【美联英语】双语阅读：皮匠和银行家.docVIP

小编给你一个美联英语官方免费试听课申请链接： /test/waijiao.aspx?tid=16-73675-0 美联英语提供：皮匠和银行家 　　A cobbler passed his time in singing from morningtill night;it was wonderful to see,wonderful to hearhim;he was more contented in shoes,than was anyof the seven sages. 　　一个皮匠从早到晚在唱歌中度过。无论见到他本人或听见他的歌声都使人觉得很愉快。 　　His neighbor,on the contrary,who was rolling inwealth,sung but little and slept less.he was abanker;when by chance he fell into a doze at day-break,the cobbler awoke him with his song. 　　他对于制鞋工作比当上了希腊七对还要满足。与此相反，他的邻居是个银行家，拥有万贯家财，却很少唱歌，晚上也睡得不好。他偶尔在黎明时分迷迷糊糊刚入睡，皮匠的歌声便于工作把他吵醒了。 　　The banker complained sadly that providence had not made sleep a saleable commodity,likeedibles or drinkables.having at length sent for the songster,he said to him,how much a year doyou earn,master gregory? 　　银行家郁郁寡欢地抱怨上帝没有睡眠也制成一种像食品或饮料那样可以买卖的商品。后来，银行家就叫人把这位歌手请来，问道：“格列戈里师傅，你一年赚多少钱?” 　　how much a year,sir?said the merry cobbler laughing,i have reckon in that way,living as i dofrom one day to another;somehow i manage to reach the end of the year;each day brings itsmeal. 　　“先生，你问我一年赚多少钱吗?”快乐的皮匠笑道：“我从来不算这笔帐，我是一天一天地过日子，总而言之坚持到年底，每天挣足三餐。” 　　well then!how much a day do you earn,my friend?sometimes more,sometimes less;but theworst of it is,-and,without that our earnings would be very tolerable,-a number of days occur inthe year on which we are forbidden to work;and the curate,moreover,is constantly addingsome new saint to the list. 　　“啊，朋友，那么你一天赚多少钱呢?”“有时多一点，有时少一点;不过最糟糕的是一年中总有些日子不准我们做买卖，牧师又常常在圣徒名单上添新名字，否则我们的收入也还算不错的。” 　　The banker,laughing at his simplicity,said,in the future i shall place you above want.Take thishundred crowns,preserve them carefully,and make use of them in time of need. 　　银行家被皮匠的直率逗笑了，他说：“我要你从今以后不愁没钱用。这一百枚钱你拿去，小心放好，需要时拿来用吧。” 　　The cobbler fancied he beheld all the wealth which the earth had produced in the past centuryfor the use of mankind. 　　皮匠觉自己好像看到了过去几百年来大地为人类所需而制造出来的全部财富。 　　Returning home,he buried his money and his happiness at the same time,no more singin;helost his voice,the moment he acquired t