精彩英語故事15

PAGE精彩英語故事15小狐貍精心準(zhǔn)備的午餐Foxhummedashepouredlemonadeintomoldsforicepops.HehadinvitedBearforlunch.“Bearwillbesurprised,”Foxsaidtohimself.“Hedoesn’tknowwhatagreatcookIam.”Foxlookedathiscookbook.“Thiscookierecipelookseasy,”hethought.Hereadfurther.Youmaydoubletherecipeformorecookies.“Yes!”saidFox.“Weneedlotsofcookies.”Foxgotoutonestickofbutter,thenonemore.Hemeasuredone-halfcupofsugar,thenanotherhalfcup.Heusedtwoofeverythingtherecipecalledfor.Soonthebatterwasready.Foxlookedatthecookbook:Oventemperature:300degreesFahrenheit.“I’lldoublethatto600degrees,”saidFox.Butthedialonhisovenonlywentto500degrees.Thatwouldhavetodo.Bakingtime:10minutes.“I’lldoublethatto20minutes,”saidFox.Heputthecookiesintheoven.Nextheputeggsinapanofwateronthestove.Egg-saladsandwicheswereBear’sfavorite.Foxgotoutthepaint-by-numberpictureofabeehivehehadstarted.ItwasgoingtobeapresentforBear.ButFoxwouldhavetoworkfasttofinishthepaintingbeforeBeararrived.小狐貍哼哼著把檸檬水倒進(jìn)模子里，打算把它做成冰棒。小狐貍邀請(qǐng)了熊熊來吃午餐?！靶苄芤欢〞?huì)覺得很意外?！毙『傋匝宰哉Z地說道?！八€不知道原來我是一個(gè)很棒的廚師呢。”小狐貍看了看食譜，“曲奇餅的食譜看起來很簡單嘛?！彼?。他又繼續(xù)往下看。食譜上寫道：如果你想要多一些的曲奇餅，你可以根據(jù)食譜將里面的東西加倍?！皼]錯(cuò)！”小狐貍說，“我們需要很多很多的曲奇餅.”小狐貍?cè)〕隽艘粭l黃油棒，然后又取出了一條黃油棒。小狐貍舀了半杯的糖，然后又舀了半杯的糖。食譜上要求的所有東西，小狐貍都將它們加倍了。很快，做曲奇餅的面糊糊弄好了。小狐貍又繼續(xù)看食譜?？鞠錅囟龋?00華氏度?！拔乙獙囟燃颖兜?00度。”小狐貍說。但烤箱的刻度最高只到500度。那也沒辦法，就500度吧。烘培時(shí)間：10分鐘?！拔乙獙r(shí)間加倍到20分鐘。”小狐貍說。然后，他把面糊糊放到烤箱里。接著，他把雞蛋放進(jìn)爐子上一個(gè)裝著水的鍋?zhàn)永?。蛋沙拉三文治是熊熊最愛吃的東西。小狐貍?cè)〕鲆粡埌磾?shù)字涂顏色的畫兒，畫兒畫的是一個(gè)蜂巢，他之前已經(jīng)涂了一些顏色上去。這畫兒是給熊熊的禮物。但小狐貍必須在熊熊到來之前趕緊把畫兒完成?！癝omebody’sburningsomething,”Foxthoughtashesetuphiseasel.“Yikes!Mycookies!”Herantothestove.Thecookieswerehardblackrocks.“Theremustbesomethingwrongwiththatrecipe,”thoughtFoxashedumpedthecookiesintothegarbagecan.Thewaterwiththeeggswasbubbling.Foxwentbacktothepainting.Letonecolordrybeforestartingthenextcolor,saidthedirections.ButFoxdidn’thavetimeforthat.Hepaintedallthenumber-threespacessunsetorange.Whenhehadfinishedthethrees,hepaintedthefoursmidnightblack.Foxlookedattheclockandpaintedfaster.Whenhehadfinishedthefives,hestoodbackandlookedathispicture.Somethingwaswrong.Allthecolorswererunningtogetherandbecomingmudbrown!Foxsmelledsomethingburningagain.Herantothekitchen.Theeggpanwasdry.Theeggswereturningblack.Thenhenoticedtheicepopsonthecounter.