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　　3月27日，星期二

　　曼谷美妙而令人惊异！这些地方很有趣。我们参观了著名的水上市场，看到很多水果和蔬菜。一切都很鲜艳(colorful)，我们已经用我们的新相机(camera)拍了好几百张照片(hundreds of photos)。之后我们将出发前往(leave for)清迈。我们将乘北去的列车，在清迈呆两天，然后赶公交车(catch a bus)去清莱。

　　3月30日，星期五

　　我们去清莱的旅程长而枯燥(boring)。我们游览了山里的一个小村庄(small village)。这里的村民喜欢安静的生活一没有电脑和电话。他们是我所见过的最友好的(the kindest)人。在这里我感觉很好，希望明年还能再来这里。?

　　四十六. The Blue Pig with a Black Tail

　　Once upon a time(从前) a certain king sent a message to another king, saying, “Send me a blue pig with a black tail, or else——”

　　The other replied, “I haven't one; if I had——”

　　Both kings were so angry that they went to war with each other. They collected all their soldiers and fought with each other. Brave men were killed, and women and children died because they could get nothing to eat.

　　When it seemed that neither side could win the war, the kings began to talk aboutpeace. First of all, it was necessary to explain the two messages. Each king was angry at what the other had said.

　　“What did you mean,”Asked the second king, “by saying, ‘sending a blue pig with a black tail, or else——’?”

　　“Why,”said the first king, “I could mean only one thing. I meant that I wanted you to send me a blue pig with a black tail, or else a pig of some other color.”

　　“Oh, that was all, was it? I did not get the whole of your message,”answered the second king. “What a pity! “He added.

　　“Ah, but I must know what you meant by your reply to my message,”asked the first king. “You said, 'I haven't one; if I had——”'

　　“Why, my answer is very clear. I meant that I hadn't one; if I had, I should have sent it to you.”

　　“Well, well! “said the first king, “We have been fighting about nothing. If we had only explained these things before the war started, then this bitter war must have beenavoided.”

　　So the great war of the blue pig with the black tail was recorded in the histories of the two countries in order to prevent such a war happening again.

　　【汉语翻译】

　　黑尾巴的蓝猪

　　从前有位国王给另一位国王送去一条信息，说，“给我送来一只长着黑尾巴(tail)的蓝猪，或者其他的——”

　　另一位回答说，“我没有这样的猪，如果我有——”。