聪明的画家
<p>在一个村庄里，有一位出色的画家，人们都说他画的画栩栩如生。</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="village">village</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="outstanding">outstanding</span> <span word="painter">painter</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="paintings">paintings</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="lifelike">lifelike</span>.</p><p>在一个晴朗的早晨，一位很吝啬的富翁慕名而来，想让画家给他画个肖像。</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fine">fine</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="miserly">miserly</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="painter">painter</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="paint">paint</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="portrait">portrait</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="him">him</span>.</p><p>富翁对画家说：“请您帮我画个像，画好了我就给你500美金！怎么样？”</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="painter">painter</span>, "<span word="please">please</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="draw">draw</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="picture">picture</span>. <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="you">you</span> 500 <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="done">done</span>! <span word="How">How</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="it">it</span>? "</p><p>画家大吃一惊：“竟然有人要用500美金来买我的画！”画家爽快地答应了，并告诉富翁三天后来取。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="painter">painter</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="surprised">surprised</span>: "<span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="painting">painting</span> <span word="for">for</span> 500 <span word="dollars">dollars</span>!" <span word="The">The</span> <span word="painter">painter</span> <span word="readily">readily</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="days">days</span>.</p><p>于是，画家就废寝忘食地画着肖像，每当他想要放弃时，他就会想：“如果放弃，那500美金就会白白地如流水般地溜走。</p><p><span word="Therefore">Therefore</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="painter">painter</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="paint">paint</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="portrait">portrait</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="sleep">sleep</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="food">food</span>. <span word="Whenever">Whenever</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="think">think</span>: "<span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="up">up</span>, 500 <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="slip">slip</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="vain">vain</span>.</p><p>画家就这样坚持了三天三夜。</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="painter">painter</span> <span word="persisted">persisted</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="nights">nights</span>.</p><p>约定的时间到了，富翁按时来取画。</p>
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