The hare was once boasting of his speed before the other animals. "I have never been beaten, " he said, "when I run at full speed, no one is faster than me.

龟兔赛跑兔子向动物们夸耀他的速度，“我从来没有失败过，”他说，“当我奔跑时，没有人比我更快。”

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The Hare was once boasting of his speed before other animals. "I have never been beaten, " said he, "when I put forth my full speed. I challenge any one here to race with me.

野兔曾在其他动物面前吹嘘自己的速度：“我从来没被打败过，”他说，“当我全速奔跑的时候，我要向在场的各位挑战。”

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That's the way I felt once about their swaggering and boasting.

我也曾经想到过他们是傲慢和自大的。

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Still, in an industry that was once boasting of roaring traditional performance with eye-popping double-digit gains, it's now content with little more than a rounding error to keep clients happy.

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At IandI's weekly gatherings, once occasions for boasting about sky-high valuations and listing plans, members now tend to talk about "how to get through the next few months, " he says.

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