There is always someone worse off than you, so do not look down upon yourself.
Greek
Mr.Day was a teacher at a school in a big city in the north of England.He usually went to France or Germany for a few weeks during his summer holidays,and he spoke French and German quite well.
But one year Mr.Day said to one of his friends,“Im going to have a holiday in AthensAthens n.雅典(希腊首都). But I dont speak Greek, so Ill go to evening classes and have Greek lessons for a month before I go.”
总有人不如你,所以不要轻视自己。
希腊语
戴先生是英格兰北部一个大城市里的中学教师。在暑假期间他通常就到法国或德国去度几周的假,他的法语和德语都讲得相当好。
然而有一年,戴先生对他的一位朋友说:“我准备去雅典度假。可是我不会讲希腊语,所以去雅典前我将先去夜校进修一个月的希腊语课程。”
He studied very hard for a month, and then his holidays began and he went to Greece.
When he came back a few weeks later, his friend said to him,“Did you have any trouble with your Greek when you were in Athens, Dick?”
“No, I didnt have any trouble with it.” answered Mr.Day.“But the Greeks did!”
他很用功地学了一个月后,他的假期也接着开始了,于是他就去了希腊。
几周后,他回来了,他的朋友问他说:“迪克,你在雅典时,使用你的希腊语有没有遇到困难?”
戴先生回答说:“没有,我的希腊语用来得心应手,倒是那些希腊人遇到了麻烦。”