双语美文：来自内心的礼物
<p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="legend">legend</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="roaming">roaming</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="desert">desert</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spring">spring</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="delicious">delicious</span> <span word="crystal">crystal</span>-<span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="water">water</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="sweet">sweet</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="filled">filled</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="leather">leather</span> <span word="canteen">canteen</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tribal">tribal</span> <span word="elder">elder</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span>. 据传说，一个年轻的男子在漫游沙漠途中看到一泉如水晶般清澈而可口的水。水的味道非常甜美，于是他灌满了他的皮水壶，这样就可以带一些回去，送给曾经是他老师的部落长老。</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="four">four</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="journey">journey</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="presented">presented</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="drink">drink</span>, <span word="smiled">smiled</span> <span word="warmly">warmly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thanked">thanked</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="lavishly">lavishly</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sweet">sweet</span> <span word="water">water</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="heart">heart</span>. 经过四天的旅程，他把水呈献给老人。老人深饮一口，和蔼地笑了笑，并深切感激学生赠予他甜美的水。年轻人怀着愉快的心情回到了村庄。</p><p><span word="Later">Later</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="taste">taste</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="spat">spat</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="awful">awful</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="apparently">apparently</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="stale">stale</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="leather">leather</span> <span word="container">container</span>. 后来，老师让他的另一个学生品尝水。学生吐了出来，说水太难喝了。它显然已经因为陈旧的皮革容器而变得不再新鲜。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="challenged">challenged</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span>: <span word="Master">Master</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="foul">foul</span>. <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="pretend">pretend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="it">it</span>? 学生质疑他的老师：师父，水是臭的，你为什么要假装喜欢它?</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span> <span word="replied">replied</span>, <span word="You">You</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="tasted">tasted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="tasted">tasted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gift">gift</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="container">container</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="loving">loving</span>-<span word="kindness">kindness</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sweeter">sweeter</span>. 老师回答说，你只品尝了水的味道，我却是在品尝礼物的味道。水仅仅是装载善与爱之行为的容器，而没有什么东西比善与爱更甜美了。</p>
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