贪心的男孩

Sam and Tom were identical twins. They were so identical that even their mother found it difficult to distinguish one from the other, at least during their initial days on earth.

萨姆和汤姆是同卵双胞胎。它们长得太像了，甚至连它们的母亲都很难把它们区分开来，至少在它们刚出生的时候是这样。

However, they were very different from each other when it came to everything other than their appearance. Sam had no friends, while Tom was a great friendship maker. Sam loved sweets, but Tom loved spicy food and detested sweets. Sam was mommy’s pet and Tom was daddy’s pet. While Sam was generous and selfless, Tom was greedy and selfish!

然而，除了外表之外，他们在其他方面都有很大的不同。山姆没有朋友，而汤姆是一个伟大的友谊缔造者。山姆喜欢吃甜食，但汤姆喜欢吃辣的，讨厌吃甜食。萨姆是妈妈的宠物，汤姆是爸爸的宠物。山姆慷慨无私，而汤姆贪婪自私!

As Sam and Tom grew up, their father wanted to share his fortune equally amongst them. However, Tom did not agree and he argued that whoever proved to be more intelligent and strong would have to get a bigger share of the wealth.

随着萨姆和汤姆的长大，他们的父亲想在他们中间平分他的财产。然而，汤姆并不同意，他认为，无论谁能证明更聪明、更强壮，都能获得更大的财富份额。

Sam agreed. Their father decided to organize a competition between the two. He asked the two sons to walk as long as they could, and return home before sunset. The wealth would be divided in proportion to the distance covered. As a rule of the competition, they were not permitted to carry a watch to keep track of the time.

山姆同意了。他们的父亲决定组织一次两人之间的比赛。他让两个儿子尽可能地走，在日落之前回家。财富将按路程的比例分配。根据比赛规则，他们不允许携带手表来记录时间。

The following day, Sam and Tom set out to walk. It was a rather sunny day. Sam walked slowly and steadily, while Tom broke into a sprint as he was bent on winning the race and also winning a greater portion of his father’s wealth.

第二天，萨姆和汤姆出发去散步。这是一个相当晴朗的日子。萨姆走得又慢又稳，汤姆一心想要赢得比赛，也想赢得他父亲更多的财产，就开始冲刺起来。

Sam knew that it would be ideal to walk as far as possible till noon and start for home at noon as it would take the same amount of time to walk back home. Knowing this, Sam decided to turn back for home at noon so as reach home on time.

萨姆知道，最好是步行到中午，中午就开始回家，因为回家的时间和来时是一样的。萨姆记住了这一点，决定中午回家，以便准时到家。

However, Tom, with his greed to earn more wealth, did not attempt to return home even after mid-noon. He walked twice as long as Sam, and thought he would still be able to return home before sunset. He hurried back when he saw the sun turn orange. Unfortunately, he could not even make it half way home as the sun started to set. Slowly darkness engulfed his path and he had to drag his tired feet back home.

然而，汤姆贪婪地想要更多的钱，在中午过后也不打算回家。他走的路是萨姆的两倍长，他想他还能在日落前回家。当他看到太阳变成橘黄色时，他匆匆往回赶。不幸的是，当太阳开始下山时，他甚至连回家的路都走不了一半。

He had lost the race. Only because of his greed.

最终因为贪婪，他输了比赛。