354、英语小故事（中英对照）“一套画笔和颜料”

A Paint Brush and Colors

一套画笔和颜料

One day a famous painter painted a picture and put it on exhibition with the tag line, "Not for sale".

一天，一位著名的画家画了一幅画放在展览上，上面还标记了一行字：“非卖品”。

But, it was so beautiful a painting that whosoever（无论是谁） attended that exhibition asked the painter to sell that painting for whatever amount he would ask for it.

但是，这幅画实在是太美了，来参加展览的人都想买这幅画，无论画家要价多少都行。

But everytime, he said, "I'm extremely sorry but I can't sell this for any amount. I will sell it to only that person who will understand its value."

但每次，画家都说：“非常抱歉，这幅画多少钱我都不卖。我只会把它卖给懂得它价值的人。”

Then, an old man came to that painter and said, "I want to buy this painting and here is the price in this small box for it."

这时，一位老人走到画家跟前，对他说：“我想买这幅画，这个小盒子里是我给它开的价格。”

The painter took that box and opened it. In it, there was a paint brush and colors. And, he gave that painting to the old man.

画家接过盒子，打开了它。里面有一只画笔和一些颜料。他把那幅画给了老人。

All the other people surprisingly asked the painter, "Why did you sell it for a paint brush and few colors to this old man? We were offering you huge amount for this painting. Are you crazy?"

所有的人都惊讶地问画家：“你为什么要为了一只画笔和很少的颜料就把它卖给这个老人？我们出高价买这幅画。你疯了吗？”

The painter said, "If you noticed the painting, there is a man who is teaching a kid to paint with so much dedication. So, the man in the picture is this old man and that kid is me. He is my teacher who taught me to paint and whatsoever I am today just because of his dedication and blessings.

画家说：“如果你仔细看这幅画，你会发现上面有一个男人正在投入地教一个孩子画画。所以，照片中的男人是这位老人，那个孩子是我。他是我的老师，是他教会了我绘画，我是因为他的奉献和祝福才成为今天的样子。

And, the real value of this painting is just a paint brush which is given by my teacher as this paint brush is more valuable than your wealth. With this paint brush I can paint many more paintings."

这幅画真正的价值是我老师送给我的画笔，因为画笔比你们给的金钱更有价值。有了这个画笔，我可以画更多的画。”

All people understood and respected the bonding of a teacher and his student. Hats off（致敬）!

所有人都理解和尊重这份师生关系。为之致敬！

A teacher always gives his best wealth to his student in the form of knowledge, wisdom and art with an expectation that his student will optimally（最佳） utilize it.

老师总是以知识、智慧和艺术的形式把他最大的财富给他的学生，并期望他的学生能最大化地利用这些财富。

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