Chapter ninety-five: Mercury and the Tradesmen (第九十五章:墨丘利与商人)

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🔊 When Jupiter was creating man, he told Mercury to make an infusion of lies, and to add a little of it to the other ingredients which went to the making of the tradesmen. Mercury did so, and introduced an equal amount into each in turn-the tallow-chandler, and the greengrocer, and the haberdasher, and all, till he came to the horse-dealer, who was last on the list, when, finding that he had a quantity of the infusion still left, he put it all into him. This is why all tradesmen lie more or less, but they none of them lie like a horse-dealer.

当朱庇特创造人类时,他吩咐墨丘利调制一剂谎言之液,并将少许掺入用于制造商人的其他成分中。墨丘利照办了,依次等量注入每个商人--烛商、菜贩、布商等等,直到他来到马贩子面前；马贩子是名单上的最后一个,这时他发现还剩下不少谎言之液,便全部倒进了他体内。这就是为何所有商人都或多或少会说谎,但没有一个像马贩子那样撒谎成性。

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infusion /ɪnˈfjuːʒən/

n. 注入,灌输；浸渍➕

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ingredients /ɪnˈɡriːdiənts/

n. (plural). 成分,配料➕

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tradesmen /ˈtreɪdzmən/

n. (plural). 商人,手艺人➕

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tallow-chandler /ˈtæloʊ ˈʧændlər/

n. 蜡烛商（尤指用动物脂制蜡烛的商人）➕

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greengrocer /ˈɡriːnˌɡroʊsər/

n. 蔬菜水果商➕

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haberdasher /ˈhæbərdæʃər/

n. 男子服饰经销商；缝纫用品商➕

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quantity /ˈkwɒntəti/

n. 数量,量➕

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horse-dealer /ˈhɔːrs ˈdiːlər/

n. 马贩子➕

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more or less /mɔːr ɔːr les/

adv. phrase. 或多或少,差不多➕

Chapter ninety-five: Mercury and the Tradesmen (第九十五章:墨丘利与商人)

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