巧遇智慧英文—我的前程近在咫尺(慢速) 教教外地人怎樣走路

Teach the stranger how to walk properly
教教新人怎樣走路

Many years since in a small territory, there was not one of the inhabitants who did not stutter when he spoke, and halt in walking; both these defects, moreover, were considered accomplishments. A stranger saw the evil, and thinking how they would admire his walking, went about without halting, after the usual manner of our race. Everyone stopped to look at him and all these who looked, laughed, and holding their sides to express their merriment, shouted, “Teach the stranger how to walk properly”
很多年前，一個(gè)小小地區(qū)里的居民說(shuō)起話來(lái)沒(méi)有一個(gè)不口吃，走起路來(lái)沒(méi)有一個(gè)不瘸腿；更奇怪的是，這兩種缺點(diǎn)竟被是為才能。一個(gè) 外地人看到了這種弊端，一心以為這兒的居民肯定會(huì)羨慕他的走路方法。于是他按照人類通常的走路方式，不瘸不拐，走來(lái)走去。當(dāng)?shù)厝硕纪Ｏ履_步來(lái)看他，誰(shuí)看了 誰(shuí)都笑起來(lái)。他們捧腹大笑地喊道；“教教這個(gè)外地人這樣走路吧。”

The stranger considered it his duty to cast the reproach from himself. “You halt.” He cried, “It is not I, you must accustom yourselves to leave off so awkward a habit!” this only increased the uproar, when they heard him speak; he did not even stammer, this was sufficient to disgrace him and he was laughed at throughout the country.
這位外地人認(rèn)為有責(zé)任駁斥他們。“是你們又瘸又拐，不是我。”他高呼；“你們必須戒除這種不雅的習(xí)慣！”當(dāng)?shù)厝艘宦?tīng)到他這樣說(shuō)話，就更加起哄；因?yàn)樗f(shuō)話竟然不口吃，這就夠他丟臉了。他走遍這地區(qū)，到處受嘲笑。

Habit will render faults which we have been accustomed to regard from youth, beautiful. In vain will a stranger attempt to convince us that we are in error.
習(xí)慣會(huì)使我們從小看慣了的缺陷變成美好的事情，外地人欲使我們承認(rèn)自己犯錯(cuò)只會(huì)枉費(fèi)心思。