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1、英語(yǔ)哲理美文欣賞:舍與得(雙語(yǔ))Thereoncewasamasterwhowenttoindia.inthosetimes,wedidn'thavethecommunicationsorairplanesormanykindsoftransportationthatwedonow.sothemasterwenttoindiaonfoot.hehadneverbeentoindiabefore;perhapshecamefrompersia.andwhenhegotthere,hesawalotoffruit.inindiatheyhave
2、plentyoffruittosell,butmuchofitisexpensivebecausetheycan'tgrowmuchduetothewatersituation.sohesawonebasket,abigbasketofsomeveryred,longfruit.anditwasthecheapestintheshop,notexpensiveatall.從前有一位師父,他到印度去,那時(shí)候因?yàn)榻煌ú话l(fā)達(dá),沒(méi)有飛機(jī),不像現(xiàn)在一樣有很多交通工具,所以這位師父就步行去印度。他有可能是波斯人,以前沒(méi)去過(guò)印度。他到印度時(shí),看見(jiàn)許許多多
3、的水果。在印度,有時(shí)因?yàn)槿彼木壒?,水果產(chǎn)量不多,許多小店雖然擺滿(mǎn)了水果,但多半都很貴。那位師父發(fā)現(xiàn)有個(gè)大籃子里面裝著一種紅色長(zhǎng)條形的水果,這種水果的價(jià)格最便宜,一點(diǎn)都不貴. Sohewentupandasked,"howmuchperkilo?"andtheshopkeepersaid,"tworupees."tworupeesinindiaisnothing;it'slikedirt.soheboughtawholekilogramofthefruitandstartedeatingit.butafterheatesomeofit:o
4、h,mygod!hiseyeswatered,hismouthwateredandburned,hiseyeswereburning,hisheadwasburningandhisfacebecamered.ashecoughedandchokedandgaspedforbreath,hejumpedupanddown,saying,"ah!ah!ah!"他就走過(guò)去詢(xún)問(wèn):“這個(gè)一公斤要多少錢(qián)?”小販回答:“兩盧比?!眱杀R比在印度根本不算什么,像塵土一樣不值錢(qián),于是他就整整買(mǎi)了一公斤,然后開(kāi)始吃。吃了幾口之后,這位師父就眼淚、口水齊流,眼睛發(fā)
5、紅,嘴巴辣得像著火一樣,整個(gè)頭好像要燒起來(lái),他又咳又嗆,滿(mǎn)臉通紅地喘不過(guò)氣來(lái),在那里邊跳邊叫:“??!?。“。 薄 uthestillcontinuedtoeatthefruit!somepeoplewhowerelookingathimshooktheirheadsandsaid,"you'recrazy,man.thosearechilies!youcan'teatsomany;they'renotgoodforyou!peopleusethemasacondiment,butonlyalittlebittoputintofoodfor
6、taste.youcan'tjusteatthembythehandfullikethat;they'renotfruit!"sothestupidmastersaid,"no,ican'tstop!ipaidmoneyforthem,andnowi'lleatthem.it'smymoney!"不過(guò)他還是繼續(xù)吃!有人看到他這樣子后,就搖搖頭說(shuō):“老兄,你是腦袋壞掉啦?這是辣椒耶!不能吃那么多,這樣對(duì)你不好。辣椒是用來(lái)調(diào)味的,煮菜時(shí)每次只放一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)在食物里增加味道。這個(gè)不是水果,不能這樣整把拿起來(lái)吃??!”那位笨師父說(shuō):“不行,我已經(jīng)花錢(qián)買(mǎi)了,
7、就要把它吃完,這可都是錢(qián)哪!” Andyouthinkthatmasterwasstupid,right?similarly,wesometimesdoalotofthingslikethat.weinvestmoney,timeoreffortinarelationship,businessorjob.andeventhoughit'sbeenalongtime,bitterexperiencetellsusitwon'twork,andweknowthere'snomorehopethatthingswillchangeinthefu
8、ture-thiswedefinitelyknowbyintuition-westillcontinuejustbecausewe'veinvestedmoney,time,ef