英文小故事 | 一头驴的求生之路

「微信」搜索关注［followmeapp］，查看更多有趣实用的中英双语节目。 －－－ 英语学习笔记： donkey /ˈdɑːŋki/ n. 驴子 precipice /ˈpresɪpɪs/ n. 悬崖 bury /ˈberi/ v. 埋葬 pour /pɔːr/ v. 倾倒 load /loʊd/ n. 负荷；重担 graze /ɡreɪz/ v. 吃草 pasture /pæstʃər/ n. 草地；牧地 原文对照： Shake off Your Problems A man’s favorite donkey falls into a deep precipice; He can’t pull it out no matter how hard he tries; He therefore decides to bury it alive. Soil is poured onto the donkey from above. The donkey feels the load, shakes it off, and steps on it; More soil is poured. 一个人，他最喜欢的驴子掉下了很深的悬崖，不管他多么努力，都没法把驴子拉上来。于是他决定活埋这头驴子。泥土从上面覆盖到驴子的身上。驴子感受到了这些泥土，把它们抖落下来，然后一步步站到泥土上。 More soil is poured. It shakes it off and steps up; The more the load was poured, the higher it rose; By noon, the donkey was grazing in green pastures. 更多的泥土倒了下来，它继续抖落泥土，往泥土上爬。掉落的泥土越多，驴子爬得越高。到中午的时候，驴子开始在绿色的草原上吃草了。 After much shaking off (of problems) And stepping up (learning from them), One will graze in GREEN PASTURES. （这个故事告诉我们）在摆脱了问题之后，从中学习，最终会获得收获。