In a small village, there lived two friends Anthony and Colin. Their friendship was unusual. Their characters were opposite yet they were close friends. Anthony was very dishonest at heart while Colin was a very honest man.
在一个小村庄里,住着两个朋友安东尼和科林。他们的友谊是不寻常的。他们的性格相反,但他们是亲密的朋友。安东尼内心非常不诚实,而科林是一个非常诚实的人。
One day, Anthony said to Colin, “Why don’t we start a business together?” Colin agreed and so the two set off together to a nearby city to set up and start their business.
有一天,安东尼对科林说: “我们为什么不一起创业呢?” 科林同意了,于是两人一起出发去附近的一个城市创业。
After a few months, the two friends had made enough money. They started back together to their own village. On the way back, they had to pass through a forest. That night when they stopped to take a rest, Anthony decided to keep all the money for himself. He spent the whole night planning and at daybreak he had an evil plan ready in his mind.
几个月后,这两个朋友赚了足够的钱。他们一起回自己的村庄。在回来的路上,他们不得不穿过一片森林。那天晚上,当他们停下来休息时,安东尼决定把所有的钱都留着给自己。他整晚都在计划,黎明时分,他想到了一个邪恶的计划。
When they were about to resume their journey, Anthony turned to Colin and said, “You know, I have been thinking. We have made a lot of money. Maybe it is not wise to take all the money back to the village. Let us bury (埋) all the money here. We can come back together whenever we need money and take out as much as we need.”
当他们要继续他们的旅程时,安东尼转向科林说: “你知道,我一直在想。我们赚了很多钱。也许把所有的钱都带回村子是不明智的。让我们把所有的钱都埋在这里。我们可以在需要钱的时候回来,拿出我们需要的钱。“
“That is an excellent idea,” agreed Colin. They buried the money at the foot of a huge tree and went on to their homes in the village. That night, Anthony went back to the forest secretly and dug out all the money and closed up the hole again.
“这是个好主意,” 科林表示同意。他们把钱埋在一棵大树下,然后回到村里的家中。那天晚上,安东尼偷偷回到森林里,把所有的钱挖了出来,又把洞填了。
The next morning, he went to Colin’s house and said, “I need some money. Let us go and bring some of our money back.”
第二天早上,他去了科林家,说: “我需要一些钱。让我们去把我们的一些钱拿回来。“
They both went to the tree and began to dig. Not finding any money, Anthony said Colin took it.
他们俩都走到树下开始挖。因为没找到钱,安东尼说是科林拿走了。
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