九年级
Building
发布日期 : 2016-04-28浏览次数 : 来源 :
当你算计别人的时候，总有一天会算到自己的头上。
A great and wise man once called one of his workmen to him saying,“Go into the far country and build a house for me. You will decide how to build it and what it looks like all by yourself, but remember, I shall come to accept your work for a very special friend of mine.”
And so the workman departed with a light heart for his field of labor. Material of all kinds was here, but the workman had a mind of his own. "Surely," he thought, "I know my business. I can use a bit of inferior1 materials here and cheat on my workmanship2 a little there, and still make the finished work look good. Only I will know that what I have built has weaknesses."
And so, at last the work was completed and the workman reported back to the great and wise man. "Very good," he said. "Now remember that I wanted you to use only the finest materials and craftsmanship in this house because I wanted to make present of it, and my friend, you are the one I had you build it for. It is all yours."
He has his free agency. He may build as he likes. But now he will receive what he has built for an eternal home and habitation4
Notes:
inferior adj. 低劣的；下等的
workmanship n. 工艺，技艺
agency n.代理
habitation n.住宅
A great and wise man once called one of his workmen to him saying,“Go into the far country and build a house for me. You will decide how to build it and what it looks like all by yourself, but remember, I shall come to accept your work for a very special friend of mine.”
And so the workman departed with a light heart for his field of labor. Material of all kinds was here, but the workman had a mind of his own. "Surely," he thought, "I know my business. I can use a bit of inferior1 materials here and cheat on my workmanship2 a little there, and still make the finished work look good. Only I will know that what I have built has weaknesses."
And so, at last the work was completed and the workman reported back to the great and wise man. "Very good," he said. "Now remember that I wanted you to use only the finest materials and craftsmanship in this house because I wanted to make present of it, and my friend, you are the one I had you build it for. It is all yours."
He has his free agency. He may build as he likes. But now he will receive what he has built for an eternal home and habitation4
Notes:
inferior adj. 低劣的；下等的
workmanship n. 工艺，技艺
agency n.代理
habitation n.住宅