成寒部落格

　　A traveler was stumbling through the desert, 

　　　　　　　　　      

desperate for water, when he saw something far 

off in the distance. 

　　Hoping to find water, he walked towards the 

image, only to find a little old peddler sitting at 

a card table with a bunch of neckties laid out. 

　　The parched  wanderer asked, "Please, I'm 

dying of thirst, can I have some water?"

　　The man replied, "I don't have any water, but 

why don't you buy a tie? Here's one that goes 

nicely with your clothes." 

　　The desperate man shouted, "I don't want 

a tie, you idiot, I need water!"

　　"OK, don't buy a tie. But to show you what 

a nice guy I am, I'll tell you that over that hill 

there, about 5 miles, is a nice restaurant. Walk 

that way, and they'll give you all the water you 

want." 

　　The man thanked the peddler and walked 

away towards the hill and eventually disappeared 

out  of  sight. Three hours later he returned.

　　The man at the card table said, "I told you, 

about 5 miles over that hill. Couldn't you find it?"

　　"I found it all right, but they wouldn't let me in 

without a tie."

Key  words：

desperate　（adj.）極度渴望的　  

peddler　（n.）小販　  

necktie　（n.）領帶　    

parched　（adj.）乾渴的

wanderer　（n.）漫遊者　

thirst　（n.）口渴　  

goes  with　搭配

out  of  sight　失去蹤影　

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