晨读行动丨只要肯坚持,就一定可以自我拯救!
早上好,东方君喊你晨读啦!
人难免都有身陷困境、感到孤独无助的时候,
好像自己再怎么努力都走不出去,
即使用尽浑身解数,也对现状无可奈何。
困惑、绝望,一点点吞噬掉你的信念……
放弃吧,也许会轻松很多;
再坚持一下下吧,说不定前方就是胜利呢?
截然不同的选择,就会造就不一样的人生。
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今天的晨读内容选自《新东方英语·中学生》杂志。
古有“铁杵磨成针”,今有“牛奶搅拌成黄油”的故事,都说明了坚持不懈的魔力。而今天的晨读故事,讲述了两只青蛙深陷牛奶桶里,一只经过百般努力后终于放弃,淹死在牛奶里,而另一只坚持不懈地游啊游,终于把牛奶搅拌成黄油之后解救自我的故事。简单的文字和故事情节,其中的寓意无需多说,留给读故事的你自行体会。
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This is the story of two frogs. One frog was fat and the other skinny. One day, while searching for food, they inadvertently (无意地) jumped into a vat of milk. They couldn’t get out, as the sides were too slippery, so they were just swimming around.
这个故事讲了两只青蛙,一只胖,一只瘦。一天,它们在外出觅食的时候,一不留神跳进了一桶牛奶里。由于桶壁太滑,它们跳不出来,只能在里面游来游去。
The fat frog said to the skinny frog, “Brother frog, there’s no use paddling any longer. We’re just going to drown, so we might as well give up.” The skinny frog replied, “Hold on brother, keep paddling. Somebody will get us out.” And they continued paddling for hours.
胖青蛙对瘦青蛙说:“蛙兄呀,再扑腾也没用。咱们肯定会被淹死的,所以还不如放弃呢。”瘦青蛙回答说:“坚持住啊,老兄。继续游,会有人来救咱们出去的。”于是它们继续这样游了几个小时。
After a while, the fat frog said, “Brother frog, there’s no use. I’m becoming very tired now. I’m just going to stop paddling and drown. It’s Sunday and nobody’s working. We’re doomed (注定失败). There’s no possible way out of here.” But the skinny frog said, “Keep trying. Keep paddling. Something will happen. Keep paddling.”
过了一会儿,胖青蛙又说:“蛙兄,没用了。我现在觉得要累趴下了。我不游了,淹死得了。今天是星期天,没人会来上班。咱们死定了,不可能出得去了。”可瘦青蛙说:“继续努力,继续游呀,会有奇迹的。继续游啊。”
Another couple of hours passed. The fat frog said, “I can’t go on any longer. There’s no sense in doing it because we’re going to drown anyway. What’s the use?” And the fat frog stopped. He gave up. And he drowned in the milk. But the skinny frog kept on paddling.
又过了几个小时。胖青蛙又开口了:“我再也撑不住了。这毫无意义,反正咱们都会被淹死的。这么做还有什么用啊?”于是,胖青蛙停了下来。它放弃努力,淹死在了牛奶里。但那只瘦青蛙仍坚持不懈地游啊游……
Ten minutes later, the skinny frog felt something solid beneath his feet. He had churned (搅拌) the milk into butter and he hopped out of the vat.
十分钟后,瘦青蛙感到脚下有什么东西硬硬的。原来它已经把牛奶搅拌成了黄油。于是它纵身一跳从牛奶桶中出来了。
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