The Gift of Life 生命的饋贈
On the very first day, God created the cow. He said to the cow, Today I have created you! As a cow, you must go to the field with the farmer all day long. You will work all day under the sun! I will give you a life span of 50 years. The cow objected, What? This kind of a tough life you want to live for 50 years? Let me have 20 years, and the 30 years I’ll give you back. So God agreed.
創(chuàng)世第一天，上帝創(chuàng)造了牛。他對牛說：今天我創(chuàng)造了你！作為一頭牛，你必須跟農(nóng)夫下地，終日在日頭下勞作！我給你50年的壽命。 牛不同意了：什么？這種苦日子你要我活50年？讓我活20年吧，30年還給你。于是,上帝同意了。
On the second day, God created the dog. God said to the dog, You are supposed to sit all day by the door of your house. Any people that come in, you will have to bark at them! I’ll give you a life span of 20 years. The dog objected, ochWhat? All day long to sit by the door? No way! I give you back the other 10 years of my life! So God agreed.
第二天，上帝創(chuàng)造了狗。上帝對狗說：你應(yīng)該終日坐在自家門前，有人進(jìn)來就叫！我給你20年壽命。 狗反對：什么？整天坐在門口？絕對不行！我退給你10年壽命！于是上帝同意了。
On the third day, God created the monkey. He said to the monkey, 搇ochMonkeys have to entertain people. You’ve got to make them laugh and do monkey tricks. I’ll give you 20 years life span.ar The monkey objected.ochWhat? Make them laugh? Do monkey faces and tricks? Ten years will do, and the other 10 years I’ll give you back.攍och So God agreed.
第三天，上帝創(chuàng)造了猴子。他對猴子說：猴子必須帶給人娛樂。你必須讓他們開懷大笑，耍把戲。我給你20年壽命。 猴子不干：什么？讓他們開懷大笑？做鬼臉?biāo)０褢颍?0年就夠了，另外10年還給你。上帝同意了。
On the fourth day, God created man and said to him, 搇ochYour job is to sleep, eat, and play. You will enjoy very much in your life. All you need to do is to enjoy and do nothing. This kind of life, I’ll give you a 20 -- year life span.ar The man objected. What? Such a good life! Eat, play, sleep, and do nothing? Enjoy the best and you expect me to live only 20 years. No way, man!Why don’t we make a deal? Since the cow gave you back 30 years, and the dog gave you back 10 years and the monkey gave you back 10 years, I will take them all from you! That makes my life span 70 years, right? So God agreed.
第四天，上帝創(chuàng)造了人，并對他說：你的工作就是吃喝玩樂睡大覺，盡情享受人生。只管享受，什么都不干。這種生活，我給你20年壽命。 人反對：什么？這樣的好日子！除了吃喝玩樂，什么都不干？盡情享受，而你讓我只活20年？不行，老兄！厎我們何不做個(gè)交易？既然牛退給你30年，狗還你10年，猴子退回10年，你把這些統(tǒng)統(tǒng)給我！這樣我的壽命就有70年了，行嗎？于是,上帝同意了。
AND THAT’S WHYour first 20 years, we eat, sleep, play, enjoy the best and do nothing more. For the next 30 years, we work all day long, suffer and get to support the family. For the next 10 years, we entertain our grandchildren by making monkey faces and monkey tricks. And the last 10 years, we stay at home, sit by the front door and bark at people!
這就是為什么頭20年，我們吃喝玩樂，盡情享受，無所事事。接下來30年，我們終日辛勞，受苦受難，養(yǎng)家糊口。之后10年，我們扮鬼臉?biāo)０褢蜃寣O輩開心。最后10年，我們呆在家里，坐在門口，對人大叫！
On the very first day, God created the cow. He said to the cow, Today I have created you! As a cow, you must go to the field with the farmer all day long. You will work all day under the sun! I will give you a life span of 50 years. The cow objected, What? This kind of a tough life you want to live for 50 years? Let me have 20 years, and the 30 years I’ll give you back. So God agreed.
創(chuàng)世第一天，上帝創(chuàng)造了牛。他對牛說：今天我創(chuàng)造了你！作為一頭牛，你必須跟農(nóng)夫下地，終日在日頭下勞作！我給你50年的壽命。 牛不同意了：什么？這種苦日子你要我活50年？讓我活20年吧，30年還給你。于是,上帝同意了。
On the second day, God created the dog. God said to the dog, You are supposed to sit all day by the door of your house. Any people that come in, you will have to bark at them! I’ll give you a life span of 20 years. The dog objected, ochWhat? All day long to sit by the door? No way! I give you back the other 10 years of my life! So God agreed.
第二天，上帝創(chuàng)造了狗。上帝對狗說：你應(yīng)該終日坐在自家門前，有人進(jìn)來就叫！我給你20年壽命。 狗反對：什么？整天坐在門口？絕對不行！我退給你10年壽命！于是上帝同意了。
On the third day, God created the monkey. He said to the monkey, 搇ochMonkeys have to entertain people. You’ve got to make them laugh and do monkey tricks. I’ll give you 20 years life span.ar The monkey objected.ochWhat? Make them laugh? Do monkey faces and tricks? Ten years will do, and the other 10 years I’ll give you back.攍och So God agreed.
第三天，上帝創(chuàng)造了猴子。他對猴子說：猴子必須帶給人娛樂。你必須讓他們開懷大笑，耍把戲。我給你20年壽命。 猴子不干：什么？讓他們開懷大笑？做鬼臉?biāo)０褢颍?0年就夠了，另外10年還給你。上帝同意了。
On the fourth day, God created man and said to him, 搇ochYour job is to sleep, eat, and play. You will enjoy very much in your life. All you need to do is to enjoy and do nothing. This kind of life, I’ll give you a 20 -- year life span.ar The man objected. What? Such a good life! Eat, play, sleep, and do nothing? Enjoy the best and you expect me to live only 20 years. No way, man!Why don’t we make a deal? Since the cow gave you back 30 years, and the dog gave you back 10 years and the monkey gave you back 10 years, I will take them all from you! That makes my life span 70 years, right? So God agreed.
第四天，上帝創(chuàng)造了人，并對他說：你的工作就是吃喝玩樂睡大覺，盡情享受人生。只管享受，什么都不干。這種生活，我給你20年壽命。 人反對：什么？這樣的好日子！除了吃喝玩樂，什么都不干？盡情享受，而你讓我只活20年？不行，老兄！厎我們何不做個(gè)交易？既然牛退給你30年，狗還你10年，猴子退回10年，你把這些統(tǒng)統(tǒng)給我！這樣我的壽命就有70年了，行嗎？于是,上帝同意了。
AND THAT’S WHYour first 20 years, we eat, sleep, play, enjoy the best and do nothing more. For the next 30 years, we work all day long, suffer and get to support the family. For the next 10 years, we entertain our grandchildren by making monkey faces and monkey tricks. And the last 10 years, we stay at home, sit by the front door and bark at people!
這就是為什么頭20年，我們吃喝玩樂，盡情享受，無所事事。接下來30年，我們終日辛勞，受苦受難，養(yǎng)家糊口。之后10年，我們扮鬼臉?biāo)０褢蜃寣O輩開心。最后10年，我們呆在家里，坐在門口，對人大叫！