Text22 Crabs fascinated me. They were so easy to catch. It wasn't just that they crawledinto such an obvious trap, through a small hole in the lid of the basket, but itseemed as if they couldn't be bothered to crawl out again even when you tookthe lid off. They just sat there, waving their claws at you.23 The cage was brimming with dozens of soft shell crabs, piled high on top ofeach other. "Why don't they try to escape?" I wondered aloud to my father24 "Just watch them for a moment. Look at that one, there! He's trying to dimb out, butevery time the other crabs pull him back in,said my father.Translation
22 Crabsfascinatedme.Theyweresoeasytocatch.Itwasn’tjustthattheycrawled into suchan obvioustrap,througha small hole in thelid ofthe basket, butit seemedasifthey couldn’tbebotheredtocrawl out againevenwhenyoutook the lid off. They just sat there, waving their claws at you. 23 Thecagewasbrimmingwithdozensofsoftshell crabs,piledhigh ontop of each other. “Why don’t they try toescape?” Iwondered aloud tomy father. 24 “Justwatchthemforamoment.Lookatthatone,there!He’stryingtoclimbout,but every time the other crabs pull him back in,” said my father. Text
Text25 And we watched.The crab climbed upthe mesh towards the lid,and sure enoughjust as it reached thetop, one of its fellow crabs reached out, dlamped its caw ontoany available leg, and pulled it back. Several times the crab tried to defy his fellowcaptives,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 tohelp stop other crabs trying to escape. He'd finally chosen an easy way of lifeTranslation
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
Text28 Suddenly I understood why my father had suggested catching crabs that morningHe looked at me. "Don't get pulled back by the others" he said. "Spend some timefiguring out who you are and what you want in life. Look back at the classes you'retaking, and think about which ones were most productive for you personally. Thenthink about what's really important to you, what really interests you, what skills youhave. Tryto figure out where you want to live, whereyou want to go, what youwantto earn, how you want to work. And if you can't answer these questions now, thentake some time to find out. Because if you don't, you'll 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
TextE29 He paused.3o"Soyouwanttotravel?"heasked31“Yes,Ireplied32“Bettergetyoua passport.And youwantto be a writer?"33 "I thinkso."34 "Interesting choice. We've never had a writer in the family" he said.35Myfatherstartedthemotorandwesetoffbackhome.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，课堂出勒率再次急剧上升。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。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