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Once there was a relative who offered a man and his three sons two baskets of peaches.

有個(gè)親戚送給父子四人兩籃桃子。

One basket of peaches were just ripe while the other were already overripe（過(guò)熟的） and would go bad at once.

一籃是剛熟的，一籃已經(jīng)熟透，很快會(huì)壞掉。

The father asked, “Which way of eating can avoid wasting a peach?” The eldest son said, “Of course, we should eat those overripe, for they can't be kept for three days.”

父親問(wèn)兒子：“怎么吃才不會(huì)浪費(fèi)一個(gè)桃子？” 大兒子說(shuō)：“當(dāng)然要先吃熟透了的，因?yàn)檫@些桃子放不過(guò)三天啊。”

“But after you eat up those, the peaches in the other basket will go bad!” Obviously, the father was not satisfied with the eldest son's advice.

“可是等吃光了這些，剛熟的那籃也該壞掉了！”顯然，父親并不滿意這個(gè)提議。

The second son thought for a while and said, “We should eat the peaches just ripe. Choose the good ones!” “If so, won't the overripe peaches be wasted in vain? Don't you think it pity?”

二兒子想了一會(huì)兒說(shuō)：“我們應(yīng)該先吃剛熟的。揀好的先吃！” “那樣的話，熟透的桃子不就白白浪費(fèi)了嗎？你不覺(jué)得可惜嗎？”

The father turned to the youngest son, “What good idea do you have?” “I feel,” thinking for a while, the youngest son said, “we'd better mix them together, give some of them to the neighbors, and let them help us eat, so that we won't waste a peach.”

父親轉(zhuǎn)身朝向小兒子：“你有什么好辦法？” “我覺(jué)得，”小兒子想了一下，說(shuō)，“我們不妨把兩籃桃子摻起來(lái)，送一些給鄰居們，讓他們幫著我們吃，這樣就不會(huì)浪費(fèi)一個(gè)桃子了。”

Hearing this, the father nodded and said with a smile, “OK. It is really a good way. Then let's do it by your way.”

父親聽(tīng)到這兒，點(diǎn)頭笑著說(shuō)：“好，真是個(gè)好辦法。就按你說(shuō)的辦吧?！?/p>

法國(guó)作家羅曼·羅蘭(Romain Rolland)曾經(jīng)說(shuō)過(guò)：“幸福是一種靈魂的香味?！?Happiness is the scent of soul.)當(dāng)我們選擇給予，我們的靈魂收獲的是舒適和溫暖。