双语阅读｜The Hidden Treasure 财富就在手中 劳动才最光荣

There lived a farmer in the village. He had five sons. They were all idlers and never helped their father.

村子里住着一个农民。 他有五个儿子。 他们都是闲人，从不帮助他们的父亲。

idler 英[adl(r)] 美[adlr] n. 懒汉； 无所事事的人; adj. 懈怠的; 懒惰的; 闲置的; 没有工作的; 闲散的;

They always quarreled among themselves. The father was very sad and worried.

他们总是互相争吵。 父亲非常伤心和担忧。

He tried his best to mend their habits but all in vain.

他尽力去改变他们的习惯，但一切归于徒劳。

Once he was taken ill. He called his sons. All of them reached there. He asked them to sit down and listen to him carefully.

一天他生病了，他叫来他的儿子们。 然后所有人都到了那里。 他让他们坐下来仔细听他说。

The old father said, “My dear sons, I am weak and ill. I may die at any moment.

老父亲说：“亲爱的儿子们，我病弱无力。 可能随时都会撒手人寰。

There is a lot of money hidden in our fields but I have forgotten where I had buried it. Dig that treasure out after my death.“

我们的田地里藏着很多钱，但我忘记了埋葬的地方。 我死后挖出那个宝藏吧。“

The farmer died after two days. The sons dug every inch of the fields but could not find anything.

两天后农民去世了。 儿子们挖了每一寸地，但找不到任何东西。

As the field was well plowed some old man advised them to sow wheat in that. They had a very good crop.

由于地已耕好（儿子们挖宝挖的），一些老人建议他们在那里播种小麦。作物长得非常棒。

By selling the wheat they got a lot of money. Now they understood what their father meant. It was really the hidden treasure. From that day they worked hard and lived a happy life.

通过出售小麦，他们获得了很多钱。 现在他们明白了父亲的意思。 这真的是隐藏的宝藏。 从那天起，他们努力工作，过着幸福的生活。

Moral: No pains, no gains.

没有努力就没有收获。

通过劳动创造的财富才是实实在在的，拿的住的。

任何不劳而获的行为或想法都是可耻的。我们不应该总想着做什么事情能轻而易举获得财富，不学习，不实践，不努力，不改错，能获得财富么？

甚至有些人在同样的坑里掉进去几次也没有觉悟，比如某些个所谓高息的P2P理财。扛得住风险也得找一些靠谱的路数是吧？

相信自己的双手总比相信别人天花乱坠的说辞要强。还是念起小时候常说的那句话，劳动最光荣！

财富其实就在手中，撸起袖子先干再说。