X星球系列故事 第28期:The man who loved money

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Once upon¹ a time, there was² a man who loved money. He loved it so much that he wouldn't spend any of the money he earned⁴. He wouldn't part⁵ with even⁶ a tiny⁷ bit⁸.

This stingy man didn't buy new clothes. Instead⁹, he wore old clothes that he found¹⁰ in the garbage¹¹. He didn't buy food, either¹², and he became¹³ skinnier and skinnier.

He put all the money that he saved¹⁵ in a box and hid¹⁶ it under his bed. Every night, he opened the box and looked at all his money.

One night, the man looked in the box and the money was gone! Someone¹⁷ had¹⁸ stolen¹⁹ it! "I've been robbed²⁰!" he shouted. "My precious²¹ money is gone!" He lay²² down on the bed and cried and cried.

The neighbors²⁴ heard him and came¹⁴ over to see what was wrong. When they heard the story, one neighbor²³ said²⁵, "Don't cry over your money. You never used²⁶ it anyway²⁷. Fill²⁸ the box with paper and imagine²⁹ it is money. It will do you just as³ much good."

从前，有个男人很爱钱。他从来都不花他挣到的钱。一丁点儿也不花。 这个吝啬鬼从来不买新衣服。相反，他总是穿着从垃圾堆里翻出来的旧衣服。他也从来不买吃的，他瘦成了皮包骨。他将所有的钱都放进一个盒子里并藏在他的床下。每晚，他都打开盒子看看他的钱。 一天晚上，吝啬鬼翻出盒子发现钱不见了。有人偷了它！“我被抢劫啦”他大叫道。“我珍贵的钱都没啦”他躺在床上哭个不停。 邻居们听到他的叫声都赶来看看发生了什么。当他们听到这件事以后，一个邻居说道：“别再为你的钱哭啦，你根本就不用它们。把你的盒子用纸填满，想象着那个就是钱，你就会感觉好多啦”。

今天的超级宇宙密码有两个，一个是单词Spend SPEND spend花费（花费时间或金钱）I spent one hundred dollars on my new watch.我花了一百美金买新手表。He spent three days writing³⁰ that report³¹.他花了三天写那份报告。另一个密码是短语DO SOMEONE GOOD对某人有效果，有益处。It will do you good to get out of the house more.多出去走走对你有益。

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