约瑟夫有件旧外套《Joseph Had a Little Overcoat》

 
Joseph had a little overcoat. It was old and worn.
约瑟夫有件小外套，它又破又旧。

So he made a Jacket out of it， and went to the fair.
所以他把外套改成了一件夹克，然后穿着它去了集市。

Joseph had a little Jacket. It got old and worn.
于是约瑟夫拥有了一件夹克，可是渐渐地它变得又破又旧。

So he made a vest out of it, and dance at his nephew's wedding.
所以他把夹克改成了一件背心，然后穿着它在他侄子的婚礼上跳舞。

Joseph had a little vest. It got old and worn.
于是约瑟夫拥有了一件小背心，可是渐渐地它变得又破又旧。

So he made a scarf out of it, and sang in the men's chorus.
所以他把背心改成了一条围巾，然后披着新围巾，在合唱团里唱歌。

So Joseph made a book about it, which shows, You always Make Something Out of Nothing.
所以约瑟夫写了一本书，告诉我们，你可以“无”中生“有”。
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最平常的生活中，我们也会时时遭遇各种悲苦或无奈，一件破旧的外套，可能就是这些遭遇当中最普通而常见的一种。然而，我们从约瑟夫的“剪裁”和应对之中，分明感受到了一种积极乐观的人生态度，感受到了在许多民间叙事作品中都能够触碰到的快乐天性。
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Joseph had a little scarf. It got old and worn.
于是约瑟夫又有了一条围巾，渐渐地它变得又破又旧了。

So he made a necktie out of it., and went to visit his married sister in th city.
所以他把围巾改成了一条领带，带着它去城里拜访妹妹一家人。

Joseph had a little necktie. It got old and worn.
约瑟夫拥有了一条领带，可是渐渐地它变得又破又旧。

Now he had nothing.
现在他一无所有。