3.2 A useless life 无用的生命
时间：2018-12-31 作者：英语课 分类：我们都是有故事的人之生而为赢
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A farmer got so old that he couldn't work the fields anymore. So he would spend the day just sitting on the porch 1. His son, still working the farm, would look up from time to time and see his father sitting there. "He's of no use any more," the son thought to himself, "he doesn't do anything!" One day the son got so frustrated 2 by this, that he built a wood coffin 3, dragged it over to the porch, and told his father to get in. Without saying anything, the father climbed inside. After closing the lid, the son dragged the coffin to the edge of the farm where there was a high cliff. As he approached the drop, he heard a light tapping on the lid from inside the coffin. He opened it up. Still lying there peacefully, the father looked up at his son. "I know you are going to throw me over the cliff, but before you do, may I suggest something?" "What is it?" replied the son. "Throw me over the cliff, if you like," said the father, "but save this good wood coffin. Your children might need to use it."
n.门廊，入口处，走廊，游廊
- There are thousands of pages of advertising on our porch.有成千上万页广告堆在我们的门廊上。
- The porch is supported by six immense pillars.门廊由六根大柱子支撑着。
adj.挫败的，失意的，泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的过去式和过去分词 )；挫败；使受挫折；令人沮丧
- It's very easy to get frustrated in this job. 这个工作很容易令人懊恼。
- The bad weather frustrated all our hopes of going out. 恶劣的天气破坏了我们出行的愿望。 来自《简明英汉词典》