美文赏析:木匠的故事
<p><span word="An">An</span> <span word="elderly">elderly</span> <span word="carpenter">carpenter</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="retire">retire</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="employer">employer</span>-<span word="contractor">contractor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span>-<span word="building">building</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="leisurel">leisurel</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="extended">extended</span> <span word="family">family</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="miss">miss</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="paycheck">paycheck</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="week">week</span> ,<span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="retire">retire</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="by">by</span>.</p><p>有个老木匠准备退休，他告诉老板，说要离开建造行业，回家与妻子儿女享受天伦之乐。虽然老板给他的工资很高，可是，他更想享受退休生活。生活总能维持下去。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="contractor">contractor</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sorry">sorry</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="worker">worker</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="favor">favor</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="carpenter">carpenter</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="yes">yes</span>,<span word="but">but</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="materials">materials</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unfortunate">unfortunate</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dedicated">dedicated</span> <span word="career">career</span>.</p><p>老板很不舍得他的好工人离开，问他是否能帮忙再建一座房子。老木匠答应了。但是大家后来都看得出来，他的心已不在工作上，他使用的是次料，做工也很粗糙。这真是一种令人遗憾的结束自己全心全意所从事的事业的方式。</p>
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