雙語美文:真正貧窮的生活
One day a rich father took his young son on a trip to the country with the firm purpose to show him how poor people can be. They spent a day and night in the farm of a very poor family. When they got back from their trip the father asked his son, how was the trip?
一天,一位富有的父親帶著他的小兒子去鄉下旅行,打算讓他見識一下窮人的生活。他們在一戶非常貧窮人家的農場里住了一天一夜。旅行回來之后,父親問兒子:你覺得這次旅行怎樣?
Very good, Dad!
棒極了,爸爸!
Did you see how poor people can be? the father asked.
你看到窮人的生活了嗎?父親問道。
Yeah! And what did you learn?
是的!那你從中學到了什么呢?
The son answered, I saw that we have a dog at home, and they have four. We have a pool that reaches to the middle of the garden; they have a creek that has no end. We have imported lamps in the garden; they have the stars. Our patio reaches to the front yard; they have a whole horizon.
兒子回答道:我看到我們家只有一只狗,而他們家有四只。我們的游泳池一直延伸到花園中間,而他們的小溪沒有盡頭。我們在花園里裝了進口燈具,而他們有滿天星斗。我們的天井接著前院,而他們擁有整個地平線。
When the little boy was finishing, his father was speechless.
當小男孩說完的時候,他的父親目瞪口呆。
His son added, Thanks, dad, for showing me how poor we are!
他的兒子接著又補充道:謝謝爸爸讓我看到我們是多么貧窮!
Isnt it true that it all depends on the way you look at things? If you have love, friends, family, health, good humor and a positive attitude toward life, youve got everything!
貧富的真意完全取決于你看待事物的角度,難道不是嗎?如果你擁有愛人、朋友、家庭、健康、幽默感和對生活的積極態度,你就擁有了一切!
One day a rich father took his young son on a trip to the country with the firm purpose to show him how poor people can be. They spent a day and night in the farm of a very poor family. When they got back from their trip the father asked his son, how was the trip?
一天,一位富有的父親帶著他的小兒子去鄉下旅行,打算讓他見識一下窮人的生活。他們在一戶非常貧窮人家的農場里住了一天一夜。旅行回來之后,父親問兒子:你覺得這次旅行怎樣?
Very good, Dad!
棒極了,爸爸!
Did you see how poor people can be? the father asked.
你看到窮人的生活了嗎?父親問道。
Yeah! And what did you learn?
是的!那你從中學到了什么呢?
The son answered, I saw that we have a dog at home, and they have four. We have a pool that reaches to the middle of the garden; they have a creek that has no end. We have imported lamps in the garden; they have the stars. Our patio reaches to the front yard; they have a whole horizon.
兒子回答道:我看到我們家只有一只狗,而他們家有四只。我們的游泳池一直延伸到花園中間,而他們的小溪沒有盡頭。我們在花園里裝了進口燈具,而他們有滿天星斗。我們的天井接著前院,而他們擁有整個地平線。
When the little boy was finishing, his father was speechless.
當小男孩說完的時候,他的父親目瞪口呆。
His son added, Thanks, dad, for showing me how poor we are!
他的兒子接著又補充道:謝謝爸爸讓我看到我們是多么貧窮!
Isnt it true that it all depends on the way you look at things? If you have love, friends, family, health, good humor and a positive attitude toward life, youve got everything!
貧富的真意完全取決于你看待事物的角度,難道不是嗎?如果你擁有愛人、朋友、家庭、健康、幽默感和對生活的積極態度,你就擁有了一切!