read the story carefully and then translate the phrases which are marked in red or write down what you get from the story to gain the score. 试着翻译红色的部分或者发表自己的看法.
A group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. ① Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life.
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: "② If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. 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!
"③ The happiest people don't have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything."
Live simply.
Love generously.
Care deeply.
Speak kindly.
Leave the rest to God.
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作者: guo7748166 时间: 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.作者: evaxiaofan 时间: 2010-7-13 11:13
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。作者: a885277 时间: 2010-8-3 21:20
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read the story carefully and then translate the phrases which are marked in red or write down what you get from the story to gain the score. 试着翻译红色的部分或者发表自己的看法.