Afanti, Truth and Falsehood

August 24th, 2016 § 0 comments

有一天,国王问阿凡提:“真与假有什么区别?”阿凡提答道:“就像眼睛和耳朵的区别一样。”国王没有理解,就问:“这是什么意思?”阿凡提说:“眼睛看到的东西是真,耳朵听到的东西是假,明白了吧?”

有一天,國王問阿凡提:“真與假有什麼區別?”阿凡提答道:“就像眼睛和耳朵的區別一樣。”國王沒有理解,就問:“這是什麼意思?”阿凡提說:“眼睛看到的東西是真,耳朵聽到的東西是假,明白了吧?””

Choose one of the statements, then rollover the choices to see the correct answer.

  • 国王不知道眼睛和耳朵有什么区别,所以请阿凡提告诉他。 / 國王不知道眼睛和耳朵有什麼區別,所以請阿凡提告訴他。
  • 阿凡提不相信别人说的话,要亲自用眼睛看到才相信。 / 阿凡提不相信別人說的話,要親自用眼睛看到才相信。
  • 阿凡提觉得真的东西要用眼睛去看。 / 阿凡提覺得真的東西要用眼睛去看。
  • 阿凡提觉得耳朵只能听到假的东西。 / 阿凡提覺得耳朵只能聽到假的東西。

Statements in English:

    
  • Not knowing the difference between eyes and ears, the king asks Afanti.
  • Afanti does not believe what he heard. He would believe it only if he sees it with his own eyes.
  • Afanti thinks that it is necessary to look at real things by using one’s eyes .
  • Afanti thinks that ears can only hear falsehoods.

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