A Poor Boy Had a Good Idea
可怜的孩子有了个好主意
Lin Lin was a busy boy. After school he must go straight back home and begin his drawing lesson. His father taught him how to draw. Every day he must learn to draw a picture.
One day his father asked him to draw apples. He put three apples on the table and asked, “How many apples are there on the table?”
“Three apples.” Lin Lin replied.
“Right! Draw the three apples.” his father said and went out.
Lin Lin thought it was really too difficult to draw three apples. After a while he had an idea. He ate two of them and then finished the drawing one apple on the paper in a few minutes. When his father came back he was surprised to see the picture. But when he found there was only one apple left on the table, he knew everything about it.
注释:
1)go straight back home 直接回家
2)learn to draw a picture 学画一幅画
3)after a while 过了一会儿
4)have a good idea 有了个好主意
5)in a few minutes 几分钟
6)he was surprised to see 他很吃惊地看到
7)There was only one apple left on the table. 桌子上只留下一个苹果。
Once upon a time, in a small village nestled among green hills, there lived a poor boy named Xiao Ming. He lived with his elderly grandmother in a humble cottage at the edge of the village. Despite their poverty, Xiao Ming was known for his cheerful disposition and inventive mind.
One day, while wandering through the village, Xiao Ming noticed that many people struggled to carry heavy loads of firewood from the forest to their homes. Seeing an opportunity, Xiao Ming came up with a brilliant idea. He decided to build a simple wooden cart that could be used to transport firewood more efficiently.
With his limited resources, Xiao Ming collected discarded wooden planks and rusty wheels from the village junkyard. With determination and hard work, he managed to assemble a sturdy cart. Excited about his invention, Xiao Ming demonstrated how the cart could easily carry heavy loads of firewood with minimal effort.
Word of Xiao Ming's invention quickly spread throughout the village, and soon, many villagers approached him, eager to purchase one of his carts. With the money he earned from selling his carts, Xiao Ming was able to provide for his grandmother and improve their living conditions.
Thanks to his creativity and hard work, Xiao Ming transformed his family's life and became a respected member of the community. From that day on, he was known as the boy who turned a simple idea into a solution that benefited everyone in the village.
从前,在一座青山环绕的小村庄里,住着一个名叫小明的贫穷男孩。他和年迈的祖母住在村庄边缘的一间简陋的小屋里。尽管生活贫困,小明以他开朗的性格和富有创造力的头脑而闻名。
一天,小明漫步在村庄里,他注意到许多人都在艰难地从森林里搬运沉重的柴火到家里。看到了一个机会,小明想出了一个绝妙的主意。他决定建造一个简单的木制车,可以更有效地运输柴火。
在资源有限的情况下,小明从村庄的垃圾场收集废弃的木板和生锈的车轮。在坚定和努力的工作下,他成功地组装了一个坚固的车。对自己的发明感到兴奋,小明演示了车如何轻松地运载重载的柴火,几乎不费力气。
小明发明的消息迅速传遍了村庄,很快,许多村民都找到他,渴望购买他的车。通过卖车所赚的钱,小明得以供养祖母,并改善了他们的生活条件。
多亏了他的创造力和努力,小明改变了家庭的生活,并成为社区中受人尊敬的一员。从那天起,他被称为把一个简单的想法变成了一个使村庄里每个人受益的解决方案的男孩。