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[00:02.20]The Potter陶工
[00:05.46]Once there was a very religious and skillful1 potter whose pottery2 was well-known far and wide.
[00:12.05]However, he was not satisfied with his finely crafted4 but fragile5 pottery.
[00:17.38]He thought if the pottery made by him could be unbreakable,
[00:21.34] his reputation and his business would be even better.
[00:25.70]He prayed hard to God to grant6 his wish for unbreakable pottery.
[00:30.62] One night, he dreamt that God said to him,
[00:34.00]“If you are sure you won’t regret it, I will make your wish come true.”
[00:39.37]The potter said, “Yes, God, I am sure that I will not regret it.”
[00:44.62]The next morning, the first thing the potter did when he woke up
[00:49.00] was to test whether God had granted7 his wish.
[00:52.21]In his workshop, he used the clay to craft3 a pot.
[00:56.16] Then he dried it under the sun.
[00:58.89] When the pot was dried, he lifted it and dashed it to the floor.
[01:03.59]The pot did not break! The potter was filled with joy.
[01:08.84]The news of the unbreakable pots made by the potter spread very fast.
[01:13.98]People from all over the world rushed here for his pottery.
[01:17.81]He became very rich and famous.
[01:20.88]But, the good fortune did not last.
[01:23.83] After a while, his business slowed down.
[01:26.67] Although everybody kept praising his product,
[01:30.00]whoever bought one did not need to buy another again because the pots were unbreakable.
[01:36.30]The business got poorer by the day, as did his financial status.
[01:41.65] He now kept praying to God to let him recover his original pottery.
[01:47.12]One night, he dreamt that God appeared to him.
[01:50.84] Tearfully, he begged God to forgive him for his foolishness.
[01:55.00]God said, “Because you admit your mistake,
[01:58.85]I will forgive you and make your latest wish come true.”
[02:02.65]So from then onwards, the potter’s original pottery was once again in great demand.
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1 skillful Vxiwk     
adj.灵巧的,熟练的
参考例句:
  • Soon they became very skillful in answering such questions.很快他们就会很熟练地回答这种问题了。
  • It was very skillful of you to repair my bicycle.你修好了我的自行车,技术真好。
2 pottery OPFxi     
n.陶器,陶器场
参考例句:
  • My sister likes to learn art pottery in her spare time.我妹妹喜欢在空余时间学习陶艺。
  • The pottery was left to bake in the hot sun.陶器放在外面让炎热的太阳烘晒焙干。
3 craft hzQxA     
n.工艺,手艺;小船,飞机;行业;诡计
参考例句:
  • The harbour was full of pleasure craft.港口满是游艇。
  • He's a master of his craft.他有一手好手艺。
4 crafted dabd571a82d5d9016a9e5024eaa877fc     
vt.手工制作(craft的过去式与过去分词形式)
参考例句:
  • Rather, he was crafted into a simple and small fishing boat. 曾经强壮的它被锯开,造成了一艘简陋的小渔船。 来自互联网
  • Crafted exquisite, imposing, look fly, for the treasures of ancient stone carving. 雕工精致,气势雄伟,神色飞舞,为古石雕之珍品。 来自互联网
5 fragile gfzzs     
adj.易碎的,脆的,易损坏的,虚弱的,脆弱的
参考例句:
  • The old lady was increasingly fragile after her operation.那位老太太手术后身体越来越虚弱。
  • This glass disc looks very fragile.这个玻璃盘子看起来很容易碎。
6 grant afvxA     
vt.同意给予,授予,承认;n.拨款;补助款
参考例句:
  • If you grant my request, you will earn my thanks.如果你答应我的要求,就会得到我的感谢。
  • He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。
7 granted fc00fa278c75792efc28397308b9ad6e     
conj.假定,就算v.(退一步)承认( grant的过去式和过去分词 );(尤指正式地或法律上)同意;准许;让渡
参考例句:
  • The president granted a general amnesty for all political prisoners. 总统大赦了所有的政治犯。
  • She feared she would not be granted re-entry into Britain. 她担心不会获准再次踏足英伦。

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