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The Man nodded his head in agreement, but didn’t see what that had to do with the present situation.
男人点了点头表示同意，但是依然不明白这同目前的情况有什么关系。
“Now, that piece of string,” said the Cat, “is that the only piece of string ever made of cotton?”
“No, of course it isn’t,” said the Man. “It was part of a ball of twine.”
“And do you know where all of the other pieces of string are now, and all of the balls of twine?” asked the Cat.
“No, I don’t ... that would be impossible,” said the Man.
“But even though you do not know where they are, you believe they exist. And even though some of the string is with you, and other pieces of string are elsewhere ... you would agree that all the string is related?” the Cat asked.
“I’ve never thought about it, but yes, I guess they would be related,” the Man said.
“What would happen if a piece of cotton string fell onto the ground?” the Cat asked.
“Well ... it would eventually be covered up and decompose into the soil,” the Man said.
“I see,” said the Cat. “Then perhaps more cotton would grow above it, or a rose.”
“Yes, it would be possible,” the Man agreed.
“Then the rose growing on your windowsill might be related to the string you are holding as well as to all the pieces of string you do not know about,” said the Cat.
“好了，那段绳子，”猫说，“是唯一一段由棉花做成的绳子吗？”
“不，当然不是了，”男人说，“它是一团线球中的一段而已。”
“那你知道其他那些绳子现在在哪里吗？还有所有的线球呢？”猫问。
“不知道……我不可能知道呀。”男人说。
“但是即使你不知道它们在哪里，你依然相信它们是存在的。而且即使绳子的某些部分在你身边，其他部分在别的地方……你还是同意所有的绳子都是有关联的，对吗？”猫问。
“我从没想过这个问题，不过，是的，我猜它们相互之间是有关联的。”男人说。
“假如一段棉线落在了地上，会发生什么事情呢？”猫问。
“嗯……它最终会被掩埋、分解并回到土壤里。”男人说。
“知道了，”猫说，“那么可能会有更多的棉花，或一株玫瑰在它上面长出来。”
“是的，有可能。”男人同意道。
“那么，你窗台上的那株玫瑰，也许同你拿着的这段绳子以及所有你所不知道的绳子有着某种联系了。”猫说。
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