中文原文
打破关住我们的门
一个木匠做得一手好门。他给自己家做了一扇门，他觉得这门用料实在，做工精良，必然会经久耐用。
过了一段时间，门的钉子锈了，掉下一块板，木匠找出一颗钉子补上，门又完好如初。不久又掉了一颗钉子，木匠就换上一颗钉子。后来，又有一块板坏了，木匠就又找出一块板换上。再后来，门闩坏了，木匠又换了一个门闩……
若干年后，这扇门虽经无数次破损，但经过木匠的精心维修，仍坚固耐用。木匠对此甚是自豪：多亏有了这门技术，不然门坏了还不知怎么样是好。
突然有一天，邻居对他说：“你是木匠，你看你家这门!”木匠仔细一看，才发觉邻居家的门一扇扇样式新颖、质地优良，而自己家的门又老又破，满是补丁。木匠了解了，是我们的这种门技术妨碍了自己家里‚门的进步。
：学一门技术非常重要，但换一种思维更要紧。行业上的造诣是一笔财富，但也是一扇门，会关住自己。面对全新变化全新的世界，要有勇气、有决心打破关住我们的这扇‚无形门，准时深思和提高我们的‚技术，如此才能更多看到外面漂亮的风景。
英文译文
Break the door that shut yourself
A carpenter makes a good door. He made a door for his house, which he thought was made of solid material and well made, and would last a long time.
After some time, the nail of the door rusted, and a board fell off. The carpenter found a nail and repaired it, and the door was as good as before. Soon another nail fell, and the carpenter replaced it with another nail. Then another board broke, so the carpenter found another board to replace it. Then the latch broke, and the carpenter replaced it with another...
Several years later, although the door has been broken numerous times, it is still strong and durable after careful repair by carpenters. The carpenter was very proud of this: thanks to his craft, otherwise he would not know what to do if the door broke down.
One day, a neighbor said to him, "You are a carpenter, look at your door!" After a careful look, the carpenter found that the neighbor's doors were new in style and good in quality, while his own door was old and broken and full of patches. The carpenter realized that it was his craft that hindered the development of his family.
Lesson: It is important to learn a trade, but it is more important to think differently. industry attainments are a treasure, but also a door, will close themselves. In the face of a new and changing world, we must have the courage and determination to break the "invisible door" that closes us, reflect on and improve our "skills" in time, so that we can see more of the beautiful scenery outside.
重点词语
我们的 own ; self ; ain ; oneʼs
木匠 carpenter ; millman
做工 work ; workmanship ; business ; acting ; charge for the making of sth. ; do manual work
必然会 bound to ; bound ; in for
经久耐用 durable ; outlast ; be able to stand wear and tear ; stand a good deal of
一段时间 a period of time ; effluxion of time ; some time ; in a while ; period ; while ; time span ; time ; time frame ; stretch ; whet
掉下 fall
门闩 latch ; bolt ; bar ; door bolt ; door bar ; snib
无数次 Countless times ; tons of times ; times out of number ; times out without number
坚固耐用 sturdy and durable
