英语绘本 ▏每日一读之《孔融让梨 Kong Rong Lets Pears》

从前，有一个叫孔融的孩子，他聪明懂礼，大家都非常喜欢他。

Once upon a time, there was a child named Kong Rong. He was smart and polite, and everyone liked him very much.

有一天，一个客人来孔融家里做客，送来了一大筐梨。

One day, a guest came to Kong Rong's house and brought a large basket of pears.

这些梨黄澄澄的，看上去好吃极了。兄弟几个人口水都流出来了。

These pears were yellow and looked delicious. The brothers were drooling.

二哥说：“哇！好大一筐梨呀。”小弟吮着手指说：“我想吃，我想吃！”

The second brother said, "Wow! What a big basket of pears." The younger brother sucked his fingers and said, "I want to eat, I want to eat!"

过了一会，母亲把梨洗干净端到了桌子上，说道：“孩子们，快来吃梨！”

After a while, the mother washed the pears and brought them to the table, saying, "Children, come and eat pears!"

“哈哈，吃梨啦！吃梨啦！”兄弟几个欢呼着跑过来。母亲对孔融说：“孔融你把梨给大家分了吧。”

"Haha, eat pears! Eat pears!" The brothers cheered and ran over. The mother said to Kong Rong, "Kong Rong, share the pears with everyone."

孔融挑了一个最大的梨，走到弟弟面前说：“弟弟，这个梨给你吃。”接下来，孔融把大的梨都分给了兄弟们，给自己留了一个最小的梨。

Kong Rong picked the biggest pear, walked to his younger brother and said, "Brother, this pear is for you." Then, Kong Rong shared the big pears with his brothers and kept the smallest pear for himself.

大家都觉得很奇怪，那么多大梨孔融不拿，怎么选个最小的呢？

Everyone found it very strange. There were so many big pears, why did Kong Rong take the smallest one?

母亲便问孔融：“这盘子里这么多梨，你为什么给自己留个最小的呢？”

The mother asked Kong Rong: "There are so many pears on this plate, why do you keep the smallest one for yourself?" 

孔融说：“我年纪小，应该吃小的，大的梨要让给哥哥们吃。”

Kong Rong said: "I am young, so I should eat the small one. The big pears should be given to my brothers."

母亲又问：“如果按照年龄的话，你还有弟弟呢？他比你小，应该吃最小的呀。”

The mother asked again: "If according to age, you have a younger brother? He is younger than you, so he should eat the smallest one." 

孔融又说：“弟弟比我小，我是哥哥，我应该把大梨让给弟弟吃。”

Kong Rong said again: "My younger brother is younger than me, and I am the older brother. I should give the big pear to my younger brother."

母亲听了对孩子们说：“孔融虽然只有四岁，但是很懂礼，你们要向他学习啊。”

After hearing this, the mother said to the children: "Although Kong Rong is only four years old, he is very polite. You should learn from him."

哥哥们听了都惭愧地低下了头，都抢着要吃最小的梨。

After hearing this, the brothers lowered their heads in shame and rushed to eat the smallest pear.

看到孩子们兄友弟恭，互相谦让，母亲欣慰的笑了。

Seeing the children being friendly and respectful to each other, the mother smiled with relief.

孔融让梨的故事是中国千百年来流传的一个道德教育故事，《三字经》中“融四岁，能让梨”便是出于这个故事。

The story of Kong Rong lets pears is a moral education story that has been passed down in China for thousands of years. The "Rong was four years old and could let pears" in the "Three Character Classic" comes from this story.

这个故事告诉人们，凡事应该遵守公序良俗。要懂得谦让，懂得舍己为人的道理，不要自私自利。

This story tells people that we should abide by public order and good customs in everything. We should know how to be humble and selfless, and not be selfish.