国王的三个难题（下）

类别：智慧

机智的牧羊人假扮院长巧妙回答了国王的三个难题，凭借幽默化解危机并赢得奖赏。

时长 52 秒 · 语速 166 wpm

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Near his house, the abbot met his shepherd and told him everything. 在住处附近，修道院长碰到了自己的牧羊人，把事情全跟他说了。

"Cheer up, master," said the shepherd. “别发愁，主人，”牧羊人说。

"People say I look just like you. “大家都说我和您长得一模一样。

Lend me your robe and your horse, and I'll go instead." 把您的长袍和马借给我，我替您去。”

So the shepherd stood before King John, dressed as the abbot. 就这样，牧羊人扮成修道院长，站到了约翰王面前。

"How long will I live?" “我能活多久？”

asked the king. 国王问道。

"Until the day you die, and not one day longer." “活到您死的那天，一天也不会多。”

The king laughed. 国王笑了起来。

"And how fast can I ride around the world?" “那我骑马绕世界一圈得有多快？”

"Get up with the sun, “太阳升起时您就起来，

and ride with it until it rises again. 追着它一路骑，直到它再次升起。

That's twenty-four hours." 正好是二十四小时。”

"And what am I thinking?" “那我正在想什么？”

"You think I'm the abbot of Canterbury. “您以为我是坎特伯雷的修道院长。

In fact, I'm only his shepherd." 其实呢，我只是他的牧羊人。”

The king laughed until he cried. 国王笑得眼泪都流出来了。

He forgave the abbot, 他赦免了修道院长，

and he paid the shepherd four silver coins a week for life. 还终身每周发给牧羊人四枚银币。

A good joke, at the right moment, can save a man's head. 在合适的时候开个好玩笑，真能保住一个人的脑袋。