第332期:英語美文影響你人生的四句話

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從前，有個年輕人提出了一個問題，怎樣才能讓別人和自己都幸福？其實人的一生都在解決這兩個問題，讓自己幸福，讓別人幸福。對於這兩個問題，文章中的智者只給出四個句子：
第一句：把你當別人
第二句：把別人當你
第三句：把別人當別人
第四句：把你當你自己

New Words
regard vt.把…看作；
aspiration n. 渴望；抱負；
ecstatic adj. 狂喜的；入迷的
ecstasy n. 狂喜；入迷；忘形
sympathize vi. 同情，憐憫；支持
infringe vt. 侵犯；違反；破壞

A youngster went to visit an old wise man. He asked the wise man, "How can I become a person who can make myself and others happy?" The wise man looked at him and said. "My son, you're one in a thousand to have such an aspiration at this age. I give you four sentences. The first sentence is to regard you as others. Can you explain its meaning?
The youngster replied, " That is to say, when I feel distressed, regard myself as others, so that I will reduce the distress naturally; when I'm ecstatic , regard myself as others, the ecstasy will become placid."
The wise man nodded slightly and went on, " The second is to regard others as you."
The youngster thought for a while and said," In this way you may truly sympathize with others' misfortune, understand the others' requirements and give them proper help when they need."
The wise man's eyes glowing, he continued, "The third is to regard others as others."
The boy said." It means that we should fully respect each person's independence and can never infringe their core territory in any case."
The wise man laughed. " Very well. The fourth is to regard you as yourself. It is too hard for you to understand, so keep it for you to taste it slowly in future."
一位少年去拜訪一位年長的智者。他問智者:“我怎麼才能成爲一個既讓自己愉快也讓別人愉快的人呢?”智者看着他說:“孩子,在你這個年齡有這樣的願望,已經很難得了。我送你四句話。第一句話是,把自己當成別人。你能說說這句話的含義嗎?
少年回答說:“這句話是說,在我感到痛苦時,就把自己當成別人,這樣痛苦就自然減輕了;當我欣喜若狂時,把自己當成別人,那種狂喜也會變得平和。”
智者微微點頭,接着說:“第二句話,把別人當成自己。”
少年沉思一會兒,說:“這樣就可以真正同情別人的不幸,理解別人的需求,在別人需要時給予恰當的幫助。
智者兩眼發光,繼續說道:“第三句話,把別人當成別人。”
少年說:“這句話是說,要充分尊重每個人的獨立性,在任何情況下都不可侵犯他人的核心領地。”
智者哈哈大笑說:“很好。第四句話是,把自己當成自己。這句話理解起來太難了,留着你以後慢慢品位吧。“