(单词翻译:单击)
Passage 28 One Real Man
一个真正的男子汉
In an ancient kingdom,all men were ruled by their wives.
在古代的一个王国里，所有的男人都由妻子统治。
The king didn't believe it. In order to prove it was not true, the king had all the men of his kingdom brought before him.
国王不相信这一点，为了证明这不是真的，便把全国所有的男人都召来。
He warned that any man who did not tell the truth would be seriously punished.
并警告说，任何不说实话者将受到严重的惩罚。
Then he asked all the men who followed their wives' orders to step to the left side of the hall.
然后，他让遵循妻子命令的男人站到大厅的左边.
All the men did so but one little man who moved to the right side.
所有的男人都站到了左边，只有一个小个子男人站到右边。
"It's good to see," said the king, "that we have one real man in the kingdom. Tell these chicken-hearted men why you alone among them stand on the right side of the hall."
“很好，”国王说：“我们国家总算还有一位真正的男子汉，你告诉这些软弱的家伙，为什么众人之中只有你独自一人站在了大厅的右边。”
"Your Majesty," came the reply in a weak voice, "it is because before I left home my wife told me to keep out of crowds. I don't dare to go against her."
“陛下，”那个男人用虚弱的声音回答道，“这是因为离家前，我妻子交待我，不许扎堆。我不敢违背她的命令。”
