孩子说了真话
类别:寓言
天真的孩子一句童言道破皇帝没穿衣服的真相,引发全城百姓的觉醒与哄笑。
时长 40 秒 · 语速 189 wpm
字幕原文
"But he hasn't got anything on!" “可他什么都没穿呀!”
said a little child. 一个小孩子说道。
The crowd went quiet for a moment. 人群一下子安静了下来。
"Did you hear that?" “你听见了吗?”
said the child's father. 孩子的父亲说道。
"Listen to the innocent child!" “听听这天真的孩子说的!”
And one person whispered to another what the child had said. 人们开始交头接耳,转达着孩子说的话。
"He hasn't got anything on. “他什么都没穿。
A little child says he hasn't got anything on." 有个小孩子说他根本没穿衣服。”
The whisper spread along the street, 窃窃私语声顺着街道传开,
from person to person, from window to window. 人传人,从一扇窗传到另一扇窗。
People began to look again, properly this time, with their own eyes. 人们重新看过去,这一次是用自己的眼睛,认认真真地看。
And they saw what had been in front of them all along. 他们终于看清了从一开始就摆在眼前的事实。
Sometimes the truth only needs one person with nothing to lose by saying it. 有时候,说出真相只需要一个毫无顾忌的人。
The whispering grew louder. 议论声越来越大。
Somewhere, someone laughed. 不知从哪儿,有人笑出了声。
And then, all at once, the whole town began to shout. 紧接着,全城的人一下子都跟着大喊了起来。