双语故事：绞尽脑汁的西蒙
<p><span word="Simon">Simon</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="inveterate">inveterate</span>(根深的) <span word="fisherman">fisherman</span>, <span word="well">well</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="exaggerating">exaggerating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="away">away</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="enormous">enormous</span> <span word="flounders">flounders</span>(挣扎，比目鱼) . <span word="He">He</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="invited">invited</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dine">dine</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="serve">serve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fish">fish</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="both">both</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="ostentatious">ostentatious</span>(招摇的) .</p><p>西蒙是个老练的渔夫。人们都熟知他爱吹嘘跑掉的那条鱼的尺寸。但有一天他确实抓了两条极大的比目鱼。他立刻邀请几个朋友过来吃饭，然后着力搞清楚怎样上鱼。如果两条一起上，他对妻子说，好像有点炫耀之嫌了。</p><p><span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="serve">serve</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="each">each</span>? <span word="she">she</span> <span word="suggested">suggested</span>.</p><p>何不两条鱼各上一块呢?他妻子建议道。</p><p><span word="No">No</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="nobody">nobody</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="giant">giant</span> <span word="flounders">flounders</span>. <span word="Simon">Simon</span> <span word="racked">racked</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="brain">brain</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="idea">idea</span>.</p><p>不行，如果把两条鱼都切碎了，就不会有人相信我抓了两条大比目鱼了。西蒙绞尽了脑汁，终于想出了一个好办法。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="guests">guests</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="seated">seated</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="strode">strode</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="platter">platter</span>(大盘子) , <span word="holding">holding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="flounder">flounder</span> <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="seen">seen</span>. <span word="Suddenly">Suddenly</span> <span word="Simon">Simon</span> <span word="stumbled">stumbled</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fell">fell</span>. <span word="Everyone">Everyone</span> <span word="cried">cried</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="dismay">dismay</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fish">fish</span> <span word="crashed">crashed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="floor">floor</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="Simon">Simon</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="brushed">brushed</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="off">off</span>.</p><p>客人已在餐桌边就座完毕，这时主人大步地走进来，手里端着一个托盘，托盘上是一个他们所见过的最大的比目鱼。突然西蒙被什么东西绊了一下摔倒了。所有的人都惊慌地叫了起来，因为鱼在地板上摔得粉碎。但是西蒙迅速地摆脱了窘境。</p>
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