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穷人 pauper [英][ˈpɔ:pə(r)] [美][ˈpɔpɚ] 中英文小故事：穷人和银行家 从前有一个穷人，一个银行家。贫穷的人没什么银子，而银行家很富有。所以按常理看，富有的人必然会比穷人更快乐。但事实完全相反，这个可怜的穷人是快乐的，而银行家却没有快乐的感受，当他夜晚辗转反侧的躺在床上的时候，穷人总能睡得踏实安稳，醒来的时候充满活力。 有一天银行家再也受不了了。他决定要找出原因，为什么穷人是快乐的人，而他却体会不到丝毫快乐。所以他召唤穷人到自己的家，问他每年的收入。因为他相信，财富是衡量幸福的标准。 “我不算太好，我也不在乎。我生活好每一天，从不担心未来。” “好的，那么，告诉我，你挣多少钱一天？”富人固执地问。 “我挣的钱是我需要的。即便不是太多，但是所有节假日的时候，我必须关店休息。” 他喜欢这个穷人。为了感谢他来到家里做客，银行家拿出一袋金币给穷人。 这些金币，对银行家不算是什么，而对于穷人似乎是一笔巨大的财富。他决定把金币袋藏起来，以备不时之需。所以，他回到家，在花园的一个僻静的角落挖了一个大洞，，把金币袋放进去，盖上土。 但是从那一天起，穷人的生活改变了，他开始担心自己的资金安全。每天晚上，他都睡得不安稳，每一次他听到最轻微的声音，都对他硬币的安全感到担心。 最后，他再也无法忍受自己的不幸。他跑到花园里，挖出金币，退回给了银行家。 穷人学到了重要的一课，银行家又何尝不是呢？ Once upon a time there lived a pauper and a banker. The first was as poor as the second was rich. So it was inevitable that the rich man will be happier than the pauper. But their natures were opposite, for the poor man was happy whereas the banker was not. The banker was annoyed of the fact that while he tossed and turned in his bed at night, the pauper slept peacefully and always awoke rested and full of energy. One day the banker could stand it no longer. He decided to find out why the pauper was a happy man inspite of his poverty. So he summoned him to his house and asked him his yearly income because he believed that happiness could only be measured in terms of wealth. "I don't count too well, nor do I really care. I live each day as it comes and never worry about the next." "Well, then, just tell me how much you earn in one day," insisted the rich man. "I earn what I need. And even that would be too much were it not for all the Sundays and holidays when I must close my shop." The banker liked the pauper. He wished to thank him for coming to his house, so he presented the poor man with a bag of hundred gold coins. Now, to the pauper these coins, which meant so little to the banker, seemed a great fortune. He decided to hide the bag, so that he would have the money if ever he should need it. So, when he returned to his house, he dug a big hole in a secluded corner of the garden, threw the bag into it, and covered it with dirt. But from that day on, the poor man's life changed- he began to worry about the safety of his money. Every night he slept a little less, and each time he heard the slightest sound, he became anxious about the safety of his coins. Finally, he could bear his unhappiness no longer. He went to the garden, dug up the coins and returned them to the banker. The pauper had learned an important lesson, and so has the banker. 中英文例句 Does a man with a fortune live as a pauper? 一个有钱人能活得像个乞丐么? The quality or state of being a pauper. 贫穷作为贫民的性质或状态。 He did not take kindly to the tag of pauper. 他可不喜欢别人叫他作穷光蛋。 A pauper has as much a right to learn as a king. 穷人和国王一样均有受教育的权利。 |
