第18章 The Hare and the Tortoise 龟兔赛跑

A HARE one day ridiculed the short feet and slow pace of the Tortoise, who replied, laughing: "Though you be swift as the wind, I will beat you in a race." The Hare, believing her assertion to be simply impossible, assented to the proposal; and they agreed that the Fox should choose the course and fix the goal. On the day appointed for the race the two started together. The Tortoise never for a moment stopped, but went on with a slow but steady pace straight to the end of the course. The Hare, lying down by the wayside, fell fast asleep. At last waking up, and moving as fast as he could, he saw the Tortoise had reached the goal, and was comfortably dozing after her fatigue.

Slow but steady wins the race.

一天，兔子嘲笑腿短、跑不快的乌龟。乌龟不服气地说：“尽管你可以跑得像风一样快，但是我依然可以在比赛中打败你！”兔子不以为然，觉得乌龟是根本不可能取胜的。于是。她接受了乌龟的挑战，并达成协议：由狐狸来选择并确定终点。到了比赛那天，乌龟和兔子一起出发了。乌龟不敢有丝毫松懈，一直努力地向前爬。而兔子却躺在路边睡大觉呢。她醒来之后，拼命地追赶乌龟。可这时，乌龟已经到达了终点，正在悠闲地散步呢。

坚持不懈的努力可以帮助我们赢得人生的比赛。