once upon a time, a man passing by a river noticed that a grown-up1 man was going to throw a child he carried in his arms into the river.
At this moment, the child was frightened, crying loudly and shouting in confusion2.
The passer-by asked: Why are you to throw the child into the river? Aren't you afraid he would be drowned?
The man answered: It doesn't matter. His father is good at swimming.
The passer-by then asked: His father can swim, but does it follow that the son can also swim without practice?
以前,有个人路过江边,发现一个成年男子抱着一个孩子,筹备把他投到江里去。
这个时候,孩子害怕了,吓得哇哇地乱哭乱叫。
那个过路人就问:你为何要把孩子投到江里去?难道不怕他淹死吗?
那个男子回答说:不要紧,他父亲是个游泳能手。
那个过路人就说:父亲会游泳,难道他儿子不经过训练,也会游泳吗?