There was a small village where the villagers lived a peaceful life.
有一个小村庄，村民们过着平静的生活。
One day, the village decided to build a large reservoir by the river.
一天，村里决定在河边建一个大水库。
Many people thought that once the reservoir was finished, life would be more convenient.
很多人觉得水库建好了，大家会更方便。
But the village elder disagreed; he thought it was very dangerous.
但村里的老者却不同意，他觉得这很危险。
He said, "If the reservoir breaks, the consequences will be unimaginable!"
他说：“如果水库破裂，后果不堪设想！”
The villagers didn’t take him seriously and thought he was worrying too much.
村民们不以为然，觉得他多虑了。
Finally, the reservoir was completed, and everyone was very happy.
水库终于建成了，大家都很高兴。
But a few months later, a heavy rain filled the reservoir to its limit.
但几个月后，一场大雨把水库冲得很满。
The dam of the reservoir started to crack.
水库的堤坝开始出现裂缝。
The elder warned everyone again, "Hurry and reinforce the dam!"
老者再次提醒大家：“赶紧加固堤坝！”
But no one listened to his advice.
但是没有人听他的劝告。
A few days later, the dam finally collapsed.
几天后，水库的堤坝终于崩塌了。
The flood quickly rushed into the village, and many houses were submerged.
洪水迅速冲向村庄，很多房屋被淹没。
The villagers cried as they fled to higher ground, suffering great losses.
村民们哭泣着逃到高处，损失惨重。
Only then did they realize how right the elder's warning had been.
大家这才明白，老者的话是多么有道理。
"Unimaginable consequences" means the results are too severe to imagine.
不堪设想的意思是后果太严重，无法想象。
This idiom teaches us to be cautious and not ignore potential dangers.
这个成语告诉我们，做事要谨慎，不能忽视危险。
