There was a man who had four sons. 有一个人,他有四个儿子.
He wanted his sons to learn not to judge 他希望他的儿子能够学会不要太快对事情下结论.
things too quickly.
So he sent them each on quest, in turn, to go and 所以,他依次给四个孩子一个问题,要他
look at a pear tree that was a great distance away. 们分别去远方看一棵梨树.
The first son went in the winter, the second in the 大儿子在冬天前往,二儿子在春天,三儿子
spring,the third in summer,and the youngest in the fall.在夏天,小儿子则在冬天前往.
When thery had all gond and come back,he called them 当他们都去过回家以后,他把他们一起叫
together to descrie what they had seen.到跟前,让他们形容自己看到的情景.
The first son said that the tree was ugly, bent and 大儿子说那棵树很丑,枯槁,扭曲.
twist.
The second son said,"no, it was covered with green 二儿子说,不是那样,这棵树被青青的嫩芽
buds and full of promise". 所覆盖,充满了希望.
The third son disagreed; he said it was laided with 三儿子不同意,他说树上
blossoms that smelled so sweet and looked so beautiful 花朵绽放,充满香气,看起来十分美丽,
, it was the most graceful thing he had ever seen.这美景是他从来不曾见到过的.
The last son disagreed with all of them;he said it 最小的儿子不同意他们三人的说法,他说树
was ripe and drooping with fruit,full of life and 上结满了果子,累累下垂,充满了生气与满足.
fulfillment.
The man then explained to his sons that they were all right, 这个人就对四个儿子说:你们
because they had each seen but only one season in the tree's是正确的,因为每个人都只看
life.到了这棵树一个季节的风景.
He told them that you cannot judge a tree, or a person, by 他告诉儿子们不可用一个季节
one season, and that the essence of who they are and the 的风景来评断一棵树,或是一个人,
pleasure,joy,and love that come from that life can only 关于是一个人的内在实质是怎么样的
be measured at the end, when all the seasons are up.还有一介人生命的欢愉,喜乐,爱,只有在经 历过所有的季节之后,才能衡量。
If you give up in when it is winter, you will miss the 如果你在冬天时就放弃，们就会错过你
promise of your sping, the beauty of your summer, and生命春天的期盼，夏天的美丽，秋天的收
the fulfillment of your fall/ 成．
Don't let the pain of one season destory the 不要让一个季节的痛苦毁掉其它季节的喜乐．
joy of all the rest.
Don't judge life by one difficult season, persevere 不要因为一个痛苦的季节就对人生下
through the difficult patches and better times are 结论，，持守忍耐度过这段艰难，美好
sure to come some time or later.的日子将在不久后来到。
