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星期一 发表于 2010-7-13 00:42

7月13日英语故事:God's Coffee

:qq71][b]read the story carefully and then translate the phrases which are marked in red [/b][b]or write down what you get from the story to gain the score.[/b][b] 试着翻译红色的部分或者发表自己的看法.


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A group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. [color=Red]① Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life.[/color]

Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and an assortment of cups - porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain looking, some expensive, some exquisite - telling them to help themselves to the coffee.

When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said: "[color=Red]② If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones.[/color] While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress. Be assured that the cup itself adds no quality to the coffee. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink.

What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went for the best cups... And then you began eyeing
each other's cups. Now consider this: Life is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain Life, and the type of cup we have does not define, nor change the quality of Life we live.
Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee God has provided us."

God brews the coffee, not the cups.......... Enjoy your coffee!

"[color=Red]③ The happiest people don't have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything.[/color]"

Live simply.
Love generously.
Care deeply.
Speak kindly.
Leave the rest to God.


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guo7748166 发表于 2010-7-13 10:42

1、他们交谈了一会儿就开始抱怨工作和生活上的压力
2、不知道你是否注意到漂亮的、贵重的杯子都被拿走了,剩下的都是些是普通的、便宜的杯子
3、最快乐的人不是因为拥有最好的东西而快乐,而是仅仅因为他们能创造出最好的事物。
it is due to your attitude , sentiment,and your ways of life.

evaxiaofan 发表于 2010-7-13 11:13

1.谈话内容很快转到对生活工作的抱怨。
2.你们是否注意到:所有漂亮的、看起来昂贵的杯子被拿走了,剩下的是一些普通的、便宜的杯子
3.那些幸福的人不是拥有所有最好的东西,他们只是创造了最好的东西

红星帝国 发表于 2010-7-13 11:28

不久,谈话就变成了关于在生活工作方面压力的抱怨了。
如果你注意的话,所有的看上去很贵的杯子,都被拿了起来,而剩下的都是便宜的杯子。
最快乐的人不是那些拥有一切美好事物的人,而是能够充分利用已有事物的人。

KingG0101 发表于 2010-7-13 12:07

1.谈话很快就变成了(毕业生们)对工作和生活中的压力的抱怨。
2.如果你们注意看的话,会发现所有看起来昂贵而漂亮的杯子都被拿走了,剩下的都是外表普通而便宜的杯子。
3.最幸福的人不是因为他们拥有最好的东西,而是因为他们能充分利用所拥有的东西。

lisa_pan 发表于 2010-7-14 17:04

1.话题很快就被转向了对生活对工作压力的抱怨
2.你们是否有注意到,所有外表好看且昂贵的杯子都会被拿走,剩下的就是一些外表普通且便宜的杯子。
3.最幸福的人并不是拥有了所有最好的东西,而是把身边每件事情都做到最好

laguna2007 发表于 2010-7-14 22:40

1 谈论的话题转移到抱怨关于工作生活的压力上
2 如果你注意到所有的看起来贵重的杯子被拿起来,而平常的 便宜的被留下
3 幸福的人们并没有拥有最好的事情,他们只是认为所有的事情对他们都有益

傻傻 发表于 2010-7-16 06:58

谈话很快转向了对工作和生活的抱怨。
如果你注意到所有看上去好看昂贵的杯子都已沾满,留下的是苍白便宜的杯子。
最快乐的人没有拥有最好的东西而是创作最好的东西、

xujuannan 发表于 2010-7-29 08:13

最快乐的人不是那些拥有一切美好事物的人,而是能够充分利用已有事物的人。

sarahking 发表于 2010-7-29 14:46

谈话很快变成了对工作和生活压力的投诉。

nielijh0628 发表于 2010-8-2 12:52

I like english!~

bravay 发表于 2010-8-3 13:14

1、交谈了一会儿就开始抱怨工作和生活上的压力
2、不知道你是否注意到漂亮的、贵重的杯子都被拿走了,剩下的都是些是普通的、便宜的杯子
3、最快乐的人不是因为拥有最好的东西而快乐,而是仅仅因为他们能创造出最好的事物。

for-today 发表于 2010-8-3 20:20

他们交谈了一会儿就开始抱怨工作和生活上的压力
2、不知道你是否注意到漂亮的、贵重的杯子都被拿走了,剩下的都是些是普通的、便宜的杯子
3、最快乐的人不是因为拥有最好的东西而快乐,而是仅仅因为他们能创造出最好的事物

ZHISHAN 发表于 2010-8-3 20:48

① Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life.
② If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones
③ The happiest people don't have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything."
1 谈论的话题一会儿就转移到抱怨关于工作生活的压力上
2 如果你能注意到的话,所有好看的贵重的杯子都被拿起来,剩下的都是平常而便宜的。
3 最幸福的人并没有拥有最好的东西,他们只是在创造最好的东西。

a885277 发表于 2010-8-3 21:20

:)

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