A Failed Suicide自杀未遂

　　读故事

　　Murphy felt that he had the worst luck: he lost his job, his wife left him, he was in debt, and the sum was so big that no matter how hard he worked, he thought he'd never earn sufficient money to sum to that figure.He summarized his problems and sent the summary to his accountant, but even the accountant couldn't think of any useful suggestions.In summary, Murphy thought there was only one way to get rid of all his troubles—he planned to commit suicide.He picked a day with superb weather and climbed to the summit of a cliff, to jump off the edge.The sunshine was warm, and Murphy thought that since he had missed the sunrise, he should at least wait to see the sunset.The scenery was fantastic and Murphy really enjoyed it, so when sunlight faded away, Murphy was still hesitating.His mood could be summed up by the word“confusion”.In sum, he started to feel that things might not be as bad as the superficial signs suggested, and made a summary decision to find a new job.

　　记单词

　　sufficient a.足够的，充分的

　　suggestion n.1.建议，意见

　　2.细微的迹象3.暗示，联想

　　suicide n.1.自杀

　　2.自取灭亡

　　sum n.1.总数，总和2.金额3.算术vi.共计

　　in sum总而言之

　　sum up总结，概括

　　summarize vt.概括，总结

　　summary n.摘要，概要a.即刻的，立即的

　　in summary总的说来，概括起来

　　summit n.1.(山等的)点，峰顶2.级会议3.顶峰，极点

　　sunlight n.日光，阳光

　　sunrise n.1.日出，拂晓2.朝霞

　　sunset n.1.日落，傍晚2.晚霞

　　sunshine n.日光，日照

　　superb a.极好的，高质量的

　　superficial a.1.肤浅的，浅薄的2.表面的

　　墨菲觉得他的运气简直糟透了：工作丢了，老婆跑了，还欠一屁股债。他想无论他多么努力地工作，他挣的钱也达不到要还的那个数目。他总结了一下他的问题并把总结的概要交给了他的会计师，可连会计师也提不出什么有用的建议。总的说来，墨菲觉得只有一个办法可以一了百了——他打算自杀。他选了一个天气极好的日子，爬到悬崖的点，准备从边上往下跳。阳光很温暖，墨菲心想，既然他已经错过了日出，那他至少得等到看完日落。美丽的景色令墨菲真的陶醉了，所以当阳光慢慢消失的时候，墨菲还在犹豫。他此刻的心情可以用“困惑”一词来概括。总而言之，他开始觉得事情也许没有表面上看起来的那么糟，他立即决定去找一份新的工作。