英语初中课文

Long, long ago there lived a king. He loved horses. One dayhe asked an artist to draw him a beautiful horse. The artistsaid, "All right, but you must wait." So the king waited. Hewaited and waited. At last, after a year he could not wait anylonger. He went to see the artist himself.Quickly the artist brought out paper and a brush. In fiveminutes he finished drawing a very beautiful horse. The kingwas angry. "You can draw a good horse in five minutes, yet youkept me waiting for a year. Why?""Come with me, please." said the artist. They went to theartist's workroom. There they saw piles and piles of paper.On every piece of paper was a picture of a horse. "It took memore than a year to learn to draw a beautiful horse in fiveminutes." the artist said.

Long long ago， there was a king who liked to write stories. He thought the stories he wrote were very good. He showed them to some people. Although the people didn’t like the stories， they were afraid to say it to the king. So they said his stories were good.One day he showed his stories to a well-known critic. The critic said that they were bad. The king got very angry and sent the critic to prison（监狱）.After some time the king sent his men to the critic to tell him that he was free. When the critic returned from the prison， the king invited him to his palace to dinner. Again he showed him some of his stories and again asked him what he thought of them.The critic said nothing but turned to the soldiers， who were standing behind him， and said， “Take me back to prison.”

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Long long ago，there was a king who liked to write stories．He thought the stories he wrote were very good．He showed them to some people．Although the people didn't like the stories，they were afraid to say it to the king．So they said  his stories were good.

译文：很久很久以前，有一个国王喜欢写故事。他认为他写的故事很好。他给一些人看了。虽然人们不喜欢这些故事，但他们不敢对国王说。所以他们说他的故事很好。

One day he showed his stores to a well-known critics．The critic said that they were bad．The king got very angry and sent the critic to prison（监狱）。

译文：一天，他向一位著名的评论家展示了他的商店。评论家说他们很坏。国王非常生气，把评论家送进了监狱。

After some time the king sent his men to he critic （批评家） to tell him that he was free．When the critic retuned from the prison，the king invited him to his palace to dinner．Again he showed him some of his stories and again asked him what he thought of them.

译文：过了一段时间，国王派他的人去见评论家(批评家)告诉他他有空。当批评家从监狱回来时，国王邀请他去他的宫殿吃饭。他又给他看了一些他的故事，并再次问他对这些故事的看法。

The critic said nothing but turned to the solders，who were standing behind him，and said，“Take me back to prison．”

译文：批评家什么也没说，只是转向站在他身后的士兵，说:“带我回监狱。”批评家什么也没说,只是转向站在他身后的士兵,说：”带我回监狱。“