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14. “Look closer” he said, “and touch the potatoes.” She did and noted that they were soft.
“仔细看看，”他说，“摸摸土豆。”她照做了，注意到它们很软。
15. He then asked her to take an egg and break it.
然后他让她拿一个鸡蛋并打破它。
16. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard-boiled egg.
剥去蛋壳后，她观察了这个煮熟的鸡蛋。
17. Finally, he asked her to sip the coffee. Its rich aroma brought a smile to her face.
最后，他要她喝一口咖啡。浓郁的香气使她脸上露出了笑容。
18. “Father, what does this mean?” she asked.
“爸爸，这是什么意思?””她问道。
19. He then explained that the potatoes, the eggs and coffee beans had each faced the same adversity-the boiling water.
他解释说土豆、鸡蛋和咖啡豆都面临着同样的逆境——煮沸的水。
20. However, each one reacted differently.
然而，每样东西的反应都不一样。
21. The potato went in strong, hard and unrelenting, but in boiling water, it became soft and weak.
土豆本来是强壮、坚硬和不屈不挠的，但在沸水中，它变得又软又弱。
22. The egg was fragile, with the thin outer shell protecting its liquid interior until it was put in the boiling water.
鸡蛋本来是易碎的，只有薄薄的外壳保护着里面的液体，直到它被放入沸水中。
23. Then the inside of the egg became hard.
然后鸡蛋里面变硬了。
24. However, the ground coffee beans were unique.
然而，磨碎的咖啡豆是独一无二的。
25. After they were exposed to the boiling water, they changed the water and created something new.
当咖啡豆接触到沸水后，它们改变了水，创造出了新的东西。
26. “Which one are you?” he asked his daughter.
“你是哪一个呢?”他问女儿。
27. “When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a potato, an egg, or a coffee bean?”
当逆境来找你时，你该如何应对?”你是土豆、鸡蛋还是咖啡豆?”
Moral of the story:
这个故事的寓意是:
In life, things happen around us, things happen to us, but the only thing that truly matters is how you choose to react to it and what you make out of it. Life is all about learning, adopting and converting all the struggles that we experience into something positive.
在生活中，事情会在我们身边发生，会在我们身上发生，但真正重要的是你选择如何应对，以及你从中学到了什么。生活就是要、接受并将我们经历的所有挣扎转化为积极的东西。
Vocabulary
Shell: 蛋壳
Observe：观察
Sip: 喝
Aroma: 香气
Adversity：逆境、不幸
React：反应
Unrelenting：不屈不挠的
Fragile：易碎的、脆弱的
Interior：内部的
Unique：独特的
Expose：暴露
Adopt: 采纳
Convert：转变
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这个故事真的不行，说不通
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