们的耳朵。
David: Did you say treasure? When did you bury is, Father?
戴维：你是说有财宝？你什么时候埋的，爸爸？
James: Are there lots of gold and silver pieces inside?
詹姆斯：里面有很多金子、银子吗？
Peter: Those things are not important.
彼得：这些都不重要。
Sons: so, what is it?
儿子们：那什么才是重要的呢？
Peter: Where is it?
彼得：重要的是财宝埋在哪儿？
David: Peter is right. Where is the treasure buried, Father?
戴维：彼得说的对。你把财宝埋在哪儿了，爸爸？
Farmer: I’m sorry, my sons. Its so long ago. I do not remember. Just keep digging and you shall find it.
农夫：对不起，我的儿子们。那是很久以前的事情。我记不得了。不过只要你们不断地挖，你们一定会找到的。
Mr. Thompson dies a few days later. David, James, and Peter start digging for treasure the very next day.
几天以后，汤普森先生去世了。从第二天开始，戴维、詹姆斯和彼得就开始挖财宝。
Wife: Look, dear! Aren’t they Mr. Thompson’s boys?
妻子：你看，亲爱的！那不是汤普森先生的儿子们吗？
Neighbor: I think so, dear. But they have changed. They are working so hard today.
邻居：我想是的，亲爱的。不过，他们变了。今天他们干得非常卖力。
Wife: I know. I can’t believe my eyes. Mr. Thompson would be really happy.
妻子：我看出来了，我真不敢相信自己的眼睛。汤普森先生一定会很开心的。
The three brothers dig and dig, but they cannot find any treasure.
三个兄弟挖呀挖，但是他们找不到任何财宝。
David: Where’s the treasure?
戴维：财宝在哪里？
James: Perhaps, there isn’t any treasure.
詹姆斯：也许这儿根本就没有财宝。
Peter: That can’t be. Father must have buried it very deep. Let’s dig deeper.
彼得：不可能，一定是爸爸把它埋的很深。我们再挖深点看看。
David: Peter may be right.
戴维：也许彼得说得对。
The three sons keep digging and working in the field for months. It is now fall.
三个儿子不断地在田里翻土，挖掘，忙活了好几个月。转眼之间到了秋天。
David: There is no treasure here.
戴维：根本没有什么财宝。
James: We dug up the whole field for nothing.
詹姆斯：我们挖遍了整个园子却一无所获。
Peter: But look, David and James! Our field is filled with ripe grapes.
彼得：但是，瞧啊，戴维，詹姆斯！我们的园子里长满了成熟的葡萄啊！
David: You are right!
戴维：对啊！
James: Let’s sell the grapes.
詹姆斯：我们把葡萄卖了吧。
The three brothers take the grapes to the market. Their grapes are the largest and sweetest among all the others. They become rich by selling the grapes.
三兄弟把葡萄运到市场上。在所有的葡萄里，他们的葡萄是最大、最甜的。因为卖了葡萄，他们变得很富有。
Peter: Now I know. Treasure is everywhere.
彼得：现在我知道了，财宝到处都可以找到。
David: Yes. If we work hard, we can always get it.
戴维：是呀，如果我们努力工作，我们总是能够收获财富的。
James: So that’s what Father was trying to tell us.
詹姆斯：所以，这就是爸爸想让我们明白的道理。
MORAL： Work hard and good fortune will always follow.
寓意：好运总是跟随者辛勤工作而来的。
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这个故事告诉我们劳动是最好的宝物。Work hard and good fortune will always follow.
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