讀點好英文:The Secret of Happiness　幸福的秘訣

The Secret of Happiness　幸福的秘訣

·Anonymous·

Once there lived a king of great strength and wealth. Yet he was not happy.He told his servants to find him things to make him happy, but each came back saying，“Nothing in the world can match the wonderful things you have already.”Then in that land, there lived a poor man with a patch over one eye and a crutch to help him walk.Although he had little, he was always happy.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. Most of all, I never wish for too much.”Then he smiled and was gone.

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

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從前有一位國王，很有權力和財富，然而他并不快樂。他告訴仆人去找可以使他快樂的東西，但是每個回來的人都說：“世界上沒有什么比您已經(jīng)擁有的更好的東西了?！碑敃r那個國家住著一個窮人，他一只眼睛戴著眼罩并靠拐杖走路。雖然他擁有的很少，但是他總是很快樂。當國王聽說這件事的時候，便要求這個人教他快樂的秘訣。

“我從不強迫，”這個人答道，“而且我從不匆忙。最重要的是，我從不希望得到太多?！比缓?，他笑著離開了。

如果你想讓一個人快樂，不是要增加他的財產(chǎn)，而是要減少他的欲望。

核心單詞

strength[stre?θ]n.力量；效力；長處

patch[p?t?]n.補丁，補片；貼片

crutch[kr?t?]n.支撐物；支持，依靠

secret['si：krit]adj.秘密的，私下的 n.秘密，秘訣

rush[r??]v.沖，奔；倉促行動

實用句型

Nothing in the worId can match the wonderfuI things you have aIready.世界上沒有什么比您已經(jīng)擁有的更好的東西了。

①nothing放在句首時，要用倒裝語序。

②match敵得過，比得上，類似的表達還有match against使較量，使比賽；match up（使）相配等固定搭配。

翻譯練習

1.短裙子又開始流行了。（come back）

2.惡劣的天氣增加了我們的困難。（add to）

3.7　減2等于5。（subtract from）