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第8章 Room in the Heart心灵的空间

早安心语

The world makes way for the man who knows where he is going.

如果你明确自己的方向,世界也会为你让路。

A poor woodcutter and his wife lived in the forest in a small hut,so small that there was space only for him and his wife to stretch out and sleep.

One dark stormy night,somebody knocked on the door.The woodcutter asked his wife to open the door and let the stranded stranger in.

She said,“But there is no space.”The man laughed and said,“This is not a palace of a king,where you will always find a shortage of space.This is a poor man's hut.Two can sleep well;three can sit.We will create space.Just open the door.”

And the door was opened.The man came in gratefully,and they all sat telling stories to each other.Then came another knock.The owner of the hut told the stranger,“Friend,open the door.Somebody else is lost.”And the man said,“But there is no space.”

The woodcutter said,“If three persons can sit comfortably,four persons can sit a little closer,with a little less comfort.But we will create the space.”

The stranger reluctantly opened the door.And a man entered gratefully.And then suddenly came a strange knock,which did not seem to be a man's!The woodcutter said,“Open the door.I know who is knocking.It is my donkey.In this wide world he is my only friend.”

Everyone protested,“Where is the donkey going to stand?”

The man said,“A poor man's hut is always spacious.Right now we are sitting;when the donkey comes in we will all stand.”

Yimy 译

一个贫穷的樵夫和他的妻子住在林中的一间小屋里。屋子空间很小,只够他们两人舒展而眠。

在一个漆黑的暴风雨之夜,门外有人敲门。樵夫让妻子去开门将陌生人迎进屋。

妻子说:“但是屋里已经没有空间啦。”男人笑了笑说:“这里又不像皇帝的宫殿那样永远都会空间不足,这儿是一个穷人的小窝。两个人可以躺着,三个人可以坐着。我们总能腾出空间的,只管开门就行。”

门打开了,陌生人满怀感激地走进来。他们坐在一起互相讲故事。接着,又传来一阵敲门声。屋子的主人对陌生人说:“朋友,请把门打开吧,又有一个人迷路了。”而那个人说:“可是已经没有空间了啊。”

樵夫说:“如果三个人可以宽松舒适地坐着,那么四个人可以坐得更近一点。尽管没有之前自在,但我们可以腾出点空间。”

陌生人不情愿地打开了门。一个男人走进来。之后突然传来一阵奇怪的敲门声,听起来似乎不是人在敲门!樵夫说:“快开门。我知道是谁在敲门,那是我的驴子,它是我在这偌大的世界中唯一的朋友。”

每个人都反对,他们说:“驴子进来哪里有地方站?”

樵夫说:“我这穷人的小屋从不缺少空间。现在我们可以坐着,驴子进来了我们可以站着。”

轻英语

英语绕口令

1.I scream,you scream,we all scream for ice-cream!

我叫喊,你叫喊,我们都喊着要冰淇淋!

2.The driver was drunk and drove the doctor'car directly into the deep ditch.

司机喝醉了,他把医生的车开进了一个大深沟里。

3.Few free fruit flies fly from flames.

没有几只果蝇能从火焰中飞过去。