“Ohno!”hesaid.“Iforgottoputtheminthefreezer.”“有人在燒什么東西。”小狐貍一邊想一邊支起畫架，“呀！我的曲奇餅！”他沖向烤箱。曲奇餅已經(jīng)變成堅(jiān)硬的黑塊兒。“肯定是食譜出了什么問題?！毙『傄贿呄胍贿叞亚骘灥惯M(jìn)垃圾桶里。煮雞蛋的水冒泡泡了。小狐貍跑回去繼續(xù)畫畫兒。根據(jù)說明，應(yīng)該要等一種顏色干了之后再涂下一種顏色。但小狐貍沒有時(shí)間等顏色變干了。他為畫兒的第三塊兒涂上落日一般的橙色，涂好之后，他把第四塊兒涂成了午夜一般的黑色。小狐貍看了一眼時(shí)鐘，加快了涂色的速度。當(dāng)他涂完第五塊兒的時(shí)候，他往后退了幾步，檢查自己的畫兒。不對(duì)勁。所有的顏色都跑一塊兒，變成泥巴一般的棕色了。小狐貍再次聞到了什么東西燒焦的味道。他沖向廚房。煮雞蛋的鍋?zhàn)右呀?jīng)燒干了。雞蛋正在變黑。這時(shí)，小狐貍想起要做冰棒的檸檬水還放在臺(tái)面上。“噢，不！”他喊道，“我忘記把它們放進(jìn)冰箱了?！盌ing!Foxrantoopenthedoor.“I’mhere,”saidBearcheerfully.“Oh,dear—Imean,hello!”saidFox.Hewastryingtostandinfrontofthepainting.“Whatareyouhiding?”Bearasked.“Well,uh,it’sasurprise.”Foxmovedaway.“It’sapictureofme!”saidBear.“Abigbrownbear.”Foxlookedathispainting.Thebeehivedidsortoflooklikeabigbrownbearnow.“Whatasurprise!”saidBear,hugginghisfriend.“Yes,itis,”saidFox.“Andwe’rehavinglemonadeandbread-and-mayonnaisesandwichesforourlunch.”“Soundsinteresting,”saidBear.Foxgrinned.“Iknewyou’dlikemycooking,”hesaid.叮咚！小狐貍跑去開門?！拔襾砝病！毙苄芨吲d地說。“哦，親愛的——我想說，哈羅！”小狐貍說道。他試著擋在畫兒前面?！澳阍诓厥裁茨兀俊毙苄軉柕?。“呃，嗯，是一個(gè)驚喜?！毙『傄崎_了身子?！笆俏业漠嬒?！”熊熊說道，“一只大棕熊?！毙『偪粗约旱漠媰骸７涑铂F(xiàn)在看起來的確有點(diǎn)兒像一只大棕熊?！罢媸且粋€(gè)大大的驚喜！”熊熊說道，緊緊地跟小狐貍擁抱在一起?！笆堑?，是的。”小狐貍說道，“我們的午餐會(huì)有檸檬水和面包蛋黃醬三文治。”“聽起來很有趣嘛?！毙苄苷f道。小狐貍咧開嘴巴笑了，“我就知道你會(huì)喜歡我做的食物。”他說。TheBlindManandtheLameMan瞎子和瘸子Ablindman,beingstoppedinabadpieceofroad,metaLameMan,andentreatedhimtohelphimoutofthedifficultyintowhichhehadfallen."HowcanI,"repliedtheLameMan,"sinceIcanscarcelydragmyselfalong"Iamlame,andyoulookverystrong.""Iamstrongenough,"saidtheother,"IcouldgoifIcouldbutseetheway."'Oh,thenwemayhelpeachother,"saidtheLameMan,"Ifyoutakemeonyourshoulders,wewillseekourfortunestogether.Iwillbeeyesforyou,andyoushallbefeetforme.""Withallmyheart,"saidtheBlindMan,"letusrendereachotherourmutualservices."Sohetookhislamecompanionuponhisback,andtheytraveledonwithsafetyandpleasure.一個(gè)瞎子在一處糟糕的路段停了下來。他遇見了一個(gè)瘸子，于是，懇請(qǐng)瘸子幫助他擺脫困境。“我怎么幫你呢？”瘸子回答道，“我連自己都快要拖不動(dòng)了。我的腿是瘸的，而你看起來很強(qiáng)壯?！