Greedy Boy

by anonymous

翻譯：栗子 吳雨奇

Greedy Boy

貪婪的男孩

by anonymous

翻譯：栗子 吳雨奇

適當的欲望能使人進步，但過度的欲望卻會導致失敗。讀讀這個小男孩的故事，然后思考一下你從中學到了什么，又感悟到了什么。

Sam and Tom were1)identicaltwins. They were so identical that even their mother found it difficult todistinguishonefromthe other. Butexcept fortheir looks, everything else about them was different.

Tom had no friends, while Sam was a great friendship maker. Sam loved sweets, but Tom loved2)spicyfood and hated sweets. Sam was3)generousand selfess, Tom was4)greedyand selfsh!

As Sam and Tom grew up, their father wanted to share his5)fortune6)equally. However, Tom did not agree, and he argued that whoever proved to be more smart and strong would have to get a bigger7)shareof the wealth.

Sam agreed. Their father decided to8)organizea competition between the two. He asked the two sons to walk as long as they could, and return home before sunset. The wealth would be9)divided in proportion tothe distance covered. As a rule of the competition, they were not allowed to carry a watch tokeep track ofthe time.

The following day, Sam and Tomset outto walk. It was a10)rathersunny day. Sam walked slowly and steadily, while Tom ran quickly as heaimed atwinning the race and gainedagreaterportion ofhis father’s wealth.

Sam knew that it would be ideal to walk as far as possible till noon, and start for home at noon, as it would take the same amount of time to walk back home. Knowing this, Sam decided to turn back for home at noonso as toreach home on time.

However, Tom, with his greed to earn more wealth, did notattempt toreturn home even after mid-noon. He walked twice as long as Sam, and thought he would still be able to return home before sunset. Unfortunately, he could not evenmake ithalf way home as the sun started to set. Slowly dark was his path and he had to drag his tired feet back home.

He had lost the race. Only because of his greed.

Greed leads to loss.

詞組加油站

distinguish from區別，辨別

except for除了……

in proportion to與……成比例，根據……

keep track of記錄……

set out開始，動身

aim at以……為目的，致力于

a portion of一份

so as to為了……

attempt to嘗試，企圖

make it獲得成功，走完（一段路程）

1) identical [a?,dent?k?l] adj. 同一的，同樣的

2) spicy [,spa?s?] adj. 辛辣的

3) generous [,d?en?r?s] adj. 慷慨的，大方的

4) greedy [,gri?d?] adj. 貪婪的

5) fortune [,f??t??n] n. 財富

6) equally [,i?kw?l?] adv. 均等地

7) share [?ε?] n. 份額

8) organize [,??g?na?z] v. 組織

9) divide [d?,va?d] v. 劃分

10) rather [,rɑ?e?] adv. 相當，很

山姆和湯姆是對長得一模一樣的雙胞胎。他們長得實在是太像了，甚至連他們的媽媽都難以區分他們。但除了長相一樣外，他們在其他方面都不太一樣。

湯姆沒有朋友，山姆則擅長交朋友。山姆喜甜，而湯姆喜辣不喜甜。山姆性情慷慨無私，可湯姆卻貪婪自私！

隨著山姆和湯姆慢慢長大，他們的父親想把他的財富均等地分給他們。然而，湯姆并沒有同意，他爭論說誰能證明自己更聰明、更強壯，誰就能得到更多的財富。

山姆欣然同意。他們的父親決定為他倆組織一場比賽。他讓他的兩個兒子盡可能地走遠，但要在日落前回到家。他會根據兒子們步行的距離按比例劃分財富。比賽的規則是，他們不可以帶手表記錄時間。

第二天，山姆和湯姆出發了。那是個陽光明媚的日子。山姆走得慢而穩，湯姆則跑得很快，因為他的目標是贏得這場比賽，得到父親更多的財富。

山姆知道在中午前走得越遠越好，然后在中午時開始返程，因為他要花費同樣多的時間回家。明白了這一點后，為了能按時到家，他決定在中午時返程。

然而，由于湯姆貪婪地想要得到更多財富，即使已經過了正午時分，他都沒打算返程回家。他所走的距離是山姆的兩倍遠，卻還以為自己能在日落前到家。不幸的是，當太陽開始下山時，他甚至還未走完一半的路程。天空徐徐染上了暗色，他不得不拖著他疲憊的雙腳回家。

他輸了比賽—只因為他的貪婪。

貪得多，則失得更多。