During the Warring States Period, a man was willing to teach the King of Yan the ways to attain immortality.

战国时，有一个人愿意教给燕王一套长生不老的方法。

The King of Yan was very glad when he heard of this, and quickly sent someone to acknowledge the man as master and learn from him. But before the man he sent had a chance to learn, that man died. The man he sent could only return dejectedly.

燕王知道后，非常高兴，连忙派人前去拜师学习。可是，派去学习的人还没来得及学习，那个人就死了。派去的人只好垂头丧气地回来了。

At this the King of Yan flew into a rage. He rebuked the man for walking too slowly to get there in time, and ordered to have him killed.

燕王见了大发雷霆，竟责怪去学习的人走路太慢，去得太晚，命令立即将他杀了。

The King of Yan never realized that the man who boasted himself as an immortal was deceiving him, but instead, he blamed the man he sent for walking too slowly.

然而，燕王没有醒悟到那个自称长生不老的人是在欺骗他，反而怪罪派去学习的人走得太慢。

（编者注：本文由作文地带整理。）

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作文地带知识拓展:

• ‌“故事”的英文翻译是“Story”‌。‌

  Story是一个英语单词，主要用作名词、动词，作名词时翻译为“故事；小说；描述；新闻报道；来历；假话；层；一种测量单位（1 story 等于 3.3 米）；(Story) 斯托里（人名）”，作动词时翻译为“用历史故事画装饰；说谎”。

  故事是一种文学体裁，侧重于事件发展过程的描述，强调情节的生动性和连贯性，适合口头讲述。‌故事可以是真实发生的事情，也可以是虚构的情节。它们通常与人类的历史、文化传统和价值观念密切相关，通过记忆和传播，影响着社会的性格形成和文化形态。‌