薄拔沂呛軓?qiáng)壯，”瞎子說，“我只要能看見路，就可以走?！薄班蓿敲次覀兛梢曰ハ鄮椭?，”瘸子說，“如果你把我背在肩上，我們就可以一同尋找發(fā)財(cái)?shù)臋C(jī)會(huì)了。我做你的眼睛，你做我的雙腳?！薄拔沂謽芬?，”瞎子說。“讓我們互幫互助吧?！庇谑?，瞎子把他的瘸子同伴背在背上，他們既安全又愉快地繼續(xù)上路了。自負(fù)的鵝ThefeathersofaGooseputthenewly-fallensnowtotheblush.ProudofthisdazzlinggiftofNature,sheconsideredherselfintendedforaSwan,ratherthanforthatwhichshewas.有一只鵝，羽毛潔白如玉，連剛剛飄落的白雪都不能與之媲美。她對(duì)大自然給予她的這份光彩炫目的禮物大為驕傲，以為自己終會(huì)成為一只天鵝，而不再是現(xiàn)在這般模樣。Accordingly,separatingherselffromhercompanions,sheswam,solitarilyandmajestically,roundthepond.Shenowstretchedherneck,thetreacherousshortnessofwhichsheendeavoredtoobviatewithallhermight.Nowshetriedtogiveitthegracefulbend,whichdesignatesthebeautifulSwanthebirdofApollo.于是，她離開同伴們，獨(dú)自在池塘里神氣地游來游去，她伸伸脖頸，竭力想拉長她那短短的脖子。她又試圖優(yōu)雅地把脖子彎一下，美麗的天鵝正是因此而被稱為太陽神之鳥的。Butinvain,itwastoostiff,andwithallherpains,sheremainedaridiculousGoose,withoutinspiringasinglebeholderwiththeleastideaofherresemblancetoaSwan.可是白費(fèi)勁兒，她的脖子太硬了。她費(fèi)盡全力，還是只可笑的鵝，沒有任何一個(gè)觀看者會(huì)覺得她和天鵝有什么相像之處。Howmanygeesearethere,withoutwings,who,forsimilarassumption,becomelaughing-stockstotheirneighbors!有多少?zèng)]有翅膀的鵝，因?yàn)橥瑯拥淖载?fù)，而成為周圍動(dòng)物的笑柄！一個(gè)母親在二戰(zhàn)時(shí)寫給世界的信DearWorld,親愛的世界：Mysonstartsschooltoday.It'sgoingtobestrangeandnewtohimforawhile.AndIwishyouwouldsortoftreathimgently.我的兒子今天開始上學(xué)。在一段時(shí)間內(nèi)，他都會(huì)感到既陌生又新鮮。我希望你能對(duì)他溫和一點(diǎn)。Yousee,uptonow,he'sbeenkingofhisownroom.He'sbeenbossofthebackyard.Ihavealwaysbeenaroundtorepairhiswounds,andtocomforthisfeelings.你知道，直到現(xiàn)在，他一直是家里的小皇帝；一直是后院的主人。我一直在他身邊，為他料理傷口，給他感情上的慰藉。Butnowthingsaregoingtobedifferent.Thismorning,heisgoingtowalkdownthefrontsteps,wavehishandandstartonhisgreatadventurethatwillprobablyincludewarsandtragedyandsorrow.Tolivehislifeintheworldhehastoliveinwillrequirefaithandloveandcourage.可是現(xiàn)在———一切都將發(fā)生變化。今天早晨，他將走下屋前的臺(tái)階，揮揮手，踏上他偉大的冒險(xiǎn)征途，途中也許會(huì)有戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)、悲劇和傷痛。要在他必須生存的世界中生活需要信念、愛心和勇氣。