Passage 21 I Did a Silly Thing

我做了一件傻事

A few years ago, when my family moved to this city, I became interested in soap-box race.

几年前，我们搬到这座城市时，我对肥皂箱赛车比赛产生了兴趣30XcqDWyxM=z。

That's when I discovered that "it is far easier to start something than it is to finish it."

就是在那时我发现了“开始做某件事要比完成它容易地多”（即“开始容易结束难”）的道理UN@yKpB).aR。

Dad bought a set of tools to make a racing car for me.

爸爸买了一套工具要给我做一辆赛车rMhs;xu8aGxNi^2^!B=B。

I just couldn't wait, and one day, while Dad was at work, I decided to have my car going.

我是急不可耐，然后有一天，爸爸在上班时，我决定让我的小车转起来X[P4sF3Dd2。

I looked at the drawings, and I said to myself, "Dude, you can do this."

我看着图纸ZidXPH%~5iun5w0^*5。对自己说，“都德，你可以做到_!eH%G4*1g)^|。”

I got out Dad's toolbox, and I started building. Part A fit into Part B.

我拿出了爸爸的工具箱，接着就开始造车了,TXGEELW))~。零件A适合零件B,M03)2%4JPKM。

Part C was a little harder to connect to Part D. It was easy to fix Part E.

零件C连接到零件D就有点难度L#swZzvyd_+SEPH。零件E很容易安装w#r._u(+e_D#D。

By the time I got to Part G. I'd made a real messof things.

到我开始零件G时，我已经把事情弄的一团糟m5(OBN5*3i。

I really regret having done such a silly thing. What did I learn from this experience?

我真的后悔做了这么一件傻事=[kLxN,g-;0o&3DYFm。这次经历让我学到了什么呢？

Now I know that before I start something, I should know how to finish it.

现在我知道了在我开始做某事之前，我应该知道该如何完成它LJnAeZ5iM8Bs。