寓言故事中英文版—美与丑

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有次杨子到宋国去，晚上有一间旅店投宿。旅店主人有一妻一妾，一美一丑。

那个丑的备受尊敬，但美的却遭受冷落，杨子出于好奇心，便问旅店主人是何原因。

旅店主人答他说：“那美的自恃其美而自骄自傲，她的态度令我讨厌，因此我并不觉得她美丽。相反的，那丑的自知其丑而对人和蔼可亲，她的态度令我满意，因此我并不觉得她丑陋。”

杨子回家后对弟子说：“你们要好好记住：若比别人优秀，而仍能保持谦虚的态度，无论到哪里去，都会受到别人的尊敬。”

The Beautiful And The Ugly

When Yang Zi was travelling to the State of Song, he spent the night at an inn. The inn-keeper had two wives. One was beautiful and the other ugly.

The ugly woman was much respected, but the beautiful woman was given a cold shoulder. Out of curiosity, Yang Zi asked the inn-keeper why it was so.

“Well,” replied the inn-keeper,”the beautiful woman is vain because of her looks. Her vanity turns me off. I don’t see her beautiful. The ugly woman is pleasant because of her looks. Her warmth pleases me. I don’t find her ugly.”

As soon as Yang Zi returned home, he bade his disciples, “Remember this well: If you remain humble even though you excel others, you’ll be respected everywhere you go.”

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