伊索和旅行者 Aesop and the Traveler中學英語作文

Aesop and the Traveler

In ancient Greece there once lived a clever name was Aesop.

One day,when Aesop was taking a walk in the country,a traveler stopped him and said,"Kind sir,can you tell me how soon I can get to town?"

"Go."Aesop answered.

"I know I must go,"said the traveler,"But I want to know how soon I can get to town."

"Go."Aesop shouted to him.

The traveler was very angry."This man must be mad,"he he walked away.

Suddenly he heard Aesop shouting to him,"You will get to town in two hours."

The traveler was greatly turned back and ask-ed,"Why didn't you tell me that before?”

"How could I have told you that before?"answered Aesop,"I didn't know how fast you could walk."

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伊索和旅行者

古希臘曾經居住了一個聰明的男人,他的'名字叫伊索。

一天,伊索正在鄉村散步,一位旅行者攔住他問道:“好心的先生,你能告訴我,我要多久才能到城鎮?”

“走吧。”伊索回答道。

“我知道我一定要走,”旅行者說,“但是我想知道我要多久才能到城鎮。”

“走吧。”伊索對他叫到。

旅行者非常生氣。

他想:“這個人一定是個瘋子。”接着他走開了。

突然他聽到了伊索對他喊道:“你將在兩個小時後到達城鎮。”

旅行者感到非常驚訝。他轉過身來問:“你爲什麼之前沒有告訴我呀?”

“我之前如何告訴你呀?伊索回答,“我根本不知道你可以走多快。”