a giant ship engine that failed? The ship's owners tried one expert after another, but none of them could figure but how to fix the engine.
Then they brought in an old man who had been fixing ships since he was a youngster.
He carried a large bag of tools with him, and when he arrived, he immediately went to work. He inspected the engine very carefully, top to bottom.
Two of the ship's owners were there, watching this man, hoping he would know what to do. After looking things over, the old man reached into his bag and pulled out a small hammer.
He gently tapped something. Instantly, the engine lurched into life.
He carefully put his hammer away. The engine was fixed! A week later, the owners received a bill from the old man for ten thousand dollars.
"What?!" the owners exclaimed. “He hardly did anything!"
So they wrote the old man a note saying, "Please send us an itemized bill."
The man sent a bill that read:
Tapping with a hammer.. $ 2.00
Knowing where to ......... $ 9998.00
mabey each one of us should know that Effort is important, but knowing where to make an effort in your life makes all the difference.
于是，他们找来了一个自年轻时就开始修船的老人。
老人带着一大包的工具（来了）。一到达目的地，他就立刻开始工作了。他从头到尾地仔细检查了那个引擎。
轮船拥有者中的两位在现场，观察着老人，希望他能找出解决的办法。老人在检查完后，从他的包里拿出一把小锤。
他轻轻敲了敲某些地方（东西），发动机就活过来了（开始工作了）。
他小心翼翼地把小锤收好，引擎修好了。一星期后，船主们收到了老人寄来的一张一万美金的账单。
“什么？”那些船主叫道，“他几乎什么也没做！“
于是，他们给老人写了张纸条（回复老人），写道：“请寄一份有各项收费明细的账单过来。“
老人又寄来了一分帐单，上面写着：
用小锤敲打：2美元
知道问题所在：9998美元
也许我们每一个人都会知道努力是很重要的，但要知道在生活中的哪些方面付出努力，那可就不一样了（有不同意义了）。
一个巨大的船发动机坏了吗？船主试了一个又一个的专家，但没有一个弄清楚怎么修好它。
Then they brought in an old man who had been fixing ships since he was a youngster.
而后他们带来一个老人，从他是个年轻人时就一直修理船舶。
He carried a large bag of tools with him, and when he arrived, he immediately went to work. He inspected the engine very carefully, top to bottom.
他随身携带一个大包，并且他一到就立刻开始工作。他非常仔细地检查了发动机，从上到下。
Two of the ship's owners were there, watching this man, hoping he would know what to do. After looking things over, the old man reached into his bag and pulled out a small hammer.
2个船主人都在那里，看着这位老人，希望他知道怎么办。老人检查一番之后从包里掏出一把小锤儿。
He gently tapped something. Instantly, the engine lurched into life.
他轻轻地敲了敲什么地方。立刻，发动机开始工作了。
He carefully put his hammer away. The engine was fixed! A week later, the owners received a bill from the old man for ten thousand dollars.
他小心翼翼地将小锤子放起来。发动机修好了！一周以后，船主收到老人的一张一万美金的帐单。
"What?!" the owners exclaimed. “He hardly did anything!"
什么？船主惊呼道：他简直什么都没干！
So they wrote the old man a note saying, "Please send us an itemized bill."
所以他们给老人写了个条子说：请把帐单明细给我们。
The man sent a bill that read:
老人送去了一个帐单写着：
Tapping with a hammer.. $ 2.00
用锤敲 $ 2.00
Knowing where to ......... $ 9998.00
弄清什么部位到......... $ 9998.00
mabey each one of us should know that Effort is important, but knowing where to make an effort in your life makes all the difference.
也许我们每个人应该知道“使劲儿”是很重要的，但是在你的生活中从哪里“使劲儿”确实在是不同。
然后，他们带来一个老人谁操纵了船只，因为他是一个年轻人。
他拿了一大包的工具与他，当他到达时，他立即去工作。他视察了该引擎非常仔细，从上到下。
两船舶的业主那里，看着这个男人，希望他会知道该怎么办。在寻找的东西了，老人把手伸进他的行李，拿出一个小锤子。
他轻轻地挖掘的东西。瞬间，发动机突然变成生活。
他仔细把他锤了。该引擎是固定的！一个星期后，业主收到的议案老人为1.00万美元。
“什么？ ！ ”业主叫着。 “他几乎没有什么！ ”
所以，他们写了老人的一份说明说： “请给我们逐项的法案。 ”
该名男子发出了一项法案，内容如下：
攻丝用锤子.. $ 2.00
知道在哪里.........九千九百九十八点○○美元
mabey我们每个人都应该知道，努力是重要的，但不知从何处努力在你的生活使所有的差异。
