借公牛一用
To Borrow an Ox
借公牛一用
Once upon a time, there lived a rich man, but he didn't know any words.
从前，有个人很富有，但他不识字。
One day, one of his friends wanted to borrow an ox from him, so he wrote a note and asked his servant to take it to this rich man.
一天，他的一位朋友想向他借一头公牛，便写了个条，让仆人送到富人那里。
After the servant gave the note to the rich man, he pretended to be reading it and after a while, he said, "OK, I know. Go and tell your master, I'll go myself shortly.
仆人把条子给了富人。富人便假装看了一会儿，然后说道：“好啦，我知道了。回去告诉你的主人，我马上自己过去。”
Notes:
（1） he pretended to be reading it他假装读着字条。
（2） pretend to do佯装做
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