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）

54 The Farmer and His Son 农夫和儿子

A Farmer being on the point of death,wished to insure from his sons the same attention to his farm as he had himself given it.
一个农夫在临终时，希望他的儿子们和自己一样勤耕他的田地。

He called them to his bedside, and said, "My sons, there is a great treasure hidden in one of my vineyards."
他叫他们来到床前说："孩子们，在我葡萄园里的某个地方，藏着一大笔的财物。"

The sons after his death took their spades and mattocks, and carefully dug over every portion of their land.
他的儿子们在他死后，都拿了铁锹和锄头，小心地在田地的各处翻掘着。

They found no treasure, but the vines repaid their labour by an extraordinary and super abundant crop.
但他们找不到任何财物，然而葡萄却因此生长得很茂盛，成为他们劳动的报酬。

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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。‌