Suppose someone gave you a pen — a sealed, solid-colored pen.You couldn”t see how much ink it had.
假设有人给了你一枝笔,一枝密封的、纯色的水笔,里面有多少墨水你看不到。
It might run dry after the first few tentative words or last just long enough to create a masterpiece (or several) that would last forever and make a difference in the scheme of things.You don”t know before you begin.
很可能刚刚试写几字便用干耗尽;也可能足以完成一部或几部杰作,永存于世,使世事为之大变。
Under the rules of the game, you really never know.You have to take a chance!
而这一切你在动笔之前却是一无所知。根据游戏的规则,你确实永远也不会知道,只能冒一下险。
Actually, no rule of the game states you must do anything. Instead of picking up and using the pen, you could leav