There once was a hare who was always boasting about how fast he could run. One day he said to the other animals, “I’m so fast that no one can beat me. I dare anyone here to a race.”
The tortoise said quietly, “I will race you.”
“You!” laughed the hare. “That’s a joke! Why, I could run circles around you all the way.”
“Save your boasting until you’ve won,” said the tortoise. “Shall we race?”
So the race began. The hare darted almost out of sight at once, and very soon he was far ahead of the tortoise, who moved along at a steady, even pace.
The hare knew he was far ahead, so he stopped and said, “I think I’ll take a little nap. When I wake up, I can zip ahead of the tortoise without even trying.”
So the hare settled into a nice sleep. And he was still asleep when the tortoise passed by. And when the hare finally woke up, he looked ahead, and what did he see? The tortoise was just crossing the finish line to win the race!
Moral: Slow and steady wins the raceThere once was a hare who was always boasting about how fast he could run. One day he said to the other animals, “I’m so fast that no one can beat me. I dare anyone here to a race.”
从前有一只兔子，他总是和别人吹嘘他跑步跑得有多快。有一天他对其他动物说“我是这里跑得最快的，没有人能够打败我。在座的各位可以随意挑战，我来者不拒，乐意奉陪。
The tortoise said quietly, “I will race you.”
乌龟慢悠悠地说：“让我来和你比一场吧。”
“You!” laughed the hare. “That’s a joke! Why, I could run circles around you all the way.”
“就你？”兔子大笑起来“别开玩笑了，我随便比比都可以套你好几个圈。”
“Save your boasting until you’ve won,” said the tortoise. “Shall we race?”
“这些吹嘘自己的话等到你赢了再说也不迟”，乌龟说“我们开始吧。”
So the race began. The hare darted almost out of sight at once, and very soon he was far ahead of the tortoise, who moved along at a steady, even pace.
比赛开始了，只见兔子就想一支离弦的箭很快就消失在视野里，并且很快远远甩开了乌龟。而乌龟则是慢慢的迈着平均担
但稳健的步伐。
The hare knew he was far ahead, so he stopped and said, “I think I’ll take a little nap. When I wake up, I can zip ahead of the tortoise without even trying.”
兔子知道乌龟远远落后于自己，于是他停下来想“我觉得可以休息片刻，睡个午觉。当我醒来，我可以轻轻松松超过乌龟。”
So the hare settled into a nice sleep. And he was still asleep when the tortoise passed by.
于是兔子打起了盹。当乌龟超过他的时候，兔子还沉浸在甜美的梦乡之中。
And when the hare finally woke up, he looked ahead, and what did he see? The tortoise was just crossing the finish line to win the race!
而当兔子最终醒来的时候，他向远处眺望，他看到了什么？乌龟已经离终点线近在咫尺了。
Moral: Slow and steady wins the race
寓意：慢中求稳才能胜。