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中英文对照

场景假设：

假设这篇文章作者叫Susan,是你的好朋友，她告诉你了一个乞丐Percy Buttons的故事。有一次，你和几个美国朋友聊天，聊到碰到的奇人轶事。你想起了Susan给你讲的这个有趣的乞丐的故事，于是你转述给几位美国朋友听：

我记得，我的朋友Susan曾给我讲了一个有趣的乞丐的故事，乞丐叫Percy Buttons.

I remember my friend Susan once told me a story about an interesting beggar named Percy Buttons.

Susan刚刚搬进了她的位于大桥街的新房。

Susan has just moved to her new house in Bridge street.

一个乞丐来拜访了，他敲门讨一顿饭和一杯啤酒。

A beggar knocked at her door and asked for a meal and a glass of beer.

我猜这个乞丐可能是个酒鬼。

I guess the beggar could be an alcoholic. （酒鬼：alcoholic. ）

Susan给了乞丐要的东西。

Susan gave the beggar what he asked for.

作为回报，这个乞丐展示了他的才能，头倒立唱歌。

In return for the food and drink, the beggar showed his special talent: he could stand on his head and sing songs.

这也是这个故事中的最有趣的地方。

That is the most interesting part of the story.

头顶地倒立可不是一件容易的事，

Headstand is not an easy thing to do.

通常人们只能用手倒立而不是头。

Usually people can just stand on their hands rather than heads.

所以，这是一个特别有才的乞丐。

So he must be a beggar with talents.

但是我也特别提醒大家: 头倒立是非常危险的事，千万不要在家模仿。

But I would like to remind you that it is pretty dangerous to stand on your head. So don’t do it at home.

表演完了之后，Percy Buttons把一块奶酪放进口袋走了。

After the show, Percy Buttons put a piece of cheese in his pocket and left.

他不仅有吃的还留下点储备,真是收获满满。

He not only ate the food, but also saved some. It was really a fruitful day for him.

【fruitful意思是，收获满满，硕果累累，用在表示一点小小的幽默】

后来，Susan从邻居那了解到，这个乞丐原来是个名人。

Later Susan learned about the beggar from her neighbor. The beggar is a well-known man in the street.

为什么？因为，这个家伙每个月到每家每户光顾一次，而且每次都要一顿饭和一杯啤酒。

Why?  Because, he drops by each house once a month in the street and always asks for a meal and a glass of beer.

附加题：

东欣老师这里考大家一个很有意思的数学问题：

I would like to give you a math question. According to the story, how many houses do you think are there in the street?

你觉得这条街上有多少户人家？

假设，如果每天三顿饭他都要去乞讨，一个月30天，就是90顿饭。

There are three meals in a day, and 30 days in a month. In total, he is going to ask for 90 meals in a month.

我们知道这个乞丐每个月，到每户人家光顾一次，也就是说，这条街上至少应该有90户人家。

We know he calls at every house once a month. That is to say, there will be at least 90 houses in the street.

你看，我们也能用英文来做数学题了。

We can do the math in English. 真棒！

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I remember my friend Susan once told me a story about an interesting beggar named Percy Buttons. Susan has just moved to her new house in Bridge street. A beggar knocked at her door and asked for a meal and a glass of beer. I guess the beggar could be an alcoholic. Susan gave the beggar what he asked for. In return for the food and drink, the beggar showed his special talent: he could stand on his head and sing songs. That is the most interesting part of the story.

Headstand is not an easy thing to do. Usually people can just stand on their hands rather than heads. So he must be a beggar with talents. But I would like to remind you that it is pretty dangerous to stand on your head. So don’t do it at home. After the show, Percy Buttons put a piece of cheese in his pocket and left. He not only ate the food, but also saved some. It was really a fruitful day for him. Later Susan learned about the beggar from her neighbor. The beggar is a well-known man in the street. Why?  Because, he drops by each house once a month in the street and always asks for a meal and a glass of beer.

思维文化点评 

乞丐可以说是最古老的职业了

It is one of the oldest occupations in human history.

全世界都有乞丐，大家对于乞丐态度也不尽相同：

德国哲学家尼采曾说：Beggars should be abolished entirely! It is annoying to give to them and it is annoying not to give to them. 

应该彻底禁止乞丐，为什么？因为给和不给都让人感到厌烦。

Annoying：令人厌烦

beggars也不是完全没有价值：

Beggars sell themselves as human beings to arouse the pity of passers-by. 乞丐出售的是他们本人，以引起过路人的怜悯之心，让大家变得更有爱心，给了人们一个行善的机会。

pity：怜悯心 compassion：同情心

homeless people来代表乞丐，意为无家可归的人，这样容易引起大家同情。

为什么人们对于乞丐褒贬不一？

Why do people have different attitudes towards the homeless?

各式Homeless people：

 （请听音频）

（1）欧式乞丐优雅、有才

（2）美式乞丐极具职业精神

（3）印度、南亚：烦人的乞丐

（4）中国：乞丐也扫码

（5）假乞丐：fake beggars .

假乞丐惹人生厌：欺骗人们，让大家觉得他们需要帮助。这些人非常懒惰，喜欢利用别人的善良来满足自己。

Fake beggars deceive people into believing that they are in need.（Deceive：欺骗）Those beggars are very lazy. They take advantage of others’ kindness.

真正需要帮助的乞丐，大多数是不令人反感的。Those people who are really in need are not annoying.  

从某种程度上说，他们引起了人们的同情心，反而也会让人更加珍惜自己的生活。

Because compassion is a common human emotion.

同情心是人类普遍的一种情感。

故事分享：（请听音频）

两个启示：

启示1：Compassion is a common emotion.

人们普遍有同情心。

启示2：Language is power。

语言就是力量，好的语言能够直击人心。

创意欣赏

Here are some creative homeless signs：

（1）“I will bet you 1 dollar you will read this sign”. 我打赌一美金，你一定会读这个牌子。

当你看到这个牌子的时候，这个乞丐就赢了......

（2）“Naked Invisible man.”

“不穿衣服的隐形人”——乞丐也不用上班了，哈哈哈哈哈