第33章 痛苦的根源

作者:吴文智

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类型:都市·校园

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更新时间:2019-10-06 11:42

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本章字节:8178字

hecobblerandhebanker


拉·封丹fonaine


firslisenandhenanswerhequesions


1whadidhebankergivehecobbler?


2whydidheauhorsayhahecobblerburriedhehappinesswihhemoneyogeher?


acobblerpassedhisimeinsingingfrommorningillnigh;iwaswonderfulosee,wonderfulohearhim;hewasmoreconenedinmakingshoeshanwasanyofhesevensageshisneighbor,onheconrary,whowasrollinginwealh,sungbulile,andsleeplesshewasabanker;whenbychancehefellinoadozeadaybreak,hecobblerawokehimwihhissonghebankercompinedsadlyhaprovidencehadnomadesleepasaleablecommodiy,likeediblesordrinkableshavingalenghsenforhesongser,hesaidohim,“howmuchayeardoyouearn,masergregory?”


“howmuchayear,sir?”saidhemerrycobblerughing,“ineverreckoninhaway,livingasidofromonedayoanoher;somehowimanageoreachheendofheyear;eachdaybringsismeal”


“wellhen!howmuchadaydoyouearn,myfriend?”


“someimesmore,someimesless;buheworsofiis,and,wihouhaourearningswouldbeveryolerable,anumberofdaysoccurinheyearonwhichweareforbiddenowork;andhecurae,moreover,isconsanlyaddingsomenewsainohelis”


hebanker,ughingahissimpliciy,said,“inhefuureishallpceyouabovewanakehishundredcrowns,preservehemcarefully,andmakeuseofheminimeofneed”


hecobblerfanciedhebeheldallhewealhwhichheearhhadproducedinhepascenuryforheuseofmankindreurninghome,heburiedhismoneyandhishappinessahesameimenomoresinging;heloshisvoice,hemomenheacquiredhawhichishesourceofsomuchgriefsleepquiedhisdwelling;andcares,suspicions,andfalsearmsookispceallday,hiseyewanderedinhedirecionofhereasure;andanigh,ifsomesraycamadeanoise,hecawasrobbinghimalenghhepoormanranohehouseofhisrichneighbor;“givemeback,”saidhe,“sleepandmyvoice,andakeyourhundredcrowns”


一个皮匠以歌自娱,在歌声中度过每一天。每一个见到他,或听到他歌声的人都甚感愉快。他安于自己的制鞋工作,甚至觉得比做希腊七圣还满足。他的邻居是一个家财万贯的银行家,与他相反,银行家很少唱歌,睡眠也不好,偶尔在天快亮时才打个盹,又被皮匠的歌声吵醒了。他痛苦地抱怨上帝没有把睡眠也变成商品,他多想睡眠也像食品和饮料那样能随意购买啊。最后,银行家把这个歌唱者请过来,对他说:“格雷戈里师傅,您一年能赚多少钱啊?”


“一年赚多少钱吗,先生?”快乐的皮匠笑道,“我可从来没有统计过,我天天如此,每天挣足三餐,总能撑到年底。”


“啊,朋友,那么,你一天挣多少呢?”


“有时候挣得多,有时又少点,我们的收入还可以。最难过的日子就是每年总有些时候不让我们工作,而牧师又常吸纳新的圣徒。”


银行家被皮匠的直率逗乐了,他说:“今后,我将满足你的一切需求,你把这一百枚钱拿去存好,需要时就拿出来用。”


皮匠觉得自己好像看到了几个世纪以来,大地为人类所需创造出来的所有财富。他回家后,把这笔钱埋了起来,同时,也埋葬了他的欢乐。从此,他不再唱歌。在他得到钱这个痛苦根源的那刻起,就失去了歌喉。担心、怀疑、虚惊让他不能安稳入睡。他的目光整天游移在藏钱的地方。晚上,就是野猫弄出点声响,他也会以为有人来抢他的宝贝。最后,这个可怜的人跑到他富有的邻居那里,“还我睡眠和歌喉吧,把你的一百枚钱币拿回去。”


心灵小语


很多时候,人的烦恼是因心中的贪欲产生的。其实,快乐并非是用财富堆砌而成的。简简单单的生活,才能体会一种虽然平凡却幸福无比的滋味。


learningforbeerundersanding


keywordsandexpressions


1reckon


作动词:测算,估计


词组:reckonwih处理;对付;和…算帐;预料到


reckonon指望;依赖


reckonin把……计算在内


reckonup计算;合计


例:ireckonhaheisoldenough


我认为他的年龄已经够大了。


2sray


作形容词:迷路的;离群的


例:perhaps,ihough,asrayambuncewouldpickherup


我心里想,也许一辆过路的救护车会把她带走。


pracicingforbeerlearning


dohefollowingsaemensagreewihheinformaioninhereadingex?


wrie


rueifhesaemenagreeswihheinformaion


falseifhesaemenconradicsheinformaion


(1)hebanker,appreciainghissimpliciy,said,“inhefuureishallpceyouabovewanakehishundredcrowns,preservehemcarefully,andmakeuseofheminimeofneed”


(2)hisneighbor,onheconrary,whowasrollinginwealh,sungbulile,andsleeplesshewasabanker


(3)alenghhepoormanranohehouseofhisrichneighbor;“givemeback,”saidhe,“sleepandmyvoice,andakeyourhundredcrowns”