The Farmer's Donkey井中之驴

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One day a farmer’s donkey fell into a dry well. The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out a way to get him out. Finally he decided it was probably impossible and the animal was old, so it just wasn’t worth it to try. The farmer then grabbed a shovel and began to shovel dirt into the well.
一天，一位农夫的驴子掉进一口枯井。驴子惨叫了几个小时，农夫想方设法把他救出来。终于，农夫认为可能真没辙了，而驴子也老了，所以，不值得尽力一救。于是，农夫拿起铲子，开始向井里面填土。
At first, the donkey cried desperately. Then he quieted down and let out some happy brays. A few shovel loads later, the farmer looked down the well and was astonished at what he saw. With every shovel of dirt that hit his back, the donkey was shaking it off and taking a step up. Pretty soon the donkey stepped up over the edge of the well and trotted off!
起初，驴子绝望地叫个不停。接着，他安静下来，还快乐地放声嘶叫。铲了几下后，农夫往井里看，结果，大吃一惊。每一铲砸在驴子背上的土，都被驴子抖下，并往上迈一步。很快，驴子便从井里迈出，小跑起来！
Life is going to shovel dirt on you. The trick to getting out of the well is to shake it off and take a step up.
生活也会往你身上倒土，想要从井里逃身，窍门就是抖掉身上的土，向上迈步。

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