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Once upon a time a daughter complained to her father that her life was miserable and that she didn’t know how she was going to make it. She was tired of fighting and struggling all the time. It seemed just as one problem was solved, another one soon followed. 从前，女儿向父亲抱怨道，她的人生苦不堪言，她不知道如何继续生活下去。她厌倦了一直奋斗挣扎。仿佛解决了一个问题，立刻就会出现另一个问题。 Her father, a chef, took her to the kitchen. He filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Once the three pots began to boil, he placed potatoes in one pot, eggs in the second pot, and ground coffee beans in the third pot. 做厨师的父亲把她带到厨房里。他分别往三口锅里添上了水，并放到高火上煮。当三口锅里的水沸腾的时候，他把土豆放到一口锅里，把鸡蛋放到第二口锅里，最后把研磨过的咖啡豆放到第三口锅里。 He then let them sit and boil, without saying a word to his daughter. The daughter, moaned and impatiently waited, wondering what he was doing. 然后他把它们放好，继续在沸水中煮，一句话都不跟女儿说。女儿抱怨着，不耐烦地等待着，想知道他在做什么。 After twenty minutes he turned off the burners. He took the potatoes out of the pot and placed them in a bowl. He pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl. | 
