There's an old riddle that says five frogs are sitting on a lily pad.
有一个老谜语说有五只青蛙坐在荷叶上.
One decides to jump off.
一只青蛙决定跳下去.
How many are left?
剩下几只?
If your answer is four, thank your maths teacher for your excellent maths skills.
如果你的答案是四只,请感谢你的数学老师对你出色的数学技能的培养.
Unfortunately, this is not a test of your maths abilities.
不幸的是,这不是一个测试你的数学能力的题目.
It's a life problem.
这是一个生活问题.
The correct answer is five.
正确答案是五只.
Yes, all five are still sitting there on the lily pad.
是的,五只青蛙都还坐在荷叶上.
The one frog only decided to jump but hasn't.
那只青蛙只是决定跳下去,但并没有跳.
Life is not a spectator sport; it's indeed a contact sport.
生活不是一项观众运动;它确实是一项接触运动.
and there are no practice sessions, and you've been in the game from day one.
没有练习赛,你从第一天起就已经在比赛中了.
As cliche as it seems 'The journey starts with a single step'
--- not by thinking about taking that step.
尽管听起来很老套,旅程始于一步
---而不是想着迈出那一步.
Meaning: Be the frog who not only decides to jump off the lily pad but actually jumps.
寓意: 成为那只不仅决定跳下荷叶而且真正跳下去的青蛙.
