翻译：Theywerestuckrightwheretheywere．整句话是这样的：Theseanimalscouldatanytimebreakfree，butbecausetheybelievedtheycouldn't，theywerestuckrightwheretheywere．（Theseanimals指从小被细绳拴住的大象

Question

翻译：They were stuck right where they were．
整句话是这样的：
These animals could at any time break free，but because they believed they couldn't，
they were stuck right where they were．（These animals指从小被细绳拴住的大象，幼时挣脱不了，长大后有能力挣脱却因为幼时一次次的失败而不去挣脱了）

Answer 1

（这些动物可以在任何时候挣脱并获得自由，但由于他们确信做不到，因此）他们就一直困在原处。