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白云华附 The Emperor's New Clothes
An emperor who was preoccupied with his appearance and his wardrobe. A pair of swindlers took advantage of this by pretending to be able to weave the finest cloth, which couldn't be seen by people who were either unfit for office or were stupid. The emperor decided to have a suit of clothes made from the fabric in order to test which of his courtiers was unfit for office. As he didn't want to appear stupid or unfit, he pretended to be able to see the new clothes, as did all of his courtiers. He paraded the 'new clothes' through the streets and the onlookers, also not wishing to appear stupid, all admired them. A small child, who didn't understand the apparent necessity for pretence, piped up 'But he has nothing on!'. The bubble of pretence burst and soon all the onlookers were repeating what the child had said, whilst the king continued the procession, attempting to maintain his dignity by pretending that nothing had happened.
愚蠢、虚荣的皇帝又来到了我们的面前!在假象面前,我们是否应该说真话?我们是否具备这种勇气?这个问题值得我们思考。白云华附《皇帝的新装》精彩演绎了人类的虚荣和虚伪,小孩的童真和勇气值得我们钦佩!