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「因祸得福」英文怎么说?

Mr.Wong 英文口语专家 2020-11-23


a blessing in disguise 

因祸得福、祸中之福、塞翁失马



Losing that job turned out to be a blessing in disguise for him as it forced him to start a business.

丢了那份工作对他来说结果是因祸得福,因为这迫使他开创了自己的事业.




When Pete fractured his knee, it was a blessing in disguise, for he got some much needed rest and a break from his hectic work life.

Pete的膝盖骨折了,反而成了件因祸得福的事,他得到了非常需要的休息,而且从繁忙的工作中解脱了。





The intro

(Listening Comprehension)

Hey, it's Mr.Wong here. I hope you're doing well. A friend of mine sent me a link to a very interesting story that I thought I could share with you guys. Ok, so a jobless man applied for the position of ‘office boy’ at Microsoft. The HR manager interviewed him, then gave him a test, "clean the floor !" The man passed the test with flying colors.


“You are hired,” HR manager informed the applicant, “give me your e-mail address, and I’ll send you the application for employment, as well as the date you should report for work." The man replied,” I don’t have a computer, or an email !” “I’m sorry,” said the HR manager, “If you don’t have an email, that means you do not exist. And we cannot hire people who do not exist.” 


The man was very disappointed. He didn’t know what to do. He only had $10 with him. Once that is spent, he won’t have any money to buy any food. He went to the supermarket and bought a crate of tomatoes with his $10. He went from door to door and sold the tomatoes in less than two hours. He doubled his money.


He repeated the operation three times, and returned home with $60. He realized he can survive this way. He started to go every day earlier, and return late. He doubled or tripled his money every day. Soon, he bought a cart, then a truck. In a very short time, he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles. Five years later, the man became one of the biggest food retailers in the U. S. He started to plan his family’s future, and decided to have life insurance.


He called an insurance broker, and chose a protection plan. At the end of the conversation, the broker asked him for his email address. The man replied,‘I don’t have an email.’ The broker was dumbfounded, “You don’t have an email, and yet succeeded in building an empire. Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an email ?,” he exclaimed. The man thought for a while, and replied, “an office boy at Microsoft !”


If you just lost your Job or Just failed an Interview,don’t worry ! Be Optimistic….. ! Good days are on the way and something better is reserved for you. And today's phrase is "blessing in disguise". Check it out !


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