So,World,Iwishyouwouldsortoftakehimbyhisyounghandandteachhimthatthingshewillhavetoknow.Teachhimbutgently,ifyoucan.Teachhimthatforeveryscoundrelthereisahero;thatforeverydishonestpolitician,thereisadevotedleader;thatforeveryenemythereisafriend.Teachhimthewondersofbooks.Givehimquiettimetothinkoverthemysteryofbirdsinthesky,beesinthesun,andflowersonthegreenhills.Teachhimitisfarmorehonorabletofailthantocheat.Teachhimtohavefaithinhisownideas,evenifeveryoneelsetellshimtheyarewrong.Teachhimtosellhisstrengthandbrainstothehighestbidder,butnevertoputapriceonhisheartandsoul.Teachhimtoclosehisearstoahowlingcrowd...andtostandandfightifhethinkshe'sright.Teachhimgently,World,butdon'tspoilhim,becauseonlythetestoffiremakesfinesteel.所以，世界，我希望你握住他稚嫩的手，教他必須知道的一些事情。教他———但如果可能的話，溫柔點(diǎn)兒。教他知道，世界上有一個(gè)惡棍，就有一個(gè)英雄；有一個(gè)奸詐的政客，就有一個(gè)富有奉獻(xiàn)精神的領(lǐng)袖；有一個(gè)敵人，就有一個(gè)朋友。教他感受書本的魅力。給他時(shí)間，去安靜地思索自然界中永恒的神秘：空中的小鳥，陽光下的蜜蜂，青山上的花朵。教他知道，失敗比欺騙要光榮得多。教他要堅(jiān)信自己的思想，哪怕別人都予以否定。教他可把自己的體力和腦力以最高價(jià)出售，但絕對(duì)不要出賣自己的心靈和靈魂。教他對(duì)暴徒的嚎叫置若罔聞……并且在認(rèn)為自己是對(duì)的時(shí)候站出來戰(zhàn)斗。以溫柔的方式教導(dǎo)他，世界，但不要溺愛他，因?yàn)橹挥辛一鸩拍軣挸稣驿?。Thisisabigorder,World,butseewhatyoucando.Heissuchanicelittlefellow.這是個(gè)很高的要求，世界，但請(qǐng)你盡力而為。他是一個(gè)多么可愛的小伙子。謊言的背后到底誰在欺騙誰?Itwasasmalltownwithfantasticlandscapesthatattractedawealthoftherichtoliveinit.Buttheywerenotlivingforlong.Therichpeoplewouldcometothetownforoneortwomonthsduringtheirvacationsandrelaxedthemselves.這里是一個(gè)風(fēng)景優(yōu)美的小鎮(zhèn)子，因?yàn)樗娘L(fēng)景而吸引來了許多的富人在這里居住，不過當(dāng)然不是長久地住在這里，而是每逢休假日就就來住一兩月，放松放松。Mingwasalsoattractedbythescenicspotstothetown.Buthehadlittlemoneyanddidnothaveapermanentincome,soherentedacheaphouseafterhearrived.Butwhatdrewhisattentionmostherewasthosewealthypeople.Hisjobwastosellcellphones.Buttheywerenot“real”phones.Theywereindeedcounterfeitsthatcouldmodeltherealoneswhichhadcomprehensiveandgreatfunctionswiththecostofnomorethan20yuan.Ifhemethislessluckyday,hecouldearnatleastseveralhundredyuan,whileseveralthousandyuanifhemethisluckyday.Asthosebuyerswereverywell-off,theywouldnotcareaboutthemoneyeventhoughtheydiscoveredthephonestobefakelater.小明也是被吸引過來的，不過他沒什么錢，沒有固定收入，他到這個(gè)鎮(zhèn)子里后，就租了一個(gè)廉租房。他正是看準(zhǔn)了了這小鎮(zhèn)里富人多的特點(diǎn)才來的，他的工作就是賣手機(jī)，不是真真正正的手機(jī)，而是假手機(jī)，花上十幾元，就可以制造出一部貌似功能很好很強(qiáng)大的手機(jī)，運(yùn)氣差時(shí)能賺幾百，運(yùn)氣好時(shí)一部就賺幾千——這里面住的都是富人嘛，就算發(fā)現(xiàn)是假的，也不會(huì)在意，誰在乎這幾千幾百的？