有裂痕的罐子.docx

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有裂痕的罐子
A water bearer in India had two large pots, each hung on each end of a pole which he carried across his necwater bearer one day by the stream.
苦痛了两年后，一天，那个有裂缝的罐子在小溪边对挑水工说：
I am ashamed of myself, and I want to apologize to you.
“我很惭愧，想向你赔礼。”
Why? asked the bearer. What are you ashamed of?
“为什么？”挑水工问，“你惭愧什么呢？”
I have been able, for these past two years, to deliver only half my load because this crack in my side causes water to leak out all the way back to your masters house.
“为这两年来只能让你挑回一半的水。由于我身上的这个裂缝，每次你回雇主家的路上，水都在漏，到家时就只剩下半罐了。
Because of my flaws, you have to do all of this work, and you dont get full value from your efforts, the pot said.
正是我的裂缝，你不得不多挑几次水，这样就铺张了你的部分劳动价值。”罐子说道。
The water bearer felt sorry for the old cracked pot, and in his compassion he said,
挑水工对这个有裂痕的旧罐子感到很愧疚，他怜悯地说道：
As we return to the masters house, I want you to notice the beautiful flowers along the path.
“当我们返回雇主家时，我盼望你能留心路旁那些漂亮的花朵。”
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Indeed, as they went up the hill, the old cracked pot took notice of the sun warming the beautiful wild flowers on the side of the path, and this cheered it some.
的确如此，当他们上山时，这个有裂缝的旧罐子留意到了路旁的野花，它们沐浴在阳光中特别美丽。
But at the end of the trail, it still felt bad because it had leaked out half its load, and so again it apologized to the bearer for its failure.
它感到了一丝欢乐，但到雇主家时，它又为自己漏了一半水而难受起来，于是，它再次为自己的失败向挑水工赔礼。
The bearer said to the pot, Did