智慧背囊 思想的珍珠-07-美洲鹫、蝙蝠与大黄蜂
时间：2019-01-02 作者：英语课 分类：智慧背囊超越自我
英语课
[00:02.87]The Buzzard, the Bat and the Bumblebee美洲鹫、蝙蝠与大黄蜂
[00:07.35]If you put a buzzard in a pen six or eight feet square and entirely 1 open at the top,
[00:13.81]in spite of his ability to fly,
[00:16.10] will be an absolute prisoner.
[00:18.94]The reason is that a buzzard always begins a flight from the ground with a run of ten or twelve feet.
[00:25.62]Without space to run, as is his habit,
[00:28.57] he will not even attempt to fly,
[00:30.86] but will remain a prisoner for life in a small jail with no top.
[00:35.90]The ordinary bat that flies around at night,
[00:39.51]a remarkably 2 nimble creature in the air,
[00:42.35]cannot take off from a level place.
[00:44.54] If it is placed on the floor or flat ground,
[00:48.25]all it can do is shuffle 3 about helplessly and, no doubt,
[00:52.63] painfully, until it reaches some slight elevation 4 from which it can throw itself into the air.
[00:59.96] Then, at once, it takes off like a flash.
[01:03.02]A Bumblebee if dropped into an open tumbler will be there until it dies,
[01:08.38]unless it is taken out.
[01:10.57]It never sees the means of escape at the top,
[01:13.63] but persists in trying to find some way out through the sides near the bottom.
[01:18.77] It will seek a way where none exists,
[01:21.40]until it completely destroys itself.
[01:24.13]In many ways,
[01:25.44]there are many people like the buzzard, the bat and the bumblebee.
[01:29.71] They struggle about with all their problems and frustrations 5,
[01:34.08]not realizing that the answer is right there “above” them.
[00:07.35]If you put a buzzard in a pen six or eight feet square and entirely 1 open at the top,
[00:13.81]in spite of his ability to fly,
[00:16.10] will be an absolute prisoner.
[00:18.94]The reason is that a buzzard always begins a flight from the ground with a run of ten or twelve feet.
[00:25.62]Without space to run, as is his habit,
[00:28.57] he will not even attempt to fly,
[00:30.86] but will remain a prisoner for life in a small jail with no top.
[00:35.90]The ordinary bat that flies around at night,
[00:39.51]a remarkably 2 nimble creature in the air,
[00:42.35]cannot take off from a level place.
[00:44.54] If it is placed on the floor or flat ground,
[00:48.25]all it can do is shuffle 3 about helplessly and, no doubt,
[00:52.63] painfully, until it reaches some slight elevation 4 from which it can throw itself into the air.
[00:59.96] Then, at once, it takes off like a flash.
[01:03.02]A Bumblebee if dropped into an open tumbler will be there until it dies,
[01:08.38]unless it is taken out.
[01:10.57]It never sees the means of escape at the top,
[01:13.63] but persists in trying to find some way out through the sides near the bottom.
[01:18.77] It will seek a way where none exists,
[01:21.40]until it completely destroys itself.
[01:24.13]In many ways,
[01:25.44]there are many people like the buzzard, the bat and the bumblebee.
[01:29.71] They struggle about with all their problems and frustrations 5,
[01:34.08]not realizing that the answer is right there “above” them.
ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地
- The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
- His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。
ad.不同寻常地，相当地
- I thought she was remarkably restrained in the circumstances. 我认为她在那种情况下非常克制。
- He made a remarkably swift recovery. 他康复得相当快。
n.拖著脚走，洗纸牌；v.拖曳，慢吞吞地走
- I wish you'd remember to shuffle before you deal.我希望在你发牌前记得洗牌。
- Don't shuffle your feet along.别拖着脚步走。
n.高度；海拔；高地；上升；提高
- The house is at an elevation of 2,000 metres.那幢房子位于海拔两千米的高处。
- His elevation to the position of General Manager was announced yesterday.昨天宣布他晋升总经理职位。
挫折( frustration的名词复数 )； 失败； 挫败； 失意
- The temptation would grow to take out our frustrations on Saigon. 由于我们遭到挫折而要同西贡算帐的引诱力会增加。
- Aspirations will be raised, but so will frustrations. 人们会产生种种憧憬，但是种种挫折也会随之而来。