英语双语散文欣赏:为自己选件红衬衫
“要想出人头地,除了努力工作之外,没有任何捷径,更没有任何替代品。
If you want to stand out among people, there is no shortcut or alternatives for you but hard work.
曾经有一个衣衫褴褛,满身补丁的男孩,跑到摩天大楼的工地向一位衣着华丽,口叼烟斗的建筑承包商请教:"我该怎么做,长大后会跟你一样有钱?"
There was once a boy in ragged clothes full of patches running to ask a building contractor who wore the finery with a tobacco pipe in his mouth in a construction site of a skyscraper, "how could I become as rich as you when I grow up ?"
这位高大强壮的建军筑承包商看了小家伙一眼,回答说:“我先给你讲一个三个掘沟人的故事.一个拄着铲子说,他将来一定要做老板.第二个抱怨工作时间长,报酬低.第三个只是低头挖沟.过了若干年,第一个仍在拄着铲子.第二个虚报工伤,找到借口退休.第三个呢?他成了那家公司的老板.你明白这个故事的寓意吗?小伙子,去买件红衬衫,然后埋头苦干,”转载自:考试大 - [Examda.Com]
With a glance at the boy, the tall