快乐的人
A HAPPY MAN
One day in spring， Wang Liangbin called his servant to him.
春天里的一天，王亮宾把他的仆人叫到跟前。
"How many pounds of snails did you buy?"
"你买了多少磅蜗牛?"
"200 pounds， sir."
"200磅，主人。"
"Did you buy birds?"
"鸟也买了吗?"
"Yes， sir， over 60."
"是的，有60多只。"
"Did you have enough money?"
"钱够吗?"
"Yes， sir."
"够，主人。"
Wang never spent much money on himself. He was frugal and lived simply. He spent most of his money buying animals to set free.
王从来不在自己身上多花一分钱。他的生活非常朴素简单。他几乎把所有的钱都用来买动物放生。
功亏一篑
within an ace of winning
Once a man planned to build a terrace.
古时，有一个人要筑一座九仞(八尺=一仞)高的山。
He worked very hard and spent a lot of time digging and carrying earth.
他十分努力的建造这座山，并且花了很多时间挖土、搬运泥土。
When the mound was almost completed and only one more basket of earth was needed, the man gave up.
终于当山快要建成的时候，几乎只差最后一篮子的泥土就行了的时候，他放弃了。
The terrace was never completed.
这座山便永远无法完工。
