English Original
One day, an elderly couple came to buy fish from me. What happened was truly special.
The gentleman carried a basket on his elbow. As they approached a pond to look at the fish, a pure silver, long-finned Koi, about six inches long, jumped right into the basket.
"Wha—" Their surprised exclamation caught my attention.
Having worked with fish for many years, I had never seen one leap into a customer's basket.
"You are lucky!" I told them.
"Come on, I'll buy him! I'll buy him!" The couple was overjoyed, so I went to assist them.
"Anything else?" I asked.
"Yes," the gentleman said humorously. "I want to find a partner for her."
They began searching through the ponds one by one. I followed with a net and a bag. In every pond, the fish swam toward us, seeming to beg for food.
"What's the matter with the fish?" the lady asked.
"They are hungry," I said.
"No, not hungry," the gentleman corrected. "They know us and are greeting us."
"Yes, definitely!" I agreed.
We paused by a pond for a few minutes.
"How about that one?" The lady pointed at a colorful Sarasa Comet.
"It looks so beautiful!" the gentleman and I said in unison.
"I want to buy it because she looked at me. You see, she's still looking. I'll take her."
The couple was happy. I was happy too. The fish would surely be happy in their new home.
中文翻译
一天，一对老夫妇来我这里买鱼。发生的一切都格外特别。
老先生胳膊上挎着一个篮子。当他们走近一个池塘看鱼时，一条约六英寸长、银光闪闪的长鳍锦鲤径直跳进了篮子里。
"哇——"他们惊讶的呼声引起了我的注意。
我与鱼打交道多年，从未见过鱼跳进顾客的篮子。
"你们真幸运！"我对他们说。
"快，我买了！我买下它了！"夫妇俩欣喜若狂，于是我上前帮忙。
"还需要别的吗？"我问。
"是的，"老先生幽默地说，"我想给她找个伴儿。"
他们开始一个池塘接一个池塘地寻找。我拿着网和袋子跟在后面。每个池塘里的鱼都朝我们游来，像是在讨要食物。
"这些鱼怎么了？"女士问道。
"它们饿了，"我说。
"不，不是饿了，"老先生纠正道，"它们认识我们，在跟我们打招呼呢。"
"是的，肯定是！"我表示赞同。
我们在一个池塘边停留了几分钟。
"那条怎么样？"女士指着一尾色彩斑斓的印花布彗星鱼。
"它真漂亮！"老先生和我异口同声地说。
"我想买它，因为它看了我。你看，它还在看我呢。我就要它了。"
夫妇俩很开心。我也很开心。鱼儿们在新家也一定会很快乐。