英语散文欣赏，让这个世界为你创造出你所需要的一切

　　As each different crop became ready to be harvested Joe started to realize that there was more than he and his family could ever eat.One of Joe's neighbours suggested that he set Up a vegetable stand.Joe and his wife did that very thing.They called it Joe and Family Vegetables.Joe even had to leave some crops on the ground because he had more than enough to meet the demands at the vegetable stand.
　　当各种农作物快要收割的时候，乔意识到这要比他一家人所需要的食物多得多。这时乔的一位邻居建议他在地里设立一个蔬菜区用来出售。于是乔和妻子昕取了他的意见，并把它称为乔家蔬菜。乔在蔬菜区留了足够多的蔬菜，以满足顾客的需求。
　　What were Joe's sons doing in the meantime?They were still working the land even after they had finished the entire parcel.They started once again in the original corner.working in the leftover plant material while they were still on their quest to find gold.
　　那么与此同时，乔的儿子们在做什么呢?他们仍然在这块土地上挖掘着黄金，甚至当所有的土壤都被翻过以后。他们在起初的角落里又重新挖了起来，而这时地里的庄稼已经收割完，他们在这块留有农作物残枝败叶的土地上仍然继续追逐着他们的黄金梦。
　　This process went on for years and Joe and his wife became quite wealthy from their little vegetable stand.They were even able to send their sons off to college simply because they wanted to find gold.
　　几年过去了，乔和妻子靠着他们的那块蔬菜地，已经变得相当富有。他们甚至能供得起儿子去上大学，而不想再看到他们的儿子只想着挖黄金。
　　Remember at the beginning of the story when Joe was told by his new neighbour that there was gold in the land?Well,the truth is.Joe's understanding of the English language was less than perfect.His new neighbour friend actually told him that his land had rich soil.So you can see where the concept of gold came In.
　　再让我们回顾一下故事的开头，不正是乔的新邻居告诉他地里出黄金的吗?然而，事实上是乔对英国的语言理解得还不够透彻。他的新邻居其实是说他那块土地有肥沃的土壤，所以你应该知道黄金的概念来自哪儿了吧。
　　Did Joe's sons become slaves to the digging?No,they were inspired because they had visions of what money could do for them and did not focus on the money itself.
　　乔的儿子们成为挖掘土地的奴隶了吗?不，他们只是一昧地幻想着金钱能为他们做什么，并被无数个幻想所激励，但从未考虑过获取金钱的正确途径。
　　Is there.a way we can take this story to a higher level?Yes.the Universe provides us opportunity and sometimes dangles the carrot to inspire us.In essence.Joe's sons were inspired with the possibility of finding gold in the soil.Some of you I'm sure will draw your own meaning.but here is one to consider.Go out and pretend that there is gold in all your challenges and setbacks so that you can be inspired to motivate yourself to allow the Universe to provide all that you need and then some.
　　我们对这个故事是否可以有一个更深刻的理解呢?答案是肯定的，这个世界提供给我们的机会有很多，然而，有时候上天对我们的这些赏赐又是悬而未定的。事实上，乔的儿子们是被在土壤里找到黄金的这种可能性所激励。我相信，每一个人对此都有自己不同的理解，但有一点是值得大家借鉴的。面对挑战与挫折时，假设它们当中也有"黄金让它激励着你勇敢向前，让这个世界为你创造出你所需要的一切。