那些給我智慧和勇氣的寓言故事60：機智的美女

One day, a beautiful woman was walking in the street when a man started following her.

有一天，一個美女在街上走著，有一個男人緊跟著她。

The beauty turned around and asked him, "Mister, why are you following me?"

美女 回過頭來問他：¨這位先生，你為什么跟著我?”

"I have fallen in love with you, " he said. "Your beauty is matchless! "The beauty smiled at him and said,

¨我愛上你了¨，他說，¨你真是一位絕代佳人呀!" 美女對他笑了笑說：

"My sister is not far behind. She has big bright eyes. She is more beautiful than I! "

“我的妹妹在我后面，她的眼睛又大又亮， 她可要比我美十倍!"

The man promptly went the opposite way to look for her sister However, he only found a doddering old lady on the road.

這個男人馬上轉(zhuǎn)身跑去找她妹妹。然而，他在路上只看見一 個老態(tài)龍鐘的老太婆。

He spitted and went back to the young beauty.

他惡狠狠地吐了一口唾沫，轉(zhuǎn)身去追那個 美女。

When he had caught up with her, he asked, "Why did you cheat me? "

男人追上了美女即問：¨你為什么要騙我?”

"Actually, mister, you are the one who has cheated me.

¨不，這位先生，是你騙我。

lf you loved me, you would not go searching for another one " The man felt embarrassed and walked away.

如果你真的愛我，就不會跑去找 別的女人了l” 這個男人羞愧難當(dāng)，只好走開了。

單詞注解

delicacy ['delik?si]刀.美味佳肴

luxurious [l?k'zju?ri?s] 口，奢侈的;豪華的

devastate ['dev?steit]口.憔悴的

malnutrition [,mælnju:'tri??n]刀，營養(yǎng)不良

promptly[pr?mptli] 以迅速地;準(zhǔn)時地

cheat[ t?i:t] V欺騙

實用句型

However, the merchant is always in great fear that she might run away with some other men.

但他同時也憂心忡忡，怕她與別的男人跑了。

When he had caught up with her, he asked, "Why did you cheat me?n

男人追上了美女即問：¨你為什么要騙我?¨

智慧點津

Tne most important thing in our lifs is not material thing but our soul.

在我們生活中，最重要的東西不是物質(zhì)而是靈魂。

Beware研some peopte’s words ofpraise which may not be sincere.

別輕信別人動聽的言辭，那很可能不是真的。