Sample Translation 6 : A Fable   from English to Chinese by George Chao
                                             < MAYONNAISE JAR and TWO CUPS OF COFFEE >
When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 Hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and two cups of coffee.
A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items ! in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls.
He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas betweenthe golf balls.
He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.
The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else.
He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."
The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured the liquid into the jar, effectively filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed.

"Now," said the professor, as the laughter subsided, "I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the important things -God, family, children, health, friends, and favorite passions - things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full. ”                             “The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, house, and car. The sand is everything else --  the small stuff. ”
"If you put the sand into the jar first," he continued! , "There is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have       room for the things that are important to you."
So... Pay attention to the things that . . . . . . you know what you ought to do from this inspiration !

                                                    蛋黄酱瓶与两杯咖啡
当你生活中似乎有太多事情需要处理，一天24小时好象不够时，请记住这个蛋黄酱瓶与两杯咖啡 的故事。
一位教授带着一些教具！站在讲台前上哲学课。当课程开始时，他默默地取出一只空蛋黄酱瓶， 并将高尔夫球装入填满瓶子。
然后，他问学生瓶子是否已装满，学生同意说已满。
然后这位教授拿出一合卵石，倒进了瓶中。轻轻地摇动瓶子。卵石就滚进了高之间的空隙。
然后，他又问学生瓶子是否已装满，学生同意说已满。
这位教授随后拿出一合沙子，倒进了瓶中。当然，沙子就填进了瓶中的其它空隙。
他再次问学生瓶子是否已装满，学生们异口同声回答说已满。
然后这位教授从桌子底下拿出两杯煮好了的咖啡，把这液体倒进了瓶中，很有效地填满了沙子
间的空隙。学生们这时笑了。

笑声平息下来后，这位教授说道：“好啦，现在我要你们认识到，这个瓶子代表你们的生活。 这高尔夫球就代表你们的重要事物--上帝，家庭，孩子，健康，朋友，和爱心,--也就是说，如果其它东西都失去了，而只剩下了这些东西，你的生活仍然是充实的。”
“那些卵石就代表其它事物，就像关于你的工作，房屋，汽车之类的东西。沙子就代表其它的
一切--更小的事物。”
他接着说：“假如你首先把沙子放进去，就没有空间再把卵石或高尔夫球放进去了。对待你的
生活也是同样的情况。如果你花费了你所有的时间与精力在那些鸡毛蒜皮的小事情上面，你将
绝对没有空间来处理对你致关重要的大事情。”
“所以说，我们应该把注意力放在……..” 
你的灵感会告诉你该怎么做了….