[2-29]寓言故事双语版 :梁上君子
[size=3][font=verdana,][p=30, 2, left]One year in the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was a serious [b]famine[/b] in I-Jenan.[/p][/font][font=verdana,]东汉时的某一年，河南一带，饥荒严重。[/font][/size][size=3][font=verdana]
[/font][font=verdana,]One night, a thief sneaked into Chen Shi’s house and hid himself on the [b]beam[/b]. When Chen Shiwas aware of this, he got out of bed without [b]haste[/b], called his children and grandchildren to hisroom and said in a stern voice:[/font]
[font=verdana,]一天夜里，一个小偷潜人陈宴家，躲藏在屋子的横梁上。陈宴觉察到后，不慌不忙地起了床，把儿女子孙们都叫到屋里，严厉地说:[/font][/size]
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[/font][font=verdana,]One must always [b]restrain[/b] and [b]encourage[/b] oneself no matter under what circumstances. Badmen were not born bad. It is only become they don’t [b]restrain[/b] themselves that they developbad habits and turn bad gradually. That gentleman on the [b]beam[/b] is just a case in point.[/font][/size][size=3][font=verdana]
[/font][font=verdana,]“一个人无论在什么情况下，都要克制自己，勉励自己。坏人，不是天生就坏，而是因为平时不克制自己而养成了坏的习惯，才慢慢地变坏的。那位梁上君子就是这样。”[/font][/size]
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[/font][font=verdana,]Much ashamed upon hearing this, the thief hiding on the [b]beam[/b] [b]promptly[/b] jumped down to theground, kowtowed and begged for forgiveness.[/font]
[font=verdana,]躲在梁上的小偷听了，很惭愧，连忙翻身落地，磕头求饶。[/font][/size]
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[/font][/size] [font=verdana,][p=30, 2, left]Chen Shi [b]enlightened[/b] him by saying:[/p][/font]
[font=verdana,]陈宴开导他说:[/font][font=verdana]
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[/font][font=verdana,]Judging from your [b]appearance[/b], you don’t look like a bad man. Perhaps you are driven by[b]poverty[/b] to steal. But you should carefully examine yourself and turn over a new leaf.[/font]
[font=verdana,]“看你的样子并不像坏人，你这样做，恐怕也是被贫困逼出来的。不过你应当好好反省，改邪归正。”[/font][font=verdana]
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[/font][font=verdana,]Then he immediately asked someone to bring two bolts of white silk to give the thief as apresent. The thief kowtowed and thanked him repeatedly.[/font]
[font=verdana,]接着，他马上叫人拿来两匹白绢赠送给小偷。小偷不停地磕头致谢。[/font]
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[/font][font=verdana,]Since then, very few thefts occurred in this locality.[/font]
[font=verdana,]从此以后，这个地方很少发生偷盗的事情。[/font]
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