2011-5-26：覆水难收 friend

yy2235

please read the story carefully,then translate red sentences and tell me what are you thinking about when you read the whole story~Don't be shy,just make your imagination fly in your sky!

   
             A certain good woman one day said something that hurt her best friend of many years. She regretted immediately and would have done anything to have taken the words back . What she said hurt the friend so much that this good woman was herself hurt for the pain she caused . In an effort to undo what she had done , she went to an older ,wise woman in the village, explained her situation ,and asked for advice.
             Listening to her ，the older woman sensed the younger woman's distress and knew she must help her . She also knew she could never alleviate the pain , but she could teach . She knew the outcome would depend solely on the character of the younger woman . She said ,"Tonight ,take your best feather pillows and put  single feather on the doorstep of each house in the town before the sun rises."
             The young woman hurried home to prepare for her chore ,even though the feather pillows were very dear to her .All night long ,she labored alone in the cold. Finally the sky was getting light ,she placed the last feather on the steps of the last house .Just as the sun rose, she returned to the older woman.
             "Now", said the wise woman,"go back and refill your pillows with the feather you have put on the steps .then everything will be as it was before."
              "You know that's impossible! the wind blew away each feather as fast as I placed them on the doorsteps!"  the young woman was surprised .
              "That's true," said the older woman."never forget. each of your words is like a feather in the wind. once spoken, no amount of effort, regardless how heartfelt or sincere, can never return them to your mouth. Choose your words well and guard them most of all the presence of those of you love. "

            一位善良的女人一天说了一些话伤害了她最好的有多年友情的朋友；

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她的话伤害朋友如此之深，以至于这个善良的女人为自己给朋友造成痛苦而伤心不已。为了努力消除自己所做错事的影响，她拜访本村一位有智慧的年长妇女，介绍她的现状，寻求解决办法。
            

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年长女知道她不可能减轻年轻女的伤痛，但她可以让年轻女从中吸取教训。她明白事情的结果只能是取决于年轻女的性格。她说：“今晚，拆开你最好的羽毛枕头，在太阳升起之前，在本镇每家的门阶上放一根羽毛。”
            年轻女匆匆回家准备这事，尽管这些枕头是她非常心爱的。一整夜，她独自在严寒中劳动。最后，天放亮时，她终于将最后一根羽毛放在最后一家的台阶上。太阳升起时，她回到年长女的家。
            “现在”，年长女说道，“回去再用你放在每家台阶上的羽毛把枕头填满，然后，一切事情就象是没有发生过，一如往昔。
            “你知道这是不可能的！我把羽毛一放在台阶上，风就把它们吹跑了！”年轻女非常惊讶年长女这个建议。
            “没错。”年长女说道，“你要永远记住，你的每句话就象是风中的羽毛，覆水难收。

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适当选择你的话，并且当心你的话，特别特别是在那些为你所爱的人面前。”

lilo520

顶一下，不错不错....

亦东

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sunny萝卜

She regretted immediately and would have done anything to have taken the words back .--她马上就后悔了，她愿意做任何事来把说的话收回。
Listening to her ，the older woman sensed the younger woman's distress and knew she must help her . --听了她的话，老妇人能够感觉到她的痛苦，决定她必须要帮助她。
once spoken, no amount of effort, regardless how heartfelt or sincere, can never return them to your mouth. --话一旦说出口，不管怎样，都是无法收回的了。

fangnan

She regretted immediately and would have done anything to have taken the words back
她马上就后悔了并且做了所有可能的事情来收回她说的话
Listening to her ，the older woman sensed the younger woman's distress and knew she must help her
听她说完，这个老者明白这个年轻女人的痛苦，并且知道自己一定要帮助她
once spoken, no amount of effort, regardless how heartfelt or sincere, can never return them to your mouth.
一旦说出口，不管怎么努力，不管怎么真心实意，都不能收回到你的口中

xiaomeixin

So good a article.

amazon496

1.她马上后悔无论她做什么都不能收回她说的话。
2.聆听她的经历，老妇人了解了年轻女人的苦恼并知道自己必须帮助她。
3.话一旦说出口，不管多么努力，多么真心诚意，都不可能把它们收回你的嘴中。

xiaotantan

She regretted immediately and would have done anything to have taken the words back .
她很快为已经做的事后悔了，想收回这些话。
Listening to her ，the older woman sensed the younger woman's distress and knew she must help her .
听了她的话，年长女了解了年轻女的苦恼，知道她必须帮助她。
once spoken, no amount of effort, regardless how heartfelt or sincere, can never return them to your mouth.
曾经说过的话，再多的努力，不管多么衷心或真诚，再也不能收回这些话。

dragon520

She regretted immediately and would have done anything to have taken the words back .
她马上就后悔了，想做任何事情去收回所说的话。
Listening to her ，the older woman sensed the younger woman's distress and knew she must help her .
听完她的话，年长的妇女感受到年轻女人的痛苦，她知道必须帮助她。
once spoken, no amount of effort, regardless how heartfelt or sincere, can never return them to your mouth.
说过的话，无论付出多大努力，也不论是多么衷心或真诚，都无法收回。

ccll

She regretted immediately and would have done anything to have taken the words back .
她马上开始后悔了，想做些什么去收回她刚刚所说的话。
Listening to her ，the older woman sensed the younger woman's distress and knew she must help her .
听完她的陈述，这个老妇人感受到了年轻女人的悲痛，决定帮助她。
once spoken, no amount of effort, regardless how heartfelt or sincere, can never return them to your mouth.
话一旦说出口，不管付出多大的努力，无论多么衷心或真诚，都不能把说出的话收回去。

benben022

She regretted immediately and would have done anything to have taken the words back
她立即感到后悔，并且想尽一切办法收回自己说的那些话
Listening to her ，the older woman sensed the younger woman's distress and knew she must help her .
听到她的描述，这位年长妇女意识到这位年轻妇女的困扰，同时也知道必须去帮助她
once spoken, no amount of effort, regardless how heartfelt or sincere, can never return them to your mouth.
话一旦说出口，不管怎么去努力，怎么真心和真挚的去挽回，都不能吧那些话收回。

itsmypink

她马上就后悔了，希望当时做一些事情来收回刚才的话；

听她讲完，老妇人感受到了年轻女孩的痛苦，感觉自己需要帮助她；

一旦说出口，任何努力都无法收回从最终说出的话，不管是多么诚挚或者真诚。