Thursday, March 31, 2016

Speak The Truth! But Do It Wisely.


Speak the truth1! But do it wisely2.


Long time ago3 there was a great4 king5. One night the king dreamed6 that all his teeth7 had fallen out8. Immediately9 he sent for one of his soothsayers10 to interpret11 the meaning of the dream. With a sad face and mournful12 voice13, the soothsayer told the monarch14 that the dream meant that all his relatives15 would die16 and that he would be left alone17. This made the king upset18 and he drove the servant from his presence19.
          Another was called20 and the king told him of the dream. This wise man smiled, and replied, "Rejoice21, O King; the dream means that you will live yet many years22. In fact23 you will outlive24 all your relatives." This pleased the king25 very much, and in his joy26 he gave this soothsayer a rich reward27.
The moral of the story is that the two soothsayers had said, the same thing28, but the second29 man did it right30


1.     truth – истина, правда
2.     wisely (wise) – с мудростью, с умом
3.     long time ago – много времени тому назад, давным давно
4.     great – великий
5.     king – король
6.     dreamed (to dream) – приснилось
7.     teeth – зубы
8.     fallen out (to fall out) - выпали
9.     immediately –  немедленно
10.                        soothsayer – предсказатель
11.                        interpret – толковать
12.                        mournful -  мрачный, траурный
13.                         voice –  голос
14.                        monarch – монарх
15.                        relatives – родственники
16.                        die –  умирать
17.                        left alone –  останется один
18.                        upset – злой
19.                        drove the servant from his presence  - выгнал слугу прочь
20.                        another was called – позвали другого
21.                        rejoice –  возрадуйся
22.                        you will live yet many years –  ты проживешь еще много лет
23.                        in fact –  в сущности
24.                        outlive –  переживешь
25.                        this pleased the king – это понравилось королю
26.                        in his joy – на радостях
27.                        rich reward – щедрую награду
28.                        same thing – то же самое
29.                        second –  второй
30.                        right – правильно


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