双语阅读扣盘扪烛和秦士好古

1、中国寓言小故事:扣槃扪烛和秦土好古In the past, a man was born blind. He had neverseen the su n, so of course he had no idea what thesun looked like.过去,有个盲人一生下来就是失明的.他从来没有见过太阳,当 然不知道太阳究竟是什么样子；But he would like very much to know the shape ofthe sun, s o he asked people with good eyes.但是他很想知道太阳的模样.于是,他向眼睛好的人询问.Someone

2、told him:有人告诉他：The sun is like a copper plate. “太阳的形状像个铜盘.The blind man was very glad to hear this.When he returned home, he struck the copper plateand heard a ding-dong sou nd.盲人听了很快乐,回到家里,敲敲铜盘,发出叮叮当当的声音.Later, when he heard the toll of a bell, he thought it was the sun.后来,偶然听到钟声,他就以为是太阳.Another ma

3、n told him:又有个人对他说：The sun can give out light like a candle.“太阳能发光,就像蜡烛一样.When the blind man returned home, he touched the candle , and remembered well its shape.盲人回到家里,摸摸蜡烛,牢牢地记住了它的形状.One day, he touched a yue (flute) and said happily:This is the sun. 有一天,他摸到一支篱,得意洋洋地说：“这是太阳In the Qin Dynasty, ther

4、e was a scholar addicted toantiques.秦朝时,有个读书人,好古成癖.He was so fond of collecting them that he would buythem no matter how costly they were.他喜欢收藏古董古玩,无论价格多么昂贵,都要买下来.One day, a man came to his door to peddle a worn-out straw mat.He said to the Qin scholar:一天,有个人拿着一张破席子,登门兜售,对秦士说 ：In those years,Ai Gong

5、 of the State of Lu gave aseat to Con fucius to inquire about politicalaffairs.This was the very straw mat on which Confucius had sat.“当年,兽哀公设席,赐孔子坐,询问政事.这张正是当年孔子 坐过的席子.Overjoyed to hear this,the Qin scholar believed it to be true.So he exchanged the land near hismanor for this worn-out st raw mat.秦

6、士喜出望外,信以为真,便用庄园附近的田地换下了这张破席 子.A few days later, another man came to peddle a walking stic k. He told the Qin scholar:过了几天,又有一个人拿着一根拐杖来卖,告诉秦士：This walking stick was used by Gu Gong Dan Fu, ancestor of King Wen of the ZhouDynasty,when he led his people to l eave Bin in order to elude the invasion of t

7、he Di people.“这根手杖,还是周文王的祖先古公宜父,为躲避狄人侵略,率 领众人离开那的时候所用的手杖.In terms of age, it was several hundred years earlier than th e straw mat which Confucius hadsat on. Sir, what will you re ward me? 论年代,比孔子坐的席子还要早几百年.先生准备用什么来酬谢 我呢The Qin scholar was pleased as if he had found a treasure,a nd gave this man all

8、 the money inhis house.秦士如获至宝,将家中全部的钱财都给了这个人.A few days later, another man with a broken bowl boasted tothe Qin scholar:几天后,又有人端着一只破碗,对秦士夸耀说Sir, neither the straw mat nor the walking stick is a genuine antique , whereas this bowl wasactually made in the time of King lie of the Xia Dynasty,which is m

9、ore remote than the Zh ouDynasty. “先生,席子和手杖都不是什么古董,而这只破碗,倒真正是夏梁时造的,比周朝更古远了.The Qin scholar believed this broken bowl was more ancient than the straw mat and thewalking stick,秦士以为,这只破碗比席子和手杖更加古老.so he gave up his house and courtyard for the broken bowl.于是,他用自己居住的宅院买下了这只破碗.The scholar possessed the st

10、raw mat,the walking stick and t he broken bowl, but he had lostall his fortune .席子、手杖、破碗,三件古董全部到手了,而秦士也倾家荡产了.Though he had neither food nor clothes, his fondness for ant iques remained unchanged. Allalong he could not bear to par t with these three antiques ".这位读书人,尽管衣食无着,可是他的好古之心,依然如故,始 终舍不得丢掉这三件“古董.Since then, the Qin scholar, draping the straw mat of Ai Gon g of Lu over his shoulders,从此,秦士披着鲁哀公的席子,拄着古公宜父的拐杖,using the walking stick of Gu Gong Dan Fu,and holding the broken bowl of the time of Xia Jie, begged along the street, and kept on shouting:端着夏架时的破碗,沿街乞讨,嘴里不停地叫