读点好英文:The Secret of Happiness　幸福的秘诀

The Secret of Happiness　幸福的秘诀

·Anonymous·

Once there lived a king of great strength and wealth. Yet he was not happy.He told his servants to find him things to make him happy, but each came back saying，“Nothing in the world can match the wonderful things you have already.”Then in that land, there lived a poor man with a patch over one eye and a crutch to help him walk.Although he had little, he was always happy.When the king heard of this, he asked the man to teach him his secret.

“I never push，”the man replied，“and I never rush. Most of all, I never wish for too much.”Then he smiled and was gone.

If you would make a man happy, do not add to his possessions but subtract from his desires.

逸 名

从前有一位国王，很有权力和财富，然而他并不快乐。他告诉仆人去找可以使他快乐的东西，但是每个回来的人都说：“世界上没有什么比您已经拥有的更好的东西了。”当时那个国家住着一个穷人，他一只眼睛戴着眼罩并靠拐杖走路。虽然他拥有的很少，但是他总是很快乐。当国王听说这件事的时候，便要求这个人教他快乐的秘诀。

“我从不强迫，”这个人答道，“而且我从不匆忙。最重要的是，我从不希望得到太多。”然后，他笑着离开了。

如果你想让一个人快乐，不是要增加他的财产，而是要减少他的欲望。

核心单词

strength[streŋθ]n.力量；效力；长处

patch[pætʃ]n.补丁，补片；贴片

crutch[krʌtʃ]n.支撑物；支持，依靠

secret['si：krit]adj.秘密的，私下的 n.秘密，秘诀

rush[rʌʃ]v.冲，奔；仓促行动

实用句型

Nothing in the worId can match the wonderfuI things you have aIready.世界上没有什么比您已经拥有的更好的东西了。

①nothing放在句首时，要用倒装语序。

②match敌得过，比得上，类似的表达还有match against使较量，使比赛；match up（使）相配等固定搭配。

翻译练习

1.短裙子又开始流行了。（come back）

2.恶劣的天气增加了我们的困难。（add to）

3.7　减2等于5。（subtract from）