050 懒惰男孩与金币

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Once upon a time there lived a very wealthy merchant

从前，有一位非常富有的商人。

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He was not happy with his only son

他对自己的独生子很不满意。

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The boy wasn't intelligent; he wasn't creative; and, even worse, he didn't like to work

这个男孩不够聪明，也没什么创造力，

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His mother loved him anyway, and she always made excuses for him

尽管如此，他的母亲依然爱他，并且总是替他找借口。

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" He's not lazy," she would say to her husband

“他才不懒呢，” 她会对丈夫说。

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" He just takes his time because he wants everything to be perfect."

“他只是不着急，因为他想让每件事都做得尽善尽美。”

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Other times she would say," Our son is intelligent

其他时候她会说：“咱们的儿子很聪明。

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He hides it from others. He doesn't want to make his friends look stupid."

他只是藏而不露罢了。他不想让朋友们显得很笨。”

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The merchant didn't believe any of it, and he would just wave his wife away

商人一句也不信，只会摆摆手，让妻子别再提了。

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When the son was old enough to marry, the mother begged her husband to find him a wife

当儿子到了适婚年龄，母亲便恳求丈夫给他找个妻子。

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But the merchant thought his son was too stupid, too boring, and too lazy to marry

但商人觉得他儿子又笨又无趣，还懒得要命，根本不适合结婚。

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The boy's mother wanted him to marry, so she went to see her husband often

男孩的母亲却希望他能成家，所以她经常去找丈夫商量。

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She told her husband that she believed her son possessed a large amount of wisdom and intelligence

她对丈夫说，她相信儿子其实很有智慧，也很聪明。

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The merchant became angry with his wife, but she was too stubborn to notice

商人很生妻子的气，但她太固执了，根本没有察觉。

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Finally he had had enough

最后，他终于受够了。

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" Look here," he said." I have heard these stories many times

“喂，”他说，“这些话我已经听过无数遍了。”

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But you have never once proved them

可你一次也没能证明过。

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Mothers are blind. I do not believe anything you have said

做母亲的总是盲目的。你说的话我一个字也不信。

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But it is too hot to argue. You have won

不过天太热了，懒得跟你吵。你赢了。

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I will give that fool, our son, one more chance

我会给那个傻瓜，我们的儿子，最后一次机会。

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" Give him this one small coin. Tell him to go to the market

“给他这枚小硬币。让他去市场。

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I want him to buy a single item with the coin

我要他用这枚硬币买一样东西。

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That one item must be something to eat, something to drink, something to plant, and something to feed our goat."

这样东西必须既能吃，又能喝，能种，还能喂我们的山羊。”

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As the boy walked toward the market, he started to think," What can I buy with this coin?

男孩朝市场走去时，开始琢磨：“用这枚硬币能买什么？

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Something to eat and drink and do all those other things?

既能吃能喝，还得满足其他所有条件？

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Surely this is impossible!"

这根本不可能！”

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The boy sat down under a tree. He needed time to think and rest

男孩在一棵树下坐下。他需要时间思考和休息。

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As he was sitting there, the blacksmith's daughter came by

他正坐着时，铁匠的女儿路过。

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She looked at the boy and saw that he was very unhappy

她看着男孩，看出他很不开心。

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" What's the matter?" she asked

“怎么了？”她问道。

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The boy looked at her and said," My father has given me an impossible task

男孩看着她说道："我父亲给了我一个不可能完成的任务。"

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He wants me to buy one item with this coin

他让我用这枚硬币买一样东西。

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And that item must be something to eat, something to drink, something to plant, and something to feed our goat."

而且那样东西必须既能吃，又能喝，又能种，还能喂我们的山羊。"

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" I know what you can do," she said

"我知道你该怎么办，"她说。

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" Go and buy a watermelon with the coin

"去用这枚硬币买个西瓜回来。"

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It will provide everything your father said

它能满足你父亲说的所有要求。

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Give it to him, and your parents will be pleased."

把它交给他，你父母会高兴的。"

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The boy nodded. The girl was right!

男孩点了点头。女孩说得对！

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His family could eat the watermelon, drink its juice, plant its seeds, and feed its rind to their goat

他们一家人可以吃西瓜瓤，喝西瓜汁，种下西瓜籽，还可以用西瓜皮喂山羊。

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" Thanks," he said

"谢谢，"他说。

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The boy ran to the market and got a watermelon for his father

男孩跑到市场，为他父亲买了个西瓜。

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When the merchant's wife saw her son's cleverness, she was very pleased

商人的妻子看到儿子这么聪明，非常高兴。

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" Look," she said to her husband," our son has succeeded."

"你看，"她对丈夫说，"我们的儿子成功了。"

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" Actually, Mom," said the boy," I had help

"其实，妈妈，"男孩说，"我得到了帮助。

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Without the advice of the blacksmith's daughter, I would have failed."

要是没有铁匠女儿的建议，我肯定办不到。"

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The father was impressed

父亲被打动了。

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His son hadn't found the solution by himself, but he was honest enough to admit it

他的儿子虽然没能自己找到解决办法，但他足够诚实地承认了这一点。

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Honesty was a worthy quality

诚实是一种可贵的品质。

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The merchant was satisfied that his son would make a good husband because he was honest

商人很满意，因为儿子很诚实，将来会成为一个好丈夫。

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He invited the blacksmith and his family for dinner

他邀请了铁匠一家来吃晚饭。

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The families decided their son and daughter would marry

两家决定让他们的儿子和女儿成婚。

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The blacksmith was glad that his daughter would marry into such a wealthy family

铁匠很高兴女儿能嫁入这样一个富裕的家庭。

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The merchant's son and the blacksmith's daughter were happy because they made a good team

商人的儿子和铁匠的女儿很开心，因为他们是很合拍的一对。

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The boy became a hardworking husband

男孩变成了一个勤劳的丈夫。

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The boy's father was glad that he had given his son another chance

男孩的父亲很庆幸自己给了儿子第二次机会，

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and the boy's mother was happy because her son was wise, honest, and hardworking, just as she always knew he was

男孩的母亲也很开心，因为她的儿子聪明、诚实又勤劳，正如她一直相信的那样。