正文
A man died and was on his way to another world, either the Heaven or the hell.
一个人死后去往另一个世界，那世界不知是天堂还是地狱。
He saw an extremely magnificent palace half way and the owner of the palace asked him to stay and live in the palace. The man said, “I have been working arduously during my life and now I just want to eat and sleep without any work.
半路上，他看到一座气势极其宏伟的宫殿。宫殿主人邀请他住下。 这个人说：“我之前努力干了一辈子活，现在我只想吃吃睡睡，不用工作。”
The owner of the palace said, “If so, there is nowhere else better than here for you. There are a wealth of seafood and delicacies in my palace and you can eat whatever you want without anyone stopping you. Moreover, you can rest assured that nothing needs to be done by you.”
宫殿主人说：“要是这样的话，再没有比这里更适合你的地方了。我这宫殿里海鲜和美味要多少有多少，你想吃什么就吃什么，没人拦你。还有，你放心休息，我保证你什么都不用干。”
Then, the man settled down in the palace.At the beginning, the man felt very happy at the rotation of eating and sleeping.
听了这话，这个人就住了下来。 一开始，他过得可开心了，吃完了睡，睡完了吃。
But gradually, he felt a bit lonely and void. So he went to the owner and groaned, “It is very tedious to live by just eating and sleeping every day. Now I show no interest in this kind of life any more. Could you help me find a job?”
可是渐渐地，他感到有点寂寞空虚，就去找宫殿主人发牢骚：“每天吃吃睡睡地过日子真叫无聊。我现在对这种生活失去了兴趣，您能不能给我找份工作？”
The owner replied, “Sorry, there is no job here at all.” After another several months, the man could not bear the present life and went to the owner again, “I really could not stand this sort of life any more. If you do not offer me a job, I would prefer to go to the hell instead of living here.”
主人回答：“不好意思，我们这儿没工作可找。” 又过了几个月，这个人再也受不了这样的生活了，就又去找主人说：“这日子我实在是受不了了。您要是不给我找份工作干干，我宁愿下地狱去，也不在这儿待了。”
The owner of the palace smiled contemptuously(轻蔑地), “Do you think it is Heaven here? It is actually the hell!”
宫殿主人轻蔑地笑道：“您一直以为这是天堂呐？这可是真正的地狱。”
生词
arduously [ˈɑːdʒuəslɪ] adv. 努力地
void [vɔɪd] adj. 空虚的
contemptuously [kənˈtemptʃuəslɪ] adv. 蔑视地
人间趣象一则：忙时抱怨，闲时亦抱怨。
