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英语翻译寓言故事 Zeng Zi was one of Confucius students. Once, Zeng Zis wife was going shopping. Because the child was crying loudly, she promised the child that she would kill their pig to treat him after she returned home. After she returned, Zeng Zi captured to butcher the pig. His wife stopped him, saying I was kidding the child. Zeng zi said: There is no kidding with the children, because they know little and they usually imitate their parents and follow their instructions. If you cheat them, it is the same as teaching them to cheat the others. So Zeng Zi killed the pig. He knew that sincerity and keeping ones words are the essentials of conducting oneself. If he broke his words, he might keep his pig, but he would leave a unforgettable shadow in his childs heart. There was a farmer in Africa who was happy and content. He was happy because he was content. He was content because he was happy. One day a wise man came to him and told him about the glory of diamonds and the power that goes along them. The wise man says, If you had a diamond the size of your thumb, you could have your own city. If you had a diamond the size of your fist you could probably own your own country. And then he went away. That night the farmer couldnt sleep. He was unhappy and he was discontent. He was unhappy because he was discontent, and he was discontent because he was unhappy. The next morning he made arrangements to sell off his farm, took care of his family and went in search of diamonds. He looked all over Africa and couldnt find any. He looked all through Europe and couldnt find any. When he got to Spain, he was emotionally, physically and financially broke. He got so disheartened that he threw himself into the Barcelona River and committed suicide. Back home, the person who had bought his farm was watering the camels at a stream that ran through the farm. Across the stream, the rays of the morning sun hit a stone and made itsparkle like a rainbow.