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Once upon a time, two brothers lived on two farms which were next to each other, one day, they had a small misunderstanding, and it grew into a major difference. Finally it turned into an exchange of bitter words.
One morning, there was a knock on the older brother’s door. It was a carpenter. “Do you have a few small jobs here?” he asked.
“Yes,” said the older brother. “Look at that farm. It’s my younger brother’s. There was a meadow between us. Last week he dug a stream between us. Well, he may have done this to make me angry, but I’ll do him one better. See those woods? I want you to cut those trees down and build me a fence, so I won’t need to see his face again.”
The carpenter said, “I’ll make something really nice for you.” Then the older brother went to town for some business. When he returned, his eyes opened wide. There was no fence there at all. It was a bridge! His younger brother was coming toward them, saying, “My dear brother, you built this bridge even after all of the things I’ve said and done! Thank you.”
The two brothers took each other’s hands. They turned to see that the carpenter was leaving. “Wait! I have a lot of other jobs for you,” said the older brother “I’d love to stay,” the carpenter said, “but I have many more bridges to build.”
建桥,而不是栅栏
从前,在两个相邻的农场上住着两个兄弟。有一天,他们之间产生了一个小误会,之后分歧变大。最终,这个误会演变为兄弟间的恶言相向。
一天清晨,哥哥听到有人来敲门!开门一看,原来是一位木匠。
“你这儿需要短时工吗?”木匠问道。
“有”,老大回答说,“看那个农场,那是我弟弟的,在我们两家中间有一块牧场,上周他在中间挖了一条沟,也许他这样做是想惹我生气。因此我将还以颜色,你看到那片树林了吗?我想让你去砍些树帮我建个栅栏,这样我就不用看他的脸色了!”
木匠回答道:“我会为你做好工作的。”
之后哥哥出差去了城里。然而,当他回来时,眼前的景象让他目瞪口呆。在他的眼前没有他所要求的那座栅栏,而是一座桥。而此时他的弟弟正向他们走来。
“我亲爱的哥哥,你建了这座桥,甚至是在我说了那些话,做了那些事之后!谢谢你。”
兄弟俩紧紧地握着彼此的手,他们转过身看到木匠正要离开,哥哥赶忙喊道:“等等!我们有很多其他工作提供给你!”木匠回答道:“我很愿意留下,不过我还有更多的桥要建啊!”
(作者:潘井正,江苏省灌南高级中学)
One morning, there was a knock on the older brother’s door. It was a carpenter. “Do you have a few small jobs here?” he asked.
“Yes,” said the older brother. “Look at that farm. It’s my younger brother’s. There was a meadow between us. Last week he dug a stream between us. Well, he may have done this to make me angry, but I’ll do him one better. See those woods? I want you to cut those trees down and build me a fence, so I won’t need to see his face again.”
The carpenter said, “I’ll make something really nice for you.” Then the older brother went to town for some business. When he returned, his eyes opened wide. There was no fence there at all. It was a bridge! His younger brother was coming toward them, saying, “My dear brother, you built this bridge even after all of the things I’ve said and done! Thank you.”
The two brothers took each other’s hands. They turned to see that the carpenter was leaving. “Wait! I have a lot of other jobs for you,” said the older brother “I’d love to stay,” the carpenter said, “but I have many more bridges to build.”
建桥,而不是栅栏
从前,在两个相邻的农场上住着两个兄弟。有一天,他们之间产生了一个小误会,之后分歧变大。最终,这个误会演变为兄弟间的恶言相向。
一天清晨,哥哥听到有人来敲门!开门一看,原来是一位木匠。
“你这儿需要短时工吗?”木匠问道。
“有”,老大回答说,“看那个农场,那是我弟弟的,在我们两家中间有一块牧场,上周他在中间挖了一条沟,也许他这样做是想惹我生气。因此我将还以颜色,你看到那片树林了吗?我想让你去砍些树帮我建个栅栏,这样我就不用看他的脸色了!”
木匠回答道:“我会为你做好工作的。”
之后哥哥出差去了城里。然而,当他回来时,眼前的景象让他目瞪口呆。在他的眼前没有他所要求的那座栅栏,而是一座桥。而此时他的弟弟正向他们走来。
“我亲爱的哥哥,你建了这座桥,甚至是在我说了那些话,做了那些事之后!谢谢你。”
兄弟俩紧紧地握着彼此的手,他们转过身看到木匠正要离开,哥哥赶忙喊道:“等等!我们有很多其他工作提供给你!”木匠回答道:“我很愿意留下,不过我还有更多的桥要建啊!”
(作者:潘井正,江苏省灌南高级中学)