The World is a Puzzle
世界是一個拼圖
There was a man who had a little boy that he loved very much. Everyday after work the man would come home and play with the little boy. He would always spend all of his extra time playing with the little boy.
這是一對父子，父親對兒子疼愛有佳，每天下班之後父子倆都一起玩耍。父親把所有的業餘時間都花在了兒子身上，和他一起玩。
One night, while the man was at work, he realized that he had extra work to do for the evening, and that he wouldn't be able to play with his little boy. But, he wanted to be able to give the boy something to keep him busy. So, looking around his office, he saw a magazine with a large map of the world on the cover. He got an idea. He removed the map, and then patiently tore it up into small pieces. Then he put all the pieces in his coat pocket.
一天傍晚，在下班前父親發現他晚上必須得加班，那樣他就沒有時間跟孩子玩了。於是，他想辦法要使孩子有事可做。環顧辦公室，他發現了一本雜誌，封面上是一個大大的世界地圖。他靈機一動，把地圖撕下來，耐心地撕成小塊。然後裝進大衣口袋裡。
When he got home, the little boy came running to him and was ready to play. The man explained that he had extra work to do and couldn't play just now, but he led the little boy into the dining room, and taking out all the pieces of the map, he spread them on the table. He explained that it was a map of the world, and that by the time he could put it back together, his extra work would be finished, and they could both play. Surely this would keep the child busy for hours, he thought.
回到家，小男孩飛奔向父親，準備開始玩耍。父親解釋道他得加班，現在不能陪他玩。他把兒子帶到餐廳，拿出口袋裡的碎片，攤在桌子上。他解釋說這是一幅世界地圖，當小男孩把它拼在一起時，他就能加完班，和兒子一起玩了。他確信這能讓他的兒子忙活上幾個小時。
About half an hour later the boy came to the man and said, "Okay, it's finished. Can we play now?"
大概一個半小時以後，兒子來到父親面前，說：“好了，拼完了，我們現在能玩了嗎？”
The man was surprised, saying, "That's impossible. Let's go see." And sure enough, there was the picture of the world; all put together, every piece in its place.
父親很驚訝，說道："不可能。讓我去看看"。千真萬確，那幅世界地圖已經拼在了一起，每一塊都各就其位。
The man said, "That's amazing! How did you do that?" The boy said, "It was simple. On the back of the page was a picture of a man. When I put the man together the whole world fell into place."
父親說：“了不起！你怎麼做到的？”兒子說道：“很簡單，地圖的背面是一幅人像，當我把那個人的圖像拼在一起時，世界就拼完了。”
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