The best things can come from the worst experiences
最糟糕的經歷卻讓人有最美好的體驗
Once, when I was in Sicily(西西里島), I was swindled (欺騙)by a stranger for a hundred dollars. At first I was devastated(非常震驚的). I spent the entire next day thinking about what I should have done to keep my money, and what I would do if I had it. But what I learned from this about humanity(人性), about the nature of good and evil within people, and how circumstances force them to do bad things showed me a lot about myself and how to cope with misfortune.
有一次我在西西里島,被一個陌生人騙走了一百美元。起初我非常震驚,第二天,我一整天都在想如果不讓騙子成功得逞的話,我應該怎麼做。但從這件事情上,我學到的關於人性、關於人們的性本善和性本惡、關於環境迫使人去做壞事,都讓我對自己審視良多,已經讓我知道了如何應對不幸。
Seeing how other people live
觀察別人是如何生活的
We’re all part of a human family, but it’s easy to forget that when we move through our daily routine(日常工作),seeing people who live just like we do. But when you see people going about their daily existence in ways very different from your own, it can open your eyes to how similar you are to them, and how different.
我們都是人類大家庭的一部分,但在日常生活中我們很容易忘記這點,看到大家的生活和我們的生活別無二致。但你會看到那裡的人們的日常生存方式,與自己的生存方式還是大不一樣,可以開闊你的眼界,你和他們是那樣的相似卻又大不相同。
Appreciatingwhat you have
感激自己所擁有的一切
When you see a family eating rice for dinner and sleeping on the street under the open sky, it can help you think about how lucky you are to have a home and warm clothes you can go back to. Chances are if you’re reading this right now, you are probably in the top 20% of the world’s wealthiest people. Don’t forget it!
當你看到一家人正餐吃的是米飯,睡在露天的街道上,想想自己夠幸運的了,擁有一個幸福的家,吃得好穿得溫。如果你正在讀這篇文章,別忘了!你可能會是世界上20%最富有的人之一。
單詞注釋:
sicily['sisili] 西西里島
swindle ['swɪnd(ə)l] 欺騙
devastated ['dɛvəstetɪd] 極為震驚的
humanity [hjʊ'mænəti] 人性