為誰祈禱的英語

Once

Lord

Vishnu

was very much pleased with

a devotee

and said，“①I shall

grant

you three

requests.

The devotee answered at once， ”Here is my first request， “he said，”I want my wife to die so I can

marry

a better woman。 “ His wish was

immediately

granted。

pray /preɪ/ v。 禱告，祈禱

contentment/kənˈtent。mənt/ n。 滿意，知足

Lord Vishnu 毗瑟挐（印度教主神之一，守護之神）

be pleased with對…喜歡，滿意於

devotee/ˌdev。əˈtiː/ n。（狂熱的）崇拜者，愛好者

grant/ɡrɑːnt/ v。 （通常指官方）同意，准予，授予

She granted their request/wish。

她答應了他們的請求／滿足了他們的願望。

request/rɪˈkwest/ v。（禮貌、正式的）要求，請求

①I shall grant you three requests。

我會滿足你的三個請求。

marry/ˈmær。i/ v。 娶；嫁；（和…）結婚

immediately/ɪˈmiː。di。ət。li/ adv。 立即，馬上

②But when his friends gathered for the

funeral

and began to

recall

the

virtues

of his wife， the devotee saw he had made a decision too quickly

.

So he asked the Lord to bring her back to life。That left him with just one more request。

funeral/ˈfjuː。nər。əl/ n。 葬禮

recall /rɪˈkɔːl/ v。 回想起；記得

The old man recalled the city as it had been before the war。

這位老人回憶起戰前這座城市的樣子。

virtue/ˈvɜː。tʃuː/ n。 美德；高尚品德

②But when his friends gathered for the funeral and began to recall the virtues of his wife， the devotee saw he had made a decision too quickly。

但是當朋友們一起參加葬禮並追憶他妻子的美德時，這位信徒明白了他先前做的決定太倉促了。

bring her back to life讓她起死回生

③He decided not to make a mistake this time， for there would be no

chance

to change it。He turned to his friends for help。 ④Some advised him to ask for

immortality.

But what good was immortality， said others， if he did not have good health？ And health if he had no money？ And money if he had no friends？

make a mistake 犯錯誤

I thought I saw you just now， but maybe I make a mistake。

我以為我剛才見到你了，但也許我搞錯了。

chance/tʃɑːns/ n。 機會；時機

③He decided not to make a mistake this time， for there would be no chance to change it。

他決心不能再犯錯誤，因為他沒有糾正錯誤的機會了。For在此表示因為。

turned to his friends for help向朋友尋求幫助

immortality/ˌɪmɔːr‘tæləti/ n。 不朽；永生

④Some advised him to ask for immortality。

有些人建議他（向神）要能受益終身的東西。

Years

passed

and he had still not made his choice， life or health or

wealth

or

power

or love。 Finally he said to the Lord， ”Tell me what to ask for。 “

The Lord laughed when he knew the man’s problem ， and said。”⑤Ask to be

content

no matter what you get“

pass/pɑːs/ v。（時間）推移，流逝

Time seems to pass （by） so slowly when you‘re bored。

百無聊賴時，時間似乎過得很慢。

make a choice作出選擇

You have to make a choice between us。

你必須在我倆之間作出選擇。

wealth/welθ/財富，錢財

power/paʊər/權力，權勢

predicament

content /kənˈtent/ 滿意的；滿足的；知足的

He seems fairly content with （his） life。

他好像對生活相當滿足。

no matter what無論什麼

Don’t trust her，no matter what she says。不論她說什麼，都別相信。

④Ask to be content no matter what you get。

還是要求”滿足“吧。無論得到什麼，都能滿足就好了。

Read the passage again, and answer the question.

Once Lord Vishnu was very much pleased with the a devotee and said，”I shall grant you three requests。

The devotee answered at once， “Here is my first request， ”he said，“I want my wife to die so I can marry a better woman。 ” His wish was immediately granted。 But when his friends gathered for the funeral and began to recall the virtues of his wife， the devotee saw he had made a decision too quickly。 So he asked the Lord to bring her back to life。

That left him with just one more request。 He decided not to make a mistake this time， for there would be no chance to change it。He turned to his friends for help。 Some advised him to ask for immortality。

But what good was immortality， said others， if he did not have good health？ And health if he had no money？ And money if he had no friends？

Years passed and he had still not made his choice， life or health or wealth or power or love。 Finally he said to the Lord， “Tell me what to ask for。 ”

The Lord laughed when he knew the man‘s problem ，and said。“Ask to be content no matter what you get”

1。 What was the devotee’s first request？

2。 Did his wife die at first？

3。 What happened to his wife later？

4。 Why did he ask his friends for help？

5。 What might be the devotee‘s last request？

Keys：

1。He wanted his wife to die so he could marry a better woman。

2。Yes， she did。

3。 She come back to life。

4。Because he didn’t know what he should ask Lord Vishnu for。

5。He might ask to be content。