有三個虔誠的修道士,他們非常的虔誠,以至于修道院院長決定,在他們愿意交待一天的所作所為的條件下,允許他們每個人犯一回戒,以示對他們虔誠的獎勵。
So,the day come,and the three monks went off into the night to indulge in all manner of sin.
所以,當這天夜色來臨的時候三個修道土就趁著夜色下山去犯戒去了。
The first monk sauntered in at 1:00 in the morning, and tried to sneak upstairs to bed. But the head abbot,who was waiting up for the three,stopped him and demanded that he relate his doings.
第一個修道士在凌晨一點的時候悄悄地回來了,他想偷偷的上樓睡覺去,但是正在等待三人的院長叫住了他,問他都干了什么。
"No, head abbot,”the first monk said,"it’s too evil for me to admit!”
“沒干什么,院長”,第一個修道士說,“對于我來說那太壞了,我不能說出來!”
"'The deal was for you to tell me everything you did,otherwise you will not receive absolution!” said the abbot.
“說好的,你告訴我所有你千的事情,否則不能免你的罪!”院長說。
So the first monk agreed to tell what he did. "I-I-I drank! And I did all manner of drugs! And 1 smoked marijuana, cocaine and. . .”
第一個修道士就同意說出他干了什么。“我,我,我喝酒了!我吸了各種各樣的毒品!我吸了大麻、可卡因、還有……”
"Enough!”said the head abbot,enraged. "Those are evil sins, but I promised to forgive you. Go out back,drink some Holy Water, say some prayers and you will be forgiven in the morning.”
“夠了!”院長生氣地說,“那些太罪過了,但是我曾許諾原諒你,回去喝一些圣水,然后祈禱,早上就會被原諒的。”
The first monk thankfully went off to follow the abbot’s instructions.
第一個修道士感激地走了,他去按照院長的指示去做了。
The second monk wandered in at 2:00 AM. "What did you do last night?" demanded the head abbot.
第二個修道士在凌晨兩點的時候回來。“你昨晚做了什么?”院長問。
"I can’t say! It's much too evil!”
“我不能說!那太罪惡了!”
"The agreement was that you must tell me everything you did!”
“我們說好的,你必須告訴我!”
"Okay,”agreed the second monk." I had all kinds of meat. l had port,beef ,chicken,horse,and even a dog...”
“好吧”,第二個修道士說,“我吃了各種各樣的肉。有豬肉、牛肉、雞肉、馬肉、甚至還吃了狗肉……”
Enough!” cried the head abbot. "That is a truly great sin. But I promised to give you absolution. Go out back and drink some Holy Water. “Then say some prayers and you will be forgiven in the morning.”
“夠了!”院長大叫道:“那真是太罪過了。但是我曾許諾原諒你?;厝ズ纫恍┦ニ?,然后祈禱,早上就會被原諒的。”
The second monk sauntered off to do just that.
第二個修道士按照院長所說的去做了。
And the third and final monk crawled in at 3:00 in the morning.
第三個修道士最終在凌晨三點的時候回來了。
"What ," asked the head abbot, "did you do this evening?"
院長問:“你昨晚干了什么?”
"No, head abbot, it's too great a sin to admit. I cannot tell!"
“不,院長,那太罪惡了,我不能說!”
"The agreement, monk! You must tell me!"
“修道士,別忘了我們事先說好的。你必須告訴我!”
The third monk bowed his head and nodded. "All right, head abbot. Last night I…I…"
第三個修道士低下他的頭說:“好吧院長,我說,昨天晚上我,我……”
"Yes?"
“怎么樣了?”
"I pissed in the Holy Water."
“我在圣水里撒了尿!”