[by:如果您也喜欢 恒星英语学习网 www.hxen.com 请与您的朋友分享] [00:00.00]by:如果您也喜欢 恒星英语学习网 www.hxen.com 请与您的朋友分享Lesson 26 [00:00.93]第二十六课 [00:01.85]THE GOLDEN TOUCH [00:03.17]点金术 [00:04.49]Long,long ago there lived in Greece a king whose name was Midas. [00:07.93]很久很久以前,希腊有个国王,名叫迈达斯。 [00:11.36]He was a greedy man and loved gold better than anything else in the world. [00:14.80]他是个贪婪的人,喜欢金子胜过世界上任何东西。 [00:18.23]One day he asked the gods to give him still more gold. [00:20.58]一天,他要求众神给他更多的金子。 [00:22.94]The gods decided to punish him and said:"Very well;in the morning everything that you touch will become gold." [00:26.81]众神决定惩罚他,就说,“好的,明天一早,你摸到的任何东西都会变成金子。” [00:30.69]Midas was overjoyed when he heard this."I shall be the richest man in the world,"he said to himself. [00:33.93]迈达斯听到这话,高兴极了。“我要成为世界上最富有的人,”他自言自语地说。 [00:37.17]He got up early next morning.When he touched his bed,it turned to gold. [00:40.16]第二天一大早他就起床了。他一摸床,床就变成了金子; [00:43.15]He began to dress,and his clothes became gold.Midas was delighted. [00:45.70]他一穿衣服,衣服也变成了金子。迈达斯心里乐开了花。 [00:48.25]Midas loved flowers and kept a beautiful garden.He went into the garden to look at his flowers. [00:52.17]迈达斯喜欢花,他有一座美丽的花园,他走进花园去赏花。 [00:56.08]The day was fine,the sun was bright and the roses were lovely.The king picked one of them,but it turned to gold in his hand. [01:01.92]这天天气晴朗,阳光明媚,玫瑰花香醉人。他摘了一朵,但花儿在他手里变成了金子。 [01:07.76]He picked another,and the same thing happened.He was sorry that the flowers changed as soon as he touched them,for he loved their rich colours. [01:13.59]他又摘下一朵,也变成了金子。他一碰花,花就变成金子,这使他很难过,因为他喜爱花朵鲜艳的色彩。 [01:19.41]The king went to have his breakfast.He took a cup of milk,but it immediately turned to gold. [01:22.94]国王去吃早餐,他端起一杯牛奶,牛奶立刻凝结成一块金子。 [01:26.47]Then he took a piece of bread,and that also changed into gold.Midas now began to feel unhappy. [01:31.02]接着,他拿起一块面包,面包也变成了金子。迈达斯开始感到不高兴了。 [01:35.58]It was good to be the richest man in the world,but he was hungry,and he could not eat or drink gold. [01:39.46]做世界上最富有的人固然好,但是他饿呀,他不能吃金子喝金子呀! [01:43.34]Midas went out into the garden again.His little daughter was there. [01:46.33]迈达斯走出宫殿,又来到了花园。 [01:49.32]When she saw her father,she ran up to him.King Midas was very fond of his daughter and he kissed her tenderly. [01:54.13]他的小女儿正在那儿。女儿一见到他,就跑到他眼前。迈达斯国王非常喜爱他的女儿,便亲切地吻她, [01:58.94]Then and there she turned into a golden statue. [02:01.18]一刹那间,他女儿变成了一座金塑像。 [02:03.43]Midas was now very unhappy.He went into his palace.His eyes filled with tears,and he begged the gods to take away the Golden Touch. [02:08.88]迈达斯这时非常伤心。他走进宫去,两眼噙满了泪水。他乞求众神除去他的点金术。 [02:14.32]"I was very foolish to love gold so much,"he said."Take all my gold and give me back my daughter." [02:17.95]“我真是太傻了,这么贪爱金子,”他说。“把金子都拿去吧,把女儿还给我。” [02:21.58]"Go," said the gods,"and wash your hands in the river near your garden,and the water will take away the Golden Touch." [02:26.19]“到你花园旁边的那条河去,”众神说,“洗一洗手,河水就会把点金术除掉。” [02:30.80]Midas went to the river and washed his hands.Then he ran quickly to the golden statue of his little girl. [02:34.93]迈达斯走到河边洗了双手。然后,赶快朝变成金塑像的小女儿跑去。 [02:39.06]He kissed her again and she changed back into his pretty little daughter. [02:41.66]他又亲吻了她一下,他美丽的小女儿就变回来了。 [02:44.26]Midas never forgot this lesson.He knew now that gold did not bring happiness. [02:47.54]迈达斯一直没有忘记这次教训。现在他懂得了,金子并不能带来幸福。 [02:50.81]GOING THROUGH CUSTOMS [02:53.95]Customs officer:May I see your passport,disembarkation card and customs forms? [02:59.64]Wang:Yes,here they are. [03:01.89]Officer:Anything dutiable? [03:03.93]Wang:Well,I've brought with me two bottles of Chinese liquor and a carton of cigarettes. [03:09.62]Officer:That's Ok.Please open the suitcase.What's in this container? [03:15.00]Wang:Oh,some Chinese medicine for my stomach trouble. [03:19.11]Officer:All right.You may close it now. [03:21.53]Wang:Am I through? [03:23.18]Officer:Yes,you may go.Good luck! [03:27.39]THE MILKMAID AND HER PAIL OF MILK [03:29.24]挤奶女工和一桶牛奶 [03:31.10]A farmer's daughter was once carrying her pail of milk from the field to the farmhouse when she began to think and plan. [03:35.99]一次,农夫的女儿顶着一桶牛奶从地里往农场住宅走,一路上她开始盘算起来。 [03:40.89]"I will sell this milk,"she said to herself,"and with the money I can surely buy there hundred eggs. [03:45.41]"我要把这桶牛奶卖了,"他对自己说,"卖得的钱一定够我买三百个鸡蛋。 [03:49.93]I will put these eggs under hens,and surely two hundred and fifty of them will hatch. [03:53.70]把这些鸡蛋拿去给母鸡孵,一定能孵出二百五十只小鸡。 [03:57.48]I will feed these chickens,and make them fat,and I will take them to the market when chichens are dear. [04:02.00]我会好好喂养,让它们长得肥肥的,等鸡肉价格正贵的时候我就把它们带到集市上卖了。 [04:06.52]I will sell them at the market,and with this money,I will buy a new dress. [04:09.70]我要用卖得的钱买一条新裙子。 [04:12.89]In this dress,I will go to the fair.I shall look so fine that all the young men will ask me to marry them. [04:17.16]穿上新裙子去赶庙会,我会显得非常漂亮迷人,所有的小伙子都会向我求婚。 [04:21.43]But I will toss my head,and refuse them all."As she said this,she really tossed her head. [04:25.21]我呢,就摇摇头,一律拒绝。"说到这儿,农夫的女儿果真晃了晃脑袋。 [04:28.98]Down fell the pail,and the milk spilled all over the ground.That was the end of all her fine plans. [04:33.31]桶掉了下来,牛奶洒了一地。她的一切美好计划就此了结。 [04:37.63]The moral of this story is:Don't count your chickens before they are hatched. 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