On a wild mountain, two goats met on a ledge just over a high cliff. The ledge was so narrow, that there was neither room for them to pass each other nor to turn round and go back. A steep rock rose straight above them—a deep dark chasm lay below! What do you think the two goats did?,
One of them with great care laid himself down on the narrow ledge, pressing as close to the rock as he could. Then the other goat gently and softly stepped over his friend, till, safely past him, he could lightly bound away.,
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然后,那只平躺着的山羊挺直着身体,不用再岩石上跳来跳去,可以直接品尝山上的鲜美的草。
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The goat that had lain down then drew himself up from his lowly place, safe and sound, free to spring again from rock to rock, and crop the sweet grass on the hills.,
Two other goats had left the valley, and climbed far up the mountain. At length they met on the banks of a wild, rushing stream. A tree had fallen across the stream, and formed a bridge from the one side to the other.,
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这两只山羊你看着我,我看着你,心里都希望自己能先过到对岸。
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The goats looked at each other, and each wished to pass over first.,
They stood for a moment with one foot on the tree, each thinking that the other would draw back. But neither of them would give way, and they met at last on the middle of the narrow bridge!,
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然后它们开始用自己的角来与对方搏斗,直到最后,两只山羊都滑了角,掉进激流中,被湍急的水淹没了。
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They then began to push and fight with their horns, till at last their feet slipped, and both the goats fell into the swift flowing stream, and were lost in the waters!,
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如果它们懂得在关键时刻退让,其实两只山羊都能避免一死。
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Both might have been saved, if either of them had known how to yield at the right time.,
Where did the first two goats meet?What above them? What lay below?How did they manage to pass one another?Where did the other two goats meet?What did each claim?What took place in the middle of the bridge?They were both lost, because neither of them…?,