中國寓言故事雙語版 第115期:扣槃捫燭

In the past, a man was born blind. He had never seen the sun, so of course he had no idea what the sun looked like.

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過去，有個盲人一生下來就是失明的。他從來沒有見過太陽，當然不知道太陽究竟是什麼樣子；

But he would like very much to know the shape of the sun, so he asked people with good eyes.

但是他很想知道太陽的模樣。於是，他向眼睛好的人詢問。

Someone told him:

有人告訴他:

“The sun is like a copper plate.”

“太陽的形狀像個銅盤。”

The blind man was very glad to hear he returned home, he struck the copper plate and heard a ding-dong sound.

盲人聽了很高興，回到家裏，敲敲銅盤，發出叮叮噹噹的聲音。

Later, when he heard the toll of a bell, he thought it was the sun.

後來，偶然聽到鐘聲，他就以爲是太陽。

Another man told him:

又有個人對他說:

“The sun can give out light like a candle.”

“太陽能發光，就像蠟燭一樣。”

When the blind man returned home, he touched the candle, and remembered well its shape.

盲人回到家裏，摸摸蠟燭，牢牢地記住了它的形狀。

One day, he touched a yue (flute) and said happily:“This is the sun.”

有一天，他摸到一支籬，得意洋洋地說:“這是太陽!”