那些給我智慧和勇氣的寓言故事56:煉獄能成天堂
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56 purgatory may be paradise 煉獄能成天堂
a king was embarked on board a ship, which also carried a slave.
國王帶著一個奴隸乘坐在一條船上
the boy had never been at sea, nor experienced the inconvenience of a ship.
奴隸從未出過海,也從未經歷過坐船之苦。
he set up a weeping and wailing, and all his limbs were in a state of trepidation, and, however much they soothed him, he was not to be pacified.
他開始哭泣、悲號,四肢不停地顫抖。人們想盡辦法安撫他,但他仍無法平靜。
the king’s pleasure party was disconcerted by him; but they offered no help.
國王原本愉快的心情被他攪得不安起來,但人們卻束手無策。
on board that ship there was a physician. he said to the king; “if you will order it, i can manage to silence him.”
一個醫師也在船上,他對國王說:“如果允許讓我一試的話,我有辦法讓他平靜。”
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