A Lesson from Life
One day a father took his young son on a trip to the country with the firm purpose to show him how poor people can be. They spent a day and a night in the farm of a very poor family. When they got back from their trip the father asked his son, “How was the trip?”
“Very good, Dad!”
“Did you see how poor people can be?” the father asked.
“Yeah!”
“And what did you learn?”
The son answered, “I saw that we have a dog at home, and they have four. We have a pool that reaches to the middle of the garden; they have a creek that has no end. We have imported lamps in the garden; they have the stars. Our patio reaches to the front yard; they have a whole horizon.”
When the little boy finished, his father was speechless.
His son added, “Thanks, Dad, for showing me how poor we are!”
Isn’t it true that it all depends on the way you look at things? If you have love, friends, family, health, good humor and a positive attitude toward life, you’ve got everything!
一天，一个父亲带着年幼的儿子去乡村旅行，想让他看看什么叫穷人。他们在一户穷人家呆了一天一夜。回来后，父亲问儿子：“这次旅行感觉怎样？”
“很好啊，爸爸！”
“你知道穷人有多穷了吗？”父亲问道。
“知道啊。”
“那你都知道了些什么？”
孩子答道：“我发现，我们家只有一只狗，他们却有四只；我们的池子只延伸到花园中部，他们的小河望不到边；我们在花园里安了灯，他们用星星就可以照明；我们的天井接着前院，他们的却无边无际。”
小男孩说完，他父亲哑口无言。
小男孩补充道：“谢谢您，爸爸，您让我知道了我们有多贫穷！”
一切都取决于个人看待问题的方式，不是吗？如果我们拥有爱、朋友、家庭、健康、幽默和积极的生活态度，我们就拥有了一切！
1. One day a father took his young on a trip to the country with the firm purpose to show him how people can be. They spent a day and a night in the farm of a very poor family. When they got back from their ______the father asked his son, “ was the trip?”
2. I saw that we have dog at home, and they have four. We have a _____that reaches to the middle of the garden; they have a creek that has no . We have imported lamps in the garden; they have the . Our patio reaches to the ______ yard; they have a whole horizon.
1. 一天，一个父亲带着年幼的儿子去乡村旅行，想让他看看什么叫穷人。
2. 我们的天井接着前院，他们的却无边无际。
3. 如果我们拥有爱、朋友、家庭、健康、幽默和积极的生活态度，我们就拥有了一切！
1. When they got back from their trip the father asked his son, “How was the trip?”
get back：回来；恢复；取回；重新上台
2. Isn’t it true that it all depends on the way you look at things?
depend on：取决于；依赖；依靠