「双语」A Hole in the Fence 篱笆上的洞

篱笆上的洞

In a small village, a little boy lived with his father and mother. He was the only son.The parents of the little boy were very depressed due to his bad temper. The boy used to get angry very soon and taunt others with his words. His bad temper made him use words that hurt others. He scolded kids, neighbours and even his friends due to anger. His friends and neighbours avoided him, and his parents were really worried about him.

在一个小村庄里，一个小男孩和他的父母住在一起。他是他们唯一的儿子。由于这个小男孩的坏脾气，他的父母非常沮丧。这个男孩过去常常生气，用他的话嘲笑别人、他的坏脾气让他的话很伤人。他与小孩子、邻居甚至朋友吵架。他的朋友和邻居都躲着他，他的父母真的很担心他。

His mother and father advised him many times to control his anger and develop kindness. Unfortunately, all their attempts failed. Finally, the boy’s father came up with an idea.

他的父母多次建议他控制自己的愤怒，培养善良。不幸的是，他们所有的尝试都失败了。最后，男孩的父亲想出了一个主意。

One day, his father gave him a huge bag of nails. He asked his son to hammer one nail to the fence every time he became angry and lost his temper. The little boy found it amusing and accepted the task.

一天，他爸爸给了他一大袋钉子。他叫他的儿子每次生气发脾气的时候就在篱笆上钉一颗钉子。小男孩觉得很有趣，就接受了这个任务。

Every time he lost his temper, he ran to the fence and hammered a nail. His anger drove him to hammer nails on the fence 30 times on the first day! After the next few days, the number of nails hammered on the fence was reduced to half. The little boy found it very difficult to hammer the nails and decided to control his temper.

每次他发脾气，他就跑到篱笆前钉钉子。他的愤怒驱使他在第一天就在栅栏上钉了30次钉子!在接下来的几天里，钉在篱笆上的钉子减少了一半。小男孩发现钉钉子很难，决定控制自己的脾气。

Gradually, the number of nails hammered to the fence was reduced and the day arrived when no nail was hammered! The boy did not lose his temper at all that day. For the next several days, he did not lose his temper, and so did not hammer any nail.

渐渐地，钉在篱笆上的钉子数量减少了，没有钉子钉的日子到来了!那男孩那天一点也没有发脾气。在接下来的几天里，他没有发脾气，也没有钉钉子。

Now, his father told him to remove the nails each time the boy controlled his anger. Several days passed and the boy was able to pull out most of the nails from the fence. However, there remained a few nails that he could not pull out.

现在，他的父亲告诉他，每当男孩控制住自己的愤怒时，就把钉子拔掉。几天过去了，男孩把篱笆上的大部分钉子都拔了出来。然而，还有几颗钉子他拔不出来。

The boy told his father about it. The father appreciated him and asked him pointing to a hole, “What do you see there?”

男孩把这件事告诉了他的父亲。父亲感激地指着一个洞问他:“你看到了什么?”

The boy replied, “a hole in the fence!”

男孩回答说:“篱笆上有个洞!”

He told the boy, “The nails were your bad temper and they were hammered on people. You can remove the nails but the holes in the fence will remain. The fence will never look the same. It has scars all over. Some nails cannot even be pulled out. You can stab a man with a knife, and say sorry later, but the wound will remain there forever. Your bad temper and angry words were like that! Words are more painful than physical abuse! Use words for good purposes. Use them to grow relationships. Use them to show the love and kindness in your heart!”

他对男孩说:“钉子是你的坏脾气，它们被钉在人身上。你可以把钉子拔掉，但篱笆上的洞还会留下。篱笆再也不会是原来的样子了。到处都是伤疤。有些钉子甚至拔不出来。你可以用刀刺伤一个人，然后说对不起，但是伤口会永远留在那里。你的坏脾气和气话就是这样!言语比身体上海更痛苦!语言有更好的用处，去用它们来发展人际关系、用它们来表达你内心的爱和善良吧!”