英语翻译

DRAWING A SNAKE AND ADDING FEET
In the state of Chu there was a man who was sacrificing to his ancestors; he offered his retainers a goblet of wine. The retainers spoke among themselves saying:” If several people drink it, there will not be enough; if one person drinks it, there will be some left over. Let us draw a snake on the ground; the one who finishes first drinks the wine.” One person finished the snake first.
He drew the wine goblet to himself and was about to drink. Whereupon, holding the goblet in his left hand, he drew the snake with his right hand, saying:” I can add some feet to it.” Before he had finished drawing the feet, another person’s snake was finished. That person snatched away that goblet saying:” Snakes originally do not have feet; how is it that you can add feet to them?” That person thereupon drank that goblet. The person who added feet to the snake lost his wine in the end.

古时候，楚国有一家人，祭了祖宗之后，便将祭祀用的一壶酒，赏给手下的办事人员喝。参加的人不少，这壶酒如果大家都喝是不够的，若是让一个人喝，那能喝个痛快。这一壶酒到底给谁喝呢？
大家都安静下来，这时有人建议：每个人在地上画一条蛇，谁画得快又画得好，就把这壶酒归他喝。大家都认为这个办法好，都同意这样做。于是，在地上画起蛇来。
有个人画得很快，一转眼最先画好了，他就端起酒壶要喝酒。但是他回 头看看别人，还都没有画好呢。心里想：他们画得真慢。再想显示自己的本领， 于是，他便左手提着酒壶，右手拿了一根树枝，给蛇画起脚来，还洋洋得意地说： "你们画得好慢啊！我再给蛇画几只脚也不算晚呢！”
正在他一边画着脚，一边说话的时候，另外一个人已经画好了。那个人 马上把酒壶从他手里夺过去，说："你见过蛇么？蛇是没有脚的，你为什么要给 他添上脚呢？所以第一个画好蛇的人不是你，而是我了！”
那个人说罢就仰起头来，咕咚咕咚把酒喝下去了。

古时候,楚国有一家人,祭了祖宗之后,便将祭祀用的一壶酒,赏给手下的办事人员喝.参加的人不少,这壶酒如果大家都喝是不够的,若是让一个人喝,那能喝个痛快.这一壶酒到底给谁喝呢?
大家都安静下来,这时有人建议：每个人在地上画一条蛇,谁画得快又画得好,就把这壶酒归他喝.大家都认为这个办法好,都同意这样做.于是,在地上画起蛇来.
有个人画得很快,一转眼最先画好了,他就端起酒壶要喝酒.但是他回 头看看别人,还都没有画好呢.心里想：他们画得真慢.再想显示自己的本领,于是,他便左手提着酒壶,右手拿了一根树枝,给蛇画起脚来,还洋洋得意地说："你们画得好慢啊!我再给蛇画几只脚也不算晚呢!”
正在他一边画着脚,一边说话的时候,另外一个人已经画好了.那个人 马上把酒壶从他手里夺过去,说："你见过蛇么?蛇是没有脚的,你为什么要给 他添上脚呢?所以第一个画好蛇的人不是你,而是我了!”
那个人说罢就仰起头来,咕咚咕咚把酒喝下去了.