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1、土豆、鸡蛋与咖啡豆的哲理从前,女儿向父亲抱怨道,她的人生苦不堪言,她不知道如何继续生活下去。Shewastiredoffightingandstrugglingallthetime.她厌倦了一直奋斗挣扎。Itseemedjustasoneproblemwassolved,anotheronesoonfollowed.仿佛解决了一个问题,立刻就会出现另一个问题。Herfather,achef,tookhertothekitchen.做厨师的父亲把她带到厨房里。Hefilledthreepotswithwaterandplacedeachonahighfire.他分别往三口锅里添上了水,并放到高火
2、上煮。Oncethethreepotsbegantoboil,heplacedpotatoesinonepot,eggsinthesecondpot,andgroundcoffeebeansinthethirdpot.当三口锅里的水沸腾的时候,他把土豆放到一口锅里,把鸡蛋放到第二口锅里,最后把研磨过的咖啡豆放到第三口锅里。Hethenletthemsitandboil,withoutsayingawordtohisdaughter.然后他把它们放好,继续在沸水中煮,一句话都不跟女儿说。Thedaughter,moanedandimpatientlywaited,wonderingwhathew
3、asdoing.女儿抱怨着,不耐烦地等待着,想知道他在做什么。Aftertwentyminutesheturnedofftheburners.Hetookthepotatoesoutofthepotandplacedtheminabowl.Hepulledtheeggsoutandplacedtheminabowl.二十分钟后,他关掉炉灶,从锅里拿出土豆,放进一个碗里;拿出鸡蛋,也放进一个碗里。Hethenladledthecoffeeoutandplaceditinacup.然后,他用勺子盛出咖啡,放进一个杯子里。Turningtoherheasked.“Daughter,whatdoyou
4、see?”他转向女儿,问道,“孩子,你看到了什么?”“Potatoes,eggs,andcoffee,”shehastilyreplied.“土豆、鸡蛋和咖啡,”她急躁地回答道。“Lookcloser,”hesaid,“andtouchthepotatoes.”“仔细看看,”他说,“摸摸这些土豆。”Shedidandnotedthattheyweresoft.她照做了,注意到土豆很软。Hethenaskedhertotakeaneggandbreakit.然后父亲让她拿一个鸡蛋,并把它敲碎。Afterpullingofftheshell,sheobservedthehard-boiledegg
5、.她把蛋壳剥下后,观察了一下这个煮老了的蛋。Finally,heaskedhertosipthecoffee.最后,父亲让她喝一口咖啡。Itsricharomabroughtasmiletoherface.咖啡浓郁的香气让笑容重新回到她的脸上。“Father,whatdoesthismean?”sheasked.“爸爸,这是什么意思?”她问道。Hethenexplainedthatthepotatoes,theeggsandcoffeebeanshadeachfacedthesameadversitytheboilingwater.然后父亲解释道,土豆、鸡蛋和咖啡豆都分别经历过相同的逆境沸水。
6、However,eachonereacteddifferently.然而,它们的反应却各不相同。Thepotatowentinstrong,hard,andunrelenting,butinboilingwater,itbecamesoftandweak.土豆一开始强壮、坚硬、不屈不挠,但是在沸水中,它却变得软弱。Theeggwasfragile,withthethinoutershellprotectingitsliquidinterioruntilitwasputintheboilingwater.鸡蛋易碎,只有外面那层薄壳保护着里面的蛋液。Thentheinsideoftheeggbec
7、amehard.当鸡蛋被放进沸水之后,鸡蛋内部就变硬了。However,thegroundcoffeebeanswereunique.然而,研磨过的咖啡豆却很独特。Aftertheywereexposedtotheboilingwater,theychangedthewaterandcreatedsomethingnew.把它们放进沸水中之后,它们改变了水,创造了新的事物。“Whichareyou,”heaskedhisdaughter.“Whenadversityknocksonyourdoor,howdoyourespond?Areyouapotato,anegg,oracoffeebean?“你是哪一种呢?”他问女儿。“当不幸降临时,你该如何应对?你是一枚土豆、一颗鸡蛋还是一粒咖啡豆?”Moral:Inlife,thingshappenaroundus,thingshappentous,buttheonlythingthattrulymattersiswhathappenswithinus.Whichoneareyou?寓意:生活中,事情发生在我们身边,发生在我们身上,不过他们的好坏则完全取决于我们自身。