(完整版)伊索寓言故事(双语)

伊索寓言故事(双语)
篇一：伊索寓言中英文对照 The Wolf and the Lamb Wolf, meeting with a lamb astray from the fold, resolved not to lay violent hands on him, but to find some plea to justify to the lamb the wolf's right to eat him. He thus addressed him: "Sirrah, last year you grossly insulted me." "Indeed," bleated the lamb in a mournful tone of voice, "I was not then born." Then said the wolf, "You feed in my pasture." "No, good sir," replied the Lamb, "I have not yet tasted grass." Again said the wolf, "You drink of my well." "No," exclaimed the lamb, "I never yet drank water, for as yet my mother's milk is both food and drink to me." Upon which the wolf seized him and ate him up, saying, "Well! I won't remain supperless, even though you refute every one of my imputations." The tyrant will always find a pretext for his tyranny. 狼与小羊 一只小羊在河边喝水，狼见到后，便想找一个名正言顺的借口吃掉他。于是他跑到上游， 恶狠狠地说小羊把河水搅浑浊了，使他喝不到清水。小羊回答说，他仅仅站在河边喝水，并且 又在下游，根本不可能把上游的水搅浑。狼见此计不成，又说道：“我父亲去年被你骂过。”小 羊说，那时他还没有出生。狼对他说：“不管你怎样辩解，反正我不会放过 你。” 这说明，对恶人做任何正当的辩解也是无效的。 The Bat and the Weasels A bat who fell upon the ground and was caught by a weasel pleaded to be spared his life. The weasel refused, saying that he was by nature the enemy of all birds. The bat assured him that he was not a bird, but a mouse, and thus was set free. Shortly afterwards the bat again fell to the ground and was caught by another weasel, whom he likewise entreated not to eat him. The weasel said that he had a special hostility to mice. The bat assured him that he was not a mouse, but a bat, and thus a second time escaped. It is wise to turn circumstances to good account. 蝙蝠与黄鼠狼 蝙蝠掉落在地上，被黄鼠狼叼去，他请求饶命。黄鼠狼说绝不会放过他，自己生来痛恨 鸟 类。蝙蝠说他是老鼠，不是鸟，便被放了。后来蝙蝠又掉落了下来，被另一只黄鼠狼叼 住， 他再三请求不要吃他。这只黄鼠狼说他恨一切鼠类。蝙蝠改口说自己是鸟类，并非老 鼠，又 被放了。这样，蝙蝠两次改变了自己的名字，终于死里逃生。 这故事说明，我们遇事要随机应变方能避免危险。 The Ass and the Grasshopper An ass having heard some grasshoppers chirping, was highly enchanted; and, desiring to
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possess the same charms of melody, demanded what sort of food they lived on to give them such beautiful voices. They replied, "The dew." The ass resolved that he would live only upon dew, and in a short time died of hunger.
驴子与蚱蜢 驴子听见蚱蜢唱歌，被美妙动听的歌声所打动，自己也想能发出同样悦耳动听的声音， 便 羡慕地问他们吃些什么，才能发出如此美妙的声音来。蚱蜢答道：“吃露水。”驴子便也只 吃露水， 这个故事告诉人们不要企望非份之物。 The Lion and the Mouse A lion was awakened from sleep by a mouse running over his face. Rising up angrily, he caught him and was about to kill him, when the mouse piteously entreated, saying: "If you would only spare my life, I would be sure to repay your kindness." The lion laughed and let him go. It happened shortly after this that the lion was caught by some hunters, who bound him by strong ropes to the ground. The mouse, recognizing his roar, came and gnawed the rope with his teeth and set him free, exclaiming: "You ridiculed the idea of my ever being able to help you, expecting to receive from me any repayment of your favor; now you know that it is possible for even a Mouse to con benefits on a lion." 狮子与报恩的老鼠 狮子睡着了，有只老鼠跳到了他身上。狮子猛然站起来，把他抓住，准备吃掉。老鼠请 求 饶命，并说如果保住性命，必将报恩，狮子轻蔑地笑了笑，便把他放走了。不久，狮子真 的 被老鼠救了性命。原来狮子被一个猎人抓获，并用绳索把他捆在一棵树上。老鼠听到了他 的 哀嚎，走过去咬断绳索，放走了狮子，并说： “你当时嘲笑我，不相信能得到我的报答， 现在可清楚了，老鼠也能报恩。” 这故事说明，时运交替变更，强者也会有需要弱者的时候。 