两个妻子

类别：智慧

一个男人为了同时讨好年轻和年长的两位妻子，最终被拔光头发变成了秃顶。

时长 41 秒 · 语速 203 wpm

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In the old days, 在很久以前，

when a man could have more than one wife, 那时候男人还能娶好几个老婆，

a middle-aged man married two women. 有个中年男人就娶了两个妻子。

One was young, and one was a good deal older than him. 一个很年轻，另一个则比他大不少。

His hair was just beginning to turn grey. 当时他的头发刚开始变白。

The young wife didn't like that at all. 年轻的妻子一点都不喜欢这样。

She didn't want people to think her husband was old. 她不想让别人觉得自己丈夫很老。

So every night, while combing his hair, 所以每天晚上帮他梳头时，

she quietly pulled out a few grey ones. 她都会悄悄拔掉几根白头发。

The older wife had the opposite worry. 年长的妻子担心的却刚好相反。

She didn't want to look like his mother. 她可不想让自己看着像他的母亲。

So every morning, 所以每天早上，

she pulled out as many dark hairs as she could. 她就尽可能多地拔掉他的黑头发。

The man was pleased that both wives took such good care of him. 男人心里还挺美，觉得两个妻子都对自己照顾得无微不至。

Then one day, he looked in the mirror. 直到有一天，他照了照镜子。

He was completely bald. 他彻底秃了。

If you give in to everyone, 要是你谁都想迁就，

you'll soon have nothing left to give. 到头来你自己就什么也剩不下了。