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Christopher Columbus had a party to celebrate his arrival in A-23
America. A man at the party was not happy with his success. He
said, "You just kept sailing west and reached America by chance.
Everyone
There is nothing great about it. Even I could do it."
5 at the party got angry at the man, but Columbus didn't. He put a
boiled egg on the table and asked everyone, "Can anyone make this
egg stand on the table?" Everyone tried, but no one succeeded.
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Then Columbus hit the egg against the table and put it on the
"That's not fair! You
table. The egg stood! The man shouted, (2)_
(3)_
10 didn't say it was OK to hit the egg! If it is OK to crush* the egg,
anyone can do it." "Of course I didn't. But I didn't say that you
must not hit the egg either. If someone does something, it is very
easy for other people to do the same thing. The important thing is to
think of a new thing first, and do it first," answered Columbus. The
15 man couldn't say anything.
★ boiled 「ゆでられた」 crush 「~をつぶす、砕く」
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