艄公

风浪考验艄公的胆量，困难检验人的坚强。

The wave tests the courage of the coxswain , while difficulties exams human 's tolerance .

艄公没有跟他争论，便摇着橹，慢慢地向对岸划去。

The boatman then began the journey without saying a word . He rowed and rowed towards the opposite bank .

艄公却说：“好的。”然后他把船划回原来的岸边。

The boatman just replied , " Sure ！ " He then began to row back to where they began their journey .

当来到离对岸不远时，艄公停住船说：“请下船吧。”

When he was about to reach the other side , he stopped and said , " You may get down here . "

那天风浪很大，她和艄公都担心她会生在途中。

The sea was so rough that both she and the skipper were terrified she might give birth before they reached the mainland .

艄公礼貌地说：“六文钱就只能送到这儿了，八文钱可以送到对岸。”

The boatman replied politely , " Six coins will only take you here , and eight coins will take you to the riverbank . "

商人意识到艄公是认真的，便说：“是我不好，我会付所有的摆渡费的，现在请把我送到对岸去吧！”

The businessman then realised that the boatman was really serious about it . Then he said , " I am sorry , I will pay you the full fare . Please send me over to the other side now . "

商人说：“好吧，你把我送回刚才来的岸边吧。”商人心想他这么一说，艄公会觉得再返回刚才那岸边太麻烦了，便会把他送到对岸。

The businessman then said , " Well then , take me back to where we came from . " He thought the boatman would think it troublesome to send him back and would just send him to the other side .