穿舊鞋過幸福生活

曲永華

工作不如意，生活一團糟。我們每個人都會經歷沮喪、失意，也許就會產生悲觀的情緒，但我們要看到人生積極的方面，看到未來的光明。看待事物的角度不同，心境就不同。

There once was a poor and frustrated salesman complaining every day that there was no platform for him to show his ability and the fate was often pulling his legs.

At Christmas Eve， every family decorated their houses with lanterns and streamers and it was very festive everywhere. ①But he was alone sitting in a bench in a park and recalling the past. It was on the same day last year when he was also alone drinking his Christmas day away， without new clothes， new shoes， ② let alone a new car and a new house.

“Damn！I have to spend this Christmas day with these old shoes again.” he sighed and began to take off the old shoes. Suddenly， he glanced a young man in a wheel chair passing by him with his hands arduously pushing the wheel forward. It dawned on him that he was so lucky to have shoes to wear while that man did not even have the chance. Afterwards， the sales man did anything with a calm mood and cherished every opportunity to improve himself. He worked hard and tried his best to make a progress every day. Several years later， he eventually changed his life totally and became a millionaire.

If you look all around， you will find there are so many people who were born disabled in the society but they are confident in life and never complain about the unfair destiny. They are also not to beg others’ almsgiving. Instead， they constantly strive to make themselves stronger and more excellent to serve the society. By contrast， we should feel ashamed. We are born healthy， but we③ are fed up with life; we complain about our colleagues and dissatisfy with our jobs.

曾經有一個貧窮的遭遇挫折的銷售員，他每天都在抱怨沒有他展示自己能力的平臺，而且命運常常拖他的后腿。

在圣誕節前夜，家家戶戶張燈結彩，到處都是節日的氣氛。但是他獨自坐在公園的長椅上回憶過去。去年的今天他獨自一人喝酒度過了自己的圣誕節，沒有新衣服，沒有新鞋，更別提新汽車，新房子了。

“討厭！今年我又不得不穿這雙舊鞋子度過圣誕節了！”他嘆息著開始脫下那雙舊鞋。突然他看到一個坐輪椅的年輕人經過他的身邊，年輕人用雙手費力地搖動輪椅前進。他突然頓悟他是多么的幸運還有鞋穿，而那個年輕人甚至都沒有機會穿鞋。之后，推銷員做任何一件事都心平氣和，珍惜機會，發奮圖強，提升自己。數年之后，他終于改變了自己的生活，成為了一名百萬富翁。

如果你環顧四周，你會發覺社會上有那么多天生殘疾的人，但是他們對生活充滿信心，從不抱怨上天對他們的不公平，也不乞求他人救濟，反而自立自強，脫穎而出，成為有用之才。與他們相比，我們會覺得很慚愧。我們生來身體健康，卻為何厭倦生活，抱怨同事，不滿意自己的工作。

詞語點撥

1. frustrated adj. 失意的，挫敗的

2. complaining v.抱怨（complain的ing形式）

3. fate n.命運

4. decorated v.裝飾，點綴，粉刷（ decorate的過去式和過去分詞）

5. sighed v.嘆氣，嘆息; 悲鳴; 嘆著氣說（ sigh的過去式和過去分詞 ）

6. arduously adv.費力地，嚴酷地

7. cherished v.珍愛（ cherish的過去式和過去分詞）

8. eventually adv.終于，最后

9. destiny n. 命運，定數，天命

10. almsgiving n.施舍，救濟

難句解讀

1. But he was alone sitting in a bench in a park and recalling the past.

他坐在公園里的一張椅子上，開始回顧往事。

sitting… and recalling…為現在分詞作伴隨狀語，和主語是主動關系。例如：

All night long he lay awake， thinking of the problem.

整個晚上他都醒著，考慮問題。

The six blind men stood there begging for a meal.

6個盲人站在那里，乞討飯食。

2. let alone 不用說

We can’t afford a bicycle， let alone a car.

我們連自行車也買不起，更不用說汽車了。

He’s the best shot in the world， let alone in England.

他是世界上最好的射擊手，更不用說在英國了。

3. be fed up極厭倦

Students become to be fed up and angry and flies into rage finally.

學生們變得厭煩、氣憤，最后勃然大怒。

I feel to be fed up inside the small vehicle whole daytime.

我整日坐在車子里感到厭倦了。