There is always someone worse off than you， so do not look down upon yourself.
Greek
Mr．Day was a teacher at a school in a big city in the north of England．He usually went to France or Germany for a few weeks during his summer holidays，and he spoke French and German quite well．
But one year Mr．Day said to one of his friends，“Im going to have a holiday in AthensAthens n.雅典(希腊首都)． But I dont speak Greek， so Ill go to evening classes and have Greek lessons for a month before I go.”
总有人不如你，所以不要轻视自己。
希腊语
戴先生是英格兰北部一个大城市里的中学教师。在暑假期间他通常就到法国或德国去度几周的假，他的法语和德语都讲得相当好。
然而有一年，戴先生对他的一位朋友说：“我准备去雅典度假。可是我不会讲希腊语，所以去雅典前我将先去夜校进修一个月的希腊语课程。”
He studied very hard for a month， and then his holidays began and he went to Greece．
When he came back a few weeks later， his friend said to him，“Did you have any trouble with your Greek when you were in Athens， Dick？”
“No， I didnt have any trouble with it．” answered Mr．Day．“But the Greeks did！”
他很用功地学了一个月后，他的假期也接着开始了，于是他就去了希腊。
几周后，他回来了，他的朋友问他说：“迪克，你在雅典时，使用你的希腊语有没有遇到困难？”
戴先生回答说：“没有，我的希腊语用来得心应手，倒是那些希腊人遇到了麻烦。”