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1、Thehiddengold隐藏的金子Therewasonceafarmerwhohadafineolive（橄榄树）orchard（果园）.Hewasveryhardworking,andthefarmalwaysprosperedunderhiscare.Butheknewthathisthreesonsdespised（轻视，看不起）thefarmwork,andwereeagertomakewealth,troughadventure.从前有一个农民，他有一座漂亮的橄榄园。他非常勤劳，而且农场在他的照管下蒸蒸日上。可他知道自己的三个儿子瞧不起农活，都迫不及待的想通过冒
2、险发家致富。Whenthefarmerwasold,andfeltthathistimehadcometodie,hecalledthethreesonstohimandsaid,"Mysons,thereisapotofgoldhiddenintheoliveorchard.Digforit,ifyouwishit."这个农民上了年岁，感到死期快要来临时，将三个儿子叫到身边说：“儿子们，橄榄园里藏有一罐金子。你们想要，就去挖吧。”Thesonstriedtogethimtotelltheminwhatpartoftheorchardthegoldwashidden;but
3、hewouldtellthemnothingmore.儿子们想让父亲告诉他们金子藏在果园的那一块地方，可他什么也没再给他们说。Afterthefarmerwasdead,thesonswenttoworktofindthepotofgold;sincetheydidnotknowwherethehiding-placewas,theyagreedtobegininaline,atoneendoftheorchard,andtodiguntiloneofthemshouldfindthemoney.那个农民死后，三个儿子就开始挖地，想找到那罐金子；因为他们不知道金子藏在什么地
4、方，所以他们一致同意排成一行从果园的一头开始挖起，知道其中一人挖到金子为止.Theyduguntiltheyhadturnedupthesoilfromoneendoftheorchardtotheother,roundthetree-rootsandbetweenthem.Butnopotofgoldwastobefound.Itseemedasifsomeonemusthavestolenit,orasifthefarmerhadbeenwandering（漫游，闲逛）inhiswits.Thethreesonswerebitterlydisappointedtohav
5、ealltheirworkfornothing.他们挖啊挖，从果园的一头一直挖到了另一头，果树周围和果树之间也都挖到了，可还是没有找到那罐金子。看来一定是有人已经把那罐金子头走了，要么就是他们的父亲一直在异想天开。三个儿子对他们白干了一场，感到大失所望。Thenextoliveseason,theolivetreesintheorchardboremorefruitthantheyhadevergiven;whenitwassold,itgavethesonsawholepotofgold.到了第二年的橄榄季节，果园里的橄榄树接出的果子比以往的都多；卖完果子后，三个儿子赚了
6、整整一罐金子。Andwhentheysawhowmuchmoneyhadcomefromtheorchard,theysuddenlyunderstoodwhatthewisefatherhadmeantwhenhesaid,"Thereisgoldhiddenintheorchard.Digforit,ifyouwishit."他们从果园里得到这么多钱后，突然明白了聪明的父亲所说的“果园里藏有金子，想要就去挖吧”这句话的含义。Ifwewant,nothingisimpossible.Ifwehaveadream,wemustprotectit.Nopain,nogain.
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