Many years ago a mighty rumbling was heard from a mountain, which was said to be in labor. Thousands of people flocked from far and near to see what it would produce. After a long time of waiting in anxious exception---out popped a mouse!

A magnificent and promising beginning often ends in a paltry performance.

【關(guān)鍵詞】

mighty[?ma?ti] ? adj.強(qiáng)有力的

labor['le?b?(r)] ? n.勞動

flocked[fl?kt] ? v.成群結(jié)隊

magnificent[m?g?n?f?snt] ? adj.華麗的

paltry[?p?:ltri]? adj.微小的，不重要的

【翻譯】

很多年以前，人們從一座發(fā)生異動的大山中聽到巨大的隆隆聲。成千上萬的人群從遠(yuǎn)近趕來看將會發(fā)生什么。在很長時間的焦急等待后，蹦出了一只老鼠。

一個宏偉而有希望的開端往往以微不足道的成果而結(jié)束。