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Henry was a rich man who lived in the city.
亨利是一個(gè)住在城里的有錢人。
One day he took his son, Tom, to the country.
有一天，他帶著他的孩子湯姆去郊區(qū)。
First, they travelled by plane for about an hour.
一開始，他們坐了一個(gè)小時(shí)的飛機(jī)。
Then, they walked for two hours to a farm.
然后，他們走了兩個(gè)小時(shí)才到一個(gè)農(nóng)場(chǎng)。
They stayed there for a week with a poor family.
他們?cè)谝粦艉茇毟F的人家住了一個(gè)星期。
Henry wanted Tom to see how other people lived.
亨利想讓湯姆知道其他人是如何生活的。
When they returned from the trip, Henry asked his son, “How did you like your trip, dear?”
當(dāng)他們回家的時(shí)候，亨利問他的兒子，“你喜歡這趟旅程嗎，寶貝？”
His son answered, "It was great, Dad! I saw lots of interesting things."
他的兒子回答道，“棒極了，爸爸！我看到了許多有趣的東西。”
"At home, we only have one pet dog."
“在家里我們只有一只寵物狗。“
"But they have several."
”但他們有好多。”
"They have chickens, dogs and other animals, too."
他們有雞、狗和其他的動(dòng)物。
"We swim in a pool, but they swim in a huge lake."
我們只能在游泳池里游泳，但他們可以在廣闊的湖里游泳。
"We have a garden, but they have green fields where the children can run about freely."
“我們只有一個(gè)花園，但他們有無垠的綠色農(nóng)田，孩子們可以自由地奔跑。”
"We hang lanterns in our garden at festival times, but they can see the bright stars at night."
”我們只能在節(jié)日的時(shí)候在花園里掛上燈，但他們每天晚上都可以看見天上的明亮星光。”
"We buy frozen food at the supermarket, but they get fresh food from the farm."
”我們只能吃超市買來的冷凍食物，但他們每天享用的都是農(nóng)場(chǎng)新鮮的食物。“
"We have to lock our doors when we go out, but they can sleep with their doors open."
”我們出門的時(shí)候都要把門鎖上，但是他們可以夜不閉戶。“
"Thanks, Dad. I've learned a very good lesson."
“謝謝你，爸爸。我學(xué)到了非常有意義的一課。"
"Now I know how poor we are!"
“現(xiàn)在我知道我們是多么的貧窮了！”
Henry was surprised to hear that.
亨利聽到這些話，十分吃驚。
Very often, we only notice what we do not have and forget what we have.
很多時(shí)候，我們往往只注意我們沒有什么，卻忘記了我們擁有什么。
If we can enjoy what we already have, we will live a happier life.
如果我們能夠享受已有的事物，那么我們將擁有一個(gè)更加快樂的生活。
