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英文幽默故事:A Father learns A Lesson from His Son

时间:2016-10-06 01:15:02

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Velan was a carpenter. He was living in a village. His mother dies a long time back. His aged1 father, Kuppan, lived with Velan. Kuppan was very weak. He could not even walk well. He was so weak. It was because Velan did not give him enough food. He had given his father a small earthen plate. Even a small quantity of rice in the plate appeared to be much. Velan was a bad man. He was a drunkard also. After taking drinks, he abused3 his father badly. 
 
Velan had a son. His name is Muthu. Muthu was just ten years old. He was a very good boy. He loved his grandfather. He had great respect for his grandfather. He did not like his father’s attitude and character, because his father was treating his grandfather cruelly. 
 
One day Kuppan was eating his food out of earthen plate that his son had given to him. The earthen plate fell down. The plate broke into pieces. The food also fell on the floor. Velan was working at the other end of the room. He saw the broken plate. He was very angry with his father and used very harsh4 words to abuse2 his father. The old man felt bad about what happened. He was sorry for his mistake. Velan’s words wounded him very deeply. 
 
Velan’s son, Muthu, saw this. He did not like his father. His father was ill-treating his grandfather. He was afraid to speak against his father. He was sad about his grandfather. But he was not powerful to stand in support of his grandfather. 
 
The next day Muthu took some of his father’s carpentry tools and a piece of wood. He worked with the tools to make a wooden plate. His father saw him working. 
 
“What are you making, Muthu?" he asked. 
 
“I am making a wooden plate!" replied Muthu. 
 
“A wooden plate! What for?" asked his father. 
 
“I am making it for you, father. When you grow old, like my grandfather, you will need a plate for food. A plate made from earth mat break very easily. Then I may scold you severely5. So, I want to give you a wooden plate. It may not break so easily." 
 
The carpenter was shocked to hear this. Only now he realized his mistake. His father was kind to Velan He had looked after Velan very well. Now, he was old. Velan was treating his father severely. Velan was now very sad about his own behavior. He realized his mistakes. He then became a different person. 
 
From that day, Velan treated his father with great respect. He gave up drinking too. Velan learnt a lesson from his own son. 
 

You should honor6 your parents at all times. It is your duty. It brings you their blessings7.  


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1 aged 6zWzdI     
adj.年老的,陈年的
参考例句:
  • He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了,也老点了。
  • He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老,然而记忆力还好。
2 abuse dy1z0     
vt.滥用;辱骂;诋毁;n.滥用;恶习;弊端
参考例句:
  • You can't make personal abuse on her.你不可对她进行人身攻击。
  • She screamed abuse at me.她尖声责备我。
3 abused 482ca9785da6dd20487dc4e04f87e355     
v.妄用( abuse的过去式和过去分词 );虐待;辱骂
参考例句:
  • All the children had been physically and emotionally abused. 所有这些儿童的身心都受到了摧残。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • This rule was brought into being because the old law was abused. 由于旧的法律遭到滥用,这条规则便应运而生。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 harsh XdDzu     
adj.严厉(酷)的,刺耳的,刺目的,毛糙的
参考例句:
  • The sunlight is very harsh.太阳光很刺眼。
  • Although his words are harsh,there is positiveness in them.虽然他的话很苛刻,但有建设性。
5 severely SiCzmk     
adv.严格地;严厉地;非常恶劣地
参考例句:
  • He was severely criticized and removed from his post.他受到了严厉的批评并且被撤了职。
  • He is severely put down for his careless work.他因工作上的粗心大意而受到了严厉的批评。
6 honor IQDzL     
n.光荣;敬意;荣幸;vt.给…以荣誉;尊敬
参考例句:
  • I take your visit as a great honor.您的来访是我莫大的光荣。
  • It is a great honor to receive that prize.能拿到那个奖是无上的光荣。
7 blessings 52a399b218b9208cade790a26255db6b     
n.(上帝的)祝福( blessing的名词复数 );好事;福分;因祸得福
参考例句:
  • Afflictions are sometimes blessings in disguise. 塞翁失马,焉知非福。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • We don't rely on blessings from Heaven. 我们不靠老天保佑。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》