This document discusses several topics related to participating in international activities and language use, including: 1. Core values such as understanding and respecting local cultures. 2. Thinking outside the box, such as simulating different scenarios. 3. Language use and having an international perspective. 4. Focusing on mutual benefit and compromise rather than difficulties. It also shares examples of cooperation between a tortoise and hare in overcoming challenges through teamwork.

1. 參加國際活動之語言運用 前言 一、核心價值 －－＊龜兔賽跑另一章 （一）新加坡的啟示 （二）發覺台灣的核心價值 （三）瞭解與尊重當地國核心價值 二、逆向思考 －－＊蜜蜂與蒼蠅 （一）自別人設下的困局跳脫 （二）多模擬如果… , 就會… 三、語言運用 －－＊后里成功車票 （一）了解文化背景 （二）具國際觀 四、最大利益 －－ ＊大炷香祭拜有用嗎 ＊輕鬆面對亦可過關 （一）妥協的藝術 （二）不畏艱難，勇往直前 五、案例操作與講評

2. Once upon a time a tortoise and a hare had an argument about who was faster. They decided to settle the argument with a race. They agreed on a route and started off the race. 從前，有一隻烏龜和一隻兔子在互相爭辯誰跑得快。他們決定來一場比賽分高下，選定了路線，就此起跑 。

3. The hare shot ahead and ran briskly for some time. Then seeing that he was far ahead of the tortoise, he thought he'd sit under a tree for some time and relax before continuing the race. 兔子帶頭衝出，奔馳了一陣子，眼看它已遙遙領先烏龜，心想，它可以在樹下坐一會兒，放鬆一下，然後再繼續比賽。

4. He sat under the tree and soon fell asleep. The tortoise plodding on overtook him and soon finished the race, emerging as the undisputed champ. 兔子很快地在樹下就睡著了，而一路上笨手笨腳走來的烏龜則超越過它，不一會兒完成比賽 ，成為貨真價實的冠軍。

5. The hare woke up and realised that he'd lost the race. The moral of the story is that slow and steady wins the race. 等兔子一覺醒來，才發覺它輸了。這個故事給我們的啟示是： 緩慢且持續的人會贏得比賽。

6. This is the version of the story that we've all grown up with. 這是從小伴隨我們長大的龜兔賽跑故事的版本 。

7. But then recently, someone told me a more interesting version of this story. It continues. 但最近有人告訴了我一個更有趣的版本。故事這麼連續下去。

8. The hare was disappointed at losing the race and he did some Defect Prevention (Root Cause Analysis). He realised that he'd lost the race only because he had been overconfident, careless and lax. 兔子當然因輸了比賽而倍感失望，為此他做了些缺失預防工作（根本原因解析）。它很清楚，失敗是因它太有信心，大意，以及散漫。

9. If he had not taken things for granted, there's no way the tortoise could have beaten him. So he challenged the tortoise to another race. The tortoise agreed. 如果它不要自認一切都是理所當然的，烏龜是不可能打敗它的。因此，它單挑烏龜再來另一場比賽，而烏龜也同意。

10. This time, the hare went all out and ran without stopping from start to finish. He won by several miles. 這次，兔子全力以赴，從頭到尾，一口氣跑完，領先烏龜好幾公里。

11. The moral of the story ？ Fast and consistent will always beat the slow and steady. 這故事的有什麼啟示？ 動作快且前後一致的人將可勝過緩慢且持續的人。

12. But the story doesn't end here. The tortoise did some thinking this time, and realised that there's no way he can beat the hare in a race the way it was currently formatted. 這故事還沒完沒了。這下輪到烏龜要好好檢討，它很清楚，照目前的比賽方法，它不可能擊敗兔子。

13. He thought for a while, and then challenged the hare to another race, but on a slightly different route. 它想了一會兒，然後單挑兔子再來另一場比賽，但是是在另一條稍許不同的路線上。

14. The hare agreed. They started off. In keeping with his self-made commitment to be consistently fast, the hare took off and ran at top speed until he came to a broad river. 兔子同意，然後兩者同時出發。為了確保自己立下的承諾－從頭到尾要一直快速前進，兔子飛馳而出，極速奔跑，直到碰到一條寬闊的河流。

15. The finishing line was a couple of kilometers on the other side of the river. 而比賽的終點就在幾公里外的河對面。

16. The hare sat there wondering what to do. In the meantime the tortoise trundled along, got into the river, swam to the opposite bank, continued walking and finished the race. 兔子呆坐在那裡，一時不知怎麼辦。這時候，烏龜卻一路跚跚而來，撩入河裡，游到對岸，繼續爬行，完成比賽。

17. The moral of the story? First identify your core competency and then change the playing field to suit your core competency. 這故事的有什麼啟示？ 首先，辨識出你的核心競爭力，然後改變遊戲場所以適應（發揮）你的核心競爭力。

18. The story still hasn't ended. 故事還沒結束。

19. The hare and the tortoise, by this time, had become pretty good friends and they did some thinking together. Both realised that the last race could have been run much better. 這下子，兔子和烏龜成了惺惺相惜的好朋友。它們一起檢討，兩個都很清楚，在上一次的比賽中，它們可以表現得更好。

20. So they decided to do the last race again, but to run as a team this time. 所以，他們決定再賽一場，但這次是同隊合作 。

21. They started off, and this time the hare carried the tortoise till the riverbank. There, the tortoise took over and swam across with the hare on his back. 它們一起出發，這次可是兔子扛著烏龜，直到河邊。在那裡，烏龜接手，背著兔子過河。。

22. On the opposite bank, the hare again carried the tortoise and they reached the finishing line together. They both felt a greater sense of satisfaction than they'd felt earlier. 到了河對岸，兔子再次扛著烏龜，兩個一起抵達終點。比起前次，它們都感受到一種更大的成就感。

23. 蜜蜂與蒼蠅 如果將一隻蜜蜂和一隻蒼蠅放進一個玻璃瓶中，然後將玻璃瓶平放， 瓶底朝向較光的窗口，再打開瓶蓋，你猜會怎樣？何者會逃出生天？ 實驗證明，勤勞的蜜蜂會不斷地在瓶底找出口，直至力竭而死； 而蒼蠅卻可以在不到兩分鐘的時間內，從玻璃瓶口逃出。

24. 后里成功車票

25. 大柱香祭拜有用嗎

26. 輕鬆面對亦可過關