Oneday,Ming’spocketwasemptyagainandwantedtoearnmoneywithhistricks.Luckily,therewasstillafakephoneinhispockettosell,whichmadehimterrificallypleased.Hetookthephonewithhiminthestreetwhereacrowofpeoplewerecomingandgoingthatmadehiseyesspin.Butsoonenough,hespottedatarget,aseeminglywealthymiddle-agedmaninanoldjacket.Mingcameuptohimandsmiledpolitely,saying,“Hey,friend…….”Butthemanwasveryalertandasked,“What’sup?”這日，小明的口袋又空啦！就又打起歪腦筋來，正巧，上次還余下一部假手機(jī)，心里一陣狂喜，裝著手機(jī)就走了。路上行人人來人往，叫小明看得眼花繚亂，但很快他就選好了目標(biāo)——一個(gè)身著一件舊夾克，看似很有錢的中年男子。小明圍上去，堆上職業(yè)性的笑容，說：“大哥……”男子似乎很警覺，說：“干什么？”Mingwasquiteacquaintedwiththeman’sreaction—thericheramanwas,themorealerthewouldbe,andtheeasieritwastocheathim.SoMingsaidtohimimmediately,“Friend,Ihaveaphonewithme.Iboughtitat5,000yuan.ButnowIcouldsellittoyouatonly3,000.”Themanseemeduninterestedinhisphoneandwantedtogoaway.Mingstoppedhimandsaid,“Whatabout2,000?”Themanwasgreatlyirritatedandshoutedathim,“Whatdoyouwanttodowithme?”小明對(duì)這類人司空見慣了——越富有，就越警覺，也越好被騙。于是立刻說：“大哥啊，我是個(gè)推銷手機(jī)的，”說著，將口袋里的手機(jī)掏出來，繼續(xù)說：“我這里有部手機(jī)，原價(jià)五千，現(xiàn)在賣您三千……”男子似乎毫不理他，轉(zhuǎn)身就想走，小明立刻堵住他的路：“這樣吧，兩千……”男子見小明堵住他的路，頓時(shí)發(fā)起了大火，喝道：“你想干什么？”Mingwasstunnedtospeechlessness,becausehehadnotseenanyonelikethemansincehebeganhisbusiness.Mingimmediatelyputupapoorfaceandhuggedtheman’slegs,cryingtohim,“Oh,mydearfriend!Iamsellingphonestomakealiving.Ok,nowIwillonlysellmyphoneat1,000.Only1,000,isitok?”Mingbeganpouringouthis“miserablestory”ashewascrying.Theman,afterseeingthis,feltalittlebitaffectedandputhishandsintohispocket.Knowingthatthemanseemedtobestrickentobuythephone,Mingcriedevenharder.ThentoMing’sexpectation,themantookout1,000yuantoMingandtookthephoneaway.小明一愣，自他出道這么多日，還沒見過這樣的，不過小明自有方法。只見小明立刻換了一張可憐巴巴的臉，抱住男人的大腿，哭道：“大哥啊，我也是為了生活才來推銷手機(jī)的啊。只要一千，一千就行了……”他竟然一把鼻涕，一把眼淚地訴說起來。連男子都有點(diǎn)被打動(dòng)，手在袋子里動(dòng)了動(dòng)，小明一陣竊喜——有戲。于是哭得越發(fā)慘烈了。果然，男子掏出十張百元鈔遞給小明，拿了手機(jī)就匆匆離去。