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1、TheEmperor’sNewClothesManyyearsago,therewasanEmperor,whowassoexcessivelyfondofnewclothes,thathespentallhismoneyindress.Hedidnottroublehimselfintheleastabouthissoldiers;nordidhecaretogoeithertothetheaterorthechase,exceptfortheopportunitiesthenaffordedhimfordisplayinghisnewclothes.Hehadadifferentsui
2、tforeachhouroftheday;andasofanyotherkingoremperor,oneisaccustomed(习惯)tosay,"Heissittingincouncil,"itwasalwayssaidofhim;"TheEmperorissittinginhiswardrobe."Timepassedmerrilyinthelargetownwhichwashiscapital;strangersarrivedeverydayatthecourt.Oneday,tworogues,callingthemselvesweavers,madetheirappearan
3、ce.Theygaveoutthattheyknewhowtoweavestuffsofthemostbeautifulcolorsandelaboratepatterns,theclothesmanufacturedfromwhichshouldhavethewonderfulpropertyofremaininginvisibletoeveryonewhowasunfitfortheofficeheheld,orwhowasextraordinarilysimpleincharacter."Thesemust,indeed,besplendidclothes!"thoughttheEm
4、peror."HadIsuchasuit,Imightatoncefindoutwhatmeninmyrealmsareunfitfortheiroffice,andalsobeabletodistinguishthewisefromthefoolish!Thisstuffmustbewovenformeimmediately."Andhecausedlargesumsofmoneytobegiventoboththeweaversinorderthattheymightbegintheirworkdirectly.Sothetwopretendedweaverssetuptwolooms
5、,andaffectedtoworkverybusily,thoughinrealitytheydidnothingatall.Theyaskedforthemostdelicatesilkandthepurestgoldthread;putbothintotheirownknapsacks;andthencontinuedtheirpretendedworkattheemptyloomsuntillateatnight."Ishouldliketoknowhowtheweaversaregettingonwithmycloth,"saidtheEmperortohimself,after
6、somelittletimehadelapsed;hewas,however,ratherembarrassed,whenherememberedthatasimpleton,oroneunfitforhisoffice,wouldbeunabletoseethemanufacture.Tobesure,hethoughthehadnothingtoriskinhisownperson;butyet,hewouldprefersendingsomebodyelse,tobringhimintelligenceabouttheweavers,andtheirwork,beforehetrou
7、bledhimselfintheaffair.Allthepeoplethroughoutthecityhadheardofthewonderfulpropertytheclothwastopossess;andallwereanxioustolearnhowwise,orhowignorant,theirneighborsmightprovetobe."Iwillsendmyfaithfuloldministertot