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　　十三. A Competition of Lying

　　A certain old gentleman as very unhappy about modern education, and thought that young people didn’t kno the difference beteen right and rong.

　　One day he as taking a alk near the church hen he sa so young boys standing around a small cat. The old gentlen ent up to the boys and asked them hat as happening. One of the boys said to him“We're having a petition. We're telling lies, and the one ho tells the biggest lie ill keep the cat.”

　　The old gentleman thought this as a good chance to teach the boys a useful lesson, so he said to them,“I've never told a lie in my life." At once there as a great shout from all the boys, and they said,“You've on! The cat belongs to you!”

　　【汉语翻译】

　　说谎比赛

　　某个(a certain)老年绅士(gentleman)对现代教育(modern education)颇为不满(unhappy)，他认为年轻人不知道是非(right and rong)之间的差异(difference)。

　　有一天，他在教堂(church)附近散步(take a alk)时，看到一些小男孩围着一只小猫(cat)。这位老绅士凑上前去问孩子们发生(happen)什么事了。有个男孩告诉他“我们正在进行一场竞赛(petition)。我们在比赛说谎(tell ties)，谁说的谎最大，这只猫就是谁的。”

　　老绅士觉得这是教育孩子们的一个好机会。于是他就对孩子们说“我这辈子从未说过谎话。”立刻(at once)所有孩子异口同声地大喊(shout)“你赢(in)了！这只猫属于你了(The cat belongs to you)!”