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Once upon a time, a very strong woodcutter asked for a job in a timber merchant, and he got it.

從前，有一個非常強壯的伐木工人到一位木材商那里找到工作，并得到了一份工作。

The pay was really good, so was the working environment. 

報酬相當不錯，工作條件也很好。

For that reason the woodcutter was determined to do his best.

因此，伐木工人決心全力以赴好好干。

His boss gave him an axe and showed him the area where he was supposed to work.

他的老板給了他一把斧子，跟他說明他在哪片林區(qū)伐樹。

The first day the woodcutter brought eighteen trees.

第一天，伐木工帶回來18棵樹。

"Congratulations" the boss said "go on that way"

“祝賀你”老板說, “就這樣干下去”

Very motivated by the boss's words. 

伐木工深受老板的話的鼓舞，

The woodcutter tried harder the next day, but he could only bring fifteen trees.

第二天更努力了，但是他只是帶回了15棵樹。

The third day he tried even harder, but he could only bring ten trees.

第三天他加倍的努力，但是只帶回了10棵樹。

Day after day, he was bringing less and less trees.

日復一日，他帶回的樹越來越少。

"I must be losing me strength" the woodcutter thought.

“我一定是越來越沒力氣了。”伐木工暗想。

He went to the boss and apologized saying he could not understand what was going on?

他去向老板道歉，跟他老板說他不明白到底怎么了。

"When was the last time you sharpened your axe ?" The boss asked.

“你上次磨斧子是什么時候？”老板問。

"Sharpen? I have no time to sharpen my axe? I have been very busy trying to cut trees...."

“磨斧子？我沒時間磨斧子呀，我一直忙著伐樹……”