THECARROT,THEEGG

ANDTHE

COFFEEBEAN

胡蘿卜、雞蛋和咖啡豆Putthreepotsofwateroverthefire.

放置三鍋水于火上Inthefirstpot,putsomecarrots.第一鍋水里，放胡蘿卜進去Inthesecondpot,putsomeeggs.第二鍋水里，放雞蛋進去Inthethirdpot,putsomecoffeebeansthathavebeengroundedintocoffeepowder.第三鍋水里，放磨成粉的咖啡豆進去Boilallthreepotsfor15minutes.Takeoutwhatyouputin.分別煮15分鐘后，把放進去的東西拿出來。Thecarrotswentinhard.Theyarenowsoft.胡蘿卜放進去的時候是硬的現(xiàn)在變軟了Theeggswentinsoftinside.Nowtheyarehardinside.雞蛋放進去時里面是軟的現(xiàn)在里面變成硬的了Butthewaterhasthecolourandthewonderfulsmellofcoffee.水卻變成咖啡的顏色，并且有咖啡的極好香味Thecoffeepowderhasdisappeared.咖啡粉不見了Nowthinkaboutlife.現(xiàn)在想一想生活Lifeisnotalwayseasy.生活不是總那么容易的Lifeisnotalwayscomfortable.生活不會總是很舒適的Sometimeslifeisveryhard.有時生活是很艱難的Weworkveryhardbutgetfewresults.Whathappenswhenweface

difficulties?我們努力工作卻回報很少當我們面對困難的時候又會是怎樣呢？Thingsdon’thappenlikewewish.事情不是我們想象中那樣發(fā)生Peopledon’ttreatuslikewehope.人們也沒有象我們所期待的那樣對待我們Nowthinkaboutthepots.現(xiàn)在想想這些鍋Theboilingwaterisliketheproblemsoflife.沸水就象生活中的難題Wecanbelikethecarrots.我們可能象胡蘿卜那樣Wegointoughandstrong.進去時很強硬Wecomeoutsoftandweak.出來變得很軟弱Wegetverytired.Welosehope.Wegiveup.我們變得很疲憊我們喪失了希望我們放棄了Thereisnomorefightingspirit.不再有戰(zhàn)斗力Don’tbelikethecarrots!不要象胡蘿卜那樣！Wecanbeliketheeggs.我們可能象雞蛋那樣Westartwithasoftandsensitiveheart.我們起初有一顆溫柔而敏感的心Weendupveryhardandunfeelinginside.最后卻變得冷酷無情Wehateothers.Wedon’tlikeourselves.我們憎恨別人我們討厭自己Webecomehard-hearted.我們心腸變得很硬Thereisnowarmfeeling,onlybitterness.沒有熱情，只有苦澀Don’tbeliketheeggs!不要象雞蛋那樣！Wecanbelikethecoffeebeans.我們可能象咖啡豆那樣Thewaterdoesnotchangethecoffeepowder.水沒有改變咖啡Thecoffeepowderchangesthewater!咖啡改變了水！Thewaterhasbecomedifferentbecauseofthecoffeepowder.水因為咖啡而變得不一樣Seeit.看一看Smellit.聞一聞Drinkit.喝一喝Thehotterthewater,thebetterthetaste.

水越熱，味道越好Wecanbelikethecoffeebeans.我們可能象咖啡豆那樣Wemakesomethinggoodfromthedifficultiesweface.從面臨的困難中我們學到一些好的東西Welearnnewthings.我們學習新事物Wehavenewknowledge,newskills,newabilities.我們有新的知識，新的技術和能力Wegrowinexperience.我們的經(jīng)驗增加了Wemaketheworldaroundusbetter.我們周圍的世界變得更加美好了Tosucceed,wemusttry…andtryagain.Wemustbelieveinwhatwearedoing.Wemustnotgiveup.Wemustbepatient.Wemustkeeppushing.為了成功，我們必須嘗試…再嘗試我們必須相信我們所做的我們一定不要放棄我們必須耐心我們必須保持進取心difficultiesproblemshandlewithcareProblemsanddifficultiesgiveusthechancetobecomestronger…andbetter…andtougher.問題和困難給了我們變得更強壯、更美好和更堅強的機會Whatarewelikewhenthingsdonotgowell?