44、英语小故事（英汉对照）“守财奴的故事”

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A miser（守财奴）, to make sure of his property, sold all that he had and converted（转换） it into a great lump（块） of gold, which he hid in a hole in the ground, and went continually to visit and inspect it.

有个守财奴为了确保财产安全，把家当全部卖光折现成等价的一大块儿黄金。他把金块藏在挖好的地洞里，时不时去看看有没有丢。

This roused the curiosity of one of his workmen, who, suspecting that there was a treasure, when his master's back was turned, went to the spot, and stole it away.

这一举动引起了一个长工的注意，他怀疑洞里藏着财宝。等主人一转身，他就找到地洞，把金块偷走了。

When the miser returned and found the place empty, he wept and tore his hair.

守财奴回来发现地洞空空如也，哭喊着直扯自己的头发。

But a neighbor who saw in this extravagant（过度的） grief, and learned the cause of it, said, “Fret（烦恼） yourself no longer, but take a stone and put it in the same place, and think that it is your lump of gold; for, as you never meant to use it, the one will do you as much good as the other.”

邻居见他这么难过，得知原因后，对他说：“别再烦恼了，找块儿石头还埋在那儿，就当它是那块金子。反正你也不打算真花掉它，石块和金块对你来说都是一样的嘛。”

“As you never meant to use it, the one will do you as much good as the other.”不用的东西，再金贵也和石头无异。

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