【双语阅读】最乐观的人

William may well be called the champion optimist. He was sitting on the roof of his house during a flood, watching the water flow fast，when the neighbor who owned a boat rowed across to him.

威廉姆可以称得上是最乐观的人了。在洪水泛滥的时候他坐在自家的房顶上，看着湍急的洪水不断泛滥。他的邻居坐在船上划向他。

'Hi，William!'said the man.

“晦，威廉姆!”划船的男人招呼他。

'Hi, Jack!' replied William, brightly.

“晦，杰克!”威廉姆愉快地回应他。

'All your fowls washed away this morning?'

“你家里的家畜今天早上都被洪水冲走了吗?”

'Yes，but it doesn't matter, you know the ducks can swim.”

“是的，不过这不要紧的，你知道，鸭子是会游泳的!”

'Orange trees gone, too?'

“橘子树也被冲走了吗?”

'Yes，but everybody said the crop would be failure anyhow.”

“是的，但是大家都说庄稼总有不行的那一天。”

'I see the river's reached above your windows, William.”

“威廉姆，我看见洪水都淹没你的窗户了。”

'That' s all right，Jack，'was the reply. 'The windows needed washing.”
 

“那太好了，杰克。”威廉姆答道，“窗子正需要清洗呢!”

编辑：豆豆

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