拙译《木偶奇遇记》230413

He was ashamed to beg, because his father had always preached to him that begging should be done only by the sick or the old. He had said that the real poor in this world, deserving of our pity and help, were only those who, either through age or sickness, had lost the means of earning their bread with their own hands. All others should work, and if they didn't, and went hungry, so much the worse for them. Just then a man passed by, worn out and wet with perspiration, pulling, with difficulty, two heavy carts filled with coal. 他耻于行乞，因为他的父亲一直教导他只有病患和老人才可以行乞。他说世界上值得我们的怜悯和帮助的、真正的贫苦的人仅仅是那些要么上了年纪，要么病痛缠身而无法靠自己的双手去挣取面包的人。其他的所有人都应该工作，而如果他们不工作，然后挨饿，还会有更糟的等着他们。就在那时路过了一个男人，他疲惫不堪，身体被汗水浸湿，却仍吃力地拉着两车沉重的煤车。