【成语故事中译英】汉英双语习语故事：不知满足的贪婪

今天我们说的成语故事是不知满足的欲望。字面意思很容易理解。也就是说，贪婪得无法满足。那么关于那段历史的典故是怎么样的？一起看吧：

one day a man walking on the road met a celestial，who happened to be an old friend of his .

有一天，有人在路上走的时候遇到了神仙。原来这位神仙还是他的老朋友。

Seeing that his life was hard，the celestial pointed with his finger at a brick on the roadside，which turned into a gold brick at once . and

神仙看到他的生活很困难，用手指着路边的一块砖头，砖头立刻变成了金砖。神仙给了他金砖。

but the man was not satisfied . the celestial pointed again with his finger at a large stone lion at the gate，Which at once turned into a gold lion。and he gave it to him too。but the man still complained it was not enough .

他并不满意。神仙又指着手指，门前的一只大石狮马上变成了金狮子，送给了他。但是他还是很少。

the celestial asked him : ' my friend，how much will be enough for you？" What should I do to satisfy you？"

神仙对他说：’朋友，要多久才能满足？我要怎么做才能让你满意？" "

the man hummed and hawed and said : ' I want your finger . '

他支支吾吾地说：“我想要你这只手指！”

词汇学习：

Celestial [sl STL]天空，天空；神仙

Lion [LAN]狮子

好了，这是对“英语成语故事：不知满足的欲望”的介绍。请听完今天的故事后再说一遍。大卫亚设，Northern Exposure(美国电视)这个故事比喻了贪图名利或金钱的心永远不能满足的时候。希望以上内容对大家的英语学习有帮助。

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