成語雙語故事：半日清閒
A Half Day's Leisure半日清閒
One day, a high official wanted to amuse himself in a temple.
His subordinates notified the monks in the temple three days in advance to prepare a good meal on time. So all the monks in the temple busied themselves with the preparation.
The temple was situated in a remote mountain, surrounded by bamboo groves, and very tranquil. After the high official had strolled about for a while, he was very pleased. While dining, he recited lines from a poem of the Tang Dynasty:
一天，有一個大官，要到寺院裏去遊玩。
他的手下人便在三天前就通知寺院裏的和尚，準時備好飯菜。於是，寺院裏所有的和尚，都忙着張羅了起來。
寺院坐落在深山裏，四面都是竹林，的確非常清靜。大官遊玩了一番之後，非常高興，一面吃飯，一面吟起了唐人的詩句:
"Passing through the bamboo courtyard and meeting a monk,A half day's leisure is gained in this fleeting life."
When the old monk heard these lines of the poem, he couldn't help laughing.
The high official asked hastily:
"What are you laughing about?"
The old monk replied:
"Your Honour have indeed gained a half day's leisure, but I have been busy for three whole days."
“因過竹院逢僧話，又得浮生半日閒。”
老和尚聽了詩句，不覺笑了起來。
大官連忙問道:
“你笑什麼?”
老和尚回答道:
“您老人家固然清閒了半天，可是我老和尚卻已經忙了整整三天!”
