英语小达人 189 Silence Is Good(在线收听

   Silence Is Good

  沉默是金
  At an Indian fair there was a merchant who had an elephant for sale. He saw an American who was examining it with very great care--walking round and round it, putting his head on one side, and taking in everything.
  在印度集市上,有个商人要卖大象。他看到一个美国人仔细地观察,围着大象走来走去,还歪着头看,一切都记在心上。
  The merchant went up to the American, and said, "Don't say anything about the elephant till I have sold it, and I will make you a present."
  商人走过去对美国人说:“在我卖掉大象之前一个字都不准说,我会给你一份礼物的。”
  "All right," said the American.
  “好啊!”美国人说。
  After the elephant was sold, the merchant gave him one-tenth of the price he had got for it, and said, "Now tell me how you found out that blemish on the left foreleg of the elephant. I thought it was quite concealed."
  卖了大象之后,商人把卖大象钱的十分之一给了美国人,并且说道:“现在告诉我你是怎么发现大象左前腿的毛病吧。我以为很隐蔽呢!”
  "Blemish!" said the American. "I never found any blemish."
  “毛病?!”美国人说道,“我从没发现什么毛病啊!”
  "Then, why did you examine the elephant so closely?" asked the merchant.
  “那么,你为什么那么细心地检查大象呢?”商人问道。
  "Because I had never seen an elephant before, and wanted to see what it was like," said the American.
  “因为我以前从没看到过大象,想看看到底是什么样子。”美国人说。
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