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英语寓言小故事及翻译欣赏 A New Story About Near-sightedness 近视新编 In the past, there were two near-sighted men, Mr. A and Mr.B.They didnt admit they werenear-sighted, but boasted about their good eyesight instead. 从前，有甲乙两个近视眼。他们不但不肯承认自己近视，还要夸耀自己的眼力。 One day, they heard that a new inscribed board was to be hung up in a temple, 有一天，他们听说有一座庙要挂新匾， so they made an appointment with each other to have a contest of their eyesight. 于是便相约去比一比各自的眼力。 In order to win, both of them stealthily inquired beforehand about the characters inscribed onthe board. 为了取胜，甲乙两人都事先悄悄地去探听匾上所写的字。 When the day came, they went to the temple early in the morning. 日期到了，两人一大早就来到庙里。 Mr. A looked up at the place for the board, wagged his head and said: 甲抬头朝准备挂匾的地方看了看，便摇头晃脑地说: “Arent these the four characters `Guang Ming Zheng Daopen and just?” “这不是‘光明正大’四个大字吗?” Mr. B added: 乙接着说: “What is so strange about that? I can even make out the small characters on both sides. “这有什么稀奇，我还能认出两旁的小字呢! Look, arent these the year, the month, and the name of the calligrapher?” 你看，这不是‘某年某月’、‘某某人书’吗!” The people standing nearby all burst into laughter and said: 站在旁边的人都哈哈大笑起来，说: The new inscribed board hasnt been hung up yet. Where are the characters you just read? “新匾还没有挂上，你们念的这些字写在什么地方呀?” The Self-respect of the Buddhist and the Taoist 佛道自尊 In the past, there were two clay idols in a temple. 从前，有一座寺庙，里面供奉着两座泥像， On the left was the idol of Tai Shang Lao Jun,the founder of Taoism,and on the right the idol ofSakyamuni, the founder of Buddhism. 左边是道祖太上老君像，右边是佛祖释迎牟尼像。 One day, a monk saw the two idols in the temple. He was displeased and said: 一天，有个和尚看见庙中的这两座像，心里很不高兴，说: “The power of Buddha is infinite.How can we condescend to allow the idol of Sakyamuni to beplaced on the right of that of Tai Shang Lao Jun?” “我们佛法广大无边，怎么能让佛祖屈居在老君的右边呢?” So the monk moved the Buddhist idol to the left of the Ta