双语故事：我们是多么贫穷

　　One day a wealthy family man took his son on a trip to the country so he could have his sonsee how poor country people were.

　　They stayed one day and one night in the farmhouse of a very humble farm. On the way backhome at the end of the trip the father asked the son, "What did you think of the trip?"

　　The son replied, "Very nice, Dad."

　　The father then asked, "Did you noticed how poor they were?"

　　The son replied, "Yes, I guess so."

　　The father then added, "And what did you learn?"

　　To this question, the son thought for a moment and answered slowly, "I learned that we haveone dog in the house and they have four. We have a fountain in the garden and they have astream that has no end.

　　"We have fancy lanterns in our garden, while they have the stars. Our garden goes to the edgeof our yard, but for their back yard they have the entire horizon!"

　　At the end of the son's reply, the rich father was speechless. His son then added: "Thanks,Dad, for showing me how poor we really are."

　　Isn't it true that all depends on the lens you use to see life?

　　If you have love, friends, family, health, good humor and a positive attitude toward life, you'vegot everything!

　　You can't buy any of these things.You can have all the material possessions you can imagine,provisions for the future, etc., but if you are poor of spirit, you have nothing!

　　一天，一个富有的爸爸带着儿子做了一次乡村之旅，他想让儿子明白乡下人是多么的贫穷。他们在一个农家的寒酸的农场上呆了一天一夜。在旅程结束回家的路上，爸爸问儿子：鈥溎憔醯谜獯温眯性趺囱�？鈥澏�子回答：鈥湻浅：茫�爸爸。鈥澃职纸幼盼剩衡�溎阌忻挥凶⒁獾剿�们是多么贫穷啊？鈥澏�子答道：鈥準堑模�或许是吧。鈥澃职肿肺实溃衡�溎悄愣际茄У搅诵┦裁矗库�潯」赜谡庖晃侍猓�儿子想了一会儿，慢条斯理地回答道：鈥溛已У轿颐羌抑挥幸恢还罚�而他们却有四只。我们花园里有一个喷水池，而他们却有一条没有尽头的小河。鈥濃�溛颐腔ㄔ袄镉猩�彩夺目的灯笼，而他们却有无数闪亮的星星。我们院子的尽头就是花园，而他们的后院却有开阔的视野。鈥潯《�子说完后，这个富有的爸爸无言以对。儿子还说道：鈥溞恍荒悖�爸爸，让我明白了我们是多么贫穷。鈥澮磺性谟诳创�问题的方式，难道不是吗？

　　如果你拥有了爱情、朋友、家庭、健康、幽默和积极的态度，你就拥有了一切。

　　这些东西是金钱买不到的。你可以拥有你想象中的任何物质财富和为将来做的储备，但假若你精神贫乏，还是一无所有。