英语翻译
Therewasabakerwhoboughthisbutterfromalocalfarmer.Onedaythebakerdecidedtoweighthebutter.Hewassurprisedthatthefarmerhadbeengivinghimlessbutterbuthewasstillaskedforthesameprice.Thebakergotveryangry!Hetoldthefarmerhewasdishonestandtookhimtocourt(法庭).
Incourtthejudgeaskedthefarmer,“Doyouhavemeasuringwightsandscales(秤杆和秤砣)?”Thefarmeransweredno.Sothejudgeasked,“Thenhowdoyouweighthebutteryouselltothebaker?”Thefarmersaid,“Whenthebakerstartedbuyingbutterfromme,Iwantedtohelphimtoo,soIstartedbuyinghisbreadformyfamily.SincethenI’vebeenusingthebaker’sonepoundofbreadastheweighttomeasure(称量)mybutter.Soiftheweightofthebutteriswrong,thatmeansthebakerhasbeendishonestandsellinglessthanafullpoundofbreadtome”
Manyofusarequicktoseethefaults(错误)andwrongsofothers,butwe’reslowtoseeourown.Infact,manytimeswepayattentiontootherpeople’sproblemsandfaultsbecausewedon’twanttofaceourown.Wethinkwe’rewiseenoughtoknowwhat’swrongwitheveryoneelse,yetwe’recompletelyblindtoourownweaknessesandmistakes.