King Solomon's Wisdom

时间：2007-06-06 01:37:16

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Two women came before wise King Solomon, dragging between them a young man in a three-piece suit. "This young lawyer agreed to marry my daughter," said the first one.

"No! He agreed to marry MY daughter," said the other.

And so they haggled¹ before the King until he called for silence.

"Bring me my biggest sword," said Solomon, "and I shall hew² the young attorney in half. Each of you shall receive a half."

"Sounds good to me," said the first woman.

But the other woman said, "Oh Sire, do not spill innocent blood. Let the other woman's daughter marry him."

The wise King did not hesitate a moment. "The attorney must marry the first lady's daughter," he proclaimed.

"But she was willing to hew him in two!" exclaimed the King's court.

"Indeed," said wise King Solomon. "That shows she is the TRUE mother-in-law."

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1 haggled
v.讨价还价( haggle的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
The cook and the grocer haggled over the price of eggs. 厨师和杂货商为蛋价计较个没完。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》 After they had haggled for some time, the two men decided to close the bargain. 那两个人经过一番讨价还价以后，决定成交。来自《简明英汉词典》

2 hew
v.砍；伐；削
参考例句：
Hew a path through the underbrush.在灌木丛中砍出一条小路。 Plant a sapling as tall as yourself and hew it off when it is two times high of you.种一棵与自己身高一样的树苗，长到比自己高两倍时砍掉它。