【新編大學(xué)英語】(第二冊)Unit 8 把時間花在為錢苦惱上(5/5)
來源:滬江聽寫酷
2014-02-27 04:00
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Kahlil Gibran
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"When we were rich, my husband and I had so many cares that we had no time to talk to one another , or to think of our souls, or to pray to God," the wife explained, “We lay awake at night worrying, lest the ewes should lie on their lambs, and we got up again and again to see that all was well…Now, when my husband and I wake in the morning, we always greet each other in love and harmony. We live peacefully, having nothing to worry about."
For most of us, financial security is an elusive goal. No matter how much we have, it's not enough. Kahlil Gibran put it this way: “The fear of need, when the pantry is full, is the thirst that can not be satisfied."
When the stock market falls, we can panic, hoard, and worry if we have enough. Or we can take a deep breath and remember: Money is merely a raw material to be plowed back into something else.
“當(dāng)我們富有的時候,我丈夫和我有那么多令人煩惱的事,以至于我們沒時間交談其它事情、思考我們的靈魂深處、向上帝祈禱,”妻子解釋道,“我們晚上躺在床上,徹夜難眠在擔(dān)心,唯恐母羊壓在小羊身上,于是我們一次又一次的起床,以確保一切平安…?,F(xiàn)在當(dāng)我和丈夫醒來的時候,我們都要互相問候,恩愛和諧,我們生活安寧無憂無慮。”
對我們大多數(shù)人來說,經(jīng)濟上的安全感是難以達到的目標(biāo),不管我們擁有多少,總是覺得不夠,卡利爾.紀(jì)伯倫是這樣說的:“即便是糧食滿倉,但對貧窮的恐懼會成為難以滿足的渴望?!? 當(dāng)股市下跌時,即使我們擁有足夠的財富,依然會恐慌,擔(dān)憂,囤積?;蛘?,我們深深地吸口氣并記?。哄X只是一種原材料,用來投資其他方面的。
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