用英语讲寓言小故事——The Emperor's New Clothes 皇帝的新装
从前,有一个皇帝,他非常爱漂亮的衣服,整天想着穿新衣服。
Once upon a time, there was an emperor who loved beautiful clothes very much and thought about wearing new clothes all day long.
有一天,来了两个骗子,他们知道皇帝的爱好,然后就说能做出一种神奇的衣服,这种衣服只有聪明人才能看见,傻瓜是看不见的。
One day, two swindlers came. They knew the emperor's hobby and said they could make a magical dress that only smart people could see but fools could not.
皇帝听了很高兴,马上给了他们很多钱,让他们开始做衣服。
The emperor was very happy to hear this, and immediately gave them a lot of money and asked them to start making clothes.
骗子刚开始假装忙碌,实际上什么也没做。
The scammers initially pretend to be busy but actually do nothing.
过了几天,皇帝派大臣去看看衣服做得怎么样了。
A few days later, the emperor sent his ministers to see how the clothes were made.
大臣看不见衣服,但怕别人说他傻,就说衣服很漂亮。
The minister couldn't see the clothes, but was afraid that others would think he was stupid, so he said the clothes were very beautiful.
后来,皇帝自己也去看了,看不见衣服,但他也怕别人说他傻,就说衣服很美。
Later, the emperor went to see it himself, but he couldn't see the clothes. However, he was afraid that others would think he was stupid, so he said that the clothes were very beautiful.
到了展示新衣服的那天,皇帝穿上“新衣服”,走在街上。
On the day of showing the new clothes, the emperor put on his "new clothes" and walked on the street.
所有的人都看不见衣服,但他们都怕别人说自己是傻瓜,就一个个赞美皇帝的“新衣服”真漂亮。
Everyone couldn't see the clothes, but they were all afraid that others would say they were fools, so they all praised the emperor's "new clothes" for being beautiful.
直到一个小孩指着皇帝说:“皇帝什么都没穿啊!”
Until a child pointed at the emperor and said, "The emperor has nothing on!"
所有人都惊讶地看着皇帝,发现小孩说得对,皇帝真的什么都没穿。
Everyone looked at the emperor in surprise and found that the child was right, the emperor really had nothing on.
皇帝很羞愧,但他依然挺起胸膛,继续走下去,因为他不想承认自己被骗了。
The emperor was ashamed, but he still held his head high and kept walking because he didn't want to admit that he had been deceived.
这个故事告诉我们:勇敢地说出真相比随波逐流更重要。我们要做一个诚实、勇敢的人,不怕说出自己看到的真相。
This story tells us that it is more important to speak the truth bravely than to go with the flow. We should be honest and brave people who are not afraid to speak the truth we see.