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A couple of years ago, I went to Tokyo with my husband
很多年以前 我和丈夫一同去东京
and I ate at the most remarkable sushi restaurant.
在一家最顶级的寿司餐厅就餐
I don't even eat fish, I'm vegan.
我本来是不吃鱼的 我是素食主义者
So that tells you how good it was.
所以你应该明白那寿司有多好吃了
Even with just vegetables, these sushi was just the stuff you dream about.
即使只搭配了蔬菜 这些寿司都是梦幻般的食物
The restaurant had six seats.
餐厅里只有六个座位
My husband and I marveled at how anyone can make rice so superior to all other rice.
我跟我丈夫都非常吃惊 怎么能有人把米饭做的如此别具一格 举世无双
We wondered why they didn't make a bigger restaurant and be the most popular place in town.
我们也很奇怪他们为什么不把店开大点 成为城里最热门的餐厅
Our local friends explained to us that all the best restaurants in Tokyo are that small,
我们当地的朋友向我们解释说 在东京所有顶级的餐厅都是这么小的
and do only one type of dish--sushi or tempura or teriyaki.
而且他们都只专注于一道菜 要么寿司 要么天妇罗 或着照烧
Because they want to do that thing well and beautifully.
因为他们想把那道菜做精做美
And it's not about quantity,
这跟数量没关系
it's about taking pleasure in the perfection and beauty of the particular.
而是在追求某事的美和极致过程中享受快乐
I'm still learning now, that it's about good and maybe never done.
我也仍然在学习 学习怎样做的更好 而不仅仅做完
That the joy, and work ethic, and virtuosity we bring to the particular
做某件事时的快乐 敬业和炉火纯青
can impart a singular type of enjoyment to those we give to,
能为我们服务的对象带来一种非凡的享受
and of course, to ourselves.
当然 也让我们自己得到享受
