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| 119. Mercury And The Sculptor Mercury once determined to learn in w hat esteem he was held among mortals. For this purpose he assumed the character of a man, and visited in this disguise a Sculptor's studio. Having looked at various statues, he demanded the price of two figures of Jupi ter and of Juno. When the sum at which they were valued was named, he pointed to a figure of himself, saying to the Sculptor, "You will certainly want much more for this, as it is the statue of the Messenger of the Gods, and the author of all your gain." The Sculptor replied, "Well, if you will buy these, I'll fling you that into the bargain." | 119. 财神和雕刻师 有一次，财神想要知道，他在凡人之中，被尊敬到什么程度。 因此假装成一个凡人，来到一个雕刻师的工作室。 他先看过各种雕像，然后再问周彼得和朱娜这两尊雕像的价钱。 雕刻师说了它们的价格后，他就指着一个自己的雕像问雕刻师：「这个雕像，你的卖价一定要高多了，因为这是神的使者，而且又是给你一切获益者的雕像。」 雕刻师回答说：「好的，要是你买了那两尊，让我做成这笔交易，我就将它送给你。」 |
- mercury [´mə:kjuri]
n.汞；水银柱 (初中英语单词) - character [´kæriktə] n.特性；性质；人物；字 (初中英语单词)
- disguise [dis´gaiz] vt.假装；隐瞒 n.伪装 (初中英语单词)
- pointed [´pɔintid] a.尖(锐)的；中肯的 (初中英语单词)
- statue [´stætʃu:] n.塑像，雕像 (初中英语单词)
- messenger [´mesindʒə] n.使者；送信人 (初中英语单词)
- esteem [i´sti:m] n.尊重 vt.认为；感到 (高中英语单词)
- studio [´stju:diəu] n.画室；照相室 (高中英语单词)
- saying [´seiŋ, ´sei-iŋ] n.言语；言论；格言 (高中英语单词)
- sculptor [´skʌlptə] n.雕刻家，雕刻家 (英语四级单词)
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