趣味英语：聪明的国王
2010-08-07 13:18:32   来源：少儿英语学习   评论：0 点击：

        A wise king wants an honest（诚实的，正直的）child to take his place on the throne（王座，君主）. He gives each of his 3 sons a pack of flower seeds（种子）and tells them that the one who grows the most beautiful flowers from these seeds will have his throne. Six months pass and the king checks（检查，核对）the flowers. The first 2 had beautiful flower beds while the last child had nothing in his plot but weeds（野草）and no flowers. Yet（然而，但是）， the king chose this child to have the throne. Why？
　　Answer：
　　The 3rd son was the only one that didn’t cheat. The king had baked（烘烤） the seeds so they wouldn’t grow， which means the first 2 didn’t use the seeds from the packet he gave them.
　　译文：
　　一个聪明的国王想让一个诚实的孩子继承他的王位。他给他的三个儿子每人一包花种并告诉他们说，能使这些种子长出最美丽的花的那个人将得到王位。六个月过去了，国王来检查这些花。老大和老二都有美丽的花床，而最小的那个孩子的小块地里除了杂草什么都没有，更别提什么花儿了。然而，国王却选择了这个孩子继承他的王位。为什么？
　　答案：
　　第三个儿子是唯一没有骗人的孩子。国王已经烘烤了种子，所以它们不会发芽，这就意味着前两个孩子没有用国王给他们的那包种子。

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