每天读一点英文之那些给我智慧和勇气的寓言故事（寓言篇）

02 the gold chain 金链子

once upon a time, there was a poor fisherman who always dreamed of becoming rich. he wished to become a millionaire, and so did his wife.
很久以前，有个贫穷的渔夫，他总是梦想着能够发大财，希望自己能够成为百万富翁，他妻子也是如此。

he had heard from some old men before, that several ships loaded with diamonds and gold had once sunk in the nearby seashore.
他曾听一些年长者说过，以前有几艘载满金银珠宝的船只沉没在附近的海域。

because of this, for a long time he kept searching that whole area for this treasure.
因此，长期以来，他一直在这一带的海域里搜寻着金银珠宝。

one day, while he was sitting on the boat daydreaming, he suddenly felt that the fishing rod was being weighed down by a heavy object.
有一天，正当他坐在船上想入非非时，忽然感到钓线被非常沉重的东西拖住了。

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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。‌