The Charcoal-Burner and the Fuller A charcoal-burner carried on his trade in his own house.One day he met a friend, a fuller, and entreated him to come andlive with him, saying that they should be far better neighbors and that their housekeeping expenses would be lessened. The fuller replied, "The arrangement is impossible as far as I am concerned, for whatever I should whiten, you would immediately blacken again with your charcoal." Like will draw like. 烧炭人与漂布人 烧炭人在一所房子里干活，看见有一个漂布人搬迁到他的旁边来住时，满怀高兴地走上 去 劝他与自己同住，并解释说这样彼此更亲密，更方便，还更省钱。漂布人却回答说：“也 许你 说的是真话，但完全不可能办到，因为凡我所漂白的，都将被你弄黑。” 这故事说明，不同类的人难相处。 The Father and His Sons
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A father had a family of sons who were perpetually quarreling among themselves. When he failed to heal their disputes by his exhortations, he determined to give them a practical illustration of the evils of disunion; and for this purpose he one day told them to bring him a bundle of sticks. When they had done so, he placed the faggot into the hands of each of them in succession, and ordered them to break it in pieces. They tried with all their strength, and were not able to do it. He next opened the faggot, took the sticks separately, one by one, and again put them into his sons’ hands, upon which they broke them easily. He then addressed them in these words: "My sons, if you are of one mind, and uniteto assist each other, you will be as this faggot, uninjured by all theattempts of your enemies; but if you are divided among yourselves, you will be broken as easily as these sticks."
父亲与争吵的儿子们 有个父亲的儿子们常常互相争斗不休。他多次语重心长地劝说他们，尽管他苦口婆心， 仍 无济于事。他认为应该用事实来教育他们，便叫儿子们去拿一捆木棒来。木棒拿来后，他 先 把整捆木棒交给他们，叫他们折断。儿子们一个个竭尽了全力都无法将它折断。随后他解 开 了那捆木棒，给他们每人一根。他们都毫不费力地将木棒折为两段。这时，父亲说：“孩 子们， 你们要像木棒一样，团结一致，齐心协力，就不会被敌人征服；可你们互相争斗不 休，便很 容易被敌人打垮。” 这故事说明，团结就是不可征服的力量，而内讧却只能耗损自己。 The Boy Hunting Locusts A boy was hunting for locusts. He had caught a goodly number, when he saw a Scorpion, and mistaking him for a locust, reached out his hand to take him. The Scorpion, showing his sting, said:If you had but touched me, my friend, you would have lost me and all your locusts too!" 捉蚱蜢的小男孩 有个小孩在城墙前捉蚱蜢，一会儿就捉了许多。忽然看见一只蝎子，他以为也是蚱蜢， 便着两手去捕捉他。蝎子举起他的毒刺，说道：来吧，如果你真敢这样做，就连你捉的蚱蜢也 会统统失掉。” 这故事告诫人们，要分辨清好人和坏人，区别对待他们。 The Cock and the Jewel A cock, scratching for food for himself and his hens, found a precious stone and exclaimed: "If your owner had found thee, and not I, he would have taken thee up, and have set thee in thy firstestate; but I have found thee for no purpose. I would rather have one barleycorn than all the jewels in the world." 公鸡和宝玉 一只公鸡在田野里为自己和母鸡们寻找食物。他发现了一块宝玉，便对宝玉说：“若不 是 我，而是你的主人找到了你，他会非常珍惜地把你捡起来；但我发现了你却毫无用处。我 与 其得到世界上一切宝玉，倒不如得到一颗麦子好。” 这是说自己需要的东西才是真正珍贵的 The Kingdom of the Lion
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THE BEASTS of the field and forest had a Lion as their king. He was neither wrathful, cruel, nor tyrannical, but just and gentle as a king could be. During his reign he made a royal proclamation for a general assembly of all the birds and beasts, and drew up conditions for a universal league, in which the Wolf and the Lamb, the Panther and the Kid, the Tiger and the Stag, the Dog and the Hare, should live together in perfect peace and amity. The Hare said, "Oh, how I have longed to see this day, in which the weak shall take their place with impunity by the side of the strong." And after the Hare said this, he ran for his life.
