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1、Adaughtercomplainedtoherfatheraboutherlifeandhowthingsweresohardforher,Shedidnotknowshewasgoingtomakeitandwanttogiveup.Shewastiredoffightingandstruggling.Itseemedasoneproblemwassolvedanewonearose.有一个女孩向她父亲抱怨她的生活,她觉得凡事都很艰难,不知该怎样挺过去,想放弃。她厌倦了不断的抗争和奋斗,似乎一个问题刚刚解决,另一个问题马上呈现。Herfather,acook
2、,tookhertothekitchen,Hefilledthreepotswithwaterandplacedeachonahighfire.Soonthepotscametoaboil.Inoneheplacedcarrots,inthesecondheplacedeggs,andinthelastheplacedgroundcoffeebeans.Heledthemsitandboil,withoutsayingaword.她的父亲是个厨师,他把她带到了厨房。他在三个壶里分别装满了水,然后放到高温的火上烧。很快,壶里的水被煮开了。他往第一个壶里放了些胡萝卜
3、,往第二个壶里放了几个鸡蛋,在最后一个壶里放了些磨碎的咖啡豆,然后,一句话也没说,他由着水把它们煮沸。Thedaughtersuckedherteethandimpatientlywaited,wonderingwhathewasdoing.Inabouttwentyminutesheturnedofftheburners,Hefishedthecarrotsoutandplacedtheminabowl.Hepulledtheeggsoutandplacedthemabowl.Thenheladledthecoffeeoutandplaceditinamug.
4、Turningtoherheasked,"Darling,whatdoyousee?"女儿咂巴着牙齿发出声响,不耐烦地等着,对父亲的行为感到很纳闷。大约二十分钟后,父亲关掉了火炉,把胡萝卜捞出来,放到一个碗里。又把鸡蛋拣出来放进另一个碗里,接着把咖啡用勺子舀出来倒进一个杯子里,然后转过头来,对她说,“亲爱的,你看到的是什么?”"Carrots,eggs,andcoffee."shereplied.“胡萝卜、鸡蛋和咖啡。”她答道。Hebroughthercloserandaskedhertofeelthecarrots,shedidandnotedthatthey
5、weresoft.Hethenaskedhertotakeaneggandbreakit.Afterpullingofftheshell,sheobservedthehard-boiledegg.Finally,heaskedhertosipthecoffee.Shesmiled,asshetasteditsricharoma.父亲把她带近了这些东西,要她去摸胡萝卜,她摸了之后,注意到,它们变柔软了。然后,他又要她去拿一个鸡蛋并把它敲破,在把壳剥掉之后,她观察了这个煮熟的鸡蛋。最后,父亲要她饮一口咖啡。尝着芳香四溢的咖啡,她微笑起来。"Whatdoesitmea
6、n,Father?"shehumblyasked.“这是什么意思,父亲?”她谦逊地问道。Heexplainedthateachofthemhadfacedthesameadversity,boilingwater,buteachreacteddifferently.Thecarrotwentinstrong,hard,andunrelenting.Butafterbeingsubjectedtotheboilingwater,itsoftenedandweak.Theegghadbeingfragile.Itsthinoutershellhadprotected
7、itsliquidinterior,butaftersittingthroughtheboilingwater.itsinsidebecamehardened,Thegroundcoffeebeanswereunique,however,Aftertheywereintheboilingwater,theyhadchangedthewater.父亲解释说,这三样东西面临着同样的逆境——煮沸的水。但它们的反应却各不相同。胡萝卜本是硬的,坚固而且强度大,但受到煮沸的水的影响后,它变得柔软而脆弱。鸡蛋本来易碎,薄薄的外壳保护着内部的液体。但是在经历过煮沸的水以后,它的
8、内部却变得坚硬。不过,最