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The Bundle of Sticks
一捆棍子
An old man on the point ofdeath summoned his sons around him to give them some parting advice.
一位老人在弥留之际，叫儿子们来到身边，给他们一些临别忠告。
He ordered his servants to bring ina faggot of sticks, and said to his eldest son: "Break it."
他让仆人搬来一捆木棍，并对大儿子说：“把它折断。”
The son strained and strained, but with all his efforts was unable to break the Bundle.
儿子费了九牛二虎之力，还是没能把那捆木棍折断。
The other sons also tried, but none of them was successful.
其他儿子也尝试了，但都没成功。
"Untie the faggots," said the father, "and each of you take a stick."
“解开这些捆柴，”父亲说，“每人拿一根棍子。”
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When they had done so, he called out to them"Now, break", and each stick was easily broken.
他们拿完棍子，父亲对他们说：“现在，折断它。”每根棍子都很轻易地被折断了。
"You see my meaning." said their father.
“明白我的意思了吧。”他们的父亲说。
Union gives strength.
团结就是力量。
词句解析
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重点词汇词组
1.be on the point of (doing) sth 即将… …之时，正要… …之时
例：As we were on the point of giving up hope, a letter arrived.
正当我们要放弃希望之时，来了一封信。
常见搭配：beside the point 不重要的，离题的，不相关的
例；The fact that he doesn't want to come is beside the point- he should have been invited.
他不想来这并不重要，重要的是他本应被邀请的。
相关俚语：make a point of doing sth 一贯注重，重视，特别注意
例：She makes a point of keepingall her shopping receipts.
她总是把所有的购物发票都保留下来。
2.bring sth in 拿进来
例：Can you help me bring inthe shopping (= take it into the house)?
你能帮我把买的东西拿进屋里吗？
常见搭配：bring sb around 劝说…；说服…同意
例：At first they refused but I managed to bring them around(to my way of thinking).
起初他们拒绝了，但我后来还是说服了他们。
相关俚语：bring sb up short （因惊讶）使…突然停止，使…愣住
例：Her rudeness brought me up short.
她的粗鲁使我一下子愣住了。
3.strain （使）紧张，（使）承受压力，拉紧，绷紧
例：I was straining(my ears) to hear what they were saying.
我竖起耳朵，拼命想听清他们在说什么。
相关俚语：strain every nerve 竭尽全力
例；She's straining every nerveto get the work finished on time.
她拼尽全力争取把工作按时做完。
4.call (something) out to sb 大声呼叫，大声说
例：She called out toher father for help.
她向父亲大声呼救。
常见搭配：call for sb （去某地）接某人
例：I'll call foryou at eight.
我8点钟来接你。
相关俚语：call into question 引起对…的怀疑，使怀疑
例：The fact that a party can be voted into power by a minority of the electorate calls into questionthe country's electoral system.
赢得少数选民的政党也能当选执政，这引发了人们对该国选举制度的怀疑。
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长难句解析
When they had done so, hecalled outto them“Now, break”, and each stickwas easily broken.
他们拿完棍子，父亲对他们说：“现在，折断它。”每根棍子都很轻易地被折断了。
解析：此句由两个句子组成，以“and”为界。第一个句子中“Now, break”是直接引语，作“call out”的宾语，“to them”是状语，点明谓语的行为对象。第二个句子是被动句，可转换成主动形式“（they）easily broke each stick”。
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