英语智慧背囊 05-井中之驴
 音频下载[点击右键另存为][00:01.05]The Farmer’s Donkey井中之驴[00:05.42]One day a farmer’s donkey fell into an abandoned well. [00:10.92]The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. [00:16.94]Finally, he decided the animal was too old and the well needed to be covered up anyway; [00:23.39]so it just wasn’t worth it to him to try to retrieve the donkey. [00:28.45]He invited all his neighbors to come over and help him. [00:31.62]They each grabbed a shovel and began to shovel dirt into the well. [00:35.98]Realizing what was happening, the donkey at first cried and wailed horribly. [00:41.70]Then, a few shovel-fulls later, he quieted down completely. [00:46.39]The farmer peered down into the well, and was astounded by what he saw. [00:51.66]With every shovel-full of dirt that hit his back, [00:55.37]the donkey would shake it off and take a step up on the new layer of dirt. [01:00.32]As the farmer’s neighbors continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, [01:04.25]he would shake it off and take a step up. [01:07.66]Pretty soon, the donkey stepped up over the edge of the well and trotted off, [01:12.37]to the shock and astonishment of everyone. [01:16.00]Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt. [01:19.39]The trick to getting out of the well is to stop wailing, [01:22.78]and not let the dirt bury you, but to shake it off and take a step up. [01:28.26]Each one of our troubles is a stepping-stone. [01:31.54]We can get out of the deepest wells just by not stopping, [01:36.05]never giving up! Shake it off and take a step up. [01:40.63] |
