燕王

一个铁匠听说这件事后，晋见燕王说：

A blacksmith heard all this and called on the king and said ,

燕王相信了他的话，给了他优厚的俸禄，尽管没有看见他刻的猕猴。

The King of the state of Yan believed what he said and gave him a good salary .

燕王知道后，非常高兴，连忙派人前去拜师学习。

The King of Yan was very glad when he heard of this , and quickly sent someone to acknowledge the man as master and learn from him .

燕王见了大发雷霆，竟责怪去学习的人走路太慢，去得太晚，命令立即将他杀了。

At this the King of Yan flew into a rage . He rebuked4 the man for walking too slowly to get there in time , and ordered to have him killed .

然而，燕王没有醒悟到那个自称长生不老的人是在欺骗他，反而怪罪派去学习的人走得太慢。

The King of Yan never realized that the man who boasted himself as an immortal2 was deceiving him , but instead , he blamed the man he sent for walking too slowly .

燕王见了大发雷霆。

At this the King of Yan flew into a rage .

战国时，有一个人愿意教给燕王一套长生不老的方法。

During the Warring States Period , a man was willing to teach the King of Yan the ways to attain immortality .