VOA慢速英语听力训练素材：这山望着那山高
VOA慢速英语，作为国际英语学习者的重要资源，通过清晰缓慢的发音与简洁的词汇，为初学者及中等水平学习者搭建了通往流利英语的桥梁。它不仅帮助提升听力理解能力，还丰富了词汇量，增强了语感，是学习地道英语表达不可或缺的工具，对全球英语学习者的语言提升至关重要。让我们一起进入今天的VOA慢速英语听力训练：这山望着那山高。
英文原文
Springtime is coming soon to the northern half of the planet. That means signs of green plant life are beginning to show. Some flowers and trees will start to bloom, and some grasses will become more green. In the United States, many people spend a lot of time and money growing a yard full of weed-free green grass, even if that area surrounding the house is not used very much. Some people still want it to look nice with lots of healthy looking green grass. Neighbors can even get competitive over who has the greenest, thickest lawn. But competing with and comparing ourselves to others is usually not a good idea. In fact, we have an idiom to describe that exact situation. That idiom is: "The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence."
春天很快就要来到这个星球的北半球了。这意味着绿色的植物生命迹象开始显现。一些花朵和树木将开始绽放，一些草地也会变得更加翠绿。在美国，许多人花费大量时间和金钱来种植一个无杂草的绿色草坪，即使房子周围的区域并不经常使用。有些人仍然希望它看起来很漂亮，拥有大量健康的绿色草地。邻居们甚至会在谁的草坪最绿、最厚上展开竞争。但是，与他人竞争和比较自己通常不是一个好主意。事实上，我们有一个习语来描述这种确切的情况。这个习语是：“这山望着那山高。”
This expression describes people who are not happy with their own lives and they think that someone else, or everyone else, has a better life than they do. Some might say this idiom describes the human quality of always wanting something different than what you have. Some people are never happy with their own situation; they are never satisfied. They think others have it better or easier than they do, even if their life is perfectly fine. They still look at others and want what they have. The idiom also expresses this idea: people often think a different set of conditions would bring them greater happiness. So we use this idiom to remind people that this is not often the case.
这个表达描述了那些对自己的生活不满意，并认为别人或所有人都比自己过得更好的人。有些人可能会说，这个习语描述了人类总是想要拥有与自己所拥有的不同的东西的特性。有些人对自己的处境永远不满意；他们永远不会满足。他们认为别人过得比自己好或比自己容易，即使他们的生活已经很好了。他们仍然会看着别人，想要拥有他们所拥有的。这个习语也表达了这样的想法：人们常常认为，不同的条件会给他们带来更大的幸福。所以我们用这个习语来提醒人们，这往往不是事实。
Let's say you look over the fence and see that your neighbor has a new car, a big house, and a good-looking partner. You may want what that neighbor has, but what you may not know is that the new car and big house are making your neighbor poor, and the good-looking partner is actually a mean, unpleasant person. Let's listen to a conversation between two friends. Notice how they use a shortened form of the idiom. This is often how you will hear it.
比如说，你越过篱笆看到邻居有一辆新车、一栋大房子和一个好看的伴侣。你可能想要邻居所拥有的，但你可能不知道的是，那辆新车和大房子让你的邻居变得贫穷，而那个好看的伴侣实际上是一个刻薄、令人不快的人。让我们来听两个朋友之间的对话。注意他们是如何使用习语的缩写形式的。这通常是你会听到的方式。
Did you hear the news about Martin? He's moving again.
你听说马丁的消息了吗？他又搬家了。
What? That's the third time in a year. What's wrong this time?
什么？这是今年第三次了。这次怎么了？
Well, he visited a friend in Oregon and saw that the guy has got a big house with a big yard, and the city has more farmers' markets and bike lanes than where he lives now. So now he's moving out there to start over.
嗯，他去俄勒冈州拜访了一个朋友，看到那个人有一栋带大院子的大房子，而且那个城市的农贸市场和自行车道比他现在住的地方还要多。所以他现在要搬到那里去重新开始。
He did the same thing a few months ago when he visited a friend in California. You know Martin, he's always been a 'grass is always greener' kind of guy.
他几个月前在加州拜访朋友时也做了同样的事。你知道马丁，他一直都是那种“这山望着那山高”的人。
Well, hopefully he'll be happy in Oregon.
嗯，希望他在俄勒冈州能过得开心。
I doubt it.
我对此表示怀疑。
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