进阶词库 第 99 级 · 阅读短文

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A young man from our town kept a market stall.我们镇上的一个年轻人守着集市上的一个「摊位」。 People would stare at his table.人们都会「盯着」他的桌子看。 Every day he sold bread and cheese, and nobody had to starve.每天他卖面包和奶酪，没有人不得不挨「饿」。 He wrote one statistic on a board by his stall.他在摊位旁的黑板上写下一个「统计数字」。

He counted his loaves, and the number grew each month.他数自己卖出的面包，数字每月都在增长。 His status in the market rose.他在市场上的「地位」上升了。 His father was a thin man with a steady hand.他父亲是个瘦削的人，有一双「稳定」的手。 He told his son that a good name is worth more than profit.他告诉儿子，好名声比利润更值钱。

One evening a man came to steal money from the box.一天晚上，一个人来「偷」钱盒里的钱。 The young man did not shout or blame anyone.年轻人没有大叫，也没有责怪任何人。 He found the thief that night and took no money back.那天夜里他找到了偷东西的人，却没有把钱拿回来。 He asked the man to work at the next stall.他让那个人到隔壁摊位干活。

After that the town liked him even more.从那以后，镇上的人更喜欢他了。 He became the star of the market with his steady way of working.他凭着稳当的做事方式成了集市上的「明星」。 His mother cooked a big steak, and steam filled the kitchen.他母亲煎了一大块「牛排」，热「蒸汽」充满了厨房。 He said a small market can teach a big lesson.他说一个小小的集市也能教人一个大道理。