沪江2年级英语培训课程如何

A Competition of Lying

说谎比赛

A certain old gentleman was very unhappy about modern education, and thought that young people didn’t know the difference between right and wrong.

某个(a certain)老年绅士(gentleman)对现代教育(modern education)颇为不满(unhappy)，他认为年轻人不知道是非(right and wrong)之间的差异(difference)。

One day he was taking a walk near the church when he saw some young boys standing around a small cat. The old gentlemen went up to the boys and asked them what was happening. One of the boys said to him“We're having a competition. We're telling lies, and the one who tells the biggest lie will keep the cat.”

英语相关

有，他在教堂(church)附近散步(take a walk)时，看到一些小男孩围着一只小猫(cat)。这位老绅士凑上前去问孩子们发生(happen)什么事了。有个男孩告诉他：“我们正在进行一场竞赛(competition)。我们在比赛说谎(tell ties)，谁说的谎较大，这只猫就是谁的。”

The old gentleman thought this was a good chance to teach the boys a useful lesson, so he said to them,“I've never told a lie in my life." At once there was a great shout from all the boys, and they said,“You've won! The cat belongs to you!”

老绅士觉得这是教育孩子们的一个好机会。于是他就对孩子们说：“我这辈子从未说过谎话。”立刻(at once)所有孩子异口同声地大喊(shout)：“你赢(win)了！这只猫属于你了(The cat belongs to you)!”