Afterearning1,000yuan,Mingfeltmorethanhappyandashefelthungry,hewenttoasmallshoptobuysomebread.ItwasnoonatthattimewhenMingtookthebreadandplannedthepaythebillatthecounter.Minghandedoverabanknoteof100yuantothecashier.ThecashierstaredatthebanknoteforquiteawhileandthensaidtoMing,“Sorry,Icouldnotfindthechangesforyouforthemoment.Pleasewaitaminute.”Thenhewentaway.Stayingintheshopwithoutanythingtodo,MingwassittingonastoolandwatchingTV.Afterall,hischeap-rentedhousehadnoTV.賺了錢的小明好不得意，忽然覺得肚子有點(diǎn)餓了，就打算到小賣部里買一兩個(gè)面包來填填肚子。到了小賣部，已經(jīng)是中午了，小明選好了兩個(gè)面包，到收銀處結(jié)賬。小明遞上了一張剛剛賺到的百元鈔，收銀員見了這張錢一愣，然后愣愣地對(duì)小明說：“對(duì)不起，這里暫時(shí)找不開，請(qǐng)稍等。”說完就轉(zhuǎn)身離去。呆在店里的小明沒事可干，正巧店里有一臺(tái)電視，放的是昨晚新聞的重播，于是小明就搬了張凳子，坐下看電視，畢竟在他的廉租房里沒有電視可看。TheTVwasbroadcastinganewsthatagangofcriminalsusingfakenoteshadcometothetownandremindingthecitizenstobemindfulaboutit.TheTVstationalsocalledforthepublictocallthepoliceiftheyhadanyclues.Mingcouldnothelpdespisingthosecriminals.Allofasudden,heheardpolicesirenandoutofoccupationalsensitivity,hewasabouttorunawayimmediately.Butafterasecond,hethoughtthatthepolicewasnottocatchhim,sohestayedoninthehouseandpretendedtohearnothing.電視里正播放這一個(gè)新聞，大體內(nèi)容是這個(gè)小鎮(zhèn)里來了一伙用假鈔的罪犯，提醒市民要小心，或者有知情者可以警報(bào).小明對(duì)它嗤之以鼻——哼！又來了一伙搶飯碗的。忽然，街道上傳來了一陣警笛聲，處于職業(yè)的敏感，小明想邁腿逃跑，可是轉(zhuǎn)念一想，又不是來抓自己的，于是就正襟危坐，面無懼色。ThepolicepatrolcarstoppedbeforethesmallshopandtwopolicemencameoutofthecarandarrestedMing.Mingcouldhardlyresist.Atthismoment,thecashiershowedupandsaidtothepolicemen,“Yes,itishewhousesfakenotes!”Mingfeltdownrightshocked,sayingtohimself,“Theman警車到小賣部門口就停了下來，跳下來兩個(gè)警察，一左一右將小明抓住，小明連反抗的機(jī)會(huì)都沒有。這時(shí)，收銀員從后面走出來，對(duì)警察說：“對(duì)！就是他，用假鈔的罪犯！”小明心里一驚，那人……TheAssandHisMasters驢和他的三任主人ANASS,belongingtoanherb-sellerwhogavehimtoolittlefoodandtoomuchworkmadeapetitiontoJupitertobereleasedfromhispresentserviceandprovidedwithanothermaster.Jupiter,afterwarninghimthathewouldrepenthisrequest,causedhimtobesoldtoatile-maker.Shortlyafterwards,findingthathehadheavierloadstocarryandharderworkinthebrick-field,hepetitionedforanotherchangeofmaster.Jupiter,tellinghimthatitwouldbethelasttimethathecouldgranthisrequest,ordainedthathebesoldtoatanner.TheAssfoundthathehadfallenintoworsehands,andnotinghismaster'soccupation,said,groaning:"Itwouldhavebeenbetterformetohavebeeneitherstarvedbytheone,ortohavebeenoverworkedbytheotherofmyformermasters,thantohavebeenboughtbymypresentowner,whowillevenafterIamdeadtanmyhide,andmakemeusefultohim."