今天要讲的英文故事是《刻舟求剑》，我们一起来听听：宝剑掉进河里时，主人公陆舟为什么不及时把它捞上来？他是怎么想的呢？
Vicky
成长在新西兰，教育学硕士, 持有国际英语教师资格证(TESOL)，宝妈一枚。
Where’s My Sword?
我的剑去哪儿了？
Lu Zhou lived in a small village long ago. He had a beautiful sword. It had been passed down to him by his father, who had inherited the sword from his father.
The sword was his most prized possession, and he felt proud to show it off. He loved the sword so much that he took it with him everywhere.
很久以前，在一个小村庄里有个名叫陆舟的人，他有一把很漂亮的宝剑，是他父亲传给他的，而他父亲是从他爷爷那里继承的。
宝剑是陆舟最珍贵的财产，他常自豪地向别人炫耀。陆舟很珍爱这把宝剑，走到哪儿都带着。
One summer day, Lu Zhou traveled to visit his brother. It was a long journey. But of course, he carried his heavy sword with him.
He came to a wide river and got on a fisherman’s boat. As they crossed the river, Lu Zhou leaned over the edge of the boat to see if there were any fish.
一个夏日，陆舟去看望他的哥哥，路途很远，但他依然随身带着他那沉重的宝剑。
途中陆舟来到一条宽阔的河边，坐上了一条渔船。过河时，他靠在船舷上，探出身子看河里是否有鱼。
"Careful!" said the fisherman. "You might fall out of the boat."
"Oh, don't worry, I know how to swim very well." Lu Zhou waved his arms wildly to show how he could swim.
“小心！”渔夫说，“你会掉进河里的。”
“哦，别担心，我游泳可棒了。”说着陆舟用力挥动双臂，向渔夫演示他是怎么游泳的。
Then, the two men heard a splash. It was the sword! The sword had accidentally fallen into the river.
"Oh no! See? This is what I meant!" cried the fisherman."Quick! Dive in! Save the sword!"
"Oh, //www.58yuanyou.comdon't worry," said Lu Zhou. "I know an easier way!" He took out a knife and made a mark on the side of the boat.
这时，两人听到有东西掉进水里的声音。是宝剑！宝剑不小心掉进河里了！
“哦，不！看到没？我说了吧!”渔夫叫道，“快跳到河里去把剑捞上来!”
“不用担心。”陆舟说，“我有更简单的法子！”说着，他拿出把小刀，在船舷上做了一个记号。
"We are in the middle of the river," he continued. "It's a little dangerous to get in the water here, isn't it? So, I've just made a mark into the side of the boat, right next to where I'm sitting. This way, I know where the sword dropped! When we make it to the other shore, I can dive in where I made the mark. Then, I will find the sword easily!"
“我们现在在河的中央，”陆舟继续说道，“在这儿下水有点危险，不是吗？所以我刚刚在船舷上做了个记号，就在我现在坐的位置旁边。这样我就知道剑掉在哪里了！等到对岸后，我就从做了标记的地方跳进河里，很容易就能找到宝剑了！”
"What?" asked the fisherman, confused. "That won't work!"
"Just wait and see!" insisted Lu Zhou.
When they reached the other shore, Lu Zhou checked the mark on the boat. Then, he dove into the river right at the mark.
“什么？”渔夫不解地问，“那是行不通的！”
“等着瞧吧！”陆舟坚持道。
抵达对岸后，陆舟核对了船上的标记，然后沿着标记纵身跳入河中。
A few moments later, he came back to the surface.
"I can't find the sword!" he cried. "I don't understand, how is this原由网 possible? This is exactly where I dropped it!"
He pointed at the mark in the side of the boat. "So where could the sword have gone?"
过了一会儿，陆舟浮出了水面。
“我找不到宝剑了！”他喊道，“我不明白，这怎么可能呢？”
他指了指船舷上的标记，说：“宝//www.58yuanyou.com剑到底去哪儿了？”
The idiom "Mark the boat to find the sword" means to insist on doing something your way without considering the reality of a //www.58yuanyou.comsituation.
成语“刻舟求剑”的寓意是：做事情不考虑实际情况，死守教条，不知变通。
词汇敲黑板
sword /srd/ n. 刀，剑
inherit /nherwww.58yuanyou.comt/ v. 继承
possession /pzen/ n. 所有物
shore /r/ n. 岸，滨
edge /ed/ n. 边缘
surface /srfs/ n. 水面
资料来源： tales of China 《中国好故事》，华东师范大学出版社。
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