John Gray - Fishing Reward 汉译

One day a fisherman was lying on a beautiful beach, with his fishing pole propped up in the sand and his solitary line cast out into the sparkling blue surf. He was enjoying the warmth of the afternoon sun and the prospect of catching a fish.

About that time, a businessman came walking down the beach, trying to relieve some of the stress of his workday. He noticed the fisherman sitting on the beach and decided to find out why this fisherman was fishing instead of working harder to make a living for himself and his family.

“You aren’t going to catch many fish that way,” said the businessman to the fisherman. “You should be working rather than lying on the beach!”

The fisherman looked up at the businessman, smiled and replied, “And what will my reward be?”

“Well, you can get bigger nets and catch more fish!” was the businessman’s answer.

“And then what will my reward be?” asked the fisherman, still smiling.

The businessman replied, “You will make money and you’ll be able to buy a boat, which will then result in larger catches of fish!”

“And then what will my reward be?” asked the fisherman again.

The businessman was beginning to get a little irritated with the fisherman’s questions. “You can buy a bigger boat, and hire some people to work for you!” he said.

“And then what will my reward be?” repeated the fisherman.

The businessman was getting angry. “Don’t you understand? you can build up a fleet of fishing boats, sail all over the world, and let all your employees catch fish for you!”

Once again the fisherman asked, “and then what will my reward be?”

The businessman was red with rage and shouted at the fisherman, “Don’t you understand that you can become so rich that you will never have to work for your living again! You can spend all the rest of your days sitting on this beach, looking at the sunset. You won’t have a care in the world!”

The fisherman, still smiling, looked up and said, “And what do you think I’m doing right now?”

垂钓的好处

约翰·格雷

有一天，一位垂钓者躺在一个美丽的沙滩上。他将钓鱼杆插在了沙里，将唯一一根钓鱼线扔进了波光粼粼的蔚蓝色海浪中。他尽情地享受着午后那温暖和煦的阳光，憧憬着可以捕获一条鱼儿。

就在这时，一位商人走到了这片沙滩。他想来这里放松一下，缓解几天来积聚的工作压力。他注意到这位垂钓者漫不经心地躺在沙滩上。他为什么要坐在这里钓鱼，而不是依靠更勤奋的工作来养活他自己和全家呢？商人决定要问个究竟。

“你这样做是钓不到多少鱼的。”商人对向垂钓者说道，“你应该去工作，而不是悠闲地躺在这个沙滩上！”

垂钓者抬头看了商人一眼，微笑着说道，“那对我有什么好处呢？”

“哦，你可以用更大的渔网去捕获更多的鱼！”商人答道。

“那么，我从中能得到什么好处呢？”垂钓者又问。他的脸上仍然挂着一丝微笑。

商人接过话茬，“你就可以挣到钱，你就可以用这钱买上一条船。有了这条船，你就可以去捕获更多的鱼！”

“这样对我有什么好处呢？”垂钓者又问。

商人对垂钓者的问题开始有点不耐烦了。

“你就可以买一艘大船，再雇用一些人替你去捕鱼！”商人答道。

“这样对我有什么好处呢？”垂钓者重复了这个问题。

商人开始生气了。

“你难道就不明白吗？你可以组建一个捕鱼船队去世界各地，让你的雇员们为你去捕鱼！”

垂钓者再一次问道，“这样对我究竟有什么好处呢？”

商人气得满脸通红，他大声对垂钓者嚷了起来，“你难道不明白，你ikeyi变得非常富有，你再也不必为了自己的生计去工作！你还可以在闲暇时间坐在这片沙滩上欣赏着落日美景。你就再也没有什么人间烦恼了！”

这时候，垂钓者抬起头，依然还是那副微笑的样子。“那你认为我现在又在干什么呢？”他问。