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The carpenter I hired to help me restore an old farmhouse had just finished a rough first day on the job. A flat（漏氣的） tire made him lose an hour of work, his electric saw（電鋸） quit, and now his ancient pickup truck refused to start.
我僱了一個木匠幫我修繕舊農舍，他剛剛結束了第一天的工作，這一天過得真不消停。車胎癟了，少幹了一小時的活兒，電鋸罷工了，現在他那輛年久失修的皮卡也發動不了了。
While I drove him home, he sat in stony silence. On arriving, he invited me in to meet his family. As we walked toward the front door, he paused briefly at a small tree, touching the tips of the branches with both hands.
我開車送他回家，一路上他一言不發地坐著。 快到家的時候，他邀我見見他的家人。我們朝前門走去，這時，他在一棵小樹前稍稍停了一下，用雙手摸了摸樹枝的頂端。
When opening the door he underwent an amazing transformation. His tanned（曬黑的） face was wreathed in smiles and he hugged his two small children and gave his wife a kiss. Afterward he walked me to the car.
一開門，他卻來了個驚天鉅變。曬黑的臉上洋溢著笑容，他抱了抱兩個年幼的孩子，給了妻子一個吻。 後來，他送我取車。
We passed the tree and my curiosity got the better of me. I asked him about what I had seen him do earlier. “Oh, that's my trouble tree,” he replied. “I know I can't help having troubles on the job, but one thing's for sure, troubles don't belong in the house with my wife and children.
路過那棵樹的時候，我的好奇心上來了。我問他剛才進門前後是怎麼回事。哦，那棵是我的煩惱樹。”他回答，“我知道工作上有煩心事兒在所難免，但是有件事是肯定的，這些麻煩事兒不能帶回家、帶給妻兒。
So I just hang them on the tree every night when I come home. Then in the morning I pick them up again.” He paused. “The funny thing is,” he smiled, “when I come out in the morning to pick 'em up, there aren't nearly as many as I remember hanging up the night before.”
所以，每晚回家的時候我就把它們掛在樹上，第二天早上再摘下來。” 他停了一下。“有趣的是，”他笑著說，“早上出來摘的時候，總不像前一晚自己記得掛上去的那麼多。”
暫時擱置壞心情也是減壓。
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