Text 2s And we watched.The crab dimbed upthe mesh towards the lid,and sure enough, just as it reached the top,one of its fellow crabs reached out,damped its caw onto any available leg,and pulled it back.Several times the crab tried to defy his fellow captives,without luck. 26"Now watch!"said my father."He's starting to get bored with this game." 27 Not only did the crab give up its lengthy struggle to escape,but it actually began to help stop other crabs trying to escape.He'd finally chosen an easy way of life. Translation
25 Andwewatched.Thecrabclimbedupthemeshtowardsthelid,andsureenough, justasitreachedthetop,oneofitsfellowcrabsreachedout, clampeditsclawonto any availableleg,andpulleditback.Severaltimesthecrabtriedtodefyhisfellow captives, without luck. 26 “Nowwatch!”saidmy father. “He’sstartingtogetboredwiththis game.” 27 Notonlydidthecrabgiveupitslengthystruggletoescape,butitactuallybeganto help stopother crabstryingtoescape. He’dfinallychosen aneasy wayoflife. Text
Text 28 Suddenly I understood why my father had suggested catching crabs that morning. He looked at me."Don't get pulled back by the others,"he said."Spend some time figuring out who you are and what you want in life.Look back at the dlasses you're taking,and think about which ones were most productive for you personally.Then think about what's really important to you,what really interests you,what skills you have.Try to figure out where you want to live,where you want to go,what you want to earn,how you want to work.And if you can't answer these questions now,then take some time to find out.Because if you don't,youll never be happy.' Translation
28 Suddenly I understoodwhymy father had suggestedcatching crabsthatmorning. Helookedatme. “Don’t getpulledback by theothers,”hesaid. “Spendsometime figuring outwhoyouare andwhat youwantinlife. Look backattheclasses you’re taking,andthink aboutwhich onesweremost productive for you personally. Then thinkaboutwhat’sreally importanttoyou,whatreally interestsyou,whatskills you have.Trytofigureoutwhereyouwanttolive,whereyouwanttogo,whatyouwant to earn, howyouwanttowork.Andif youcan’tanswerthese questionsnow,then takesome timetofindout. Because ifyoudon’t, you’ll never behappy.” Text
Text 29 He paused. 30"So you want to travel?"he asked. 31 "Yes,"I replied. 32 "Better get you a passport.And you want to be a writer?" 33"1 think so.” 34 "Interesting choice.We've never had a writer in the family,"he said. 35 My father started the motor and we set off back home. Translation
29 He paused. 30 “So you want to travel?” he asked. 31 “Yes,” I replied. 32 “Better get you a passport. And you want to be a writer?” 33 “I think so.” 34 “Interesting choice. We’ve never had a writer in the family,” he said. 35 My father started the motor and we set off back home. Text ■
Text 分 抓螃蟹 大学最后一年的秋天，我们的心情变了。刚刚过去的夏季 学期的轻松氛围、即兴球赛、查尔斯河上的泛舟以及深夜晚 会都不见了踪影，我们开始埋头学习，苦读到深夜，课堂出 勤率再次急刷上升。我们都觉得在校时间不多了，以后再也 不会有这样的学习机会了，所以都下定决心不再虚度光阴。 more. Text
Text 抓 螃 蟹 1 大学最后一年的秋天，我们的心情变了。刚刚过去的夏季 学期的轻松氛围、即兴球赛、查尔斯河上的泛舟以及深夜晚 会都不见了踪影，我们开始埋头学习，苦读到深夜，课堂出 勤率再次急剧上升。我们都觉得在校时间不多了，以后再也 不会有这样的学习机会了，所以都下定决心不再虚度光阴
Text 当然，下一年四五月份的期末考试最为重要。我们谁都不想 考全班倒数第一，那也太丢人了，因此同学们之间的竞争压 力特别大。以前每天下午五点以后，图书馆就空无一人了， 现在却要等到天快亮时才会有空座，大家熬夜熬出了眼袋， 脸色苍白，睡眼惺忪，却很自豪，好像这些都是表彰他们勤 奋好学的奖章。 Text
Text 当然，下一年四五月份的期末考试最为重要。我们谁都不想 考全班倒数第一，那也太丢人了， 因此同学们之间的竞争压 力特别大。以前每天下午五点以后，图书馆就空无一人了， 现在却要等到天快亮时才会有空座，大家熬夜熬出了眼袋， 脸色苍白，睡眼惺忪，却很自豪，好像这些都是表彰他们勤 奋好学的奖章