The Bundle of Sticks - Janiee James

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The Bundle of Sticks

一捆烟

A certain father had a family of sons

一个父亲有一群儿子

Who were forever quarreling among themselves

他们总是争吵不休

No words he could say did the least good

他说的话一点用都没有

So he cast about in his mind for some very striking example

所以他在脑海里想了一些非常突出的例子

That should make them see that discord would lead them to misfortune

这应该让他们明白不和只会让他们走向不幸

One day

总有一天

When the quarreling had been much more violent than usual

争吵比平时激烈得多

And each of the sons was moping in a surly manner

每个儿子都愁眉不展，神情乖张

He asked one of them to bring him a bundle of sticks

他让其中一个人给他拿来一捆树枝

Then handing the bundle to each of his sons in turn

然后把钱依次分给他的两个儿子

He told them to try to break it

他叫他们试着打破僵局

But although each one tried his best none was able to do so

尽管每个人都尽了最大的努力却没有一个人能做到

The father then untied the bundle

父亲随后解开了包裹

And gave the sticks to his sons to break one by one

让他的儿子一根一根地折断树枝

This they did very easily

他们轻而易举就做到了

My sons said the father

我的儿子说父亲

Do you not see how certain it is

你不知道这是多么确定吗

That if you agree with each other and help each other

如果你们意见一致互相帮助

It will be impossible for your enemies to injure you

你的敌人就不可能伤害你

But if you are divided among yourselves

但如果你们四分五裂

You will be no stronger than a single stick in that bundle

你的力量不会超过我手里的一把枪

In unity is strength

团结就是力量