There was a student who was about to take an important exam.
有一个学生要参加重要的考试。
He didn’t study hard usually and often played around.
他平时不努力学习，常常玩耍。
As the exam drew near, he became very anxious.
临近考试时，他非常着急。
He decided to go to the temple to pray, hoping for good luck.
他决定去庙里拜佛，求佛保佑自己。
He walked into the temple, clasped his hands together, and prayed in his heart.
他走进庙里，双手合十，心里祈祷。
He hoped to get good grades in the exam.
他希望能在考试中取得好成绩。
But he knew he wasn’t prepared.
但他知道自己没有准备好。
He thought back to how lazy he had been.
他回想起自己平时的懒惰。
The night before the exam, he was still scrambling to study.
考试的前一晚，他还在临时抱佛脚。
He knew in his heart that praying alone wouldn't change the outcome.
他心里清楚，光靠祈祷无法改变结果。
The next day, the exam started.
第二天，考试开始了。
He felt very nervous because he wasn’t well prepared.
他感到非常紧张，因为没有准备充分。
During the exam, he couldn’t answer many of the questions.
考试时，他难以回答许多问题。
In the end, his results were far below what he expected.
最后，他的成绩远不如预期。
He realized that last-minute effort didn’t help him succeed.
他明白了，临时抱佛脚并不能帮助他成功。
From then on, he decided to study hard from the start.
以后，他决定从现在开始努力学习。
This story tells us that we shouldn’t only try to work hard at the last minute.
这个故事告诉我们，不能只在最后一刻才想起努力。
True success comes from consistent effort over time.
真正的成功来自于日常的积累。
Last-minute effort only leads to regret and disappointment.
临时抱佛脚，只会带来后悔和失望。
Effort and preparation are the true paths to success.
努力和准备才是通向成功的真正途径。
