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1、Perseverance毅力-持之以恒的力量Onceuponatime,acertaintradesmanwasleadingacaravantoanothercountrytosellhisgoods.Alongthewaytheycametotheedgeofaseverehot-sanddesert.Theyaskedabout,andfoundthatduringthedaytimethesunheatsupthefinesanduntilit'sashotascharcoal,sono
2、onecanwalkonit--notevenbullocksorcamels!Sothecaravanleaderhiredadesertguide,onewhocouldfollowthestars,sotheycouldtravelonlyatnightwhenthesandcoolsdown.Theybeganthedangerousnight-timejourneyacrossthedesert.很久以前，有个大商人带领商队去另一个国家卖货。来到一片酷热的沙漠边缘。他们左右打听，得知白
3、天细沙会被太阳烤得像火炭，根本不能供人行走——甚至骆驼或牛群也不敢在上面行走！因此，商队雇了一个沙漠向导，他能根据天空明星的方位引路：这样，商队就可以趁沙地冷却的晚上赶路。于是他们开始了夜间穿越沙漠的危险之旅。Acoupleofnightslater,aftereatingtheireveningmeal,andwaitingforthesandtocool,theystartedoutagain.Laterthatnight,thedesertguide,whowasdrivingthefir
4、stcart,sawfromthestarsthattheyweregettingclosetotheothersideofthedesert.Hehadalsoovereaten,sothatwhenherelaxed,hedozedofftosleep.Thenthebullockswho,ofcourse,couldn'ttelldirectionsbyreadingthestars,graduallyturnedtothesideandwentinabigwidecircleuntilt
5、heyendedupatthesameplacetheyhadstartedfrom!一连几夜，他们都在晚饭后，等沙地冷却了，才继续上路。那天深夜，向导驾着牛车引领商队前进，他仰观星星的方位，明白他们已快走出沙漠了。这个向导晚饭吃得过饱，心情放松，就打起盹来，然后睡着了。而牛当然没有观星辨位的本事，于是车队逐渐偏离了正确方向，绕了个大圈子，竟然回到了前晚的出发点！Bythenitwasmorning,andthepeoplerealizedtheywerebackatthesamespotthe
6、y'dcampedatthedaybefore.Theylostheartandbegantocryabouttheircondition.Sincethedesert-crossingwassupposedtobeoverbynow,theyhadnomorewaterandwereafraidtheywoulddieofthirst.Theyevenbegantoblamethecaravanleaderandthedesertguide--"Wecandonothingwithoutwat
7、er!",theycomplained.天亮时，他们才察觉回到了原地。当下，大伙儿灰心丧气，放声大哭。若一切顺利，他们这时已穿越沙漠，所以滴水不剩。大伙儿发愁：这下子会渴死了。他们甚至开始责怪商主和向导，抱怨道：“没有水可怎么办啊！”Thenthetradesmanthoughttohimself,"IfIlosecouragenow,inthemiddleofthisdisastroussituation,myleadershiphasnomeaning.IfIfalltoweepingand
8、regrettingthismisfortune,anddonothing,allthesegoodsandbullocksandeventhelivesofthepeople,includingmyself,maybelost.Imustbeenergeticandfacethesituation!"Sohebeganwalkingbackandforth,tryingtothinkoutaplantosavethemall.商人心想，“在这种危难时刻，如果我胆小懦弱，还有什么资格当商主呢？连
