生词
Many years ago, there lived a very rich man who wanted to do something for the people of his town. But first he wanted to find out whether they deserved his help.
许多年前，一个有钱人很想为同村的人做点什么，但是首先他得判断这些人值不值得帮。
So he placed a very large stone in the corner of the main road into town. Then he hid behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came along with his cow. “Who put this stone in the center of the road?” said the old man, but he did not try to remove the stone. Instead, with some difficulty he passed around the stone and continued on his way.
于是，他在通往村里的主干道上放了一块大石头，然后他就躲在一棵树后面等着。很快一个老头赶着牛走了过来。 “是谁把这块石头摆在路中间的？”老头说道，可他并没有试着把石头挪开。相反，他费了些劲，绕开石头继续上路。
Another man came along and did the same thing, then another came, and another. All of them complained about the stone in the center of the road, but not one of them tried to remove it.
又过来一个人，还是选择了同样的做法。然后又来一个，再来一个。所有的人都抱怨路中间有块石头，可是没有一个人试着搬走它。
Late in the afternoon, a young man came along. He saw the stone and said, “The night will be very dark. Some neighbor will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone.” The young man then began to move the stone. He pushed and pulled with all his strength to move it to one side.
下午晚些时候，一个年轻人走了过来。他看到了石头，说：“晚上天黑。有的邻居天黑之后很晚才会回来，到时候会被绊倒的。” 于是，年轻人开始搬石头。他用尽全身力气，又是推又是拽才把石头挪到了路边。
But imagine his surprise when under the stone he found a bag full of money and this message: “The money is for the thoughtful person who removes this stone from the road. That person deserves help.”
想想看吧，当这年轻人发现石头底下居然有满满一袋钱的时候，他得有多么惊讶。钱袋上还有一张字条，上面写着：“我把这些钱送给那位懂得体谅别人、把石头从路上挪开的人。只有这个人才配得到帮助。”
助人者，人恒助之。
