美国第九届总统威廉·亨利·哈里逊出生在一个小镇上,他是一个既文静又怕羞的孩子,人们都把他看作傻瓜,常喜欢捉弄他。他们经常把一枚五分钱的硬币和一枚一角钱的硬币扔在他面前,让他从中任意捡一枚。威廉总是捡那枚五分钱的硬币,于是大家都以为他傻透了,不停地嘲笑他。有一天,一个好心人可怜他,小心翼翼地问道:“难道你不知道一角钱比五分钱值钱吗?”“当然知道,”威廉慢条斯理地答道,“不过,如果我捡了 The ninth president of the United States, William Henry Harrison, was born in a small town. He was both a quiet and shy child. People regarded him as a fool and often like to trick him. They often throw a five-cent coin and a dime in front of him, allowing him to pick one arbitrarily. William always pick up the one-fifth of the coin, so everyone thought he was stupid, keep laughing at him. One day, a kindhearted man pitied him and asked gingerly: ”Do not you know that a dime is worth more than a half a cent?“ ”Of course,“ said William slowly, ”but if I Picked up