One story小学 · Book 8 for August

Water into Wine(II)

Water into Wine(II) (based on an African legend) The man entered the palace and went to the table where the wine bowl was sitting. He slowly poured his water into the bowl. He watched as the other guests arrived, each adding the contents of their bottles to the bowl and greeting the king with a smile. Soon, it was time for the meal to begin. The king asked everyone to fill their glasses with wine from the bowl.

以水充酒(下) (根据非洲传说) 这个人走进宫殿,走到桌子旁放着酒碗的地方。他慢慢地把水倒进碗里。 他看着其他客人来了,每个人都把瓶子里的东西倒进碗里,微笑着向国王致意。 很快,就到了开饭的时间了。国王让每个人从大碗里舀酒到杯子里并喝一口酒。

The guests did as they were told and took a sip of the wine. To everyone's surprise, the wine tasted like water. The king discovered that everyone had brought water in their wine bottles! lf only one person had added water to the wine, no one would have noticed. But, as it turned out, everyone thought that they would be able to cheat the king this way. The king sent all of his guests home, disappointed that his people had tried to pull such a dishonest trick on him.

客人们照着做了。令所有人惊讶的是,这酒尝起来像水。 国王发现每个人都用他们的酒瓶带了水! 如果只有一个人往酒里加了水,就没有人会注意到。但是,事实证明,每个人都认为他们可以用这种方法欺骗国王。 国王把他所有的客人都打发回家了,因为他的人民试图对他开这样一个不诚实的玩笑,他感到很失望。

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