When you have no money, you eat wild vegetables at home.
When you have money, you eat the same wild vegetables at a fine restaurant.
没钱时你在家吃野菜
有钱时你去高档酒店吃野菜
When you have no money, you ride a bicycle;
when you have money, you ride an exercise machine.
没钱时你骑自行车
有钱时你骑健身车
When you have no money, you dream of marriage;
when you have money, you dream of divorce.
没钱时你想结婚
有钱时你想离婚
When you have no money, your wife becomes a secretary;
when you have money, your secretary becomes your wife.
没钱时你把老婆当秘书
有钱时你把秘书当老婆
When you have no money, you act like a rich man; when you have money, you act like a poor man.
没钱时你装富
有钱时你装穷
Man, O man, never tells the truth.
人啊人,他从来不说实话。
He says the stock market is bad but keeps speculating.
他说股市不景气却仍在投机。
He says money is evil but keeps accumulating.
他说金钱是魔鬼却总在积累。
He says high positions are lonely but strive to get them.
他说高处孤寒却一意升官。
He says smoking and drinking are bad for health but keeps partaking.
他说烟酒有害却不停贪享。
He says heaven is good but refuses to go.
他说天堂很好却拒绝前往。
What is life about?
生活是什么?
At one, you are the top priority.
1岁时生活是你。
At 10, academic excellence is the top priority.
10岁时生活是学习。
At 20, dating is the top priority.
20岁时生活是约会。
At 30, a promising career is the top priority.
30岁时生活是事业。
At 40, keeping your body in shape is the top priority.
40岁时生活是身材。
At 50, competing with others is your top priority.
50岁时生活是竞争。
At 60, having a united family is your top priority.
60岁时生活是完整家庭。
At 70, being capable of remembering something is the top priority.
70岁时生活是好记性。
At 80, moving around is the top priority.
80岁时生活是行动方便。
At 90, knowing directions is your top priority.
90岁时生活是有方向感。
At 100, having a nice portrait of yourself on the wall is your top priority.
100岁时生活是墙上的照片。
(水佩风裳爱琳译,转载请注明来源)