Lesson20 The Lost Ring
One day a man went home to his wife and said,"“I have bought something for you!” “Oh, thank you!” said his wife. "What have you bought?”“I have bought a gold ring. Here it is!” He held it out for his wife to see. Then he dropped it. "Oh dear!” he said."“I have dropped it."
He began to look for it on the floor but it was dark inside the house and he could not see anything. He went outside the house and began to look for the ring in the street. Just then a friend came along. "What's the matter?” he asked. "I have lost a ring," said the man. "Where did you lose it?” “I lost it inside my house." "You lost your ring inside your house but you are looking for it outside in the street! That seems very foolish!” “Ah,” said the man, "but it is dark inside my house. I shall never find it there. But here in the street there is more light and I can see more clearly."

ring 戒指

丟失的戒指
一天，有個男人回家對他的妻子說：“我給你買了件東西！” “噢，謝謝你！”他的妻子說。“你買了什么？”我買了一個金戒指。給你！”他拿在手上給妻子看。突然戒指掉在了地上。 “噢，親愛的！”他說，“我把戒指弄掉了。”
他開始在地板上尋找，但屋里黑暗，什么也看不見。他走出屋子，開始在街道上尋找。正在此時，他的一個朋友走了過來。 “怎么了？”他問。 “我丟了一個戒指，”男人回答。 “在哪里丟的？” “在我的屋里丟的。” “你在屋里丟了戒指，卻到外面的街道上找！這太愚蠢了！” “啊，”男人說，“我的屋里太黑了，在那里永遠找不到。而街道上亮多了，我能看得更清楚些。”