两个骗子

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The two strangers told everyone they were weavers. 这两个陌生人到处跟人说，他们是织布工。

"We can weave the most magnificent cloth ever seen," they declared. “我们能织出世上最华丽的布料，”他们夸下海口。

"And clothes made from our fabric are magic. “而且用这种布料做出来的衣服，还带着魔力。

They're invisible to anyone who is unfit for his job, 凡是不称职的人，全都会看不见它，

or hopelessly stupid." 蠢到无可救药的人也一样看不见。”

Word reached the palace in no time. 消息一下子就传到了皇宫里。

"What splendid clothes those would be!" “那该是多棒的衣服啊！”

thought the Emperor. 皇帝心里暗暗琢磨。

"With them, I could find out which of my men are unfit for their posts!" “穿上它，我就能查出我手底下哪些人是不称职的了！”

He paid the two weavers a pile of gold in advance. 于是他提前赏了这两个织工一大堆黄金。

They set up two looms, 他们架起两台织布机，

asked for the finest silk and the purest gold thread, 要来了上好的丝绸和最纯的金线，

stuffed it all into their own bags, and pretended to weave. 一股脑全塞进了自己的腰包，然后装模作样地织起布来。

The perfect trick doesn't hide the lie; 最高明的骗局不是掩盖谎言，

it makes people afraid to question it. 而是让人根本不敢去质疑。

And they worked late into the night, 他们就这样一直“忙活”到深夜，

at looms that were completely empty. 守着两台空空如也的织布机。