成語寓言故事：近視新編
A New Story About Near-sightedness近視新編
In the past, there were two near-sighted men, Mr. A and Mr.B. They didn't admit they were near-sighted, but boasted about their good eyesight instead.
One day, they heard that a new inscribed board was to be hung up in a temple, so they made an appointment with each other to have a contest of their eyesight. In order to win, both of them stealthily inquired beforehand about the characters inscribed on the board. When the day came, they went to the temple early in the morning.
Mr. A looked up at the place for the board, wagged his head and said:
"Aren't these the four characters `Guang Ming Zheng Da'(open and just)?"
Mr. B added:
"What is so strange about that? I can even make out the small characters on both sides. Look, aren't these the year, the month, and the name of the calligrapher?"
The people standing nearby all burst into laughter and said:
"The new inscribed board hasn't been hung up yet. Where are the characters you just read?"
從前，有甲乙兩個近視眼。他們不但不肯承認自己近視，還要誇耀自己的眼力。
有一天，他們聽說有一座廟要掛新匾，於是便相約去比一比各自的眼力。爲了取勝，甲乙兩人都事先悄悄地去探聽匾上所寫的字。日期到了，兩人一大早就來到廟裏。
甲擡頭朝準備掛匾的地方看了看，便搖頭晃腦地說:
“這不是‘光明正大’四個大字嗎?”
乙接着說:
“這有什麼稀奇，我還能認出兩旁的小字呢!你看，這不是‘某年某月’、‘某某人書’嗎!”
站在旁邊的人都哈哈大笑起來，說:
“新匾還沒有掛上，你們唸的這些字寫在什麼地方呀?”
