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1、英语美文赏析:运用智慧适时舍得 ThereoncewasamasterwhowenttoIndia.Inthosetimes,wedidn’thavethecommunicationsorairplanesormanykindsoftransportationthatwedonow.SothemasterwenttoIndiaonfoot.HehadneverbeentoIndiabefore;perhapshecamefromPersia.Andwhenhegotthere,hesawalotoffruit.InIndiatheyhaveplen
2、tyoffruittosell,butmuchofitisexpensivebecausetheycan’tgrowmuchduetothewatersituation.Sohesawonebasket,abigbasketofsomeveryred,longfruit.Anditwasthecheapestintheshop,notexpensiveatall. 从前有一位师父,他到印度去,那时候因为交通不发达,没有飞机,不像现在一样有很多交通工具,所以这位师父就步行去印度。他有可能是波斯人,以前没去过印度。他到印度时,看见许许多多的水果。在印度
3、,有时因为缺水的缘故,水果产量不多,许多小店虽然摆满了水果,但多半都很贵。那位师父发现有个大篮子里面装着一种红色长条形的水果,这种水果的价格最便宜,一点都不贵。 Sohewentupandasked,“Howmuchperkilo?”Andtheshopkeepersaid,“Tworupees.”TworupeesinIndiaisnothing;it’slikedirt.Soheboughtawholekilogramofthefruitandstartedeatingit.Butafterheatesomeofit:Oh,myGod!Hise
4、yeswatered,hismouthwateredandburned,hiseyeswereburning,hisheadwasburningandhisfacebecamered.Ashecoughedandchokedandgaspedforbreath,hejumpedupanddown,saying,“Ah!Ah!Ah!” 他就走过去询问:“这个一公斤要多少钱?”小贩回答:“两卢比。”两卢比在印度根本不算什么,像尘土一样不值钱,于是他就整整买了一公斤,然后开始吃。吃了几口之后,这位师父就眼泪、口水齐流,眼睛发红,嘴巴辣得像着火一样,整个头
5、好像要烧起来,他又咳又呛,满脸通红地喘不过气来,在那里边跳边叫:“啊!啊!啊!” Buthestillcontinuedtoeatthefruit!Somepeoplewhowerelookingathimshooktheirheadsandsaid,“You’recrazy,man.Thosearechilies!Youcan’teatsomany;they’renotgoodforyou!Peopleusethemasacondiment,butonlyalittlebittoputintofoodfortaste.Youcan’tjustea
6、tthembythehandfullikethat;they’renotfruit!”Sothestupidmastersaid,“No,Ican’tstop!Ipaidmoneyforthem,andnowI’lleatthem.It’smymoney!” 不过他还是继续吃!有人看到他这样子后,就摇摇头说:“老兄,你是脑袋坏掉啦?这是辣椒耶!不能吃那么多,这样对你不好。辣椒是用来调味的,煮菜时每次只放一点点在食物里增加味道。这个不是水果,不能这样整把拿起来吃啊!”那位笨师父说:“不行,我已经花钱买了,就要把它吃完,这可都是钱哪!” Andyou
7、thinkthatmasterwasstupid,right?Similarly,wesometimesdoalotofthingslikethat.Weinvestmoney,timeoreffortinarelationship,businessorjob.Andeventhoughit’sbeenalongtime,bitterexperiencetellsusitwon’twork,andweknowthere’snomorehopethatthingswillchangeinthefuture-thiswedefinitelyknowbyi
8、ntuition-westillcontinuejustbecausewe’veinvestedmoney,