皇帝的新装

Once upon a time, there was an emperor. He loved nothing but new clothes. The emperor had thousands of clothes. He changed his clothes every hour. When people spoke of him, they would say, " The emperor's in his dressing room. “ He went to the park sometimes. But that was not for public inspection. Instead, he went to show of his new clothes.

从前，有一位皇帝。他什么都不爱，只喜欢新衣服。 他的衣服堆积如山。他每个小时都要换一次衣服。 每次提到他，人们总会说：“陛下在更衣室里呢。” 有时候他也会去公园。但他不是为了视察民情，而是为了向大家展示他的新衣服。

People talked a lot about the emperor. Recently, everyone had been discussing what new clothes the emperor would wear for the annual parade. One day, two cheats came to the country. They heard about the emperor's hobby. And they planned to earn some money from him.

人们经常谈论这位皇帝。 最近，大家都在讨论在一年一度的游行大典上皇帝陛下将会穿着多么华丽的新装呢？ 一天，两个骗子来到这个国家。 他们听说了皇帝的爱好。于是他们准备借机好好儿地捞上一笔。

The two cheats went to visit the emperor and told him that they were weavers. They said they could weave the most beautiful cloth in the world. The cloth was special because it could not be seen by those who were either stupid or not qualified for their positions. The emperor felt very curious. He gave the two cheats a lot of gold coins and asked them to weave the cloth for his new clothes.

两个骗子跑去拜见皇帝，对他说自己是纺织高手。 他们说自己能织出全世界最美丽的布。 这块布很特别，因为那些愚蠢或不称职的人看不到它。 皇帝感到很好奇。 他给了两个骗子许多金币，要他们赶紧织出这种布，为他缝制新衣服。

The cheats asked for a large workshop to set up a loom. They also asked for the finest silk and more gold coins, which they kept to themselves. They pretended to be busy weaving cloth on the empty loom day and night. Everybody in the country heard about the magical cloth. They were all anxious to see the cloth and to test how stupid their neighbours were.

两个骗子找皇帝要了一间宽敞的工作室，在里面架起了一台织布机。 他们还向皇帝要了最好的丝线和许多金币，然后把它们全都装进了自己的口袋。 他们装作十分忙碌的样子，日夜不停的织布。 全国的人都听说了这种神奇的布。 他们都很好奇，都想借这个机会看看自己的邻居究竞是不是大笨蛋。

" How are they getting on with the cloth?” one day the emperor wondered. Then he decided to send his honest finance minister to take a look at the cloth. " Nobody is more competent than he. He must be able to see the cloth, " the emperor thought.

"他们的布织得怎么样了？”这天，皇帝思虑道。 然后，他决定派他诚实的财政部长去看看这块布。 "全国再也找不到像他那样有能力的人了。他一定能看出布料究竞是什么样子，”皇帝心想。

The finance minister went into the cheats' workshop. He was shocked when he saw the loom. " Why? I see nothing. Am I a fool? Am I unqualified? No, I will never let anybody know this! " he thought. The two cheats asked him to come closer to the loom. They boasted about the beauty and uniqueness of the cloth to the minister. As they spoke, the finance minister learned the cheats' words by heart.

财政部长来到了骗子的工作室。当他看到织布机时，他惊呆了。 “为什么？我什么也没看到。难道我是大笨蛋？难道我是个不称职的财政部长？不行，我绝不能让别人知道！”他想。 两个骗子请财政部长走近织布机。他们装腔作势地将这匹布稀有的色彩和美丽的花纹给部长描述了一遍。 当他们描述时，财政部长认真记住了骗子的话。