每日晨读丨一个橘子和一个金杯子

There is a poor man in a small village. He has an orange tree in his garden. On the tree there are many fine oranges.

在一个小村庄里有一个穷人。他的花园里有一棵橘子树。树上有许多好橘子。

One day he finds one of his oranges is much bigger than the others. It is as big as a football. Nobody has ever seen such a big orange.

有一天，他发现他的一个橘子比其他的大得多，有一个足球那么大。没人见过这么大的橘子。

The poor man takes the orange to the king. The king is so pleased that he gives the man a lot of money for it.

这个穷人把橘子拿给国王。国王非常高兴，给了这个人很多钱。

When a rich man hears of it, he says to himself, “It’s only an orange. Why does the king give so much money for it? I’ll take my gold cup to the king. I’m sure he’ll give me more money.”

当一个富人听到这个消息，他对自己说，“这只是一个橘子。为什么国王给了这么多钱?我要把我的金杯子献给国王。我相信他会给我更多的钱。”

The next day when the king receives the gold cup, he says to the rich man, “What a beautiful cup! I’ll show you something wonderful. Please take this great orange.”

第二天，当国王收到金杯子时，他对富人说:“多么漂亮的杯子啊!我给你看一些很棒的东西。请拿走这个大橘子吧。”