草藥商人的一頭驢，因不滿自己吃不飽還要干重活，向朱庇特請(qǐng)?jiān)?，希望能給自己換個(gè)主人，使自己從眼前的苦難中解脫出來。朱庇特提醒他，也許他會(huì)后悔做這個(gè)請(qǐng)求。驢執(zhí)意。于是朱庇特使他被賣給了一個(gè)燒磚工。驢很快就發(fā)現(xiàn)自己在磚地里要干更重的活，馱更重的東西。于是他再一次請(qǐng)求更換主人。朱庇特告訴他，這將是他的最后一次機(jī)會(huì)。這一次，驢被一個(gè)皮革匠給買走了。知道了新主人的行當(dāng)后，驢發(fā)現(xiàn)自己落入了更悲慘的境地，他痛苦的呻吟道，“在第一位主人那兒挨餓也好，在第二位主人那累死累活也罷，怎么著也比現(xiàn)在這種情況好啊。等我死了，他還要扒了我的皮，當(dāng)做我對(duì)他的最后一點(diǎn)用處?！盚ethatfindsdiscontentmentinoneplaceisnotlikelytofindhappinessinanother總是對(duì)現(xiàn)狀不滿的人，到哪都不會(huì)如意。TheCrimsonCandle深紅色的蠟燭Amanlyingatthepointofdeathcalledhiswifetohisbedsideandsaid:"Iamabouttoleaveyouforever;giveme,therefore,onelastproofofyouraffectionandfidelity,for,accordingtoourholyreligion,amarriedmanseekingadmittanceatthegateofHeavenisrequiredtoswearthathehasneverdefiledhimselfwithanunworthywoman.Inmydeskyouwillfindacrimsoncandle,whichhasbeenblessedbytheHighPriestandhasapeculiarmysticalsignificance.Sweartomethatwhileitisinexistenceyouwillnotremarry."TheWomansworeandtheMandied.AtthefuneraltheWomanstoodattheheadofthebier,holdingalightedcrimsoncandletillitwaswastedentirelyaway.一個(gè)男人，在彌留之際把妻子叫到床邊，對(duì)她說：“我就要永遠(yuǎn)地離你而去，因此，請(qǐng)最后一次向我證明你的愛和忠貞。因?yàn)榘凑瘴覀兩袷サ淖诮蹋鸦槟腥嗽谶M(jìn)入天堂之門時(shí)，首先必須發(fā)誓：他決不會(huì)讓一個(gè)不忠貞的女人玷污自身。你在我書桌里會(huì)找到一根深紅色的蠟燭，它受過主教賜福，具有奇特的神秘意義。現(xiàn)在你向我發(fā)誓：只要它存在，你就不會(huì)再婚?！迸税l(fā)了誓，男人也死了。葬禮上，女人站在棺材前，手托一根點(diǎn)燃的深紅色蠟燭，直到它全部燃盡。如果你有郵箱那將會(huì)怎樣Ajoblessmanappliedforthepositionof'officeboy'atMicrosoft.TheHRmanagerinterviewedhimthenwatchedhimcleaningthefloorasatest.一個(gè)失業(yè)的人去微軟申請(qǐng)辦公室文員的職位，人事經(jīng)理面試他，并且看著他打掃地板，作為測(cè)試。"Youareemployed"hesaid."Givemeyoure-mailaddressandI'llsendyoutheapplicationtofillin,aswellasdatewhenyoumaystart."“你被錄用了”，人事經(jīng)理說：“給我你的郵箱地址，我會(huì)把申請(qǐng)表發(fā)給你填，發(fā)給你的同時(shí)也意味著你開始上班。”Themanreplied"ButIdon'thaveacomputer,neitheranemail".這個(gè)人回答說：“但是我沒有電腦，更沒有郵箱了?！?I'msorry",saidtheHRmanager."Ifyoudon'thaveanemail,thatmeansyoudonotexist.Andw