中國(guó)成語(yǔ)英語(yǔ)寓言小故事模板:貪得無(wú)厭

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One day a man walking on the road met a celestial, who happened to be an old friend of his.
    一天,有個(gè)人走在路上遇到一個(gè)神仙。原來(lái),這個(gè)神仙還是他的老朋友呢。
    Seeing that his life was hard, the celestial pointed with his finger at a brick on the roadside, which turned into a gold brick at once. And he gave it to the man.
    神仙看到他生活很困難,就用手指朝路邊的一塊磚頭一指,磚頭立即變成了金磚。神仙把金磚送給了他。
    But the man was not satisfied. The celestial pointed again with his finger at a large stone lion at the gate, which at once turned into a gold lion. And he gave it to him too. But the man still complained it was not enough.
    他并不滿足。神仙又把手指一指,門前的一尊大石獅馬上變成了一尊金獅,也送給了他??墒撬耘f嫌少。
    The celestial asked him:
    神仙問(wèn)他:
    "My friend, how much will be enough for you? What should I do to satisfy you?"
    “朋友,你要多少才能滿足?我怎么做你才滿意?”
    The man hummed and hawed and said:
    他支支吾吾地說(shuō):
    "I want your finger."
    “我想要你的這個(gè)手指頭!”