The Kite
风筝
One day, a father and his son went to a kite flying festival.
一天，父亲和儿子一起去参加风筝节。
When they arrived, there were already many adults and their children playing in the park.
他们到达时，已经有许多大人和他们的孩子在公园里玩了。
When the son saw the sky filled with colorful kites in different shapes, he was excited and wanted to get one too.
儿子看到了天空中放满了五颜六色、形状各异的风筝，他很兴奋，也想要一只。
His father agreed to buy one for him. So they went to a kite shop and chose a beautiful one.
他的父亲同意给他买一个。所以他们去了风筝店，选了一个漂亮的风筝。
With the string in hand, the son started to fly the kite. Soon, the kite was high up in the sky.
儿子拿着线开始放风筝。很快，风筝就飞到了高高的空中。
After a while, the son said, "Father, it seems that the string is stopping the kite from flying higher. If we cut it, it will be free and fly even higher. Can we cut it?"
过了一会儿，儿子说：“爸爸，好像是那根线在阻止风筝飞得更高。如果我们剪断它，风筝就会自由飞翔，飞得更高。我们能把线剪断吗？”
The father didn't reply, but just cut the string off the reel（线轴）. Suddenly, the kite began to go higher, which made the son much happier.
父亲没有回答，只是把线从线轴上剪断。突然间，风筝飞得更高了，儿子更高兴了。
However, to his surprise, the kite was coming down. They waited for quite some time. Slowly, it fell onto the grass.
然而，令他吃惊的是，风筝在往下掉。他们等了好一会儿。风筝慢慢地落在了草地上。
The son felt upset and asked, "I thought that after cutting the string, the kite would fly higher. Why did it fall down?"
儿子很不高兴，就问：“我以为把风筝的线剪断后，它会飞得更高。为什么它会掉下来？”
The father smiled and said, "The role of the string was not stopping the kite from flying higher, but helping it stay in the sky, because the kite itself can't fly up."
父亲笑着说：“绳子的作用不是阻止风筝飞得更高，而是帮助它停留在空中，因为风筝本身飞不起来。”
By using the string you help the kite go up in the right direction. When you cut the string, it could not support the kite.
用绳子你可以帮助风筝朝正确的方向飞。剪断绳子，风筝就飞不起来了。
In our life, we may sometimes feel like there are certain things that are holding us back and stopping us from growing.
在我们的生活中，我们有时会觉得有某些东西在阻碍我们成长。
But in fact, these might be the things that support us most. We can really grow up and become stronger by realizing the importance of these things.
但事实上，这些东西可能会给予我们最大的支持。意识到这些东西的重要性之后，我们才会真正成长，变得更强大。
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