中英双语阅读

1、第 第 页中英双语阅读1、As a man was passing the elephants, he suddenly stopped, confused by the fact that these hugecreatures were being held by only a small rope tied to their front leg. No chains, no cages. It was obvious that the elephants could, at anytime, break away from their bonds but for some reason,

2、 they did not.译：当一名男子经过象群的时候，他突然停了下来。这群巨大生物被一根系在他们前腿的小绳子拴住了，他对此非常困惑。没有锁链，没有笼子。显着，任何时候大象们都可以摆脱束缚，然而，由于某种缘由，她们并没有摆脱。2、He saw a trainer nearby and asked why these animals just stood there and made no attempt to get away. Well, trainer said, when they are very young and much smaller we use the same size

3、 rope to tie them and, at that age, its enough to hold them. As they grow up, they are conditioned to believe they cannot break away. They believe the rope can still hold them, so they never try to break free.译：他看到四周的训练员，问道，为什么这些动物只是站在那儿，却不尝试逃脱。咳，训练员说，在它们很小的时候，我们用同样尺寸的绳子拴着它们，那个时候，这条绳子足够拴住它们了。随着它们慢慢长

4、大，它们习惯性地认为自己无法摆脱。它们以为这条绳子依旧可以束缚住自己，所以它们从不会尝试摆脱。3、The man was amazed. These animals could at any time break free from their bonds but because they believed they couldnt, they were stuck right where they were.译：这名男子非常惊异。这些动物原来随时都可以摆脱束缚，然而由于它们认为自己无法摆脱，所以它们就被困在了那里。4、Like the elephants, how many of us go through life hanging onto a belief that we cannot do something, simply because we failed at it once before?译：就像这些大象，我们之中有多少人在生活中固守着一个观念，自己办不到某件事情，只是由于曾经失败过一次?5、Failure is part of learning;