One day, Nick invited his friends to supper. He was cooking some delicious food in the kitchen. Suddenly, he

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　　(find) that he had run out of salt. So Nick called to his son, “Go to the village and buy some salt, but pay a fair(公平, 合理) price for it: neither too much

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　　too little.”

　　His son looked surprised. “I can understand why I shouldn’t pay too much, Father, but if I can pay less,

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　　not save a bit of money?”

　　“That would be a very

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　　(reason) thing to do in a big city, but it could destroy a small village like ours,” Nick said.

　　Nick’s guest,

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　　had heard their conversation, asked why they should not buy salt more cheaply if they could. Nick replied, “The only reason a man would sell salt

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　　a lower price would be because he was desperate（极度渴望的）for money. And anyone who took advantage of that situation would be showing a lack （缺少） of respect

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　　the sweat (汗水)and struggle(奋斗) of the man who worked very hard to produce it.”

　　“But such a small thing couldn’t

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　　(possible) destroy a village.”

　　“In the beginning, there was only

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