莊園主與農夫

郭倩

1.One day，a farmer passed by a manor and met the owner unexpectedly. The owner looked at the farmer arrogantly and said，“I have the largest sum of money. Why dont you salute me？”一天，一位農夫經過一所莊園，正好碰上了莊園主。莊園主傲慢地看著農夫，問道：“我是這里最有錢的人，你為什么不向我行禮？”

2.The farmer was very clever. With his head high，he said to the rich owner，“None of it is mine. Why should I salute you？”農夫很聰明，抬著頭，對莊園主說：“錢又不是我的，我為何要向你行禮？”

3.The farmer refused to do what the rich owner asked him to. The owner was embarrassed. Then he said，“Ill give you half of the coins in my pocket，but you must salute me.”農夫拒絕向莊園主行禮，莊園主感到尷尬。他對農夫說：“我把口袋里的錢分給你一半，但你必須向我行禮。”

4.The farmer answered with a smile，“Now I have the same sum of money as you，why should I salute you？”農夫微笑著答應了，說：“現在我們有一樣多的錢，我為什么非要向你行禮呢？”

5.All the people around burst into laughter.The owner was very angry and began to shout，“You poor man，Ill give you all of the coins，but you must salute me！”圍觀的人大笑進起來。莊園主很生氣，大聲吼道：“窮小子，我把剩余的錢全都給你，但是你必須得向我行禮！”

6.The farmer put the rest coins into his pocket，“Well，now I have a lot of coins，but you have none，you must salute me now！”農夫把剩余的錢也裝入了衣袋，說：“現在我有很多錢，而你身上卻一個子兒也沒有。你應該向我行禮了！”

王文華摘自《中學生英語·閱讀與寫作》