[Story] A prophet once said, “When the roof of a house is prone to rot, its time to rotate the rope used to tie it down.” This was a metaphor for the need to propagate positive change in society. One day, a rough carpenter, after working overtime, decided to heed this advice. He climbed onto the roof of his house, which was indeed rotten. He tied a new rope to secure it, and then he propagated the idea of community renovation by hanging a sign that read, “Lets work together to prevent rot and propagate beauty.”
[参考翻译] 一位先知曾经说过：“当一所房子的屋顶容易腐烂时，是时候更换用来固定它的绳子了。”这是对社会需要传播积极变化的隐喻。一天，一个粗犷的木匠在加班后，决定听从这个建议。他爬上了他那确实腐烂的屋顶。他用一根新绳子将其固定，然后通过挂上一块写着“让我们一起工作来防止腐烂，传播美丽”的牌子，传播了社区翻新的想法。
[Words]
- overtime [ˈoʊvərtaɪm] adv. 加班
- prone [proʊn] adj. 倾向于的，易…的
- pronounce [prəˈnaʊns] v. 发音，宣称
- propaganda [ˌprɒpəˈɡændə] n. 宣传
- propagate [ˈprɒpəɡeɪt] v. 传播
- prophet [ˈprɒfɪt] n. 先知
- roof [ruːf] n. 屋顶
- rope [roʊp] n. 绳子
- rot [rɒt] n. 腐烂
- rotate [ˈroʊteɪt] v. 旋转
- rotten [ˈrɒtn] adj. 腐烂的
- rough [rʌf] adj. 粗糙的