女人香美丽英文人生幸福29篇[8]

 

　　Track 08 I will leave with you
There was a rich merchant who had four wives. He loved the fourth wife the most, and adorned¹ her with rich robes and treated her to delicacies². He toke great care of her and gave her nothing but the best.
She also loved the third wife very much. He is very proud of her and always wanted to show her off to his friends. However, the merchant was always in great fear that she might run away with some other men.
He, too, loved his second wife. She was a very considerate person, always patient. And in fact, was the merchant’s confidante. Whenever the merchant faced some problems, she always turned to his second wife. And she always helped them out tide him through the difficult times.
Now the merchant’s first wife was a very loyal partner, and has made great contributions in maintaining his wealth and business, as well as taking care of his household. However, the merchant did not love the first wife and although she loved him deeply, he hardly took notice of her.
One day, the merchant felt ill. Before long, he knew that he was going to die soon. He though of his luxurious³ life and told himself: “now I have four wives with me. But when I die, I will be alone. How lonely I’ll be!”
Thus he asked the fourth wife: “I love you most, endowed you with the finest clothing, and show great care over you. Now that I am dying, would you follow me and keep me company?”
“No way!” replied the fourth wife and she walked away without another word. The answer cut like a sharp knife and right into the merchant’s heart.
The sad merchant then asked the third wife: “I have loved you so much for all my life. Now that I am dying, will you follow me and keep me company?”
“No!” replied the third wife, “life is so good over here, I am going to remarry when you die.” The merchant’s heart sank and turned cold.
Then, he asked the second wife: “I always turn to you for help. You have always helped me out. Now I need your help again. When I die, will you follow me and keep me company?”
“I am sorry. I can not help you out this time.” Reply the second wife, “at the very most, I can only send you to your grave.”
The answer came like a bolt of lighting⁴ and the merchant was devastated⁵.
Then a voice called out: “I will leave with you. I will follow you no matter where you go.” The merchant looked up and there was his first wife. She was so skinning, almost as she suffered from malnutrition⁶. Greatly grieved, the merchant said: “I should have taken much better care of you while I could have.”
Actually, we all have four wives in our lives.
A: the fourth wife is our body. No matter how much time and effort we lavish⁷ in making it look good, it’ll leave us when we die.
B: our third wife, our possession, status and wealth. When we die, they all go to others.
C the second wife is our family and friends. No matter how close they have been there for us when we alive. The furthest they can stay by us is up to the grave.
D the first wife is in fact our soul, often neglected in our pursuer of material, wealth and sensual pleasure. Guess what? It is actually the only thing that follows us wherever we go. Perhaps it is a good idea to cultivate and strength it now rather than to wait until we’re on our deathbed to lament⁸.

1 adorned   

[计]被修饰的

参考例句：

• The walls were adorned with paintings. 墙上装饰了绘画。
• And his coat was adorned with a flamboyant bunch of flowers. 他的外套上面装饰着一束艳丽刺目的鲜花。

2 delicacies   

n.棘手( delicacy的名词复数 )；精致；精美的食物；周到

参考例句：

• Its flesh has exceptional delicacies. 它的肉异常鲜美。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• After these delicacies, the trappers were ready for their feast. 在享用了这些美食之后，狩猎者开始其大餐。 来自英汉非文学 - 民俗

3 luxurious   

adj.精美而昂贵的；豪华的

参考例句：

• This is a luxurious car complete with air conditioning and telephone.这是一辆附有空调设备和电话的豪华轿车。
• The rich man lives in luxurious surroundings.这位富人生活在奢侈的环境中。

4 lighting   

n.照明，光线的明暗，舞台灯光

参考例句：

• The gas lamp gradually lost ground to electric lighting.煤气灯逐渐为电灯所代替。
• The lighting in that restaurant is soft and romantic.那个餐馆照明柔和而且浪漫。

5 devastated   

v.彻底破坏( devastate的过去式和过去分词)；摧毁；毁灭；在感情上（精神上、财务上等）压垮adj.毁坏的；极为震惊的

参考例句：

• The bomb devastated much of the old part of the city. 这颗炸弹炸毁了旧城的一大片地方。
• His family is absolutely devastated. 他的一家感到极为震惊。

6 malnutrition   

n.营养不良

参考例句：

• In Africa, there are a lot of children suffering from severe malnutrition.在非洲有大批严重营养不良的孩子。
• It is a classic case of malnutrition. 这是营养不良的典型病例。

7 lavish   

adj.无节制的；浪费的；vt.慷慨地给予，挥霍

参考例句：

• He despised people who were lavish with their praises.他看不起那些阿谀奉承的人。
• The sets and costumes are lavish.布景和服装极尽奢华。

8 lament   

n.悲叹，悔恨，恸哭；v.哀悼，悔恨，悲叹

参考例句：

• Her face showed lament.她的脸上露出悲伤的样子。
• We lament the dead.我们哀悼死者。