The Donkey in the Well
井中之驴
One day a farmer's donkey fell into an abandoned well.
一天，农夫的一头驴掉进了一口废弃的井里 。
The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do.
当农夫在想，要怎么办的时候，驴凄惨地嚎叫了几个小时 。
Finally, he decided the animal was too old and the well needed to be covered up anyway；so it just wasn't worth it to him to try to retrieve the donkey.
最后 ， 农夫决定，驴已经很老了 ， 不管怎样也要埋葬的 ， 所以不值得救它出来了 。
He invited all his neighbors to come over and help him. They each grabbed a shovel and began to shovel dirt into the well.
他邀请了所有的邻居来帮他 。他们每个人都拿了一把铁锹，开始把土铲到井里 。
Realizing what was happening, the donkey at first cried and wailed horribly.
驴意识到发生了什么，刚开始猛烈地痛苦地嚎叫 。
Then, a few shovel-fulls later, he quieted down completely.
然后，随着几铁锹的土的落下 ， 驴完全安静了下来 。
The farmer peered down into the well, and was astounded by what he saw.With every shovel-full of dirt that hit his back, the donkey would shake it off and take a step up on the new layer of dirt.
农夫向井内窥视，他震惊了，只见随着每一铲满满的土打在驴的背上 ， 驴总能抖掉它们并且迈上新土层从而站得更高 。
As the farmer's neighbors continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it off and take a step up. 当农夫的邻居们继续铲泥土抛到驴子的背上，它抖落泥土，并踩在泥土上面 。
Pretty soon, the donkey stepped up over the edge of the well and trotted off, to the shock and astonishment of everyone.
令每个人都感到震惊和诧异的是，驴一步步地向上，很快就超过了井的边缘，然后快速地跑走了 。
Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt. 生活会向你身上扔泥土，各种各样的泥土 。
The trick to get out of the well is to stop wailing, and not to let the dirt bury you, but to shake it off and take a step up. 逃离出井的秘诀就是停止哭泣，不要让泥土埋葬了你 ， 要把它摇掉，然后向上走一步 。
Each one of our troubles is a stepping-stone. We can get out of the deepest wells just by not stopping, never giving up！
我们面临的每一个挫折都是垫脚石 。我们永远不能放弃，这样我们才能逃离最深的井 。
Shake it off and take a step up.
摇掉那些泥土，向上走一步 。
【英语演讲小故事3分钟The Donkey in the Well】
