這是一個關於小青蛙的故事

原文寄自新加坡的朋友,中文翻譯:尤俊傑

There once was a bunch of tiny frogs,... 
 
… who arranged a running competition.

有一天,一群小青蛙們決定來場跑步比賽
 

The goal was to reach the top of a very high tower.

比賽最終目標就是到達一個很高很高的高塔

 

A big crowd had gathered around the tower to see the race and cheer on the contestants...

 
一大群群眾圍繞著高塔觀看並歡呼所有的競爭者

 

The race began...

比賽開始了

 

No one in crowd really believed that,

Honestly 
 
說真格的,群眾中沒有人會相信……

 

the tiny frogs would reach the top of the tower...

看好這群小青蛙們會到達高塔

 

You heard statements such as:

"Oh, WAY too difficult!!

They will NEVER make it to the top."

此時,你就聽到周遭群眾鼓譟 .

喔! 路太難了! 他們絕對辦不到的!

 

or 

或是

 

"Not a chance that they will succeed. The tower is too high!"

他們連一點勝算都沒有,高塔實在太高了!

 
The tiny frogs began collapsing. One by one...

小青蛙們聽到,一個接著一個放棄了!

 

... Except for those who in a fresh tempo were climbing higher and higher...

但還是有些小青蛙踏著節拍爬得更高

 

"It is too difficult!!! No one will make it!"

The crowd continued to yell

群眾還是繼續鼓譟:這太難了!沒有人可以達到!

 

More tiny frogs got tired and gave up... 

又有一批小青蛙們疲倦而放棄了

 

But ONE continued higher and higher and higher... 

最後只剩一隻小青蛙沒有放棄,繼續愈爬愈高

 

This one wouldn’t give up!

這隻小青蛙沒有放棄!

 

At the end everyone else had given up climbing the tower.

最後到達終點,只有一隻小青蛙,其餘的都放棄了

 

Except for the one tiny frog who after a big effort was the only one who reached the top!

這隻小青蛙邁開大步到達最後終點!

 

THEN all of the other tiny frogs naturally wanted to know how this one frog managed to do it? 

但是,所有的小青蛙們都想知道他是如何辦到的?

 

A contestant asked the tiny frog how the one who succeeded had found the strength to reach the goal? 
 
有一個跑者忍不住問了那隻小青蛙:

你是如何堅持跑到終點的呢?

 

It turned out...

突然一切靜寂

 

That the winner was

 
這個贏家是一個......

 

DEAF!!!!

一隻耳聾的青蛙

 

The wisdom of this story is: 
 
這個故事的智慧是說:

 

Never listen to other people’s tendencies to be

negative or pessimistic...

絕對不要聽從人們負面的批評或悲觀的看法

 

…cause, they take your most wonderful dreams and wishes away from you. The ones you have in your heart! 
 
因為它剝奪了你的美夢和期許,而這些美好曾存在你的心中

 

Because everything you hear and read will affect your actions!

Always think of the power which words have.

常常想想這個故事的哲理

因為你所聽和所視皆引响你

 

Therefore...

因此

 

ALWAYS be…

POSITIVE!

總是當一個

最棒的..

正面的..

你

 

And above all:

 

Be DEAF when people tell YOU that YOU can not fulfil YOUR dreams!

當周邊人們告訴你做不到時,就當個聾者吧!

 

I can do this!

Always think:

常常想 : 我一定可以辦到