The Farmer and His Sons 农夫和儿子

A farmer being on the point of death, and wishing to show his sons the way to success in farming, called them to him, and said，“My children, I am now departing from this life, but all that I have to leave you, you will find in the vineyard.”

The sons, supposing that he referred to some hidden treasure, as soon as the old man was dead, set to work with their spades and ploughs and every impIement that was at hand, and turned up the soil over and over again. They found indeed not treasure；but the vines, strengthened and improved by this thorough tillage, yielded a finer vintage than they had ever yielded before, and more than repaid the young husbandmen for all their trouble.So truly is industry in itself a treasure.

一个农夫不久于人世，他想把种田的成功之道传给几个儿子，就把他们叫到跟前，说：“孩子们，我快要离开人世了，我留给你们的一切，你们可以在葡萄园里找到?！?/p>

几个儿子以为农夫说的是埋在那儿的一些财宝。于是，老人一去世，他们就拿起铁锹、犁和手头的每一样工具大干起来，把葡萄园里的泥土翻了一遍又一遍。他们发现并没有什么财宝。但是由于泥土翻得深透，葡萄树长得又壮又好，结的葡萄比以往任何时候都要好，这几个年轻人得到了超过他们劳动所应得的报酬。可见勤劳本身就是宝。

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单词注解

property['pr?p?ti]n.财产；版权；房地产

extravagant[iks'tr?v?g?nt]a.奢侈的；过分的；放肆的

vineyard['vinj?：d]n.葡萄园

impIement['implim?nt]n.工具；服装；装备

industry['ind?stri]n.勤劳；工业，制造业；产业

实用句型

My children, I am now departing from this life, but all that I have to leave you, you will find in the vineyard.

孩子们，我快要离开人世了，我留给你们的一切，你们可以在葡萄园里找到。

The sons, supposing that he referred to some hidden treasure, as soon as the old man was dead, set to work with their spades and ploughs and every implement that was at hand, and turned up the soil over and over again.

几个儿子以为农夫说的是埋在那儿的一些财宝。于是，老人一去世，他们就拿起铁锹、犁和手头的每一样工具大干起来，把葡萄园里的泥土翻了一遍又一遍。

智慧点津

The worth of money is not in its possession, but in its use.

金钱的价值不在于占有，而在于使用。

The treasure is in industry itself.

勤劳本身就是宝。