The rung of a ladder was never meant to rest upon, but only to hold a man's foot long enough to put the other somewat higher.

梯子上的横档从来不是用来休息的，只是为了在一只脚迈向更高处时，另一只脚可以有一个支撑。

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The rung of a ladder was never meant to rest upon, but only to hold a man's foot long enough to put the other somewhat higher.

梯子的阶级绝非用以歇息，而是为了让人们在更上一层楼时，另一只脚可以有个稍高的落脚处。

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The main goal: to make sure that no matter which rung on the ladder a person occupies, they stand at least a fighting chance of making it to the rung above them - provided they truly deserve it.

主要目标是：以确保无论哪个响的阶梯上占有一个人，他们至少有战斗的机会使它向他们敲响以上-提供他们真正得到它。

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One afternoon, I sat sketching on the porch, my feet balanced on a rung of the wooden ladder leading up to the house.

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