爱情和婚姻的区别—佚名(中英对照)

One day,plato asked his teacher,"What is love?How can I find it?"
柏拉图有一天问老师：“什么是爱情，我怎样才能找到爱情呢？”
His teacher answered ;"There is a vast wheat field in front .Walk forward without turning back and pick only one stalk.If you find the most magnificent stalk then you have found love."

老师告诉他，“前方有一大片麦田，你过去摘一株最大最好的麦穗回来，但你只能往前走，不能回头，并且只可以摘一次。如果你能够找到最大的麦穗，那你就找到了爱情。”
Plato walked forward,and a long time passed before he returned with empty hands,having picked nothing.
于是柏拉图向麦田走去，很久后他才回来，却两手空空。
His teacher asked ,"Why did you not pick any stalk?"
老师问道：“你为什么空手而归？”
Plato answered ;"Because I could only pick once,and yet I could not turn back.I did find the most magnificent stalk,but did not know if there were any better ones ahead ,so I did not pick it.As I walked future,the stalks that I saw were not as good as the earlier one,so I did not pick any in the end."
柏拉图回答说：“我刚才的确找到了最大的那株麦穗，但我没有摘，因为我只能摘一次，并且还不可回头，我又不能确定前面是否还会有更好的。等我放弃那株继续往前走的时候，才发现没有比那株更好的麦穗了，因此我一株也没有摘。”
His teacher then said,"And that is love."
老师告诉他：“那就是爱情。”
On another day,Plato ask his teacher,"What is marriage?How can I find it?"
柏拉图有一天又问老师：“什么是婚姻，我怎样才能找到婚姻呢？”
His teacher answered,"There is a thrivign forest in front.Walk forward without turning back,and chop down only one tree,If you find the tallest tree,then you have found marriage."

这次老师告诉他：“前方有一片长得很茂盛的森林，你过去砍一棵树回来，但你只能往前走，不能回头，并且只能砍一棵。如果你能够找到最高的树，那你就找到了婚姻。”
Plato walked forward,and before long,he returned with a tree.The tree was not thriving,and it was not tall either,It was only an ordinary tree.
柏拉图出发了，没过多久他就回来了，扛着一棵很普通的树，树长得不茂盛也不高。
His teacher asked,"Why did you chop down such an ordinary tree?"
老师问道：“你为什么会选择一棵这么普通的树？”