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中国寓言故事双语版 第134期:贪得无厌

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One day a man walking on the road met a celestial, who happened to be an old friend of his.

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一天,有个人走在路上遇到一个神仙。原来,这个神仙还是他的老朋友呢。

Seeing that his life was hard, the celestial pointed with his finger at a brick on the roadside, which turned into a gold brick at once.

神仙看到他生活很困难,就用手指朝路边的一块砖头一指,砖头立即变成了金砖。

And he gave it to the man.

神仙把金砖送给了他。

But the man was not satisfied. The celestial pointed again with his finger at a large stone lion at the gate, which at once turned into a gold lion.

他并不满足。神仙又把手指一指,门前的一尊大石狮马上变成了一尊金狮,

And he gave it to him too. But the man still complained it was not enough.

也送给了他。可是他仍旧嫌少。

The celestial asked him:

神仙问他:

“My friend, how much will be enough for you? What should I do to satisfy you?”

“朋友,你要多少才能满足?我怎么做你才满意?”

The man hummed and hawed and said:“I want your finger.”

他支支吾吾地说:“我想要你的这个手指头!”