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Chapter fifty-eight: Father and Sons (第五十八章:父与子)

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🔊 A certain man had several sons who were always quarreling with one another, and, try as he might, he could not get them to live together in harmony. So he determined to convince them of their folly by the following means. Bidding them fetch a bundle of sticks, he invited each in turn to break it across his knee. All tried and all failed: and then he undid the bundle, and handed them the sticks one by one, when they had no difficulty at all in breaking them.

从前有个人,他有几个儿子,总是争吵不休；无论他如何尝试,都无法让他们和睦相处。于是,他决定用以下方法让他们看清自己的愚蠢。他吩咐儿子们取来一捆棍子,邀请他们轮流用膝盖去折断。所有人都试了,所有人都失败了:接着他解开那捆棍子,将棍子一根一根递给他们,这时他们轻而易举地就折断了。

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quarreling /ˈkwɒrəlɪŋ/

v. 争吵,吵架➕

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harmony /ˈhɑːməni/

n. 和谐,和睦➕

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determined /dɪˈtɜːmɪnd/

adj. 下定决心的,坚决的➕

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convince /kənˈvɪns/

v. 说服,使确信➕

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folly /ˈfɒli/

n. 愚蠢,荒唐行为➕

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bundle /ˈbʌndl/

n. 捆,束,包➕

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undid /ʌnˈdɪd/

v. 解开,打开,取消（undo的过去式）➕

🔊 'There, my boys,' said he, 'united you will be more than a match for your enemies: but if you quarrel and separate, your weakness will put you at the mercy of those who attack you.'

“看吧,孩子们,”他说,“团结起来,你们就能所向披靡；但如果你们争吵分离,你们的弱点便会令你们在敌人面前束手无策。”

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united /juˈnaɪtɪd/

adj. 联合的,团结的,一致的➕

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a match for /ə mætʃ fɔː(r)/

phrase. 与...匹敌,是...的对手➕

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separate /ˈsepəreɪt/

v. 分开,分离,隔开➕

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weakness /ˈwiːknəs/

n. 弱点,软弱,缺点➕

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at the mercy of /æt ðə ˈmɜːsi əv/

phrase. 任由...摆布,受...支配➕

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attack /əˈtæk/

v. 攻击,抨击➕

🔊 Union is strength.

团结就是力量。

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Union /ˈjuːniən/

n. 联合,联盟,团结➕

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strength /streŋθ/

n. 力量,强度,长处➕

Chapter fifty-eight: Father and Sons (第五十八章:父与子)

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