原文
A man had seven sons, who were always quarreling.
They left their studies and work, to quarrel among themselves.
Some bad men were looking forward to the death of their father, to cheat them out of their property by making them quarrel about it.
The good old man, one day, called his sons around him.He laid before them seven sticks, which were bound together.He said, 'I will pay a hundred dollars to the one who can break this bundle.'
Each one strained every nerve to break the bundle.After a long but vain trial, they all said that it could not be done.
'And yet, my boys,' said the father, 'nothing is easier to do.'
He then untied the bundle, and broke the sticks, one by one, with perfect ease.
'Ah!' said his sons, 'it is easy enough to do it so; anybody could do it in that way.'
Their father replied, 'As it is with these sticks, so is it with you, my sons.
So long as you hold fast together and aid each other, you will prosper, and none can injure you.
But if the bond of union be broken, it will happen to you just as it has to these sticks, which lie here broken on the ground.'
Home, city, country, all are prosperous found, When by the powerful link of union bound.
译文
有一个人，他有七个爱吵架的儿子。
他们不顾学习和工作，互相吵个不停。
有些坏人等着他们父亲的死期到来，挑拨他们为家产而争吵，到时好趁机骗取他们的财产。
有一天，善良的老人把儿子们都召集到身边。他把绑在一起的七根棍子放在他们面前。他说：“谁能把这一捆棍子折断，我就给他一百美元。”
每个人都使出了全身力气去折断棍子。
花了很长时间还是徒劳无功，他们都说，这根本办不到。
“其实不然，我的孩子们，”父亲说道，“没有比这更容易做到的事情了。”
说完他解开了绳子，毫不费劲地就把那七根棍子一根一根地折断了。
“啊！”儿子们说，“如果这么做那太容易了。用这种方式，任何人都做得到。”
他们的父亲回答道：“你们七兄弟就像这些棍子一样，我的孩子们。
只要你们紧密地团结在一起，互相帮助，你们就会取得成功，谁也不能伤害你们。
但是，一旦打破了这种团结，你们就会像这些棍子一样，一根一根地被折断在地上。”
家庭、城市、国家，无不是由各个部分强有力地连结而成的联合体，只有团结一致，才能兴盛发展。
单词
1.quarrel [ˈkwɒrəl] n.口角; 争吵; 拌嘴 v.争吵; 吵嘴; 吵架
2.look forward to 期待; 盼望; 预期; 预料
3.death [deθ] n.死; 死亡; 生命的终止; 死亡状态
4.cheat [tʃiːt] v.欺骗; 蒙骗
5.property [ˈprɒpəti] n.所有物; 财产; 财物; 不动产
6.laid [leɪd] v.(尤指轻轻地或小心地) 放置，安放，搁; 铺，铺放(lay的过去分词和过去式)
7.stick [stɪk] n.枝条; 枯枝; 柴火棍儿
8.bound [baʊnd] adj.受约束的，有义务的；装有封面的，装订好的；黏附的；依附性的
9.pay [peɪ] v.付费; 付酬; 交纳
10.bundle [ˈbʌndl] n.(一) 捆，包，扎; 一批(同类事物或出售的货品)
11.strain [streɪn] v.尽力; 竭力; 使劲
12.nerve [nɜːv] n.神经; 神经质; 神经紧张; 勇气; 气魄
13.vain [veɪn] adj.徒劳的; 枉然的; 无结果的
※14.trial [ˈtraɪəl] n.(对能力、质量、性能等的) 试验，试用
15.untie [ʌnˈtaɪ] v.解开…的结; 打开
16.one by one 逐个地; 依次地
17.perfect [ˈpɜːfɪkt , pəˈfekt] adj.完备的; 完美的; 完全的
※18.ease [iːz] n.容易; 轻易; 不费劲
19.enough [ɪˈnʌf] adv.足够地; 充分地; 充足地; 相当; 尚; 十分; 很
20.so long as 只要
※21.aid [eɪd] v.帮助; 援助
22.prosper [ˈprɒspə(r)] v.繁荣; 兴旺; 成功; 发达
23.injure [ˈɪndʒə(r)] v.(尤指在事故中) 伤害，使受伤; 损害
24.bond [bɒnd] n.纽带; 联系; 关系; 契合
25.union [ˈjuːniən] n.协会; 联合会; 会社; 俱乐部; 同盟; 联盟
26.prosperous [ˈprɒspərəs] adj.繁荣的; 成功的; 兴旺的
27.powerful [ˈpaʊəfl] adj.有权势的; 有影响力的; 强有力的; 力量大的
28.link [lɪŋk] n.联系; 连接; 关系; 纽带
备注：※号的单词只需了解，初中阶段无需掌握
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