狮子国王 有只狮子做了国王，他善良、温和，与人一样和平、公正。在他的统治下，惩恶扬善， 裁 决动物之间的纠纷，使所有的动物和睦相处。胆小的兔子说：“我祈祷能得到这样的日 子，那 时弱者就不怕被强者伤害了。” 然后赶紧逃命去了。 The Wolf and the Crane A wolf who had a bone stuck in his throat hired a crane, for a large sum, to put her head into his mouth and draw out the bone. When the crane had extracted the bone and demanded the promised payment, the wolf, grinning and grinding his teeth, exclaimed: "Why, you have surely already had a sufficient recompense, in having been permitted to draw out your head in safety from the mouth and jaws of a wolf." In serving the wicked, expect no reward, and be thankful if you escape injury for your pains. 狼与鹭鸶 狼误吞下了一块骨头，十分难受，四处奔走，寻访医生。他遇见了鹭鸶，谈定酬金请他 取 出骨头，鹭鸶把自己的头伸进狼的喉咙里，叼出了骨头，便向狼要定好的酬金。狼回答 说：“喂， 朋友，你能从狼嘴里平安无事地收回头来，难道还不满足，怎么还要讲报酬？” 这故事说明，对坏人行善的报酬，就是认识坏人不讲信用的本质。 The Fisherman Piping A fisherman skilled in music took his flute and his nets to the seashore. Standing on a projecting rock, he played several tunes in the hope that the fish, attracted by his melody, would of their own accord dance into his net, which he had placed below. At last, having long waited in vain, he laid aside his flute, and casting his net into the sea, made an excellent haul of fish. When he saw them leaping about in the net upon the rock he said: "O you most perverse creatures, when I piped you would not dance, but now that I have ceased you do so merrily." 吹箫的渔夫 有一个会吹箫的渔夫，带着他心爱的箫和渔网来到了海边。他先站在一块突出的岩石 上， 吹起箫来，心想鱼听到这美妙音乐就会自己跳到他的前面来的。他聚精会神地吹了好 久，毫 无结果。他只好将箫放下，拿起网来，向水里撒去，结果捕到了许多的鱼。他将网中 的鱼一 条条地扔到岸上，并对乱蹦乱跳的鱼说：“喂，你们这些不识好歹的东西！我吹箫 时，你们不 跳舞，现在我不吹了，你们倒跳了起来。” 这故事适用于那些做事不择时机的人们。 ]
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Hercules and the Wagoner A carter was driving a wagon along a country lane, when the wheels sank down deep into a rut. The rustic driver, stupefied and aghast, stood looking at the wagon, and did nothing but utter loud cries to Hercules to come and help him. Hercules, it is said, appeared and thus addressed him: "Put your shoulders to the wheels, my man. Goad on your bullocks, and never more pray to me for help, until you have done your best to help yourself, or depend upon it you will henceforth pray in vain." Self-help is the best help. 大力神和车夫 一名车夫赶着货车沿着乡间小路行进。途中车轮陷入了很深的车辙中，再也无法前进。 这 时，愚蠢的车夫吓得茫然失措，一筹莫展，痴呆呆地站在那里，凝视着货车，不断地高声 喊 叫，求大力神来助他一把。大力神来到后，对他说：“朋友，用你的肩膀扛起车轮，再抽 打拉 车的马。你自己不自力更生，尽力解决，仅靠祈求我，怎么行呢？” 这是说自力更生，自助自立是克服困难的最好办法。 The Ants and the Grasshopper The ants were spending a fine winter's day drying grain collected in the summertime. A grasshopper, perishing with famine, passed by and earnestly begged for a little food. The Ants inquired of him, "Why did you not treasure up food during the summer?' He replied, "I had not leisure enough. I passed the days in singing." They then said in derision: "If you were foolish enough to sing all the summer, you must dance supperless to bed in the winter." 蚂蚁与蚱蜢 冬季，蚂蚁正忙着把潮湿的谷子晒干。饥饿的蚱蜢跑来，向他们乞讨食物。蚂蚁问他： “你 为什么在夏天不去收集食物呢？” 蚱蜢回答说：“那时没有时间，我忙于唱美妙动听的 歌。” 蚂蚁嘲笑说：“你夏季如要唱歌，那么冬季就去跳舞吧。” 这故事说明，要不失时机 地工作、劳动，才能丰衣足食；如果一味玩乐，只能挨饿。 The Traveler and His Dog A traveler about to set out on a journey saw his dog stand at the door stretching himself. He asked him sharply: "Why do you stand there gaping? Everything is ready but you, so come with me instantly." The dog, wagging his tail, replied: "O, master! I am quite ready; it is you for whom I am waiting." The loiterer often blames delay on his more active friend. 旅行者和他的狗 一个人打点好了行装准备出发。这时，他看见他的狗仍站在门口打呵欠，便严厉地对它 说： “为什么你还站在那里打呵欠？一切准备妥当，只等你了，赶快跟我走吧！”狗摇着尾 巴回答 说：“主人！我早就准备好了，我等你等得都打呵欠了。” 这是说有些人不检点自己，还常常把过失归咎于别人。 篇二：伊索寓言 中英文 1The Lion and the Mouse 狮和鼠 Lion was awakened from sleep by a Mouse running over his face.
