Once upon a time, there was a little boy named Tom. He was very good at English and loved to tell funny stories. One day, he decided to tell a story to his classmates, but it turned out to be a big misunderstanding.
Tom stood up in front of the class and said, "Alright, class, let me tell you a funny story. There was a man who was very lazy. He never did any work and always asked his wife to do everything for him."
The class was very interested in Tom's story, and everyone was listening carefully. Tom continued, "One day, his wife was very tired and decided to teach him a lesson. She gave him a big bucket of water and said, 'Go to the garden and water all the flowers.'"
The boy took the bucket and went to the garden. He worked very hard, carrying the heavy bucket and watering each flower carefully. After a while, he was tired and thirsty. He found a tree and sat down under it to rest.
Suddenly, he heard a voice behind him. It was his teacher, who said, "Tom, what are you doing under that tree?"
Tom replied, "Teacher, I am watering the flowers in the garden. My wife asked me to do it."
The teacher was surprised and said, "But Tom, there are no flowers in the garden. It's just a tree!"
Tom looked at the tree and realized his mistake. He laughed and said, "Oh, I made a big mistake. I thought it was a flower. But it's just a tree."
The class laughed too, and Tom felt very happy. He learned a valuable lesson that day: sometimes, what we see is not always what it is.
Translation:
Once upon a time, there was a little boy named Tom. He was very good at English and loved to tell funny stories. One day, he decided to tell a story to his classmates, but it turned out to be a big misunderstanding.
Tom stood up in front of the class and said, "Alright, class, let me tell you a funny story. There was a man who was very lazy. He never did any work and always asked his wife to do everything for him."
The class was very interested in Tom's story, and everyone was listening carefully. Tom continued, "One day, his wife was very tired and decided to teach him a lesson. She gave him a big bucket of water and said, 'Go to the garden and water all the flowers.'"
The boy took the bucket and went to the garden. He worked very hard, carrying the heavy bucket and watering each flower carefully. After a while, he was tired and thirsty. He found a tree and sat down under it to rest.
Suddenly, he heard a voice behind him. It was his teacher, who said, "Tom, what are you doing under that tree?"
Tom replied, "Teacher, I am watering the flowers in the garden. My wife asked me to do it."
The teacher was surprised and said, "But Tom, there are no flowers in the garden. It's just a tree!"
Tom looked at the tree and realized his mistake. He laughed and said, "Oh, I made a big mistake. I thought it was a flower. But it's just a tree."
The class laughed too, and Tom felt very happy. He learned a valuable lesson that day: sometimes, what we see is not always what it is.
从前，有一个名叫汤姆的小男孩，他英语很好，喜欢讲有趣的笑话，有一天，他决定给同学们讲一个故事，但结果却是一场大误会。
汤姆站在教室前面说：“好吧，同学们，让我给你们讲一个有趣的笑话，有一个男人非常懒惰，他从不做任何工作，总是让他的妻子为他做所有的事情。”
同学们对汤姆的故事很感兴趣，都在认真听，汤姆继续说：“有一天，他的妻子非常累，决定给他一个教训，她给了他一个大桶的水，说：‘去花园给所有的花浇水。’”
男孩拿起桶子，去了花园，他非常努力地工作，拿着沉重的桶子，仔细地给每一朵花浇水，过了一会儿，他累了，渴了，他找了一棵树，坐在树下休息。
突然，他听到背后有声音，是他的老师，说：“汤姆，你在树下做什么？”
汤姆回答说：“老师，我在花园给花浇水，我妻子让我这么做。”
老师很惊讶，说：“但是汤姆，花园里没有花，那只是一棵树！”
汤姆看着那棵树，意识到自己的错误，他笑了笑，说：“哦，我犯了一个大错误，我以为那是花，但那只是一棵树。”
同学们也笑了，汤姆感到非常高兴，他那天学到了一个宝贵的教训：我们所看到的并不总是真实的。