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1、The secret of happiness 从前有一个国王,虽然他有钱有势 ,但却并不幸福。他吩咐仆人四处 寻找能使他幸福的东西,但每个仆 人回来都说:“世上没有什么东西能 比得上你所拥有的美好一切。”Once there lived a king of great strength and wealth. But he was not happy. He told his servants to find him things to make him happy. But each came back saying, ”Nothing in the world can match the
2、 wonderful things you are already.”这那个岛上有个穷人,他只有一只眼睛,走路还要拄着拐杖。尽管他身 无分文,却总是很快乐。国王听说这件事后,要这个穷人传授他幸福 的秘密。 “我从不急于求成,”穷人说,“尤其是我从不贪多。Then in that land, there lived a poor man with one eye and a crutch to help him walk. Although he had little, he was always happy. When the king heard of this, he asked the man to teach him the secret. “I never rush.” the man said “Most of all, I never wish for too much.” There is no better than here. 知足者常乐