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Rising up in anger, he caught him and was about to kill him, when the Mouse piteously entreated, saying: "If you would only spare my life, I would be sure to repay your kindness." The Lion laughed and let him go.
It happened shortly after this that the Lion was caught by some hunters, who bound him by strong ropes to the ground.
The Mouse, recognizing his roar, came up, and gnawed the rope with his teeth, and setting him free, exclaimed: "You ridiculed the idea of my ever being able to help you, not expecting to receive from me any repayment of your favour; but now you know that it is possible for even a Mouse to confer benefits on a Lion."
Little friends may prove great friends. 一只老鼠从一只狮子面前跑过去，将它从梦中吵醒。 狮子生气地跳起来，捉住老鼠，要弄死它。老鼠哀求说：”只要你肯饶恕我这条小生命， 我将来一定会报答你的大恩。”狮子便笑着放了它。 后来狮子被几个猎人捉住，用粗绳捆绑倒在地上。 老鼠听出是狮子的吼声，走来用牙齿咬断绳索，释放了牠，并大声说：”你当时嘲笑我想 帮你的忙，而且也不指望我有什么机会报答。但是你现在知道了，就算是小老鼠，也能向狮子 效劳的。” 强者不会永远是强者，强者也会有需要弱者帮助的时候。 2 奔跑的小白兔 A little rabbit is running A little rabbit is happily running through the forest when he stumbles upon a giraffe rolling a joint. The rabbit looks at her and says, "Giraffe my friend, why do you do this? Come with me running through the forest, you'll feel so much better!" The giraffe looks at him, looks at the joint, tosses it and goes off running with the rabbit.3 m1 Then they come across an elephant doing coke, so the rabbit again says, "Elephant my friend, why do you do this? Think about your health. Come running with us through the pretty forest, you'll feel so good!" The elephant looks at them, looks at his coke, then tosses it and starts running with the rabbit and giraffe. The three animals then come across a lion about to shoot up and the rabbit again says, "Lion my friend, why do you do this? Think about your health! Come running with us through the sunny forest, you will feel so good!" The lion looks at him, puts down his needle, and starts to beat the hell out of the rabbit. As the giraffe and elephant watch in horror, they look at him and ask, "Lion, why did you do this? He was merely trying to help us all! The lion answers, "He makes me run around the forest like an idiot each time he's on ecstasy!" 有一只小白兔快乐地奔跑在森林中,在路上它碰到一只正在卷大麻的长颈鹿。小白兔看着 长颈鹿说道：“长颈鹿我的朋友，你为什么要做这种事呢?和我一起在森林中奔跑吧，你会感觉 心情舒畅很多!”长颈鹿看看小白兔，又看看手里的大麻烟，把大麻烟向身后一扔，跟着小白兔 在森林中奔跑。
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后来它们遇到一只正准备吸食可卡因的大象，小白兔又对大象说：“大象我的朋友，你为 什么要做这种事呢?想想自己的健康啊。跟我们一起在这片美丽的森林中奔跑吧，你会感觉好 很多!”大象看看它们，又看看手中的可卡因，于是把可卡因向身后一扔，跟着小白兔和长颈鹿 一起奔跑。
后来它们遇到一只正准备注射毒品的狮子，小白兔又对狮子说：“狮子我的朋友，你为什 么要做这种事呢?想想自己的健康啊!跟我们一起在这片阳光明媚的森林中奔跑吧，你会感觉如 此美好!”
