The Mayor of Sherman

谢尔曼的市长

The cosmopolitan city of Sherman needed to elect a new mayor. Two men aspired to become mayor: Mr. Jones and Mr. Webb. Mr. Jones was a tall, handsome man.He was a phenomenal speaker, and the citizens loved him. However, Mr. Jones didn't know much about running a city. He was a pathological liar who merely flattered people with his words. Mr. Webb was very different. He was a small, unattractive man.He was lame and limped when he walked. But he was an expert on politics and knew what was best for the people.

国际大都市谢尔曼需要选举一位新市长。有两个人渴望成为市长:琼斯先生和韦伯先生。琼斯先生高大英俊，是一位杰出的演说家，深受人民爱戴。然而，琼斯先生对管理一个城市所知不多。他是个病态的说谎者，只会用言词来奉承别人。韦伯先生非常不同。他个子矮小，相貌平平。他走路一瘸一拐的。但他是政治专家，知道什么对人民最好。

The citizens of Sherman didn't care about what the politicians had to say. No one listened to Mr. Webb, even though he had great ideas. They cheered when Mr. Jones spoke, although he didn't talk about important things. His pretty words put people in a trance. All the polls predicted that Mr. Jones would win the election.

谢尔曼的市民不在乎政客们说什么。韦伯有很多好主意，但没人听他的。琼斯先生发言时，人群欢呼起来，尽管他没有谈论重要的事情。他的花言巧语使人瞠目结舌。所有的民意测验都预测琼斯先生会赢得选举。

When the votes were totaled, Mr. Jones won easily, But when he took office, he didn't know what to do! He tried to hide his ignorance by working in secrecy. He added a law to the city's constitution that prevented citizens from seeing the mayor. He even censored newspapers that tried to disseminate information about his inability to help the people.

统计投票结束，琼斯先生轻而易举地赢了，但当他就职时，他不知如何是好。他试图通过秘密工作来掩盖自己的无知。他在该市宪法中增加了一项禁止市民见市长的法律。他甚至审查那些试图传播他没有能力帮助人民的信息的报纸。

Soon, however, Mr. Jones became infamous for his poor leadership.

然而，琼斯先生很快就因领导不力而声名狼藉。

There was an outburst of anger among the citizens. They were full of remorse for their misguided decision to elect an ignorant mayor. They voted to remove Mr. Jones and let Mr. Webb take over. Immediately, Mr. Webb proved that he was a great mayor. He abolished Mr. Jones's law, and he was willing to talk openly with everyone. He tackled important issues and amended unfair laws in the city's charter.

市民们爆发了愤怒。他们对选举一个无知的市长的错误决定充满悔恨。他们投票罢免了琼斯，让韦伯接手。韦伯立即证明了他是一位伟大的市长。他废除了琼斯先生的法律，并愿意公开与每个人交谈。他解决了一些重要问题，并修改了该市宪章中不公平的法律。

The citizens learned that a pleasant appearance and nice words do not make a good leader. The most important qualities are intelligence and a desire to help others.

市民们认识到漂亮的外表和甜言蜜语并不能成为一个好的领导。最重要的品质是智慧和帮助他人的愿望。

单词表

abolish v. 废除

amend v. 修改

aspire v. 渴望

censor v. 审查

charter n. 宪章

constitution n. 宪法

cosmopolitan adj.世界性的

disseminate v. 宣传

flatter v. 奉承

infamous adj.声名狼藉的

lame adj.跛足的

limp v. 跛行

outburst n. 爆发

pathological adj.病态的

phenomenal adj.非凡的

poll n. 民意调查

remorse n. 懊悔

secrecy n. 保密

tackle v. 应付

trance n. 恍惚

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