○  英语演讲稿3分钟 The Son  ○

　　the man died a few months later. there was to be a great auction of his great works of art. many people gathered, excited over seeing the great paintings and

　　having an opportunity to purchase one for their collection. on the platform sat the portrait of his son. the auctioneer pounded his gavel, "we will start with this portrait of the son. who will bid for this picture?

　　富翁在几个月之后死了。他的伟大收藏也将要被拍卖掉。许多人聚集着，为能一睹这些伟大的收藏以及能从他的收藏里买一个加入自己的收藏品这一机会而激动不已。在讲台上安置着那儿子的肖像画

　　there was silence. then a ! voice in the back of the room shouted "we want to see the famous paintings. skip this one."

　　场面非常安静。这时有一个声音在厅堂的后面叫道：“我们要看名画，跳过这一幅。”

　　but the auctioneer persisted, "will someone bid for this painting? who will start the bidding? $100, $200?"

　　但拍卖经纪人坚持着：“有没有人投这幅画的标?谁先开始?一百，两百?

　　another voice shouted angrily, "we didn't come here to see this painting. we came to see the van gohs, the rembrandts. get on with the real bids".

　　另外一个声音高喊着，非常愤怒：“我们不是来这里看这幅画的，我们是来看梵高的画，看伦伯朗的画的。快进入真正的竞标吧。”

　　but still the auctioneer continued, "the son! the son! who will take the son?" finally, a voice came from the very back of the room. it was the longtime

　　gardener of the man and his son. "i'll give you $10 for the painting." being a poor man, it was all he could afford.

　　但拍卖经纪人依旧继续着：“儿子，儿子，谁要这儿子?”终于，一个声音从厅堂的深处传来：“我出十块钱要这画。”因为穷，这是他力所能及的价钱。

　　"we have $10, who will bid $20??"

　　"give it to him for $10. let's see the masters".”

　　"$10 is the bid, won't someone bid $20?"

　　“有人标了十块，有谁肯标二十的吗?”

　　“十块给他吧，让我们看名作。

　　“标价十块，没有人标二十的吗?”

　　the crowd was becoming angry. they didn't want the picture of the son. they wanted the more worthy investments for their

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