狮子看看小白兔，放下手中的针筒，把小白兔猛揍了一顿。长颈鹿和大象被吓坏了，它们 看着狮子问它：“狮子，你为什么要打小白兔呢?它只是想要帮助我们大家啊!”
狮子回答：“这家伙每次嗑了摇头丸就拉着我像白痴一样在森林里乱跑!” 3 狐狸和葡萄 THE FOX AND GRAPES A hungry fox saw some fine bunches of grapes hanging from a vine that trained along a high trellis,and did his best to reach them by jumping as high ai he could into the air.But it was all in vain, for they were just out of reach:so he gave up trying ,and walked away with an air of dignity and unconcern,remarking,"I thought those grapes were ripe,but i see now they are quite sour." 英语小故事带翻译：一只饥肠辘辘的狐狸，看见缠绕在高架上的葡萄枝上挂着几串成熟的 葡萄，就尽力向上跳，想要摘下那些葡萄。但无论他怎么努力，也是徒劳无功，因为它始终够 不着那些葡萄。于是他放弃了，反而带着不屑一顾的样子走开了，边走边说：“还以为那些葡 萄已经熟透了呢，现在看起来根本就是酸葡萄。” 4The Cock and the Pearl 公鸡和珍珠 A cock was once strutting up and down the farmyard among the hens when suddenly he espied something shinning amid the straw. ‘Ho! ho!’ quoth he, ‘that’s for me,’ and soon rooted it out from beneath the straw. What did it turn out to be but a Pearl that by some chance had been lost in the yard? ‘You may be a treasure,’ quoth Master Cock, ‘to men that prize you, but for me I would rather have a single barley-corn than a peck of pearls.’ Precious things are for those that can prize them. 英语小故事带翻译：在农场的庭院里有一只公鸡正昂首阔步地在一群母鸡中间来来回回。 突然他瞥到稻草中有什么东西在闪闪发光。“哈哈”他说“那是我的”。然后迅速把它从稻草中刨 了出来。他刨出出来的是一颗不知什么时候遗落在庭院里的珍珠“你也许这是个宝贝”，公鸡大 人说，“对于人类来说，他们会珍惜你，但在我看来，我宁可要一粒大麦也不想琢一粒珍珠。” 5 下金蛋的鹅 THE GOOSE THAT LAID THE GOLDEN EGGS A Man and his Wife had the good fortuneto possessa Goose which laid a Golden Egg every day. Lucky though they were, they soon began to think they were not getting richfast enough, andimagining the bird must be made of gold inside, they decided to kill it in order to secure the whole store of precious metal at once. But when they cut it open they found it was just like any other goose. Thus, they neither got rich all at once, as they had hoped, nor enjoyed any longer the daily addition to their
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wealth. Much wants more and loses all. 英语小故事带翻译：有一对夫妇非常幸运，他们有一只每天下一枚金蛋的母鸡。尽管非 常幸运，可他们很快就觉得财富增加得还不够快，不仅如此，他们还以为这只鹅的内脏肯定也 是金的。于是，他们决定杀掉它，这样就能立刻得到全部珍宝了。然而，他们把鹅开膛破肚之 后，却发现和其他鹅没有什么两样。如此，他们既没有像当初希望得那样一夜暴富，也不能再 享有与日俱增的好运气了。 6 猫和老鼠 THE CAT AND MICE There was once a house that was overrun with Mice. A Cat heard of this, and said to herself, "That's the place for me," and off she went and took up her quarters in the house, and caught the Mice one by one and ate them. At last the Mice could stand it no longer, and they determined to take to their holes and stay there. "That's awkward," said the Cat to herself: "the only thing to do is to coax them out by a trick." So she considered a while, and then climbed up the wall and let herself hang down by her hind legs from a peg, and pretended to be dead. By and by a Mouse peeped out and saw the Cat hanging there. "Aha!" it cried, "you're very clever, madam, no doubt: but you may turn yourself into a bag of meal hanging there, if you like, yet you won't catch us coming anywhere near you." If you are wise you won't be deceived by the innocent airs of those whom you have once found to be dangerous. 英语小故事带翻译：从前，有一座房子，里面的老鼠泛滥成灾。