pond
n. /pɑːnd/ B1
池塘
A small area of still water, smaller than a lake.
仙境例句
“This is bigger than my pond at home,” said the Duck, swimming happily.
鸭子快活地游着说:“这儿比我家的池塘还大。”
巴菲特芒格原话
We are like the duck on the pond when it was raining, and we thought we were rising in the world because of merit and it was just because it was raining.我们就像下雨天池塘里的一只鸭子,水涨的时候还以为是靠自己的本事浮上来的,殊不知那纯粹只是因为在下雨。
Warren Buffett · 2011