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A daughter complained to her father about her life and how things were so hard for her , She did not know she was going to make it and wanted to give up. 女儿向父亲抱怨她的生活，她觉得凡事都很艰难，不知该怎样面对，想放弃。

She was tired of fighting and struggling .It seemed as one problem was solved a new one arose. 她厌倦了不断的抗争和奋斗，好像一个问题刚解决，另一个有出现了。

Her father , a cook , took her to the kitchen , He filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire .Soon the pots came to a boil. 她的父亲是名厨师，他把她带进了厨房，在三个壶里分别装了水，然后放到火上烧。很快， 壶里的水开了。

In one he placed carrots, in the second he placed eggs, and in the last he placed ground coffee beans. He let them sit and boil, without saying a word. 他一句话也没说，往第一个壶里放了些胡萝卜，往第二个壶里放了鸡蛋，在最后一个里放了些磨碎的咖啡豆，让他们煮沸。

The daughter sucked her teach and impatiently waited , wondering what he was doing. In about twenty minutes he turned off the burners, He fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. 女儿撅着嘴，不耐烦得等着，对父亲的行为感到很纳闷。大约二十分钟后，父亲关了火炉， 把胡萝卜倒进一个碗里。

He pulled the eggs out and placed them a bowl. Then he ladled the coffee out and placed it in a mug. Turning to her he asked, "Darling, what do you see?" "Carrots, eggs , and coffee. “she replied. 又把鸡蛋拿出来放进另一个碗里，接着把咖啡倒进一个杯子里，然 后转过头来，对她说，“亲爱的，你看见了什么？” “胡萝卜、鸡蛋和咖啡。”她答道。

He brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots , She did and noted that they were soft . 父亲让她去摸胡萝卜，她觉得它们变柔软了。

He then asked her to take an egg and break it, After pulling off the shell , she observed the hard-boiled egg. 然后，他又让她去把鸡蛋敲破、把壳剥掉后，她看到了一个熟鸡蛋。

Finally, he asked her to sip the coffee .She smiled , as she tasted its rich aroma. "What does it mean , Father? “she humbly asked . 最后，父亲要她喝咖啡。铲倒芳香四溢的咖啡，她笑了。 “这是什么意思，父亲/?"她谦恭的问道。

He explained that each of them had faced the same adversity, boiling water , but each reacted differently, The carrot went in strong, hard , and unrelenting , But after being subjected to the boiling water , it softened and weak. 父亲解释说，这三洋东西面临着同样的逆境-----煮沸的水。但它们的反映却各不相同。胡萝 卜本是强硬，坚固而不甘示弱的，但受到开水的影响后，它变得柔软而脆弱。

The egg had being fragile, Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior. But after sitting through the boiling water , its inside became hard need , The ground coffee beans were unique , however , After they were in the boiling water , they had changed the water . "Which are you? “he asked his daughter. When adversity knocks on your door , how do you respond? Are you a carrot , an egg , or a coffee bean? 鸡蛋本来易碎， 薄薄的外壳保护着内部的液体。但是开水煮过以后，它的内部却变得坚硬。不过，最独特的 却是磨碎的咖啡豆，经过沸腾的水后，它们却改变了水。“哪一个是你呢？”他问女儿。当不幸降临到你头上时，你该如何应对呢？你是胡萝卜、鸡蛋，还是咖啡豆？