双语哲理故事：人的欲望
<p>有一个人死后，在去阎罗殿的路上，遇见一座金碧辉煌的宫殿。宫殿的主人请求他留下来居住。</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="either">either</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Heaven">Heaven</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hell">hell</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="magnificent">magnificent</span> <span word="palace">palace</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="owner">owner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="palace">palace</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="palace">palace</span>.</p><p>这个人说：我在人世间辛辛苦苦地忙碌了一辈子，现在只想吃，想睡，我讨厌工作。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="arduously">arduously</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sleep">sleep</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="work">work</span>.</p><p>宫殿主人答道：若是这样，那么世界上再也没有比这里更适宜居住的了。我这里有山珍海味，你想吃什么就吃什么，不会有人来阻止你。而且，我保证没有任何事情需要你做。于是，这个人就住了下来。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="owner">owner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="palace">palace</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="If">If</span> <span word="so">so</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="nowhere">nowhere</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="you">you</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wealth">wealth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="seafood">seafood</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="delicacies">delicacies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="palace">palace</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="whatever">whatever</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="stopping">stopping</span> <span word="you">you</span>. <span word="Moreover">Moreover</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="assured">assured</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="you">you</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="settled">settled</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="palace">palace</span>.</p><p>开始的一段日子，这个人吃了睡，睡了吃，感到非常快乐。渐渐地，他觉得有点寂寞和空虚，于是去见宫殿主人，抱怨道：这种每天吃吃睡睡的日子过久了也没有意思。我对这种生活已经提不起一点兴趣了。你能否为我找一个工作?</p>
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