Birbal Stories: Birbal The Child
时间：2018-11-29 作者：英语课 分类：英文民间故事
英语课
Birbal arrived late for a function and the emperor was displeased 1.
"My child was crying and I had to placate 2 him," explained the courtier.
"Does it take so long to calm down a child?" asked the emperor. "It appears you know nothing about child rearing 3. Now you pretend to be a child and I shall act as your father and I will show you how you should have dealt with your child. Go on. Ask me for whatever he asked of you."
"I want a cow," said Birbal.
Akbar ordered a cow to be brought to the palace.
"I want its milk. I want its milk," said Birbal, imitating the voice of a small child.
"Milk the cow and give to him," said Akbar to his servants.
The cow was milked and the milk was offered to Birbal. He drank a little and then handed the bowl back to Akbar.
"Now put the rest of it back into the cow, put it back, put in back, put it back..." wailed 4 Birbal.
"My child was crying and I had to placate 2 him," explained the courtier.
"Does it take so long to calm down a child?" asked the emperor. "It appears you know nothing about child rearing 3. Now you pretend to be a child and I shall act as your father and I will show you how you should have dealt with your child. Go on. Ask me for whatever he asked of you."
"I want a cow," said Birbal.
Akbar ordered a cow to be brought to the palace.
"I want its milk. I want its milk," said Birbal, imitating the voice of a small child.
"Milk the cow and give to him," said Akbar to his servants.
The cow was milked and the milk was offered to Birbal. He drank a little and then handed the bowl back to Akbar.
"Now put the rest of it back into the cow, put it back, put in back, put it back..." wailed 4 Birbal.
The emperor was flabbergasted and quietly left the room.
1 displeased
a.不快的
- The old man was displeased and darted an angry look at me. 老人不高兴了，瞪了我一眼。
- He was displeased about the whole affair. 他对整个事情感到很不高兴。
2 placate
v.抚慰，平息(愤怒)
- He never attempts to placate his enemy.他从不企图与敌人和解。
- Even a written apology failed to placate the indignant hostess.甚至一纸书面道歉都没能安抚这个怒气冲冲的女主人。
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