英语翻译麻烦帮我翻译一下A friend of mine told me that when he was a youn

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A friend of mine told me that when he was a young man,he went to work as a teacher in one of the states of India.One day,he received an invitation to dinner at the ruler's palace.Very pleased,he went to tell his colleagues.They laughed,and told him the meaning of the invitation.They had all benn invited,and each person who was invited had to bring with him a certain number of silver and gold coins.The number of coins varied according to the person's position in the service of the government.My friend's income was not high,so he did not have much to pay.Each person bowed before the ruler.His gold went onto one heap,and his silver went onto another heap.