235.The Winner

Victor never won at anything. He played Monopoly. He lost at Monopoly. He played Scrabble. He lost at Scrabble. He played checkers. He lost at checkers. He played chess. He lost at chess. He played tennis. He lost at tennis. His dad told him not to worry. "Someone has to win, and someone has to lose," Dad said. "But I'm always the loser," Victor said. "I'm never the winner." His dad said, "Don't worry. These are games. You are playing games. Games are not important." Victor asked, "What is important? I thought games are important." His dad said that being a good person is important. He said the most important thing is to be a good person. He said that Victor was a good person. Victor was kind. Victor was polite. Victor was friendly. "Thank you, Dad," Victor said. "I am a good person, so I am a winner!"
重点词汇
Victor 胜利者 ; 获胜者
Monopoly 垄断 ; 专营服务 ; 被垄断的商品 ; 独占 ; 专利 ; 专利品 ; “大富翁”
Scrabble 拼字游戏 ; 忙乱地找 ; 翻找
checkers 收款员，收银员 ; 检查程序 ; 检验员 ; 审核员 ; checker的第三人称单数和复数
chess 国际象棋
loser 输者，败者 ; 屡屡失败的人 ; 受损害者
most important 重要的 ; 有重大影响的 ; 有巨大价值的
译文：
维克多从未在任何事情上赢过。他玩大富翁。他在大富翁上输了。他玩拼字游戏。他在拼字游戏中输了。他玩跳棋。他在跳棋上输了。他玩国际象棋。他输了象棋。他打网球。他在网球上输了。他的父亲告诉他不要担心。"总得有人赢，总得有人输，"爸爸说。"但我总是失败者，"维克多说。"我从来不是赢家。" 他爸爸说，"别担心。这些是游戏。你在玩游戏。游戏并不重要。" 维克多问："什么是重要的？我以为游戏很重要。" 他爸爸说，做一个好人很重要。他说最重要的事情是做一个好人。他说，维克多是一个好人。维克多很善良。维克多很有礼貌。维克多很友好。"谢谢你，爸爸，"维克多说。"我是个好人，所以我是个赢家！"