【双语有声阅读】幸福的秘诀

Once there lived a king of great strength and wealth.Yet he was not happy.

 

从前有一位国王，很有权力和财富，然而他并不快乐。

He told his servants to find him things to make him happy,but each came back saying

他告诉仆人去找可以使他快乐的东西，但是每个回来的人都说：

"Noting in the world can match the wonderful things you have already."

“世界上没有什么比得上你已经拥有的极好的东西。”

Then in that land,there lived a poor man with a patch¹ over one eye and a crutch² to help him walk.Although he had little,he was always happy.

当时那个国家住着一个穷人，他一个眼睛戴着眼罩并靠拐杖走路。虽然他拥有的很少，但是他总是很快乐。

When the king heard of this,he asked the man to teach him his secret. "I never push." the man replied,"and I never rush.

当国王听说这件事的时候，他要求这个人教他快乐的秘决。 “我从来不强迫，”这个人答道，“而且我从不匆忙。

Most of all,I never wish for too much."Then he smiled and was gone.

最重要的是，我从不希望得到太多。”然后，他笑着离开了。

If you would make a man happy,do not add to his possessions but subtract³ from his desires.

如果你想使一个人快乐，不要增加他的财产，而是要减少他的欲望。

1 patch   

n.补丁；斑；一小块地；vt.补，修补

参考例句：

• This patch looks a bit unprofessional.这块补丁有点像出自外行之手。
• We managed to patch our quarrel.我们设法平息争吵。

2 crutch   

n.T字形拐杖；支持，依靠，精神支柱

参考例句：

• Her religion was a crutch to her when John died.约翰死后，她在精神上依靠宗教信仰支撑住自己。
• He uses his wife as a kind of crutch because of his lack of confidence.他缺乏自信心，总把妻子当作主心骨。

3 subtract   

v.减去，扣除

参考例句：

• Subtract four from nine and you have five.九减四得五。
• In their first year at school,most children learn to add and subtract.入学第一年，多数孩子都学加减法。