幽默笑話精粹43：與上帝為伍

A farmer purchases an old，run-down, abandoned farm with plans to turn it into a thriving enterprise. The fields are grown over with weeds，the farmhouse is falling apart，and the fences are collapsing all around.

一個農民買了一塊破舊荒廢的農場，他準備把這塊農場變成興旺的園林。然而目前這塊地是雜草叢生，房屋破舊不堪，四周的籬笆也是東倒西歪。

During his first day of work，the town preacher stops by to bless the man’s work，saying, "May you and God work together to make this the farm of your dreams!”

在他第一天工作的時候，城里的一個傳教士給他送去了祝福:“愿上帝與你一起實現你的夢想吧!”

A few months later, the preacher stops by again to call on the farmer. I}ok and behold，it’s like a completely different place-the farmhouse is completely rebuilt and in excellent condition，there are plenty of cattle and other livestock happily munching on feed in well-fenced pens，and the fields are filled with crops planted in neat rows.

幾個月以后，那個傳教士又一次來到農場，快看那，這里與上次相比簡直是天壤之別。房屋重新修好了，條件也比以前好多了，成群的牛羊在歡快地吃著青草，地里的莊稼也整整齊齊的排列著。

"Amazing!” the preacher says. "Look what God and you have accomplished together!"

“太神奇了”，傳教士驚呼道:“看那，上帝和你一起實現了你的夢想!”

"Yes, reverend,” says the farmer, "but remember what the farm was like when God was working it alone!"

“沒錯，教士，”那個農民說道:“可你也要記住當初這個農場只由上帝一人支配的時候是個什么樣子!”