54.贪婪和嫉妒, Avaricious and Envious (tān lán hé jí dù)

liǎng gè lín jū dào liǎo qiū bǐ tè shén miàn qián qǐ qiú ，mǎn zú tā men xīn lǐ de yù wàng 。

两个邻居到了丘比特神面前祈求，满足他们心里的欲望。

qí zhōng yī gè hěn tān lán ， lìng yī gè chōng mǎn le jí dù 。 

其中一个很贪婪，另一个充满了嫉妒。

wèi le chéng fá tā men ，

为了惩罚他们，

qiū bǐ tè jiù dā yìng shí xiàn tā men de yuàn wàng ，

丘比特就答应实现他们的愿望，

dàn wéi yī de tiáo jiàn shì wú lùn qián miàn yī gè rén dé dào shén me，hòu miàn de rén jiù huì dé dào shuāng bèi 。

但唯一的条件是无论前面一个人得到什么，后面的人就会得到双倍。

tān lán de rén qǐ qiú yōng yǒu mǎn wū de huáng jīn ，

贪婪的人祈求拥有满屋的黄金，

mǎ shàng tā jiù dé dào le 。

马上他就得到了。

dàn shì dāng tā fā xiàn lín jū jìng rán yǒu liǎng wū zǐ de huáng jīn shí ，tā suǒ yǒu de kuài lè jiù biàn chéng le bēi shāng   。

但是当他发现邻居竟然有两屋子的黄金时，他所有的快乐就变成了悲伤 。

rán hòu ， lún dào jí dù de rén ， 

然后，轮到嫉妒的人，

tā bù néng rěn shòu lín jū yǒu rèn hé de kuài lè 。

他不能忍受邻居有任何的快乐。

suǒ yǐ ， tā qǐ qiú wā chū zì jǐ de yī zhī yǎn jīng ，

所以，他祈求挖出自己的一只眼睛，

zhè yì wèi zhe tā de lín jū huì wán quán shī míng 。

这意味着他的邻居会完全失明。

gù shì shì shuō ： zuì yǒu yīng dé ， zì shí qí guǒ 。 

故事是说：罪有应得，自食其果。

Two neighbours came before Jupiter and prayed him to grant their hearts' desire. 

liǎng gè lín jū dào liǎo qiū bǐ tè shén miàn qián qǐ qiú ，mǎn zú tā men xīn lǐ de yù wàng 。

Now the one was full of avarice, and the other eaten up with envy.  

qí zhōng yī gè hěn tān lán ， lìng yī gè chōng mǎn le jí dù 。 

So to punish them both,

wèi le chéng fá tā men ，

Jupiter granted that each might have whatever he wished for himself, 

qiū bǐ tè jiù dā yìng shí xiàn tā men de yuàn wàng ，

but only on condition that his neighbour had twice as much.  

dàn wéi yī de tiáo jiàn shì wú lùn qián miàn yī gè rén dé dào shén me，hòu miàn de rén jiù huì dé dào shuāng bèi 。

The Avaricious man prayed to have a room full of gold.  

tān lán de rén qǐ qiú yōng yǒu mǎn wū de huáng jīn ，

No sooner said than done;

mǎ shàng tā jiù dé dào le 。

but all his joy was turned to grief when he found that his neighbour had two rooms full of the precious metal.  

dàn shì dāng tā fā xiàn lín jū jìng rán yǒu liǎng wū zǐ de huáng jīn shí ，tā suǒ yǒu de kuài lè jiù biàn chéng le bēi shāng   。

Then , him the turn of the envious man,

rán hòu ， lún dào jí dù de rén ， 

who could not bear to think that his neighbour had any joy at all.  

tā bù néng rěn shòu lín jū yǒu rèn hé de kuài lè 。

So he prayed that he might have one of his own eyes put out,

suǒ yǐ ， tā qǐ qiú wā chū zì jǐ de yī zhī yǎn jīng ，

by which means his companion would become totally blind.

zhè yì wèi zhe tā de lín jū huì wán quán shī míng 。

Vices are their own punishment.

gù shì shì shuō ： zuì yǒu yīng dé ， zì shí qí guǒ 。