咱们到底有多穷

　　HOW POOR WE REALLY ARE

　　咱们到底有多穷

　　One day a wealthy family man took his son on a trip to the country so he could have his sonsee how poor country people were.

　　They stayed one day and one night in the farmhouse of a very humble farm. On the way backhome at the end of the trip the father asked the son, “What did you think of the trip?” The sonreplied, “Very nice, Dad.”

　　The father then asked, “Did you notice how poor they were?”

　　The son replied, “Yes, I guess so.”

　　The father then added, “And what did you learn?”

　　To this question, the son thought for a moment and answered slowly, “I learned that we haveone dog in the house and they have four. We have a fountain in the garden and they have a streamthat has no end. We have fancy lanterns in our gardens, while they have the stars. Our garden goesto the edge of our yard, but for their yard they have the entire horizon !”

　　At the end of the son's reply, the rich father was speechless. His son then added, “Thanks,Dad, for showing me how poor we really are.”

　　有一天，一个有钱人带着儿子到乡下旅行，他想让儿子看看乡下人有多穷。

　　他们在简陋农场的农舍里住了一天一夜。结束行程回家的路上爸爸问儿子：“这一趟旅行怎么样？”儿子回答：“真不错，爸爸。”

　　爸爸又问：“你看到他们有多穷了吧？”

　　儿子回答：“嗯，应该是挺穷的吧。”

　　爸爸又问：“有收获吗？”

　　儿子想了一会儿，慢条斯理地说：“我发现咱们家里有一只狗，人家有四只。咱们花园里有喷泉，人家有条小溪，溪水源源不断。咱家花园里挂满漂亮的灯，人家家里有星星。

　　咱们的花园延伸到院子边缘，人家的院子却大得望不到边。”

　　听了儿子的回答，这位有钱的父亲竟无言以对。儿子继续说：“谢谢爸爸，你让我看到了咱们有多穷。”

 

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