055 老人和他的囊肿

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There once lived an old man who had a cyst on his cheek

从前，有一位老人，他的脸颊上长了一个囊肿。

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It was a rather big, ugly cyst and very hard to hide

那是一个相当大、丑陋的囊肿，很难藏住。

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" Ooh! I wish you were gone!" the man shouted at his cyst

“哦！我真希望你消失！”老人对着囊肿喊道。

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The old man took medicines and applied creams

老人吃了药，也涂了药膏。

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He even tried removing it by force

他甚至试过用力把它弄掉。

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Whatever he did was useless because the cyst continued to grow bigger each day

他做的一切都没用，因为囊肿一天比一天大。

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Despite the ugly cyst, the old man had a good heart

尽管有丑陋的囊肿，老人却有一颗善良的心。

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He shared what he had with others

他把自己拥有的东西分享给别人。

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" I have more than enough!" he often said

“我有的绰绰有余！”他常说。

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While walking home one day, the sky suddenly turned dark

一天，当他走回家时，天空突然暗了下来。

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A terrible thunderstorm began, so the man ran for shelter

一场可怕的雷暴开始了，于是老人跑去找地方躲雨。

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He found a hollow tree and hid inside it until the storm passed

他找到一棵空心树，躲在里面直到暴风雨过去。

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When the rain finally stopped, the man stepped out of the tree

雨终于停了，老人从树里走了出来。

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Suddenly he heard strange sounds of laughter and singing

突然，他听到了奇怪的笑声和歌声。

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" What in the world?" he wondered

“这到底是怎么回事？”他心里纳闷。

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The old man gasped at the sight

老人看到眼前的景象，倒吸了一口气。

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Just behind the tree, a group of goblins had gathered

就在树后面，一群小妖精聚集在一起。

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They appeared to be having a party — dancing, singing, and drinking

他们似乎在开派对——跳舞、唱歌、喝酒。

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As the old man watched, he soon began to enjoy himself too

老人看着看着，很快自己也开心起来。

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One of the goblins was a terrible dancer

其中一个小妖精跳舞跳得很糟糕。

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The goblin leader could not stand to watch him anymore

精灵首领再也看不下去了。

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" Stop! You're making me dizzy!

"停下！你让我头晕眼花！

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Can anyone teach this poor goblin to dance?" he begged

谁能教教这个可怜的小精灵跳舞？"他恳求道。

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" Oh, I can!"

"哦，我会！"

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The old man stepped into their view

老人出现在他们面前。

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" I used to be a dancer. See?" the old man said cheerfully

"我以前是个舞者，看着啊？"老人兴高采烈地说。

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He showed the goblins his dancing skills

他向小精灵们展示了他的舞技。

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Well, there was no doubt, the old man knew how to move

嗯，毫无疑问，这老人真会跳舞。

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All the goblins, including the leader, were impressed

所有小精灵，包括首领，都被深深打动了。

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" You must come back tomorrow night and teach us more steps!" said the leader

"你明晚一定要再来，教我们更多舞步！"首领说。

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" I can teach you the tango!" the old man replied eagerly

“我可以教你们探戈！”老人急切地回答。

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" As a sign of promise, give me something that belongs to you," said the leader

“当作承诺的信物，给我一件属于你的东西吧。”精灵首领说。

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He then removed the cyst from the man's face

说完，他从老人的脸上取下了那个囊肿。

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It was gone!

它消失了！

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The big, ugly cyst was finally gone

那个又大又丑的囊肿终于不见了。

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The old man ran home and told his wife the strange story

老人跑回家，把这件奇事告诉了妻子。

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" Your skin is smooth as a baby's," his wife remarked

“你的皮肤像婴儿的一样光滑。”他的妻子说道。

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" Just look at me!

“瞧瞧我！

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My cyst is gone forever!"

我的囊肿永远消失了！”

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The man began to dance

老人开始跳起舞来。

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Next door lived the greedy landlord of the house

隔壁住着这房子的房东，一个贪婪的家伙。

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His favorite pastime was counting his money and gold

他最大的消遣就是数他的钱和金子。

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Unfortunately for him, he had a big, ugly cyst too, but on his left cheek

倒霉的是，他也有一个又大又丑的囊肿，不过长在左脸颊上。

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" I'm here to collect the rent," he told the old man

“我来收租了，”他对老人说。

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" I'm sorry, but I promise to pay it by tomorrow," the old man begged

“对不起，但我保证明天一定付清，”老人哀求道。

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" What happened to your cyst?" the landlord pointed

“你脸上的囊肿哪儿去了？”房东指着问道。

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The old man told him about the goblins

老人便把关于小妖精的事告诉了他。

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" Then in exchange for your rent, I shall go see these goblins tonight," the greedy man replied

“那么，就用你的租金作交换，我今晚去见见这些小妖精，”这个贪婪的人回答道。

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The old man had no choice but to allow the landlord to go instead of him

老人别无选择，只好让房东代他去。

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The landlord did exactly as the old man did

房东完全照老人的做法去做。

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He hid in the hollow tree and waited until it got dark

他躲在那棵空心树里，一直等到天黑。

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Soon he heard dancing and singing, just as the old man had said

很快，他听到了歌舞声，正像老人说的那样。

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The leader of the goblins looked around

小妖精的首领环顾四周。

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" I hope the old man keeps his promise," he said

“我希望那位老人家能信守诺言，”他说。

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At that moment the greedy landlord jumped out, spreading his fans

就在这时，贪婪的房东跳了出来，展开他的扇子。

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Pretending to be the old man, he began dancing

他假装是那位老人，开始跳起舞来。

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But unfortunately he was an awful dancer!

但不幸的是，他跳得糟透了！

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" What happened to the tango?" asked one goblin

“探戈舞怎么跳成这样？”一个小妖精问道。

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" Forget the tango

“别管什么探戈了。

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Do this!" the old man shouted back

跳这个！”房东回喊道。

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He jumped up and down like a chicken

他像只鸡一样蹦上蹦下。

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Finally the leader could stand it no more

最后，首领再也受不了了。

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" Stop it! We were wrong!

“停下！我们错了！

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You are a horrible dancer," yelled the leader

你简直是个差劲透顶的舞者，”首领大叫道。

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" Here, I give you back what I took!"

“拿着，我把拿走的东西还给你！”

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The leader threw the cyst onto the right cheek

首领把囊肿扔到了他的右脸颊上。

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The landlord was greedy and had tricked the goblins

房东贪得无厌，又欺骗了小妖精。

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So he was left with a cyst on each cheek

于是，他的两边脸颊上各留下了一个囊肿。