We can read of things that happened 5,000 years ago in the Near East,

我们从书籍中可读到5，000 年前近东发生的事情，

The geologist needs to know what rocks the drill has reached,

地质学家需要知道钻头已经到达什么样的岩层，

The turtle at last gives up by pulling his feet under his shell and the game is over.

海龟终于屈服了，将4条腿缩进壳内。

And so with solids such as a shell, a nut, a plum, a pear, a tadpole, a mushroom, a mountain peak, a kidney, a carrot, a tree-trunk, a bird, a bud, a lark, a ladybird, a bulrush, a bone.

对于其他实体，如，贝壳、核桃、李子、梨子、蝌蚪、蘑菇、山峰、肾脏、胡萝卜、树干、鸟儿、花蕾、云雀、瓢虫、芦苇以及骨头也应这样来感觉。

however good and adequate they may be both as parents and as individuals,

不管家长的人品有多么好，作为父母又多么合格，

and should never be added to drinking water.

永远不能掺入饮用水。