An old man dies. He leaves his son a lot of money. But the son is a foolish young man, and he quickly spends all the money. Of course, when that happens, all his friends leave him. When he is poor and alone, he goes to see a kind, clever old man. The old man often helps people.

　　一位老人死了。他留給他的兒子一大筆錢，但這個(gè)兒子是個(gè)愚蠢的年輕人，他很快把錢全部花光了。當(dāng)然，這個(gè)時(shí)候，他的朋友 也就全都離開他了。在他非常貧窮和孤獨(dú)的時(shí)候，他去找一位善良、聰明的老人，這位老人經(jīng)常幫助別人。

　　“I have no money and I have no friends,” says the young man, “What sill happen to me?”

　　“我沒(méi)有錢了，也沒(méi)有朋友了，”年輕人說(shuō)：“現(xiàn)在我怎么辦呢?”

　　“Don’t worry, young man,” answers the old man, “everything will soon be all right. Wait and you will soon feel much happier.”

　　“別擔(dān)心，年輕人。”老人回答說(shuō)：“一切都會(huì)很快好起來(lái)的。等等吧，你不久就會(huì)感到快樂(lè)很多。”

　　The young man is very glad. “Am I going to get rich again then?” he asked.

　　這位年輕人很高興。“是不是我會(huì)很快重新富起來(lái)?”他問(wèn)道。

　　“No,” says the old man, “You will soon get used to being poor and having no friends.”

　　“不，”老人說(shuō)：“你很快就會(huì)習(xí)慣于貧窮和沒(méi)有朋友的生活。”