双语有声阅读：幸福的秘密

 The Secret of Happiness

 

幸福的秘密

Once there lived a king of great strength andwealth.Yet he was not happy.He told his servants tofind him things to make him happy,but each cameback saying,"Noting in the world can match thewonderful things you have already."Then in thatland,there lived a poor man with a patch over oneeye and a crutch¹ to help him walk.Although he hadlittle,he was always happy.When the king heard ofthis,he asked the man to teach him his secret.

 

从前有一位国王，很有权力和财富，然而他并不快乐。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：“世界上没有什么比得上你已经拥有的极好的东西。”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。当国王听说这件事的时候，他要求这个人教他快乐的秘决。

 

"I never push." the man replied,"and I never rush. Most of all, I never wish for too much."Thenhe smiled and was gone.

 

“我从来不强迫，”这个人答道，“而且我从不匆忙。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 subtract 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 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。