该句使用不定式结构表达持续行为与生活状态。
Two monks lived in temples on two neighboring mountains. Between the mountains flowed a small stream, and every day the monks went down to fetch water at the same time. Five years passed unknowingly. One day, the monk on the left mountain did not go to fetch water. The monk on the right thought he probably overslept. However, the next day and the day after, the left monk still did not go to fetch water. A month later, the right monk realized: my friend might be ill. So he climbed the left mountain to visit his old friend. When he saw him practicing traditional Chinese Tai Chi in front of the temple, he asked curiously, “You haven’t gone down to fetch water for a month. Can you go without water?” The left monk pointed to a well and said, “Over the past five years, after finishing my daily tasks, I spent time digging this well. Now it has water, so I no longer need to go down the mountain. I can spend more time practicing the Tai Chi I love.”
We often overlook the time after work and fail to dig our own ‘well’ to cultivate our abilities. By doing so, even as we grow older, we can enjoy the fruits of our efforts with ease and continue to pursue what we love at leisure.
有两个和尚住在两座相邻山上的寺庙里。两座山之间有一条小溪，两个和尚每天同一时间下去小溪打水。五年不知不觉过去了。突然有一天，左边山上的和尚没有下去挑水，右边山上的和尚以为他大概睡过头了。然而，第二天和第三天，左边山上的和尚仍然没有去打水，直到一个月后，右边的和尚才意识到：我的朋友可能生病了。于是他爬上左边的山去看望老朋友。当他看到老朋友在寺庙前练习中国传统太极拳时，好奇地问：“你已经一个月没有下山挑水了，能不喝水吗？”左边山上的和尚指着一口井说：“这五年来，我每天完成作业后抽时间挖这口井。现在终于挖到水了，不用下山挑水，可以有更多时间练我喜欢的太极拳。”
我们往往忽略了下班后的时间，没有为自己挖一口‘井’，培养自己的能力。这样，当年纪渐长时，仍然可以从容地享用自己的成果，也能悠闲地追求自己热爱的事物。