庄园主与农夫

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，一位农夫经过一所庄园，正好碰上了庄园主。庄园主傲慢地看着农夫，问道：“我是这里最有钱的人，你为什么不向我行礼？”

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？”农夫很聪明，抬着头，对庄园主说：“钱又不是我的，我为何要向你行礼？”

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.”农夫拒绝向庄园主行礼，庄园主感到尴尬。他对农夫说：“我把口袋里的钱分给你一半，但你必须向我行礼。”

4.The farmer answered with a smile，“Now I have the same sum of money as you，why should I salute you？”农夫微笑着答应了，说：“现在我们有一样多的钱，我为什么非要向你行礼呢？”

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！”围观的人大笑进起来。庄园主很生气，大声吼道：“穷小子，我把剩余的钱全都给你，但是你必须得向我行礼！”

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！”农夫把剩余的钱也装入了衣袋，说：“现在我有很多钱，而你身上却一个子儿也没有。你应该向我行礼了！”

王文华摘自《中学生英语·阅读与写作》