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中英文小故事：请再装满水 —个人在沙漠行走了两天。途中遇到暴风沙。一阵狂沙过后，他辨不清正确的方向。正当快撑不住时，他突然发现了一幢废弃的小屋，他拖着疲惫的身子走进了屋内。这是一间不通风的小屋，里面堆了一些枯朽的木材。他几近绝望地走到屋角，却意外地发现了一台抽水机。 他兴奋地上前汲水，但任凭他怎么抽水，也抽不出半滴来。他颓然坐地，却看见抽水机旁有一个用软木塞堵住瓶口的小瓶子，瓶上贴了一张泛黄的纸条，上面写着：你必须用水灌入抽水机才能引水！别忘了，在你离开前，请再装满水！他拔开瓶塞，发现瓶子里果然装满了水！ 此时，他心想：如果我自私点，只要将瓶子里的水喝掉，我就不会渴死，就能活着走出这间屋子！如果照纸条做，把瓶子里唯一的水倒入抽水机内，万一抽不出水，我就会渴死在这地方了。到底要不要冒险？ 最后，他决定把瓶子里唯一的水全部灌入看起来破旧不堪的抽水机里，以颤抖的手汲水，水真的大量涌了出来！ 他喝足了水后，把瓶子装满水，用软木塞封好，然后在原来那纸条后面加上了他自己的话：相信我，真的有用。在得到之前，要先学会付出。 Refill It wite Water A man walked in the desert for two days. He encountered sand storm en route. After a gust of sand storm, he couldn’t identify the right direction. While unable to hold fast, he suddenly found an abandoned cabin. He dragged his exhausted body into the room. This was a small airless cabin, stacked with some decaying wood. He walked to the corner almost in despair, but accidentally discovered a water pump. Excitedly, he went forward to draw water, but he couldn’t pump water no matter how hard he tried. He sat on the ground dejected: when he saw a small bottle with a cork plugging the mouth; on the bottle was posted a yellowed note, which read: You must pour the water into the pump before you can draw water! Don’t forget, before you leave, refill it with water! He unplugged the stopper and found the bottle was really filled with water! At this moment he thought: if I’m a little selfish, as long as I drink the water in the bottle, I can go out of this room alive! If I do as the note told to pour the only water into the pump, in case the water can't come back, I will be thirsty to death. Will I take the risk or not? Finally, he decided to pour the only water into the worn-out pump and began to draw water with his trembling hands. Sure enough, the water really gushed out richly! After he drank enough water, he filled the bottle with water, enveloped it with the cork and added his words after the note: Believe me, it's really useful. Before you get it, you should first learn to pay. gust 一阵狂风 stack 堆积；堆叠 decay 腐烂 dejected 沮丧的；灰心的 unplug 拔去 的塞子或插头 sure enough 果真；果然 gush 涌出；迸出 |
