A man wrote a letter and had it sent to a rich man to borrow an ox.

有个人写了一封信，派人去向一个富翁借头牛。

The rich man was just receiving guests.

富翁正在会客。

He was illiterate, but he resented very much being considered illiterate. Upon receiving the letter, he opened the envelope, and skimmed through the letter as if he could read. Then he said to the messenger:

富翁不识字，但是他却最忌讳人家说他不识字。他一接到信，就拆开信封，装出识字的样子，默默地看了一遍，然后对来人说:

"All right. I will go in a little while."

"知道了，等一会儿我就去!"

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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。‌