精美英文欣赏:倒空你的杯子

“你就像这个杯子” 禅师回答，“如果你不倒空你的杯子我如何才能告诉你禅是什么呢?”

Empty Your Cup

A university professor went to visit a famous Zen master. While the master quietly served tea, the professor talked about Zen. The master poured the visitor's cup to the brim, and then kept pouring.　

The professor watched the overflowing¹ cup until he could no longer restrain himself. "It's overfull! No more will go in!" the professor blurted². "You are like this cup," the master replied, "How can I show you Zen unless you first empty your cup."　
一个学者去拜访一个著名的禅师。当禅师安静地准备茶水时，学者滔滔不绝地谈着禅。禅师给客人的杯子倒满了水，并没有停下，仍然继续往杯子里倒水。 看着茶水溢出杯子，学者终于忍不住了，“满了，满了，不要再倒了”他大声叫嚷 。 “你就像这个杯子” 禅师回答，“如果你不倒空你的杯子我如何才能告诉你禅是什么呢?”

1 overflowing   

n. 溢出物,溢流 adj. 充沛的，充满的 动词overflow的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• The stands were overflowing with farm and sideline products. 集市上农副产品非常丰富。
• The milk is overflowing. 牛奶溢出来了。

2 blurted   

v.突然说出，脱口而出( blurt的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She blurted it out before I could stop her. 我还没来得及制止，她已脱口而出。
• He blurted out the truth, that he committed the crime. 他不慎说出了真相，说是他犯了那个罪。 来自《简明英汉词典》