英汉故事：救助蚂蚁的沙弥

英汉故事：救助蚂蚁的沙弥

the novice monk who rescued the ants

小和尚还不到受戒年龄，就叫做“沙弥”。

a little monk who is not old enough to get ordained is called a novice monk.

从前有个小沙弥，他跟着一个极有智慧的.师父学习佛教。他是一个好学生，恭敬、诚恳、听话，而且学得很快。

once there was a novice monk who studied buddhism with a very wise teacher. he was a very good student. he was respectful, sincere, and obedient. he learned very quickly.

这个师父很有智慧，能够预知未来。从一开始他就知道他的小徒弟活不了多久。有一天，他掐算出自己的徒儿只有七天的寿命了，就感到非常难过。

the teacher was so wise that he could foretell the future. the teacher knew from the beginning that his little student could not live very long. one day he counted and realized that the little student had only seven days left to live. he felt very sad.