中英文本

A Lesson in Philosophy
哲学课一则
Why worry?
何必忧虑呢?
Really, you have only two things:to worry about-either you are sick or you are well.
真的，你只有两件事要担心，你不是会生病就是身体健康。
If you are well, you have nothing to worry about.
如果你身体健康，那么就没什么好担心的。
and if you are sick, you have only two things to worry about-either you get well or you die.
如果生病的话，只要担忧两件事，你不是康复就是死亡。
If you get well, you have nothing to worry about.
如果你康复的话，什么也不必担心。
and if you die, you have only two things to worry about-either you go to heaven or you go to hell.
如果不幸死亡的话，你只要担心两件事，你不是上天堂就是下地狱。
If you go to heaven, you have nothing to worry about.
如果上天堂，什么也不需要你担忧。
and if you go to hell,you'll be so busy shaking hands with old friends, you won't have time to worry !
要是下地狱的话，你会忙着和老朋友握手寒暄，连担忧事情的时间都没有!

重点讲解

1.Philosophy 像往常一样；一如既往

例句：As usual, there weren't many people at the meeting.
像往常一样, 来开会的人不多。

2.worry about 担心；担忧；顾虑

例句：Don't worry about him; he is a cheerful and elastic man.
别为他担心;他是个快活开朗的人。
3.heaven 天堂；乐园；上帝

例句：If you betray my trust, by Heaven, I will haunt you.
如果你背弃了我的信托，老天在上，我是饶不了你的。

4.shake hands 握手；拉手
例句：We could shake hands, and he could even put his arm around me.
我们可以握握手，他甚至可以搂住我。