英語小故事(中英文對照).ppt

1、Fisherman and businessman,一天，一個漁夫躺在沙灘上，旁邊架著魚竿，魚線甩在藍(lán)色的大海里，隨著閃閃發(fā)光的海浪不停地涌動。他愜意地享受午后陽光，等著魚兒咬鉤。 這時一位商人沿著沙灘走了過來，他到海邊來舒緩一下他緊張的工作壓力。商人看到了躺在沙灘上的漁夫，很想知道為什么漁夫不努力養(yǎng)家糊口，而是在這里釣魚。 “你這樣可掉不到幾條魚?！鄙倘藢O夫說。“你應(yīng)該認(rèn)真點(diǎn)，而不是躺在沙灘上休息?！?漁民抬頭看了看商人，笑著回答：“那樣做我能得到什么回報??？” “那樣你會有錢買個大的漁網(wǎng)，捕到更多的魚?！鄙倘嘶卮鹚?One day a fisherman was lying on a

2、beautiful beach, with his fishing pole propped up in the sand and his solitary line cast out into the sparking blue surf. He was enjoying the warmth of the afternoon sun and the prospect of catching a fish. About that time, a businessman came walking down the beach ,trying to relieve some of the str

3、ess of his workday. He noticed the fisherman sitting on the beach and decided to find out why this fisherman was fishing instead of working harder to make a living for himself and his family . You arent going to catch many fish that way .said the businessman to the fisherman .You should be working r

4、ather than lying on the beach! The fisherman looked up at the businessman, smiled and awkwardly replied ,And what will my reward be? “Well, you can get bigger nets and catch more fish! ” was the businessmans answer.,“那樣做又會得到什么回報呢？”漁夫依然笑著問。 商人回答道：“你會賺錢，然后你就能買一艘船，這會讓你達(dá)到更多的魚！” “然后我又能得到什么回報？”漁夫又問。 商人開始對

5、漁夫的問題感到惱火?！澳憧梢再I更大的船，然后雇人為你工作！”商人說。 “那么然后呢，我能得到什么？”漁夫重復(fù)問道。 商人生氣了?！澳汶y道不明白么？你可以建立起自己的捕魚船隊，到世界各地去，讓你的工人給你捕魚！”, And then what will my reward be ?asked the fisherman ,still smiling . The businessman replied ,You will make money and youll be able to buy a boat, which will then result in larger catches of f

6、ish! And then what will my reward be ?asked fisherman again. The businessman was beginning to get a little irritated with the fishermans questions . You can buy a bigger boat ,and hire some people to work for you! he said. And then what will my reward be?“ repeated the fisherman. The businessman was

7、 practically angry. “ Dont you understand? You can build up a fleet of fishing boats ,sail all over the world ,and appoint all you employees catch fish for you !”,Once again the fisherman asked ,And then what will my reward be?“ The businessman was red with rage and shouted at the fisherman ,“Dont y

8、ou understand that you can become so rich that you will never have to work for your living again !You can spend all the rest of your days sitting on the beach ,looking at the sunset .You wont have a care in the world! The fisherman ,still smiling ,looked up and said ,And what do you think Im doing r

9、ight now?,漁夫再次問道：“這么做我會得到什么呢？”商人氣得面紅耳赤，沖漁夫喊道：“你怎么就不明白？你可以變得非常富有，再也不用賺錢工作了！你的后半生都可以坐在沙灘上看日落，不用在乎周圍的世界！” 漁夫依舊微笑著，抬頭看著商人說道：“那你說我現(xiàn)在在干什么？不就是坐在沙灘上看日落嗎？”,On occasion , many people have been working hard in their whole lives in order to lead a happy life and . They work hard , earn money and save it while h

10、oping money can buy happiness. But this story tells us ,in fact, our attitudes to life are wrong at the beginning. What we expectantly get from work? The businessman in the story cant answer the question at last . We are mere play an part in the socialization. Maybe we should stop the work step properly and dont forget the most important things in our lives. Happiness is up to your attitude.,有時，很多人一生都在拼命工作，目的就是要獲得幸福和快樂的生活