105 父亲的智慧

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Long ago, a rich man lived in a small village with his son

很久以前，一个富人和他的儿子住在一个小村庄里。

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The father had to send his son to school far away from home

父亲不得不把儿子送到离家很远的学校。

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" Son," he said," you will receive a good education at this school."

“儿子，”他说，“你会在这所学校接受良好的教育。”

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So the son went away to study

于是，儿子离家去求学。

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The father was very sad, but he believed it would be worth it

父亲非常难过，但他相信这一切都值得。

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Someday his son would come back as a successful and well-educated man

总有一天，儿子会功成名就、满腹经纶地回来。

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A few years later, the father became very sick

几年后，父亲病得很重。

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He called his servant," Come here

他叫来仆人：“过来。

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I want you to write down my will

我要你记下我的遗嘱。

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I might not be able to see my son again."

我可能再也见不到我的儿子了。”

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" Yes, master." The servant obeyed

“是，主人。”仆人遵从道。

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" To you, my servant, I will give all of my money and my lands

“给你，我的仆人，我将把所有的钱和土地都给你。

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To my son, I will give one thing only, but he may choose what he will ask for

至于我的儿子，我只给他一样东西，但他可以自己选择要什么。

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Please deliver this will to my son."

请把这份遗嘱交给我的儿子。”

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" Of course, master," said the servant

“当然可以，主人。”仆人说。

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Then the father died

之后，那位父亲便去世了。

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" Ha-ha! All he had is now mine." The servant laughed

“哈哈！他拥有的一切现在都是我的了。”仆人笑着说。

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He was so pleased that he hurried to the son and gave him the letter from his dead father

他高兴极了，急忙赶到那个儿子那里，把已故父亲的信交给他。

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" Oh no! Father!" cried the son

“哦，不！父亲！”儿子哭喊道。

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Days passed, and the son was sad and puzzled

日子一天天过去，儿子既悲伤又困惑。

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He did not understand why his father had left everything to the servant, but only one request to him

他不明白为什么父亲把一切都留给了仆人，只向他提出了一个请求。

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" Why did my father give everything to his servant? Why?"

“为什么父亲把所有东西都给了他的仆人？为什么？”

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The son consulted his wise teacher about this

儿子就此事请教了他那位睿智的老师。

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" Teacher, I never hurt my father and always tried to obey him

“老师，我从未伤害过父亲，也一直努力听他的话。

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I thought he loved me

我以为他爱我。

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But I guess he did not love me after all."

但我想他终究还是不爱我。”

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" Wait, don't think like that," answered the teacher

“等等，别那样想，”老师回答。

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" He really was a very wise father!"

“他真是一位非常智慧的父亲！”

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" What? I don't understand," said the son

“什么？我不明白，”儿子说。

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The teacher explained:

老师解释道：

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" After your father died, you said that there was no one in the house besides the servant."

“你父亲去世后，你说家里除了仆人没有别人。”

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" Yes!" said the son

“是的！”儿子说。

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" Then, after he died, what if the servant had run away with all of your father's treasures?

“那么，他死后，如果仆人带着你父亲所有的财宝逃跑了呢？

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Your father must have worried about this

你父亲一定担心过这一点。

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So he told the servant that everything would belong to him

所以他告诉仆人，所有东西都将属于他。

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That way, his servant was pleased to come and tell you about your father's death."

这样一来，他的仆人就乐意来告诉你你父亲的死讯。”

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" But what good does it do me?

“但这对我有什么好处呢？

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Father's servant owns everything now!" complained the son

父亲的仆人现在拥有了一切！”儿子抱怨道。

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" Think about it a bit more," suggested the teacher

“再好好想想，”老师建议道。

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" Remember that every servant's possessions belong to his master

“记住，所有仆人的财产都属于他的主人。

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Doesn't your father's will say that you can ask for one thing?"

你父亲的遗嘱上不是写着你可以要一样东西吗？”

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" Yes!"

“是的！”

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" So ask your father's servant to be your servant

“那就要求你父亲的仆人来做你的仆人。”

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Then everything of your father's will belong to you!"

这样你父亲的一切就都属于你了！”

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" Ah!" cried the son

“哦！”儿子叫了起来。

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" Now I understand how wise my father was!

“现在我明白我的父亲有多智慧了！

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I must go back home right away."

我得马上回家去。”

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He thanked his teacher and left

他向老师道了谢，然后离开了。

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When he returned home, he met his father's servant

回到家后，他见到了父亲的仆人。

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" I am here to make my one request," he said

“我是来提出我的一个请求的，”他说。

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" Okay," replied the servant

“好的，”仆人回答。

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" According to your father's will, you can ask for only one thing."

“根据你父亲的遗嘱，你只能要一样东西。”

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" My only request is that you serve me for the rest of your life."

“我唯一的请求就是让你余生都来服侍我。”

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" What? No way!" said the servant

“什么？不可能！”仆人说。

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But deep down inside his heart, the servant knew that a servant's possessions belong to his master

但在内心深处，仆人知道，仆人的财产是属于主人的。

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He could not refuse the son's request

他无法拒绝儿子的请求。

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" Do not feel so sad," said the son

“别太难过了，”儿子说。

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" I will share my wealth with you."

“我会和你分享我的财富的。”

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" Oh, thank you! I will serve you gladly!" replied the servant

“哦，谢谢你！我很乐意服侍你！”仆人回答。

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The son was proud to be the son of such a wise man

儿子为自己是这样一个智慧之人的儿子感到自豪。

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So he tried to become just like his father

于是他努力想成为像父亲那样的人。

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He treated his servant very well

他对自己的仆人非常好。

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Eventually, the son also became a wise and successful businessman, just like his father

最终，儿子也像他父亲一样，成为了一位智慧而成功的商人。