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今天，我们要讲的小故事是《因祸得福》，一起来听吧！
A Blessing In Disguise
每天一个英语小故事磨耳朵
家长辅导
A Blessing In Disguise 因祸得福
Once upon a time, there was an old man who lived with his son on the borders (边境) of the country.
从前，一位老翁和他的儿子住在国家的边境上。
They both enjoyed riding horses very much.
他们都非常喜欢骑马。
One day, a servant reported to the old man: “One of our good horses has gone missing. It seems that the horse ran across to the neighboring country.”
有一天，一个仆人给老先生报告：“我们家的一匹骏马走丢了。这匹马好像跑去邻国了。”
The old man’s friends came and comforted him after knowing this news.
老翁的朋友们知道这个消息后都过来安慰他。
However, the old man said: “Well, this is not necessarily a bad thing. Who knows!”
然而，老先生却说：“没事，这未必是一件坏事。谁知道呢！”
Couple of months later, a strange thing happened.
几个月之后，一件奇妙的事情发生了。
The missing horse came back, accompanied by a great steed (骏马) from the neighboring country.
那匹走失了的骏马回来了，并且身边跟着一匹从邻国来的骏马。
When his friends congratulated (祝贺) him on this great news, the old man said: “Well, this might bring us bad luck.”
当他的好友为这个好消息祝贺他时，老翁说：“唉，这也许会给我们带来厄运呢！”
One day, his son was riding on that new steed.
一天，他的儿子正在骑那匹新来的骏马。
Suddenly, he fell from the hose and broke the leg.
突然，他从马上掉了下来并摔断了腿。
His son was never able to walk normally again.
他的儿子从今以后再也不能正常走路了。
His friends felt sorry for him, but the old man was not bothered, and said:“This accident (意外) might bring us good luck in the future.”
他的朋友都为此感到抱歉，但老翁并没有为此烦恼，说道：“这个意外也许以后能为咱们带来好运也不一定。”
A year later, all young men in the country were drafted to join a war.
一年后，全国上下的年轻男子都被抓去参战。
Most young men who fought died on the battlefield.
大部分去打仗的年轻人都战死沙场。
Luckily, the old man’ son avoided (避免) entering the war because of his broken leg.
幸运的是，老翁的儿子因为他受伤的腿而免去参战。
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