195、英语小故事（英汉对照）“入乡岂能不随俗”

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Many years since in a small territory（领土）, there was not one of the inhabitants who did not stutter（ /ˈstʌtər/ 结巴） when he spoke, and halt（跛） in walking;

许多年前，在一个小地方，当地的居民没有一个说话不结巴，走路不跛脚。

both these defects, moreover, were considered accomplishments（技艺）. A stranger saw the evil, and thinking how they would admire his walking, went about without halting, after the usual manner of our race.

这还不算完，关键是这些毛病都被当成是才艺。一个外来者看到了这一弊端，心想他们肯定会羡慕自己的走路方法，于是就一点儿也不跛脚地四处转悠，用的就是正常人的走法。

Everyone stopped to look at him, and all those who looked, laughed, and holding their sides to repress（抑制） their merriment（ /ˈmerimənt/ 嬉笑）, shouted, “Teach the stranger how to walk properly!”

大家都驻足观看，他们看啊,笑啊，笑到直不起腰。他们喊着：“快教教这外地人路该怎么走吧！”

The stranger considered it his duty to cast the reproach （/rɪˈproʊtʃ/ 耻辱）from himself. “You halt（跛子）,” he cried, “It is not I, you must accustom yourselves to leave off so awkward a habit!”

来人觉得有义务为自己洗刷耻辱。“你们这帮跛子，”他喊道，“有问题的不是我，你们还不赶紧习惯习惯，改掉这不美观的坏毛病？”

This only increased the uproars（ /ˈʌprɔːr/ 骚动）, when they heard him speak; he did not even stammer（口吃）; this was sufficient to disgrace（丢脸） him, and he was laughed at throughout the country.

听到他说话连个磕都没打，人们嚷嚷得更凶了。光凭他不结巴这一点，就足够丢脸了，于是全村上下都笑话他。

在螃蟹眼里，正常走路的人要多蠢有多蠢。

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