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You should pay double tuition
A young man asked Socrates to teach him the technique of lecturing. In order to show that he was an eloquent speaker, the young man talked on and on about all irrelevent matters.
“You should pay me double the tuition fees.” said Socrates.
“Why? Why should I pay double?”the young man said in surprise.
“Because,”Socrates said humorously, “I must teaching you two courses: one is how to close your mouth, the other is how to lecture.”
译文：你应该付双倍的学费
一个年轻人请苏格拉底教他演讲术。为了表现自己是个口若悬河的演说家，这个年轻人夸夸其谈，滔滔不绝地说着不着边际的话。
“你应该付给我两倍的学费。”苏格拉底说。
“为什么？为什么我应该付你两倍的学费呢？”这个年轻人非常纳闷地说。
“因为我要教你两门功课：一门是怎样闭嘴，另一门是怎样演讲。”苏格拉底幽默地说。
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