顾老师英语课堂
精选说明：这些故事短小精悍却寓意深刻，既适合英语学习，又能启发人生思考。
学习建议：先阅读英文原文，再对照中文翻译，最后思考故事寓意。
A blind man was walking at night with a lighted lantern in his hand. A passerby asked, "Why do you carry a lantern when you can't see?"
The blind man replied, "This lantern is not for me, but for those who can see. Without it, someone might bump into me."
一位盲人夜晚手持灯笼行走。路人问："你看不见为什么还要提灯笼？"
盲人回答："这灯笼不是为我准备的，而是为那些能看见的人。没有它，别人可能会撞到我。"
真正的智慧是为他人着想。有时候我们以为的帮助其实是在帮助自己。
Scientists conducted an experiment: they put a frog in boiling water, and it immediately jumped out. Then they put the frog in cold water and slowly heated it. The frog stayed until it was cooked.
科学家做了一个实验：把青蛙放入沸水中，它立刻跳了出来。然后他们把青蛙放入冷水慢慢加热，青蛙一直待到被煮熟。
人们往往能应对突发危机，却容易忽视逐渐恶化的环境。警惕温水煮青蛙效应。
Two monks were traveling together. At a river, they met a young woman who was afraid to cross. The older monk carried her across on his back.
Hours later, the younger monk asked, "How could you carry her when we monks are forbidden to touch women?"
The older monk replied, "I left her at the riverbank hours ago. Why are you still carrying her?"
两个和尚一起旅行。在河边遇到一位不敢过河的年轻女子。老和尚背她过了河。
几小时后，小和尚问："我们和尚不能碰女人，你怎么能背她？"
老和尚回答："我几小时前就把她留在河边了，你为什么还放不下？"
学会放下比遵守规则更重要。真正的修行是心灵的解脱，不是形式的束缚。
n. 灯笼
例句：He carried a paper lantern in the dark. (他在黑暗中提着一个纸灯笼)
phr. 撞上；偶然遇见
例句：I almost bumped into a tree in the fog. (雾中我差点撞上一棵树)
v. 进行，实施
例句：Scientists conducted extensive research. (科学家进行了广泛研究)