那些给我智慧和勇气的寓言故事56:炼狱能成天堂
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56 purgatory may be paradise 炼狱能成天堂
a king was embarked on board a ship, which also carried a slave.
国王带着一个奴隶乘坐在一条船上
the boy had never been at sea, nor experienced the inconvenience of a ship.
奴隶从未出过海,也从未经历过坐船之苦。
he set up a weeping and wailing, and all his limbs were in a state of trepidation, and, however much they soothed him, he was not to be pacified.
他开始哭泣、悲号,四肢不停地颤抖。人们想尽办法安抚他,但他仍无法平静。
the king’s pleasure party was disconcerted by him; but they offered no help.
国王原本愉快的心情被他搅得不安起来,但人们却束手无策。
on board that ship there was a physician. he said to the king; “if you will order it, i can manage to silence him.”
一个医师也在船上,他对国王说:“如果允许让我一试的话,我有办法让他平静。”
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