风和太阳(The Wind And The Sun)

[ 现代故事 ]
The wind and the sun were disputing who was the stronger.

  Suddenly they saw a traveler coming down the road. The sun said, "Whoever can make the traveler take off his coat will be the stronger."

  So the sun hid behind a cloud, and the wind began to blow as hard as it could. As the wind blew harder, the traveler wrapped his coat more closely around himself.

  Then the sun came out.He shone on the traveler. The traveler soon felt quite hot, and took off his coat.

  一天,太阳和风在争论谁比较强壮。

  风说:“当然是我。你看下面那位穿着外套的老人,我打赌可以比你更快要他把外套脱下来。”

  说着,风便用力对着老人吹,希望把老人的外套吹下来。但是它愈吹,老人愈把外套裹得更紧。

  后来,风吹累了,太阳便从去后走出来,暖洋洋地照在老人身上。没有多久,老人便开始擦汗,并且把外套脱下。

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