Six blind men had never seen an elephant.
有六个盲人从来没有见过大象。
One day, they heard that elephants were big and amazing.
一天，他们听说大象很大很神奇。
So, they decided to go and touch an elephant together.
于是，他们决定一起去摸一摸大象。
The first blind man touched the elephant's leg and thought it was like a pillar.
第一个盲人摸到了大象的腿，觉得它像一根柱子。
The second blind man touched the elephant's tail and thought it was like a rope.
第二个盲人摸到了大象的尾巴，觉得它像一根绳子。
The third blind man touched the elephant's ear and thought it was like a fan.
第三个盲人摸到了大象的耳朵，觉得它像一把扇子。
The fourth blind man touched the elephant's back and thought it was like a wall.
第四个盲人摸到了大象的背，觉得它像一面墙。
The fifth blind man touched the elephant's tusks and thought they were like long pillars.
第五个盲人摸到了大象的牙齿，觉得它像一根长长的柱子。
The sixth blind man touched the elephant's trunk and thought it was like a pipe.
第六个盲人摸到了大象的鼻子，觉得它像一根管子。
Each one of them thought the part they touched was the whole elephant.
每个人都觉得自己摸到的部分就是大象的样子。
So, they started arguing: “The elephant is like a pillar!”
于是，他们开始争论：“大象就是柱子！”
“No, it’s like a wall!”
“不是，它像一面墙！”
“Wrong, it should be like a rope!”
“错，它应该像绳子！”
They argued more and more, and none of them would listen to the others.
他们争得越来越激烈，谁也不肯听谁的。
Finally, they realized that each one of them only knew a part of the elephant.
最后，他们意识到，每个人只知道大象的一部分。
They had never seen the whole elephant.
他们从来没有见过整个大象的样子。
This story tells us that we cannot just see part of something.
这个故事告诉我们，不能只看到事物的一部分，
We need to look at the whole picture to truly understand the truth.
我们要看全局，才能真正理解事物的真相。
If we only see part of it, we may make the wrong judgment.
如果只看到一部分，容易做出错误的判断。
