unit7 the two brothers分析和总结分析和总结.docx

thetwobrothers

Twobrotherssetoutonajourneytogether.Atnoontheylaydowninaforesttorest.Whentheywokeuptheysawastonelyingnexttothem.Therewassomethingwrittenonthestone,andtheytriedtomakeoutwhatitwas.

“Whoeverfindsthisstone,”theyread,“lethimgostraightintotheforestatsunrise.Intheforestariverwillappear;lethimswimacrosstherivertotheotherside.Therehewillfindashe-bearandhercubs.Lethimtakethecubsfromherandrunupthemountainhewillseeahouse,andinthathousewillhefindhappiness.”

Whentheyhadreadwhatwaswrittenonthestone,theyoungerbrother

said:

“letusgotogether.Wecanswimacrosstheriver,carryoffthebearcubs,takethemtothehouseonthemountain,andtogetherfindhappiness.”

“Iamnotgoingintotheforestafterbearcubs, ”saidtheelderbrother,“andIadviseyounottogo.Inthefirstplace,noonecanknowwhetherwhatiswrittenonthisstoneisthetruth-perhapsitwaswritteninjest.Itisevenpossiblethatwehavenotreaditcorrectly.Inthesecondplace,evenifwhatiswrittenhereisthetruth-supposewegointotheforestandnightcomes,andwecannotfindtheriver.Weshallbelost.Andifwedofindtheriver,howarewegoingtoswimacrossit?Itmaybebroadandswift.Inthethirdplaceevenifweswimacrosstheriver,doyou

thinkitisaneasythingtotakecubsawayfromashe-bear?Shewillshallperish,andinsteadoffindinghappiness,weshallperish,andallfornothing.Inthefourthplace,evenifwesucceededincarryingoffthebearcubs,wecouldnotrunupamountainwithoutstoppingtorest.And,mostimportantofall,thestonedoesnottelluswhatkindofhappinessweshouldfindinthathouse.Itmaybethatthehappinessawaitingusthereisnotatallthesortofhappinesswewouldwant.”

“inmyopinion,”saidtheyoungerbrother,“youarewrong.Whatis

writtenonthestonecouldnothavebeenputtherew