成語(yǔ)寓言故事:致富妙法(雙語(yǔ))

　　There lived a rich man named Guo in the State of Qi and a poor man named Xiang in the State of Song.

　　齊國(guó)有個(gè)姓“國(guó)”的富人，宋國(guó)有個(gè)姓“向”的窮人。

　　The poor man came to the State of Qi to visit the rich man, and asked him about the way to get rich.

　　窮人到齊國(guó)去拜訪那位富人，向他請(qǐng)教致富的方法。

　　The rich man in the State of Qi told him: "I was also very poor before, but now I am quite well-off.

　　齊國(guó)富人告訴他: “我原來(lái)也很貧窮，可是現(xiàn)在日子過(guò)得很好。

　　The only reason is that I can steal and rob.

　　原因只是我會(huì)偷、會(huì)搶罷了。

　　But it is very painstaking.

　　不過(guò)太辛苦了。

　　By stealing and robbing, I could make a living in the first year, and in the second year I had more than enough to eat and wear.

　　我偷呀搶呀，第一年生活就夠維持了，第二年就已經(jīng)吃不完穿不完了。

　　In the third year, my family's storehouse was truly filled with grain and millet."

　　第三年我家里真是糧滿囤、谷滿倉(cāng)。”

　　The man of Song only heard him talk profusely about stealing and robbing, but did not find out clearly how to steal and rob.

　　宋國(guó)人只聽(tīng)見(jiàn)他滿口的偷呀搶呀，卻沒(méi)有問(wèn)清楚究竟怎么個(gè)偷法、怎么個(gè)搶法。

　　The minute he returned home, he got dizzy with imagined success and started to steal and rob.

　　他一回到家就得意忘形地動(dòng)手去偷、去搶。

　　As soon as it was dark, he climbed over the wall of the family on the east, and dug a hole in the wall of the family on the west.

　　天一黑，他就翻東家的墻，挖西家的洞。

　　He stole whatever he saw.

　　看到什么偷什么。

　　After some time, his family actually began getting rich.

　　時(shí)間一長(zhǎng)，家里居然也富起來(lái)了。

　　But just when he was immensely proud of himself, the bailiffs from the yamen (government office) came and arrested him.

　　可是，正當(dāng)他洋洋自得的時(shí)候，衙門差人到他家里，將他捉拿歸案。

　　He was declared guilty and put in prison.

　　判了罪，坐了牢。

　　All the things he had stolen and robbed, together with his own old and worn-out stuff, were confiscated.

　　他偷來(lái)?yè)寔?lái)的一切，連同他原有的破舊東西，全部被沒(méi)收了。

　　As soon as the thief was released upon completion of his prison term, he went to Guo's home in the State of Qi to blame him.

　　這個(gè)小偷刑滿之后從監(jiān)牢里一出來(lái)就跑到齊國(guó)姓“國(guó)”的家里責(zé)怪他。

　　The rich man asked him in haste: "How are you doing?"

　　富人連忙問(wèn)他:“你干得怎么樣了?”

　　The thief told him what had happened and sighed: "I am now even poorer than before."

　　小偷將經(jīng)過(guò)訴說(shuō)了一遍，唉聲嘆氣地說(shuō): “我比以前更窮了。”

　　The rich man was astonished at first, then said regretfully: "How can you be in reduced circumstances?

　　富人先是大吃一驚，接著惋惜地說(shuō):“你怎么會(huì)弄到這個(gè)地步呢?

　　Alas, you completely misunderstood what I meant by stealing and robbing."

　　哎呀!你把我說(shuō)的偷、搶的意思完全誤會(huì)了。”

　　He continued: "By stealing and robbing, I meant seeking for the resources of the earth, and racing against the seasons of the heavens.

　　又說(shuō): “我說(shuō)的偷、搶是向土地要資源，與老天搶時(shí)間。

　　Dense forests, broad land, sunshine, rain and dew, wind and cloud, all these are my targets for robbing.

　　茂密的山林、廣闊的土地、陽(yáng)光、雨露、風(fēng)云等都是我搶奪的對(duì)象。

　　I approach them, make friends with them, and rely on them to plant crops and build houses.

　　我接近它們，同它們交朋友，依靠它們，種莊稼、建房屋。

　　Birds in the sky, beasts on land, fish and shrimp in the river…all these don't belong to me by nature.

　　空中的飛禽，陸上的走獸，河里的魚蝦，這些東西原來(lái)都不屬于我。

　　But I, fearing neither hardship nor toil, use my brains and think up ways to steal them and rob them.

　　但是我動(dòng)腦筋，想辦法，不怕苦，不怕累，把它們偷了過(guò)來(lái)，搶了過(guò)來(lái)。

　　This is stealing and robbing in an open and aboveboard way.

　　這是光明正大的偷、搶。

　　It is by no means committing a crime.

　　并不是犯罪呀!

　　As to the clothing, food and articles of individuals, they are obtained through people's own labour, and can only belong to these people.

　　至于那些屬于私人的衣物、食品都是人們用自己的勞動(dòng)取得的，只能屬于他們自己。

　　I have never encouraged you to steal and rob other people's private property.

　　我從來(lái)沒(méi)有叫你去偷、去搶人家的東西呀!

　　But you have actually done so, which does break the law.

　　可是你竟然去偷、去搶別人家的東西，這是犯法的行為。

　　Who is to blame for your being found guilty and put in prison?"

　　你被判罪坐牢，這到底應(yīng)該怪誰(shuí)呢?”