跟Susan一起学美语 第14期:中国经典智慧之笼中的野鸡

 　　笼中的野鸡

　　The Caged Chicken

　　山林中的野鸡求食不易，走十步才能找到一条虫。

　　Finding¹ food isn't easy for the wild pheasant, traveling ten steps before getting a single worm.

　　走一百步才找到一口水，但它仍不希望被关在笼子里。

　　And even though it has to walk a hundred paces for a drink of water, it still prefers this to being locked up in a cage.

　　因为，在笼子里虽然不愁吃喝，羽毛光亮，但精神上终不比在野外自由。

　　A caged chicken may have enough to eat and drink and it's feathers may be bright and shiny, but it will always crave² the freedom of being on the outside.

　　懂得养生的人，不会因为追求物欲的享受，而付出自由的代价。但在现实的社会里有几个人“头上便是青天”呢？

　　The person who understands self-cultivation would never pursue³ material pleasures at the expense of freedom. Yet in today's society, how many truly carefree people do you see?

1 finding   

n.发现，发现物；调查的结果

参考例句：

• The finding makes some sense.该发现具有一定的意义。
• That's an encouraging finding.这是一个鼓舞人心的发现。

2 crave   

vt.渴望得到，迫切需要，恳求，请求

参考例句：

• Many young children crave attention.许多小孩子渴望得到关心。
• You may be craving for some fresh air.你可能很想呼吸呼吸新鲜空气。

3 pursue   

vt.继续，从事；追赶，追踪；追求

参考例句：

• He began to pursue an easy and comfortable life.他开始追求安逸舒适的生活。
• This is the path that we shall continue to pursue.这是我们要继续走的道路。