翻译：邱敦莲 A group of frogs were traveling through the woods, and two of them fell into a deep pit. When the other frogs saw how deep the pit was, they told the two frogs that they were as good as dead. The two frogs ignored the comments and tried to jump up out of the pit with all their might. The other frogs kept telling them to stop, that they were as good as dead. Finally, one of the frogs took heed to what the other frogs were saying and gave up. He fell down and died. The other frog continued to jump as hard as he could. Once again, the crowd of frogs yelled at him to stop the pain and just die. He jumped even harder and finally made it out. When he got out, the other frogs said, Did you not hear us? The frog explained to them that he was deaf. He thought they were encouraging him the entire time. 一群青蛙正穿过树林，其中两只青蛙掉进了深坑。其它青蛙看了一下坑的深度，告诉掉进坑里的青蛙就在里面等死算了。那两只青蛙不听，用尽全力试图从深坑中跳出。外面的青蛙不停地说，请这两只青蛙不要再跳了，即使再跳也是死。结果，深坑里的一只青蛙在意了那群青蛙说的话，放弃了往外跳，落到坑里死了；另一只青蛙继续努力地往外跳。这时，那群青蛙对它大喊大叫，叫它不要徒劳了，再怎么跳也只是死路一条，这只青蛙却跳得更带劲了，而且终于从深坑中跳了出来。当它跳出深坑的时候，其它青蛙问它，“你没有听到我们说的话吗？”这只青蛙解释说他是聋子，它 还以为它们一直在为它鼓劲呢！ This story teaches two lessons: 这个故事有两层教育意义： 1. There is power of life and death in the tongue. An encouraging word to someone who is down can lift them up and help them make it through the day. 我们的舌头具有主裁一个人生死的力量（一句话可以成就一个人，一句话也可以毁灭一个人）。对一个情绪低落的人，一句鼓励的话语可以让他重新振作起来，帮助他渡过难关； 2. A destructive word to someone who is down can be what it takes to kill them. 对一个情绪低落的人，一句泄气话可能会毁灭一个人。 Be careful of what you say. Speak life to those who cross your path. The power of words... it is sometimes hard to understand that an encouraging word can go such a long way. Anyone can speak words that tend to rob another of the spirit to continue in difficult times. Special is the individual who will take the time to encourage another. 要小心你的舌头！要向你所遇到的人说些鼓励的话语，语言的力量有时让你难以想象。一句鼓励的话可以起到不可估量的作用。任何人都有可能会因为自己的话而使一个落魄的人失去生活的勇气，那些愿意花时间鼓励他人的人会起到意想不到的效果。
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