美國(guó)語(yǔ)文第六冊(cè) 第242期:磚石切磚石(2)

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“在我父親留下的財(cái)物中發(fā)現(xiàn)了一個(gè)裝滿鉆石的匣子，”

said he, "I set out for Egypt, to live there on the proceeds of their sale.

他說(shuō)，“我動(dòng)身前往埃及，想在那兒靠變賣這些鉆石為生。

I was obliged by bad weather to put into Jidda, where I soon found myself in want of money.

我不得不在惡劣天氣下乘船進(jìn)入吉達(dá)港，結(jié)果身無(wú)分文了。

I went to the bazaar, and inquired for a dealer in precious stones.

于是，我去了集市，向一位專門經(jīng)營(yíng)貴重石頭的商人打聽。

The richest, I was told, was Mansour; the most honest, Ali, the jeweler.

他告訴我說(shuō)，這里最有錢的人是曼蘇爾，而最誠(chéng)實(shí)的人是珠寶商阿里。

I applied to Ali.

就這樣，我去找阿里。

"He welcomed me as a son, as soon as he learned that I had diamonds to sell, and carried me home with him.

他對(duì)我非常熱情，就像對(duì)自己兒子似的，他一得知我有鉆石要賣，便將我?guī)Щ丶摇?/p>

He gained my confidence by every kind of attention, and advanced me all the money I needed.

他對(duì)我照料備至，贏得了我的信任，向我預(yù)付了我正需要的錢。

One day, after dinner, at which wine was not wanting, he examined the diamonds, one by one, and said, "My child, these diamonds are of little value;

一天晚餐后，記得晚餐時(shí)還喝了葡萄酒，他逐一查驗(yàn)鉆石，然后說(shuō)：“我的孩子，這些鉆石值不了幾個(gè)錢;

my coffers are full of such stones. The rocks of the desert furnish them by thousands."

我的保險(xiǎn)柜里裝滿了這種貨色。沙漠里這種石頭多的是。”

To prove the truth of what he said, he opened a box, and, taking therefrom a diamond thrice as large as any of mine, gave it to the slave that was with me.

為了驗(yàn)證他說(shuō)的話，他打開一個(gè)小盒子，從里面取出一個(gè)比我的鉆石大一倍的鉆石，給了服侍我的奴隸。

"What will become of me?" I cried; "I thought myself rich, and here I am, poor, and a stranger."

“怎么會(huì)這樣?”我喊道，“我以為自己真的變成有錢人了，可是在這兒我是個(gè)窮光蛋，是受人欺負(fù)的外鄉(xiāng)人。”