HangingovertheAbyss
佚名/Anonymous
Amanwalkinginthenightslippedfromarock.Afraidthathewouldfalldownthousandsoffeet,becauseheknewthatplacewasaverydeepvalley,hetookholdofabranchthatwashangingovertherock.Inthenightallhecouldseewasabottomlessabyss.Heshouted;hisownshoutreflectedback—therewasnobodytohear.
Youcanimaginethatmanandhiswholenightoftorture.Everymomenttherewasdeath;hishandswerebecomingcold;hewaslosinghisgrip…andasthesuncameouthelookeddownandhelaughed.Therewasnoabyss.Justsixinchesdowntherewasarock.Hecouldhaverestedthewholenight,sleptwell—therockwasbigenough—butthewholenightwasanightmare.
Isaytoyouthatfearisonlysixinchesdeep.Nowitisuptoyouwhetheryouwanttogoonclingingtothebranchandturnyourlifeintoanightmare,orwhetheryouwouldlovetoleavethebranchandstandonyourfeet.
Thereisnothingtofear.
一個人走夜路的時候,跌下了岩石。他害怕自己會跌入萬丈深淵,因為他知道在那個地方有一個很深的峽谷。於是,他緊緊抓住岩石上伸出的一根樹枝。那一夜,他所看到的只有無底的深淵。他呼喊著救命,但只有他的聲音在峽谷間迴盪,那裡根本沒有人。
你能想像得出那個人的處境,以及他整晚承受的痛苦。死亡每一時刻都存在,他的雙手越發冰冷,他即將滑落……太陽出來了,他朝下望去,笑了。哪有什麼深淵!在下面六英吋的地方就有一塊岩石。他本可以休息一晚,美美地睡上一覺的——那塊岩石足夠寬大——可是整個夜晚卻宛如一場噩夢。
我想對你說的是,恐懼的深度不過六寸。而此時此刻是要繼續吊在樹枝上把生活變為噩夢,還是要鬆開樹枝用腳站起來,完全取決於你。
一切皆無須畏懼。
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1.Afraidthathewouldfalldownthousandsof,becauseheknewthatplacewasaverydeep,hetookholdofabranchthatwashangingoverthe.Inthenightallhecouldwasabottomlessabyss.
2.Youcanthatmanandhiswholenightoftorture.Everymomenttherewas;hishandswerebecomingcold;hewaslosinghisgrip…andasthecameouthelookeddownandhelaughed.Therewasnoabyss.Justsixinchestherewasarock.
3.Nowitisuptoyouyouwanttogoonclingingtothebranchandyourlifeintoanightmare,orwhetheryouwouldtoleavethebranchandstandonyourfeet.
佳句翻譯
1.他呼喊著救命,但只有他的聲音在峽谷間迴盪,那裡根本沒有人。
2.死亡每一時刻都存在,他的雙手越發冰冷,他即將滑落……
3.一切皆無須畏懼。
短語應用
1becauseheknewthatplacewasaverydeepvalley,hetookholdofabranchthatwashangingovertherock.
takeholdof:握住;抓住
2.Nowitisuptoyouwhetheryouwanttogoonclingingtothebranchandturnyourlifeintoanightmare
itisuptoyou:由你來決定