A Surprise Praise
The hostess was to have a party and entertain guests at home. She busied herself so early in the morning, dusting the furniture, mopping the floor, cleaning the desks and chairs and the windows. She was so tired that she felt pain in her waist and on the back. Drops of swseat fell from her forehead. She did not finish cleaning the house till dusk.
Looking at the clean and tidy drawing room, she released a sigh and there was a smile on her face.
The guests are coming! Putting a bunch of fresh flowers casually in the vase, the hostess hurried to the door to welcome the guests.
As soon as they entered the drawing room, they were attracted by the fresh flowers. Surprisingly pleased, they cheered in praise, "Oh, what boautiful flowers!"
"How colorful and fragrant!"
"Just a look at it, and life is full of pleasure!"
Then they went on to express their thanks to the hostess for her delicately arranged flowers.
With an embarrassed smile, the hostess said," I am glad you like it. Thank you for your praise. I was a bit surprised about it. I did make detailed arrangement for your honor. I was busy the whole day cleaning and moppiag. As to the flowers in the vase, it is a piece of cake. I did it by just lifting my hand. Now you are unaware of my hard work and praise me highly for my easiest effort. It is beyond my expectation."
意外的表揚
女主人準備在家請客聚會。她一大早就忙著撞灰、拖地，擦洗桌椅和窗戶。她太累了，覺礙腰酸背痛的。額頭上的汗珠直往下淌，她從早忙到晚才算打掃完畢。
看著清潔、整齊的客廳，她舒了口氣，臉上露出笑容。客人來了，她隨手在花瓶裏放了一束鮮花，便忙著去開門。
客人剛進入客廳，便就被那束鮮花吸引住了，驚喜地誇贊：“啊，多美的花!”
“多麽鮮艷芬芳!”
“隻要看一眼，生活就充滿歡樂。”
接著他們對女主人精心的插花表示感謝。
女主人尷尬地笑道：“我很高興你們喜歡這花。謝謝你們的表揚，隻是我有點感到意外。我確實為你們的到來做了精心安排。我洗刷了一整天。插花隻不過是舉手之勞。你們不是誇獎我的整天辛勞，反而卻對我隨意的插花之舉贊頌有加，這是我深感意外的。”