TWO MEN were journeying together. —
两个人一起出行。 —

One of them picked up an axe that lay upon the path, and said, “I have found an axe. —
其中一个拾起了路径上的一把斧头，说道，“我找到了一把斧头。” —

” “Nay, my friend,” replied the other, “do not say ‘I,’ but ‘We’ have found an axe. —
“不，我的朋友，”另一个回答道，“不要说‘我’，而要说‘我们’找到了一把斧头。” —

” They had not gone far before they saw the owner of the axe pursuing them, and he who had picked up the axe said, “We are undone. —
他们走不远就看见斧头的主人追了上来，那个拾起斧头的人说，“我们完蛋了。” —

” “Nay,” replied the other, “keep to your first mode of speech, my friend; —
“不，”另一个回答道，“保持你最初的说法，我的朋友； —

what you thought right then, think right now. —
你当时认为对的，现在也应该认为对。 —

Say ‘I,’ not ‘We’ are undone.”
说‘我’，而不是‘我们’完蛋了。”

He who shares the danger ought to share the prize.
分担危险的人应该共享收获。