成为圣人的秘诀.ppt

成为圣者的秘诀 ;从前，在一个国家里，有一位做了无数善事的善心者。国王非常欣赏他的善举，便封他为圣者。 Once upon a time there lived in a country a do-gooder. The king was very appreciative of his deeds and decided to honor him as a saint by a decree. Charity Good deeds 善举 ;有一天，圣者过八十大寿，国王前来庆贺，特别带来一位画家，想通过画家的笔，将这位圣者慈祥的容貌画下来，作为世人的典范。 On the saint’s eightieth birthday, the king was invited to his birthday celebration. He brought with him a painter so as to do a picture of the kindly saint as a paragon for his countrymen. ;用完晚餐之后，众多的嘉宾前来观赏这幅慈爱的画。 When the feast is over all the guests were asked to have a look at the picture. After the meal/feast/banquet, … ;肖像画家将这幅画像拿出来的时候，所有人大吃一惊。因为画里的人根本没有慈善的面貌，反而充满暴戾，粗野，邪恶的气息。 To their great surprise, when the picture was shown, what they saw was not a kind but a ruthless and cruel look. Shock; surprise; startle; amaze; Astonish; stunt; ;国王一看，生气地要人把画家拖出去鞭打。 The king was very angry at seeing this and ordered his men to beat the painter. 半夜鸡叫 The Cock Crows at Midnight landlord Farm hand To give sb a good beat 狠很地揍一顿 ;这时，圣者听到惊呼声，跑了过来， Upon hearing the noise, the saint rushed to the scene to have a look at the picture. ;他看到这幅画后，跪倒在地：“国王，这画里的人，才是真实的我啊。” After viewing it, the saint knelt down and said, “Your majesty, the person in the picture is none other than me. ;国王惊诧地问：“为什么？”圣者道：“这就是我一生挣扎着，不想去做的那个人啊。” “Why?” said the king, dumbfounded. “This has been the very person whom I have never wanted to be all my life.”;在这世上，没有天生的圣者，惟有能时时刻刻自我反省，自我检视的人，才能成为圣者。 In this world, there are no naturally born saints; only those who can do self-criticism and self-examination, can become saints. Inborn Innate Congenial