Amanhadtwodaughters,oneofwhomhegaveinmarriagetoagardener,andtheothertoapotter.Afteratimehethoughthewouldgoandseehowtheyweregettingon,andfirsthewenttothegardener'swife.Heaskedherhowshewas,andhowthingsweregoingwithherselfandherhusband.Sherepliedthatonthewholetheyweredoingverywell:"But,"shecontinued,"Idowishwecouldhavesomegoodheavyrain:thegardenwantsitbadly."Thenhewentontothepotter'swifeandmadethesameinquiries1ofher.Sherepliedthatsheandherhusbandhadnothingtocomplainof:"But,"shewenton,"Idowishwecouldhavesomenicedryweather,todrythepottery2."Herfatherlookedatherwithahumorousexpressiononhisface."Youwantdryweather,"hesaid,"andyoursisterwantsrain.Iwasgoingtoaskinmyprayersthatyourwishesshouldbegranted3;buthowitstrikesmeIhadbetternotrefertothesubject."某人有两个女儿，一个嫁个了园丁，另一个嫁给了陶艺人。过了些日子，父亲心想应该去看看女儿们的生活如何。于是，他先来到嫁给园丁的女儿家里，他问女儿生活过得怎么样，她的丈夫又过得怎么样。女儿回答说一切都很好，“但是，“她又补充道，“我真希望能下场大雨，园子里太需要水了。”接着，他又来到嫁给陶艺人的女儿家里，问了同样的问题。女儿说她和丈夫什么都不缺，“可是”，她继续说，“我只希望能有个阳光充足的好天气，好让陶器快点干。”父亲带着滑稽的表情看着女儿，对她说：“你希望出太阳，而你姐姐却盼着下雨，本想祈祷让你的愿望也成真，可是现在，我认为自己最好什么也不管了。”1inquiriesn.调查(inquiry的名词复数)；疑问；探究；打听参考例句：Hewasreleasedonbailpendingfurtherinquiries.他获得保释，等候进一步调查。Ihavefailedtoreachthembypostalinquiries.我未能通过邮政查询与他们取得联系。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》2potteryn.陶器，陶器场参考例句：Mysisterlikestolearnartpotteryinhersparetime.我妹妹喜欢在空余时间学习陶艺。Thepotterywaslefttobakeinthehotsun.陶器放在外面让炎热的太阳烘晒焙干。3grantedconj.假定，就算v.（退一步）承认(grant的过去式和过去分词)；（尤指正式地或法律上）同意；准许；让渡参考例句：Thepresidentgrantedageneralamnestyforallpoliticalprisoners.总统大赦了所有的政治犯。Shefearedshewouldnotbegrantedre-entryintoBritain.她担心不会获准再次踏足英伦。更多英语学习方法：企业英语培训http://www.spiikers.com/