优秀英语散文分析欣赏：三位工匠

A siege of the city of the enemy, the city residents to get together to discuss common fight against the enemy's approach.

A build Carpenter to come forward to advocate the use of bricks as a resist material; a carpenter decided to propose to the enemy using wood is the best method; a cobbler, stood up and said: "Gentlemen, I do not agree with your views and I think that as resist material, as no better than what Paper. "

It is said that people are accustomed to from their own point of view, the view that they are familiar with what is the best.

重点词汇：

• -siege : 围攻

• -residents : 居民

• -discuss : 讨论

• -advocate : 主张

• -resist : 抵抗

• -approach : 接近

• -propose : 建议

• -cobbler : 鞋匠

• -views : 观点

• -accustomed : 习惯于

• -familiar : 熟悉的

• -best : 最好的

重点句子

• "get together to discuss": 聚集讨论

• "advocate the use of bricks": 主张使用砖头

• "proposed to the enemy using wood": 建议对敌人使用木头

• "do not agree with your views": 不同意你们的观点

• "as no better than what Paper": 像纸一样没有什么优势

• "accustomed to from their own point of view": 习惯于从自己的角度看问题

• "the view that they are familiar with what is the best": 认为自己熟悉的观点是最好的

参考翻译

一座大城被敌军围困了，城中的居民们聚在一起，共同商议对抗敌人的办法。

一个砌匠挺身而出，主张用砖块作为抵御材料;一个木匠毅然提议用木头来抗敌是最佳的方法;一个皮匠站起来说：“先生们，我不同意你们的意见。我认为作为抵御材料，没有一样东西比皮更好。”

这个故事说明，人们都习惯于从自身角度考虑问题，总认为自己所熟悉的东西是最好的。

寓意

打破惯性思维，才能助我们立于不败之地。