每次读这篇文章,都会让人联想到一个得意洋洋的村姑把一瓶牛奶打翻的故事。但仔细想想这样的事情其实每天都在我们身边发生,只是我们没有注意而已。
郑州翻译公司文学部经理说,这篇美文的本质在于向人们讲述了一个道理,那就是认真做好身边的每一件事,不要贪多,不要被幻想和未到手的胜利冲昏了头脑。认真做好每件事,抓住能抓到手的既得利益,然后再去想别的。
下面就让我们一起欣赏一下这篇文章:
The country Maid and Her Milk Can
村姑和牛奶罐
A country maid was walking along with a can of milk upon her head, when she fell into the following train of reflections."The money for which I shall sell this milk will enable me to increase my stock of eggs to three hundred, These eggs, allowing for what may prove addle, and what may be destroyed by vermin, will produce at least two hundred and fifty chickens. The chickens will be fit to carry to market just at the time when poultry is always dear; so that by the New Year I cannot fail of having money enough to purchase a new gown. Green-let me consider-yes, green becomes my complexion best .and green it shall be, In this dress I will go to the fair, where all young fellows will strive to have me for a parter; but no-I shall refuse every one of them, and with a disdainful toss turn from them."
一个村姑头上顶着一罐牛奶在路上行走。走着走着,她的脑子里浮现出一连串的幻想:“我卖了这罐牛奶后, 用这笔钱买鸡蛋,这样我有的鸡蛋可以增加到 300 个。用这 300 个鸡蛋孵小鸡,这就算有坏的、生虫的, 至少也能孵出 250 只小鸡。等小鸡长大后,正好能赶上卖个好市价;那么到了新年,我就能有钱买一件新 晚装。买一件绿色的——让我好好想想——对,绿色与我的肤色最相衬。我穿上这件衣服去赶集,所有的年 轻小伙子都会抢着邀请我做舞伴;但是不行——我要轻蔑地把头一扬,转身过去不理他们,让他们人人都 碰个钉子。
Transported with this idea, she could not forbear acting with her head the thought that passed in her mind, when down came the can of milk! And all her imaginary happiness vanished in a moment.
她想得得意忘形,情不自禁地把头一扬,刹那间,牛奶罐跌了下来!她幻想的一切幸福间破灭了。
河南翻译公司的小王觉得,村姑和牛奶罐的故事在于警示我们,在任何时候都不要被胜利冲昏了头脑。他继续说,现代社会有很多人在买股票,往往被自己的绝美计划而冲昏了头脑,这 其实和村姑的情形完全一样。我们在更多的时候其实需要的是换位思考一下,思考一下往往会得出不一样的答案。
村姑只想着钱能省钱,她实际上忽略了一个很大的事实,那就是鸡蛋可能会变坏,小鸡可能会死去或得病。这些都是我们应该考虑的风险因素。因此,不要对我们乐观的计划所迷惑是人生的很重要一课。
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