在一个村庄里，有一位出色的画家，人们都说他画的画栩栩如生。
In a village, there is an outstanding painter. People say his paintings are lifelike.
在一个晴朗的早晨，一位很吝啬的富翁慕名而来，想让画家给他画个肖像。
On a fine morning, a miserly rich man came to ask the painter to paint a portrait of him.
富翁对画家说：“请您帮我画个像，画好了我就给你500美金！怎么样？”
The rich man said to the painter, "please help me draw a picture. I'll give you 500 dollars when I'm done! How is it? "
画家大吃一惊：“竟然有人要用500美金来买我的画！”画家爽快地答应了，并告诉富翁三天后来取。
The painter was surprised: "someone even wanted to buy my painting for 500 dollars!" The painter readily agreed and told the rich man to pick it up in three days.
于是，画家就废寝忘食地画着肖像，每当他想要放弃时，他就会想：“如果放弃，那500美金就会白白地如流水般地溜走。
Therefore, the painter would like to paint a portrait of his sleep and food. Whenever he wanted to give up, he would think: "if he gave up, 500 dollars would slip away like water in vain.
画家就这样坚持了三天三夜。
In this way, the painter persisted for three days and three nights.
约定的时间到了，富翁按时来取画。
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