有一個(gè)國王喜歡畫畫,他認(rèn)為他畫得非常好.他把自己的畫向大臣們展示,因?yàn)榇蟪紓兾窇謬?所以都不敢批評(píng)他的話,他們都一致說他的畫很好.
Once there was a king who was keen on drawing and believed that he was good at drawing.He showed his drawings to ministers.The ministers were too afraid of him to say anything bad.Instead,they praised his drawings.
一天,國王向一位著名的批評(píng)家展示了自己的一些畫.這位批評(píng)家說他的畫畫得很糟糕,國王非常生氣,大怒之下把批評(píng)家關(guān)進(jìn)了大牢.
One day,the king showed a famous commenter some of his drawings.The commenter criticized his drawings,which made the king very angry and sent the commenter into the jail.
過了些日子,國王寬恕了這位批評(píng)家,并邀請(qǐng)他到自己的宮殿里就餐.國王又一次問批評(píng)家自己的畫畫得怎么樣.
Several days later,the king forgave the commenter and invited him to have dinner with him in the palace.He asked the commenter again about his drawings.
這位批評(píng)家向站在自己身旁的衛(wèi)兵轉(zhuǎn)過身去,說:"把我送回大牢吧!"
The commenter said to the guard standing besides him:"Send me back to the jail!"