Chaucer's Unwavering Strength | 乔叟的“不变”之力

English Original

Chaucer, though over seventy, refused to acknowledge his age. On one occasion, he boasted, "My physical strength is as great as it was in my youth."

"How so?" asked his companion.

Chaucer replied, "There is a large stone roller in my courtyard. I could not lift it when I was young, and I still cannot lift it now."


中文翻译

乔叟年过七旬,却不肯服老。一次,他夸口道:“我的力气和年轻时一样大。”

对方问道:“何以见得?”

乔叟回答:“我院子里有个大石磙。年轻时我举不起来,现在依然举不起来。”

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