铺在泥水上的斗篷
类别：智慧
年轻的罗利将昂贵的红斗篷铺在泥水中为女王垫脚，最终因此被册封为骑士。
时长 47 秒 · 语速 182 wpm
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In those days, the streets of London were not paved. 那时候，伦敦的街道还没铺路。
When it rained, they turned into mud. 一下雨，路上就全是烂泥。
One morning, a young man named Walter Raleigh was walking through the city. 有一天早上，一个叫沃尔特·罗利的年轻人正走在城里。
He was wearing his best clothes, 他穿着自己最好的衣服，
including a beautiful red cloak that had cost him a fortune. 包括一件花了他大价钱买的漂亮红斗篷。
He stopped at a wide, dirty puddle. 他在一处又宽又脏的泥水坑前停下了脚步。
Then he looked up. 然后他抬起头，
On the other side stood Queen Elizabeth herself, with all her ladies. 对面站着的正是伊丽莎白女王本人，身边还跟着一群侍女。
She looked at the mud, and then at her shoes. 女王看了看泥坑，又看了看自己的鞋。
Raleigh didn't think twice. 罗利想都没想，
He took off his new cloak and laid it across the puddle like a carpet. 脱下自己的新斗篷，像地毯一样铺在了泥水坑上。
The queen walked over it, and her feet stayed dry. 女王从上面走了过去，脚一点都没弄湿。
"Who is that young man?" “那个年轻人是谁？”
she asked. 她问道。
Soon afterward, she invited him to the palace and made him a knight. 不久之后，女王就召他进宫，还封他为骑士。
He arrived without a cloak. 他去的时候没有穿斗篷。
It was probably the best money he ever spent. 这大概是他这辈子花得最值的一笔钱了。
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