《願我在天堂，永遠記住您的臉》
In an interview, the Radio Jockey asked his guest, a millionaire,
在一個訪問的節目中，電台主持人Jockey ，詢問 他的特別來賓（一位億元富翁)
*"What made you most happy in life?"*
什麼事讓你這一生最快樂？
The millionaire said:
富豪說：
I have gone through four stages of happiness in life and finally I understood the true happiness.
我一生中經歷了四個階段，最後終於了解到真正的快樂。
The first stage was to accumulate wealth and means. But at this stage I did not get the happiness
第一個階段是累積財富和權勢，但我沒得到真正的快樂。
Then the second stage of collecting valuable items. But I realized that the effect of this is also temporary and the lustre of valuable things don't last long.
第二個階段是收購會升值的東西。但我愈來愈意識到，這些值錢的東西，它們的影響力是短暫的，光澤也持續不長。
Then came the third stage of getting big projects. Like buying a football team, buying a tourist resort, etc. But even here I did not get the happiness, which I had imagined.
接下來就是第三個階段，我可以主導大型方案。比如：買一整個足球隊， 買ㄧ整個度假村等大型的計劃。就算這樣，我也沒有得到我想像中的快樂。
The fourth time a friend of mine asked me to buy wheelchairs for disabled. I immediately bought them... But my friend insisted that I accompany him and hand over the wheelchairs to the disabled children. I got ready...
I gave these chairs to the needy children with my own hands. I saw the strange glow of happiness on the faces. I saw them all sitting on chairs, moving around and having fun... It was as if they had arrived at a picnic spot.
One of the kids grabbed my legs while I was leaving the place. I gently tried to free my legs but the child stared at my face...
I bent down and asked the child: Do you need anything else?
第四個階段，一位好友建議我買輪椅送給殘障人士，我馬上買了。
但我的朋友堅持要我陪他，並親手將輪椅送給殘障的兒童。
我就做了⋯⋯。
我親手將輪椅給那些需要的孩子們時，在他們的臉上，我看見特別快樂的光芒。我看見他們全坐在輪椅上，快活的四處轉動。很有趣⋯好像他們到了一個野餐的地方⋯
當我要離開時，有一個孩子緊緊抱住我的雙腿。我本來試著慢慢把腿移開，但這孩子卻一直瞪著我的臉⋯
我只好彎下腰來問他「你還需要什麼嗎？」
The answer of the child not only made me happy but also changed my life completely.
The child said *"I want to remember your face so that when I meet you in heaven, I will be able to recognize you and thank you once again"*
他的回答也完全改變了我的人生觀。
那個小孩說：
《我想要記住您的臉，這樣等我到了天堂，還能認出您，並且再次謝謝您。》
That was the happiest moment of my life.’
那是我這輩子最快樂的時刻。
—-圖片來自薰衣草森林林庭妃
what do you want to do回答 在 [文法] Do you like apples? Do you like apple? - 批踢踢實業坊 的八卦
姪子上的英文安親班最近教到 Do you like...? 和
What do you like? 單元。
根據我的經驗（一般看來/聽來和以前學校教的），
回答（或提問時）若是可數名詞，該名詞要用複數，譬如：
What do you like?
I like apples.
或
Do you like apples?
Yes, I do.
I like apple. I like an apple. I like the apple. 等應該都屬於
錯誤/不理想或特定情況才能使用的回答。
不過姪子的家庭作業裡的問與答，居然出現
"Do you like snake?" 這樣的句子要學生回答。
還有 "Do you like airplane?" 的選擇題，
回答只能選 "Yes, I like airplane."（其他選項錯得更誇張。）
翻了翻姪子使用的教材，那個單元主要是談喜歡的運動，
baseball, basketball, tennis 等等，的確不用加 s。
但上述舉的例子為什麼也不用加 s 呢？
是這幾年的英文文法規則改變了嗎？還是 snake 和 airplane
是特例？
先謝謝了！
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