只给你半壶水

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丹麦士兵善意分水却遭敌兵暗算，他以宽容施以独特的惩罚并获国王嘉奖。

时长 46 秒 · 语速 187 wpm

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After a battle between the Danes and the Swedes, 在一场丹麦人和瑞典人的战斗之后，

a Danish soldier sat on the ground, slightly wounded. 一名受了轻伤的丹麦士兵坐在地上。

He was just about to drink from his water bottle when he heard a weak voice. 他刚要拿起水壶喝水，就听到一个微弱的声音。

"Please. “求求你。

Water. 水。

I'm dying." 我快不行了。”

It was a wounded Swede, an enemy, lying nearby. 那是躺在附近的一个受伤的瑞典人，是个敌人。

The Dane knelt down and held the bottle to his lips. 丹麦人跪了下来，把水壶递到他的嘴边。

"Drink. “喝吧。

You need it more than I do." 你比我更需要它。”

At that moment, the Swede pulled out a pistol and fired. 就在这时，瑞典人掏出一把手枪开了火。

The bullet only scratched the Dane's shoulder. 子弹只擦伤了丹麦人的肩膀。

"You ungrateful fool! “你这个不知感恩的混蛋！

I was going to give you the whole bottle. 我本来打算把整壶水都给你的。

Now you only get half." 现在你只能喝一半了。”

He drank half himself and handed over the rest. 他自己喝了一半，把剩下的递了过去。

Later, the king heard the story. 后来，国王听说了这件事。

"Why didn't you kill him?" “你当时为什么不杀了他？”

"Sir, I could never kill a wounded man." “陛下，我绝不可能去杀一个受伤的人。”

The king made him a nobleman. 国王封他为贵族。

His idea of punishment was to share a little less. 他对别人的惩罚，不过就是少分享一点罢了。