超越自我篇05:The Farmer's Donkey井中之驴

One day a farmer’s donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. Finally he decided¹ the animal was old, and the well needed to be covered up anyway and it just wasn’t worth it to retrieve² the donkey. So, he decided to bury the donkey.
有一天，一个农民的驴子倒下成为一个好。动物哭piteously好几个小时，因为农民揣摩怎样做。最后，他决定对这只岁，并照顾到需要加以掩盖了，不管怎样，它只是不值得取回驴。所以，他决定捐弃驴。

He invited all his neighbors to come over and help him. They all grabbed a shovel³ and began to shovel dirt into the well. At first, the donkey realized what was happening and cried horribly then slowly he quieted down till nothing more was heard.
他邀请所有的邻居来帮助他。他们都拿起铲子，开始铲在污物进入。首先，驴意识到发生了什么，并高喊可怕的，然后，他慢慢地平静下来，直至没有更多的是听到的。

A few shovel lads later, the farmer finally looked down the well, and he was astonished at what he saw. With every shovel of dirt that hit his back, the donkey was doing something amazing. He would shake it off and take a step up.
几铲子小伙子们后，农民终于看不起井，他感到很惊讶，在他看来。每铲子的泥土说，击中他的背部，驴子是做一些惊人的。他会动摇它关闭，并采取的一个步骤。

As the farmer’s neighbors continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it off and take a step up. Pretty soon, everyone was amazed as the donkey stepped up over the edge of the well and trotted⁴ off!
作为农夫的邻居继续铲子污垢顶端的动物，他会动摇它关闭，并采取的一个步骤。用不了多久，大家都感到十分诧异，因为驴加紧超过边缘井，并抛出起飞！

Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt. The trick to getting out of the well is to shake it off and take a step up. Each of our troubles is a stepping stone.
生命是去铲子污垢对你的各种污物。该伎俩来失控的好，这是动摇它关闭，并采取的一个步骤。我们每一个麻烦，是一个踏脚石。

We can get out of the deepest wells by not stopping, never giving up, shaking it off, and taking a step up!
我们可以走出谷底最深的油井不会停止，永不放弃，动摇过，并采取了一步！

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 retrieve   

vt.重新得到，收回；挽回，补救；检索

参考例句：

• He was determined to retrieve his honor.他决心恢复名誉。
• The men were trying to retrieve weapons left when the army abandoned the island.士兵们正试图找回军队从该岛撤退时留下的武器。

3 shovel   

n.铁锨，铲子，一铲之量；v.铲，铲出

参考例句：

• He was working with a pick and shovel.他在用镐和铲干活。
• He seized a shovel and set to.他拿起一把铲就干上了。

4 trotted   

小跑，急走( trot的过去分词 )； 匆匆忙忙地走

参考例句：

• She trotted her pony around the field. 她骑着小马绕场慢跑。
• Anne trotted obediently beside her mother. 安妮听话地跟在妈妈身边走。