A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealer's showroom, and knowing his father could well afford it, he told him that was all he wanted.
As Graduation Day approached, the young man awaited signs that his father hadpurchased(购买)the car. Finally, on the morning of his graduation, his father called him into his private study. His father told him how proud he was to have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him. He handed his son a beautifulwrapped(有包装的)gift box. Curious, but somewhat disappointed, the young man opened the box and found a lovely, leather-bound Bible, with the young man's nameembossed(饰以浮饰)in gold. Angrily, he raised his voice to his father and said, "With all your money you give me a Bible?" He then stormed out of the house, leaving the Bible.
Many years passed and the young man was very successful in business. He had a beautiful home and a wonderful family, but realizing his father was very old, he thought perhaps he should go to see him. He had not seen him since that graduation day. Before he could make the arrangements, he received a telegram telling him his father hadpassed away(逝世), and willed all of his possessions to his son. He needed to come home immediately and take care of things.
When he arrived at his father's house, sudden sadness and regret filled his heart. He began to search through his father's important papers and saw the still new Bible, just as he had left it years ago. With tears, he opened the Bible and began to turn the pages. As he was reading, a car key dropped from the back of the Bible. It had a tag with the dealer's name, the same dealer who had the sports car he had desired. On the tag was the date of his graduation, and the words... "PAID IN FULL".
How many times do we miss blessings because they are not packaged as we expected? Do notspoil(糟蹋,掠夺)what you have by desiring what you have not; but remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.
Sometimes we don't realize the good fortune we have or we could have because we expect "the packaging" to be different. What may appear as bad fortune may in fact be the door that is just waiting to be opened.
地道英语:操之过急
地道英文:不祥预感
英文聊聊瞬息万变的股市
地道英语:快乐兔
口语:直言不讳
地道英语:清醒点儿吧!
英语怎样吐槽“累惨了”?
地道英语:因小事而不高兴
地道英语:透露秘密
地道英语:难以置信的
老爸老妈如何扮萌挑话头?
校园口语:购物求打折
“知趣”怎么说?
地道英语:所有的配套设施
地道英语:搞定了
地道英语:精神饱满
盘点“有钱没钱”的英语表达
“最近有点背”英文咋说?
地道英语:鱼和熊掌两者兼得(音频)
谚语:不善始者不善终
地道英语:俗气的/肉麻的
地道英语:Stuffed/ Stuff用法
地道英语:毛骨悚然
地道英语:别太急/沉住气
地道英语:香槟(音频)
地道英语:失灵了
商务口语:谈话框架用语
地道英语:放松点儿
地道英语:狂人
轻重缓急,“先放一放”英文如何说?
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