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东方有一位国王对他的宰相说:“你相信运气吗?”“我相信。”宰相说。“你可以证明这点吗?”“是的,我可以。”宰相说。于是,一天晚上,宰相在房间的天花板上悬挂了一个袋子,里面混装了豌豆和钻石,然后让两个人进入房间。这两人有一个是相信运气的,另外一人则相信要完全依靠人的努力。前者静静地躺在地板上,而后者经过一系列的努力,终于够着了袋子,并在黑暗中靠手摸索分辨出豌豆和钻石,然后,他一粒接一粒地把豌豆吃掉,而将钻石扔下去给他的同伴,并且说:“这些石头给你,叫你躺在那里不动!”躺在下面的人用他的毯子将它
A king in the east said to his prime minister: “Do you believe in luck? ” “I believe. ” Prime Minister said. “Can you prove that? ” “Yes, I can. ” Prime Minister said. So, one night, the prime minister dangled a bag on the ceiling of the room, mixing peas and diamonds, and letting two people into the room. One of the two men believed in luck, while the other believed in complete reliance on human endeavors. The former lying quietly on the floor, and the latter through a series of efforts, and finally enough of the bag, and touch in the dark to find out the peas and diamonds, and then he took the pea one by one, and Throw the diamond down to his companion and say: “These stones give you, let you lie there, motionless!” The man lying underneath uses his blanket