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Part 1 · 国王的愿望

Long long ago, there was a king called Midas. He loved gold very much. 很久很久以前，有个国王叫迈达斯。他非常喜爱金子。

One day he met an old man. The old man said, “Do you have a wish? I can make it come true.” 一天他遇到一位老人。老人说：「你有愿望吗？我可以让它成真。」

“I wish for a golden touch,” said Midas. 「我希望有点金术。」迈达斯说。

Part 2 · 愿望成真

“Are you sure?” asked the old man. 「你确定吗？」老人问。

“Yes, very sure.” 「是的，非常确定。」

Everything around him turned to gold. First, Midas was happy. 他周围的一切都变成了金子。起初，迈达斯很开心。

Part 3 · 代价

Then Midas was hungry. But all his food also turned to gold. 接着迈达斯饿了。但他所有的食物也变成了金子。

His daughter came in. Midas took her hand. She turned to gold, too. 他的女儿走进来。迈达斯牵起她的手。她也变成了金子。

Midas was very sad. He cried, “I don’t want gold now. I want food. I want my daughter back.” 迈达斯非常难过。他哭了：「我现在不要金子了。我要食物。我要我的女儿回来。」

Part 4 · 收回去

He asked the old man to get everything back again. 他请求老人把一切变回来。

The old man smiled, “Just remember, gold isn’t everything.” 老人笑了：「只要记住，金子不是一切。」

重点词

• gold 金子 / golden 金色的；a golden touch 点金术
• wish 希望、愿望（比 want 更强调「盼望」）
• turn to / turn into 变成
• sure 确定的
• come true 成真
• remember 记住

语法点

1. 一般过去时讲完整的故事 loved / met / said / turned / took / cried —— 全都是过去式。 讲故事默认用一般过去时，这条规则几乎不会破例。

2. 不规则动词要单独记 take → took、come → came、say → said 按规则加 -ed 的一批好办，这三个得硬记。

3. wish for + 名词（许愿要某物） I wish for a golden touch. 许愿说「希望有某样东西」时，用 wish for。

看完可以问孩子

• 迈达斯一开始想要什么？他最后还想吗？为什么？
• 「gold isn’t everything」这句话怎么理解？金子买不到什么？