英語翻譯
Once a gentleman was travelling on a train.He felt thirsty and got off at a station in search of water.When he reached the water tap (水龍頭),the train started.He ran back but missed it.
It was getting dark and he decided to spend the night at the station.The next morning he asked the ticket office about the next train and was told it would be on the next day .So he decided to find a place for a day’s stay He went to the nearby hotel to ask for a room but found none
At last he reached a small house.He asked the owner whether he could stay in his house for a day.The owner immediately agreed,then served him food and gave him a room to stay.But he did not ask anything in return (作為回報).
At seven,the gentleman heard a knock at the door.The owner opened the door.The gentleman saw a man dressed in expensive clothes enter the house and asked the owner to pay his debts (債務).
The gentleman came to know that the owner was in need of money .The next morning he left a pack in the drawer of the room and went away.When the owner found the pack,he saw that there was a note written to him,which read:“You helped me but did not expect anything from me.Yesterday evening I heard the conversation between you and the stranger and learned that you were in need of money.This is what you need.”