天来看看这个空空的洞，”那人说。

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" If you don't spend your riches, it is the same as having no riches at all!"

“如果你不使用你的财富，那跟没有财富没什么两样！”