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得病以前，我受父母宠爱，在家中横行霸道，一旦隔离，拘禁在花园山坡上一幢小房子里，我顿感打入冷宫，十分郁郁不得志起来。BeforeIwastakenill,Ihadbeenaspoiledchildofmyparents,gettingthingsmywayinthefamily.Onceisolatedandconfinedtoasmallhouseontheslopeofthegarden,Isuddenlyfoundmyselfindisfavourandmywingsclipped.一个春天的傍晚，园中百花怒放，父母在园中设宴，一时宾客云集，笑语四溢。Onespringevening,withmyriadsofflowersinfullbloominthegarden,myparentsheldagardenpartyinhonourofmanyguests,whosearrivalatoncefilledtheplacewithlaughingchats.我在山坡的小屋里，悄悄掀起窗帘，窥见园中大千世界，一片繁华，自己的哥姐，堂表弟兄，也穿插其间，个个喜气洋洋。Inthesmallhouseontheslope,Iquietlyliftedthecurtain,onlytobemetbyagreatandprosperousworldwithmyelderbrothersandsistersandmycousinsamongtheguests,allinjubilation.一霎时，一阵被人摒弃，为世所遗的悲愤兜上心头，禁不住痛哭起来。Allatonce,seizedbyafitofforlornrage,Icouldnothelpburstingintotears.在人际关系问题上我们不要太浪漫主义。Weshouldnotbetooromanticininterpersonalrelations.人是很有趣的，往往在接触一个人时首先看到的都是他或她的优点。Humanbeingsareinterestinginthattheytendtofirstseegoodinanewacquaintance.这一点颇像是在餐馆里用餐的经验。Thisislikedininginarestaurant.开始吃头盘或冷碟的时候，印象很好。吃头两个主菜时，也是赞不绝口。Youwillbenotonlyfavorablyimpressedwiththefirsttwocourses.愈吃愈趋于冷静，吃完了这顿筵席，缺点就都找出来了。However,themoreyouhave,themoresoberyoubecomeuntilthedinnerendsupwithalltheflawsexposed.于是转喜为怒，转赞美为责备挑剔，转首肯为摇头。Consequently,yourjoywouldgivewaytoanger;yourpraisestocriticismorevenfault-finding;andyournoddinginagreementtoshakingthehead.这是因为，第一，开始吃的时候你正处于饥饿状态，而饿了吃糠甜加蜜，饱了吃蜜也不甜。第二，你初到一个餐馆，开始举筷时有新鲜感，新盖的茅房三天香，这也可以叫做“陌生化效应”。Whataccountsforallthisis,inthefirstplace,youarehungrywhenyoustarttoeat.Asthesayinggoes,“Hungeristhebestsauce”,andviceversa.大自然对人的恩赐，无论贫富，一律平等。所以人们对于大自然，全都一直并深深地依赖着。Thebountyofnatureisequaltoeveryone,richorpoor,andthereforeallmenarestronglyattachedtoher.尤其在乡间，上千年来人们一直以不变的方式生活着。Thisisparticularlytrueintheruralareas,wherepeoplehavekeptthesamelifestyleforamillenniumorso.种植庄稼和葡萄，酿酒和饮酒，喂牛和挤奶，除草和栽花；Theyplantcropsandgrapevines,brewwinetodrink,feedcowstomilk,andweedgardenstogrowflowers.在周末去教堂祈祷和做礼拜，在节日到广场拉琴、跳舞和唱歌；Theygotochurchatweekends,andtheymeetinthesquareonholidays,playingtheviolin,singinganddancing.往日的田园依旧是今日的温馨家园。Theage-oldlandremainsthesameastheirfamilyhearth.这样，每个地方都有自己的传说，风俗也就衍传了下来。Eachplaceboastsitsfolkloreandtherebysocialcustomsgodown.