
儿子的英语
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2023年2月16日发(作者:)睡前英语故事:父亲和他的儿子
父亲和他的儿子THEFATHERANDHISSONS
Fatherhadafamilyofsonswhowereperpetuallyquarrellingamongthemselves.
Whenhefailedtohealtheirdisputesbyhisexhortations,hedeterminedtogivethema
practicalillustrationoftheevilsofdisunion;andforthispurposeheonedaytoldthem
eyhaddoneso,heplacedthefaggotintothe
handsofeachoftheminsuccession,ch
triedwithalltheirstrength,andwerenotabletodoit.
Henextunclosedthefaggot,andtookthesticksseparately,onebyone,andagain
putthemintotheirhands,addressedthemin
thesewords:“Mysons,ifyouareofonemind,andunitetoassisteachother,youwill
beasthisfaggot,uninjuredbyalltheattemptsofyourenemies;butifyouaredivided
amongyourselves,youwillbebrokenaseasilyasthesesticks.”
一位父亲有几个孩子,这些孩子时常发生口角。他丝毫没有办法来劝阻他们,
只好让他们看看不合群所带来害处的例子。为了达到这个目的,有一天他叫他们
替他拿一捆细柴来。当他们把柴带来时,他便先后地将那捆柴放在每一个孩子的
手中,吩咐他们弄断这捆柴。他们一个个尽力去试,总是不能成功。
然后他解开那捆柴,一根根地放在他们手里,如此一来,他们便毫不费力地
折断了。于是他就告诉他们说:“孩子们!如果你们大家团结一致,互相帮助,你
们就像这捆柴一样,不能被你们的敌人折断;但如果你们自行分裂,你们就将和这
些散柴一般,不堪一折了。”