One day, a high official wanted to amuse himself in a temple.
His subordinates notified the monks2 in the temple three days in advance to prepare a good meal on time. So all the monks in the temple busied themselves with the preparation.
The temple was situated3 in a remote mountain, surrounded by bamboo groves4, and very tranquil5. After the high official had strolled about for a while, he was very pleased. While dining, he recited lines from a poem of the Tang Dynasty: "Passing through the bamboo courtyard and meeting a monk1,A half day's leisure is gained in this fleeting6 life."
When the old monk heard these lines of the poem, he couldn't help laughing.
The high official asked hastily: "What are you laughing about?"
The old monk replied: "Your Honour have indeed gained a half day's leisure, but I have been busy for three whole days."
一天,有一個(gè)大官,要到寺院里去游玩。
他的手下人便在三天前就通知寺院里的和尚,準(zhǔn)時(shí)備好飯菜。于是,寺院里所有的和尚,都忙著張羅了起來。
寺院坐落在深山里,四面都是竹林,的確非常清靜。大官游玩了一番之后,非常高興,一面吃飯,一面吟起了唐人的詩句:“因過竹院逢僧話,又得浮生半日閑。”
老和尚聽了詩句,不覺笑了起來。
大官連忙問道:“你笑什么?”
老和尚回答道:“您老人家固然清閑了半天,可是我老和尚卻已經(jīng)忙了整整三天!”
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1 monk
n.和尚,僧侶,修道士
參考例句:
The man was a monk from Emei Mountain.那人是峨眉山下來的和尚。
Buddhist monk sat with folded palms.和尚合掌打坐。
2 monks
n.修道士,僧侶( monk的名詞復(fù)數(shù) )
參考例句:
The monks lived a very ascetic life. 僧侶過著很清苦的生活。
He had been trained rigorously by the monks. 他接受過修道士的嚴(yán)格訓(xùn)練。 來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
3 situated
adj.坐落在...的,處于某種境地的
參考例句:
The village is situated at the margin of a forest.村子位于森林的邊緣。
She is awkwardly situated.她的處境困難。
4 groves
樹叢,小樹林( grove的名詞復(fù)數(shù) )
參考例句:
The early sun shone serenely on embrowned groves and still green fields. 朝陽寧靜地照耀著已經(jīng)發(fā)黃的樹叢和還是一片綠色的田地。
The trees grew more and more in groves and dotted with old yews. 那里的樹木越來越多地長(zhǎng)成了一簇簇的小叢林,還點(diǎn)綴著幾棵老紫杉樹。
5 tranquil
adj. 安靜的, 寧靜的, 穩(wěn)定的, 不變的
參考例句:
The boy disturbed the tranquil surface of the pond with a stick. 那男孩用棍子打破了平靜的池面。
The tranquil beauty of the village scenery is unique. 這鄉(xiāng)村景色的寧靜是絕無僅有的。
6 fleeting
adj.短暫的,飛逝的
參考例句:
The girls caught only a fleeting glimpse of the driver.女孩們只匆匆瞥了一眼司機(jī)。
Knowing the life fleeting,she set herself to enjoy if as best as she could.她知道這種日子轉(zhuǎn)瞬即逝,于是讓自已盡情地享受。
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