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Once upon a time, a very strong woodcutter asked for a job in a timber merchant, and he got it.

从前，有一个非常强壮的伐木工人到一位木材商那里找到工作，并得到了一份工作。

The pay was really good, so was the working environment. 

报酬相当不错，工作条件也很好。

For that reason the woodcutter was determined to do his best.

因此，伐木工人决心全力以赴好好干。

His boss gave him an axe and showed him the area where he was supposed to work.

他的老板给了他一把斧子，跟他说明他在哪片林区伐树。

The first day the woodcutter brought eighteen trees.

第一天，伐木工带回来18棵树。

"Congratulations" the boss said "go on that way"

“祝贺你”老板说, “就这样干下去”

Very motivated by the boss's words. 

伐木工深受老板的话的鼓舞，

The woodcutter tried harder the next day, but he could only bring fifteen trees.

第二天更努力了，但是他只是带回了15棵树。

The third day he tried even harder, but he could only bring ten trees.

第三天他加倍的努力，但是只带回了10棵树。

Day after day, he was bringing less and less trees.

日复一日，他带回的树越来越少。

"I must be losing me strength" the woodcutter thought.

“我一定是越来越没力气了。”伐木工暗想。

He went to the boss and apologized saying he could not understand what was going on?

他去向老板道歉，跟他老板说他不明白到底怎么了。

"When was the last time you sharpened your axe ?" The boss asked.

“你上次磨斧子是什么时候？”老板问。

"Sharpen? I have no time to sharpen my axe? I have been very busy trying to cut trees...."

“磨斧子？我没时间磨斧子呀，我一直忙着伐树……”