中国故事（双语）39：DragonsEverywhere叶公好龙.pdfVIP

中国故事（双语）39：DragonsEverywhere叶公好龙

叶公喜欢龙，他几乎所有的东西上都刻画了龙：前门，柱子，地

毯，墙壁等。外出时他穿的衣服上绣了龙，马车上绘了龙。无论他走

到哪里，人们一看到龙就认出了叶公。他对龙的喜爱人人皆知。有一

天，深山中的龙偶然听到两只鸟儿的对话，了解到叶公到喜好。龙立

刻跑到叶公家中，叶公会作何反应呢？

ThereoncewasamannamedLordYe.Hewasarespected

personinhisvillage.Hewaskind,smart,andwealthy.Everyone

inthevillageknewhim.Theyallknewthatheloveddragons.No,

LordYedidn’tjustlovedragons.Hewasobsessedwith

them.AlmosteverythingthatLordYeownedhadadragononit.

Hisfrontdoorhadabig,goldendragonpaintedacrossit.Every

singledetailwaspaintedwithcare.Thepillarsoneithersideof

thedooralsohaddragonscarvedintothem.Insidehishouse,he

hadmanyrugswithdragonpatterns.Therugswereinalmost

everyroomofhishouse.Paintingsofdragonshungoneverywall.

Eachonewaspaintedbyadifferentartist.Eventheteacupsand

teapotsheusedwerepaintedwithlittlebluedragons.Heshowed

hislovefordragonsevenwhilehewasoutandaboutinthe

village.Manyofhissilkclotheshaddragonssewnontothem.His

horse-drawncarriageevenhadflyingdragonspaintedonit.

Everywherehewent,peoplesawthedragonsandrecognized

LordYe.AnytimesomeonetalkedaboutdragonsinLordYe’s

presence,hewouldgoonandonabouthowmuchheadmired

them.“They’rejustsocool!Iwillneverstoplovingthem!”he

wouldexclaim.Infact,everyoneinthevillageknewnotto

mentiondragonsorLordYewouldneverstoptalking!Hejust

loveddragonsthatmuch.Ofcourse,inChineseculturedragons

arelucky,sonoonethoughtLordYe’sloveofthemwastoo

weird.Buthisloveofdragonsbecamesofamousthatitbegan

tospreadpastthevillage.Peopleintheneighboringvillage

begantotalkofamanwhowasobsessedwithdragons.