A crow was sitting on a tree, doing nothing all day.
有一只 乌鸦整天就坐在树上,但就是不做事。
A small rabbit saw the crow, and asked him,
之後就有一只兔子看到乌鸦,就问说∶
Can I also sit like you and do nothing all day long?
我能学你这样子就坐在这儿整天不用做事吗?
The crow answered: Sure, why not.
乌鸦就说啦∶当然可以,为啥不行?
So, the rabbit sat on the ground below the crow, and rested.
所以,兔子就在树的底下休息起来,
All of a sudden, a fox appeared, jumped on the rabbit and ate it.
突然的,有一只狐狸出现把兔子给吃了。
Moral of the story is:
这故事告诉你∶
To be sitting and doing nothing,
想要整天坐著不做事,
you must be sitting very, very high up.
你就必须高高在上
A turkey was chatting with a bull.
有一只火鸡跟一只公牛在聊天。
I would love to be able to get to the top of that tree,
火鸡说∶我真的很想爬到这树枝头上耶!
sighed the turkey, but I havent got the energy.
但是我没力气!
Well, why dont you nibble on some of my droppings?
牛说∶嗯,没关系,那你要不要吃一点我的牛大便(英译∶狗屁,屁话)?
replied the bull.Theyre packed with nutrients.
我的牛大便是很营养的喔。
The turkey pecked at a lump of dung and found that it actually gave him enough
strength to reach the first branch of the tree.
火鸡就吃了很多牛大便,就变的很强壮足够让火鸡爬上第 一排的树枝。
The next day, after eating some more dung,
接下来的一天,火鸡又吃了很多牛大便(狗屁,屁话)
he reached the second branch.
让火鸡可以爬上第二排枝头。
Finally after a fortnight,
最後,两个礼拜过後,
there he was proudly perched at the top of the tree.
火鸡终於爬上枝头很安稳的在休息,
Soon he was promptly spotted by a farmer,
好景不常,一位农夫发现这只火鸡,
who shot the turkey out of the tree.
开枪把火鸡打死了。
Moral of the story:
这故事告诉你∶
Bullshit might get you to the top, but it wont keep you there.
屁话或许可以让你爬的更高,但不可能让你成功一辈子。
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