英语小达人每天10分钟 244 A Clever Boy

[00:00.52]A Clever Boy 机灵的男孩 [00:02.32]A boy who was cleaning shes in the street said to a young man passing by, "Let me clean your boots." 一个机灵的男孩在大街上擦鞋，他对一个路过的年轻人说：“我给你擦擦靴子吧?” [00:18.20]The young man said, “No.” 年轻人说：“不用了。” [00:19.25]"It will cost you only a penny, sir." said the boy. But the young man again refused. “你只需要付一便士，先生。”男孩说。然而年轻人仍然拒绝了。 [00:27.44]Then the boy told him that hr would clean his boots for nothing. 于是男孩对他说，他愿意免费给他擦靴子。 [00:31.44]The young man agreed to this, and soon one boot was shining brightly. 年轻人同意了。不一会儿，一只靴子擦得闪闪发亮。 [00:36.57]Then he put his other boot on the box, but the boy refused to clean it unless he was paid two pence for his work. 接着，他把另一只靴子也放到擦鞋箱上，可是男孩拒绝再擦，除非他付给他两个便士作为报酬。 [00:44.56]The young man refused to pay anything, and went away. 年轻人一分也不愿意给，掉头就走。 [00:48.29]But the well-cleaned boot made the dirty one look so bad that he couldn't walk on. 但是一只靴子擦得干干净净，显得另一只特别难看，他实在没有办法在走下去了。 [00:54.17]He turned back and gave the boy the two pence. In a very short time his boot shone brightly. 他只好折回来，给了男孩两便士。不一会儿，他的两只靴子都闪闪发亮了。

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