苏格拉底的小房子

类别：智慧

哲学家苏格拉底建了一座简陋小屋，借此表达真挚友谊难得可贵的深刻哲理。

时长 54 秒 · 语速 163 wpm

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Socrates was one of the wisest men in ancient Greece. 苏格拉底是古希腊最有智慧的人之一。

Young people came from all over the country just to hear him talk. 全国各地的年轻人都慕名而来，就为了听他讲讲话。

He asked them questions, and he made them think. 他向他们提问，引导他们去思考。

He wasn't rich, and he didn't want to be. 他没什么钱，但他也根本不在乎钱。

One summer, he built himself a house. 有一年夏天，他给自己盖了一栋房子。

It was tiny. 那房子特别小。

His neighbors couldn't understand it. 邻居们都搞不懂他是怎么想的。

"You're such a great man," they said. 他们说：“您这么了不起，

"Everyone in Athens knows your name. 整个雅典谁不知道您的大名啊。

Why would you build such a little box to live in?" 怎么就给自己盖了这么个小火柴盒住呢？”

Socrates looked at his small house and smiled. 苏格拉底看着自己的小屋笑了笑。

"You may be right," he said. 他说：“你们说的也许在理，

"It isn't much. 这房子确实不大。

But small as it is, 但地方再小，

I'll consider myself lucky if I can fill it with true friends." 要是能用真正的朋友把它填满，我就觉得自己很幸运了。”

That's the whole story. 故事到这儿就讲完了，

But it's worth a moment of thought. 但它值得我们琢磨琢磨。

Most of us would like a bigger home. 我们大多数人都想要更大的房子，

Not many of us could fill even a small one with real friends. 可哪怕是一间小屋子，我们当中又有几个人能用真正的朋友把它装满呢？