The Oak Tree
<p><span word="Ever">Ever</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="two">two</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="men">men</span>, <span word="Edmund">Edmund</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Oswald">Oswald</span>, <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="court">court</span>. 很久很久以前，两个年轻人埃德蒙和奥斯瓦尔德上了法庭。</p><p><span word="Edmund">Edmund</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="judge">judge</span>, <span word="Three">Three</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="Oswald">Oswald</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="friend">friend</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="costly">costly</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="ring">ring</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="precious">precious</span> <span word="stones">stones</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="till">till</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="home">home</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span>. 埃德蒙对法官说：三年前我离开家时，我认为奥斯瓦尔德是我最好的朋友，就交给他一枚镶嵌了贵重宝石的十分值钱的金戒指，请他帮我保管，等我回家时再还给我。但是现在，他说他压根不知道有这么回事。</p><p><span word="Placing">Placing</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="heart">heart</span>, <span word="Oswald">Oswald</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="declare">declare</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="honor">honor</span>1) <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ring">ring</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="afraid">afraid</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="Edmund">Edmund</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="affected">affected</span>2) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="mental">mental</span> <span word="powers">powers</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="away">away</span>. 奥斯瓦尔德将手放在心口，说道：我以我的名誉担保，我对那枚戒指一无所知。恐怕是我的好朋友埃德蒙离开家后脑子出了什么问题吧。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="judge">judge</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="Edmund">Edmund</span>, <span word="were">were</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="witnesses">witnesses</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="testify">testify</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ring">ring</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Oswald">Oswald</span>? 法官说：埃德蒙，当时有证人在场可以证明你把戒指交给了奥斯瓦尔德吗?</p><p><span word="Edmund">Edmund</span> <span word="replied">replied</span>, <span word="Unfortunately">Unfortunately</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="field">field</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="nobody">nobody</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="beneath">beneath</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="oak">oak</span> <span word="tree">tree</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="alone">alone</span>. 埃德蒙答道：很不幸，当时我们待的那块地里没有别人。我们当时在一棵老橡树下说话，那儿只有我们俩。</p>
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