The Man, His Son, and Their Donkey

The Man, His Son, and Their Donkey

男人，他的儿子和他们的驴子

On a fine day, a farmer and his son headed for the market with their donkey. They planned to sell their donkey at the market. On their way, they met some travelers. “ Hey, look at that! They have a donkey but don’t ride on it. Ha-ha!

在一个晴朗的日子，一个农民和他的儿子带着他们的驴去市场。 他们计划在市场上卖驴。在路上，他们遇到了一些旅行者。 “嘿，看那个!”他们有一头驴，但不骑在上面。哈哈!

What a useless donkey! ” one said. “ Yes, and a foolish master too, ” the other laughed. The father felt bad because of the mean words of the men. So, he asked his son to ride on the donkey. “ Son, ride on the donkey. ”

多没用的驴啊！”一个人说。“是的，也是一个愚蠢的主人，”另一个笑着说。 父亲因为男人们的刻薄话而感到难过。于是，他让儿子骑上驴。“孩子，骑在驴上。”

Soon, they passed an old woman. She sat on a bench by the road. “ That son is very rude, ” she said. “ He makes his father walk while he rides on the donkey. ” ” Son, get off the donkey now. I’d better ride on the donkey instead, ” the father said.

很快，他们经过了一位老妇人。她坐在路边的长椅上。 “那个儿子很无礼，”她说。“他骑着驴让他爸爸走路。” 儿子，现在就从驴上下来。我还是骑驴吧，”父亲说。

So the father rode on the donkey, and his son walked by his side. Later they met two ladies. “ Look at them. The father must not be a good father, ” said one lady. “ Right. Look how tired the boy is.

于是，父亲骑在驴上，儿子走在他的身边。后来他们遇到了两位女士。 “看看他们。父亲一定不是一个好父亲，”一位女士说。“对。看看这个男孩有多累

His son should ride on the donkey, ” said the other. “ Son, we’d both better ride on the donkey, ” the father said. Then he and his son both rode on the donkey. Soon, they met two men. “ How cruel! Look how they treat that poor donkey. ”

他的儿子应该骑在驴上，”另一个说。 “儿子，我们最好都骑驴，”父亲说。然后他和他的儿子都骑上了驴。 很快，他们遇到了两个人。“真残忍！看看他们怎么对待那只可怜的驴。”