[Story] Once, a scientist, fearing the risk of a bamboo forest collapse, compared the strength of bamboo to a graduates will. He straightened a bent bamboo, playing a guitar tune to calm the fear. “Never give up,” he said, “like this bamboo, you too can stand tall.”
[参考翻译] 曾经,一位科学家担心竹林倒塌的风险,比较了竹子的强度与毕业生的意志。他把弯曲的竹子弄直,弹奏吉他曲调以平息恐惧。他说:“永不放弃,就像这竹子,你也能挺立。”
[Words]
- bamboo [ˌbæmˈbuː] n 竹子
- risk [rɪsk] n 风险
- graduate [ˈɡrædʒueɪt] v 毕业
- pill [pɪl] n 药丸
- guitar [ɡɪˈtɑːr] n 吉他
- fear [fɪər] n 恐惧
- compare [kəmˈpeər] v 比较
- straight [streɪt] adj 直的
- scientist [ˈsaɪəntɪst] n 科学家
- never [ˈnevər] adv 从不