[10-21]寓言故事双语版:半斤八两 Tweedledum and Tweedledee
[font=verdana,][p=30, 2, center][b][size=5]Tweedledum and Tweedledee[/size][/b][/p][/font][p=30, 2, center][font=verdana,][b][size=5]半斤八两[/size][/b][/font][/p]
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[/size][/b][/font][/p][font=verdana,][p=30, 2, left]In the past, the grandson of a [b]prime[/b] minister was a notorious [b]spendthrift[/b].[/p][/font]
[font=verdana,][p=30, 2, left]从前，有个宰相的孙子是有名的败家子。[/p][/font]
[font=verdana,]He squandered all the family [b]property[/b] and couldn’t even afford his own meals, so he oftenborrowed rice from others.[/font]
[font=verdana,]他把家产都败光了，连饭也吃不上，常常向别人家借米。[/font]
[font=verdana,]Once he borrowed another bag of rice.He carried it half- way and couldn’t go any further,so he rested by the roadside.[/font]
[font=verdana,]有一次，他又借到了一袋米，背到半路上背不动了，只好在路旁歇脚。[/font]
[font=verdana,]At this moment, a poor man in rags happened to pass by. He called this poor man, set thepay and let the poor man carry the rice for him.[/font]
[font=verdana,]这时候，恰巧前面走来一个穷人，穿着破衣破裤。他就叫住穷人，讲好了工钱后，让穷人为他背米。[/font]
[font=verdana,]Unexpectedly, after carrying the rice for some distance, the poor man also panted andcouldn’t walk any further.The grandson complained:[/font]
[font=verdana,]不料，走了一段路程，穷人也气喘吁吁，走不动了。他就埋怨说:[/font]
[font=verdana,]“I am the grandson of a [b]prime[/b] minister. It is natural that I can neither lift with my handsnor carry on my [b]shoulder[/b] anything heavy.[/font]
[font=verdana,]“我是宰相的孙子，手不能提，肩不能挑，那是常事。[/font]
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[/size][/b][/font][/p] [font=verdana,][p=30, 2, left]But you are from a poor family. Why are you also so useless?”[/p][/font]
[font=verdana,]你是穷人出身，为什么也这样不中用呢?”[/font]
[font=verdana,]Unwilling to give in, the poor man glared and retorted:[/font]
[font=verdana,]那人不服气，翻翻白眼说:[/font]
[font=verdana,]“How can you [b]blame[/b] me? I am not from a poor family. I am the grandson of a [b]prime[/b]minister, too.”[/font]
[font=verdana,]“你怎么能怪我，我并不是穷人出身，我也是宰相的孙子呢!”[/font]
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