一只猫听到此事，便自言 自语的说：“那正是我要去的地方。”于是她走到那座房子里住下了，一只接一只地抓老鼠，然 后吃掉他们，最好，老鼠们再也无法忍受下去，决定躲到自己的洞里，再也不出来，“这还 真不好办了，”猫自言自语道，“若想骗它们出来，只能耍个花招了。”她琢磨了一会儿， 然后爬上墙，用后腿钩住木桩倒挂下来，假装已经死了。过了一会儿，一只老鼠向外窥探，看 到了挂在那里的猫。“啊哈！”老鼠大叫，“夫人，你还真聪明，不过，就算你假装成一袋食粮 挂在那里，你也骗不了我们去接近你。” 如果有足够的智慧，面对那些曾认定的危险人物所假装出来的无辜，你也不会上当受骗。 7 恶狗 THE MISCHIEVOUS DOG There was once a Dog who used to snap at people and bite them without any provocation, and who was a great nuisance to every one who came to his master's house. So his master fastened a bell round his neck to warn people of his presence. The Dog was very proud of the bell, and strutted about tinkling it with immense satisfaction. But an old dog came up to him and said, "The fewer airs you give yourself the better, my friend. You don't think, do you, that your bell was given you as a reward of merit? On the contrary, it is a badge of disgrace." Notoriety is often mistaken for fame. 英语小故事带翻译： 从前，有一条狗经常无缘无故地抓人、咬人，去他主人家做客的每个人都很讨厌他。主
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人在他的脖子上系上了一个铃铛，以此提醒人们提防他的出现。这条狗对脖子上戴着的铃铛引 以为傲，大摇大摆地戴着它走来走去，十分满意这种叮当声。但是，一条老狗却走过来对他说： “我的朋友，姿态越低，对你越好。你不会真以为这个铃铛是对你的奖赏吧？事实恰恰相反， 它是耻辱的标志呀。”
小故事大道理：恶名常被误以为美誉 篇三：伊索寓言中的经典故事英汉对照 The Fox and the Grapes One hot summer’s day a certain Fox saw a juicy bunch of Grapes hanging from a vine.It certainly was very hot, and the Fox was thirsty for something to drink. “These Grapes are just what I need to quench my thirst! ” said the Fox. But the vine on which the Grapes hung was too high for him to reach even with his longest stretch. So he decided to jump. Drawing back a few paces, he ran towards the vine and took a great big leap, but missed the Grapes. Turing around, he jumped again. This time too, with no success. The Fox tried to jump for the Grapes again and again and yet again and again, in vain. Since he could not reach the delicious-looking Grapes, the Fox finally concluded, “These Grapes must be sour! ”and walked away with his nose in the air, through hotter and even thirstier than before! 狐狸与葡萄 夏季炎热的一天，一只狐狸看见葡萄藤上挂着一串串晶莹剔透的葡萄。天确实很热，狐 狸渴得找东西喝。“这些葡萄正是我要解渴的东西！”狐狸说。但葡萄藤太高，即使狐狸伸长了 脖子也够不着。因此他决定跳一跳。 狐狸后退了几步，朝着葡萄藤跑过去并猛烈地跳起来，然而他没有够着葡萄。 狐狸转过身又跳了一次，但同样没有成功。 狐狸一次一次地跳起来够葡萄，然而一次一次地失败告终。
既然他够不着可口的葡萄，狐狸最后总结道：“这些葡萄肯定很酸！”虽然他比刚才更热 更渴，但他非常高傲地走开了！
The Two Pots There were once two pots floating down the river. One shined happily in the sun while the other looked dull and unpleasant from being wet in the water. That because one pot was made of brass and the other was made of clay. “Please do not come near me!” said the clay pot to the brass one. “Why not? We could be friends,” said the brass pot. “No,” replied the clay pot, “I am to fragile. If you touch me even once I will break into pieces. I must stay far from you and cannot think of being your friend. Please go away, you will find someone downstream just like you to play with!” The brass pot, disappointed and sad, then floated away as the river took him across to
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another corner of the river bank, while the clay pot wet and cold in the wind, seemed to suddenly grow a shade gloomier.
两只罐子 从前，河中漂着两只罐子。一只在阳光下闪闪发光，另一只却因浸了河水儿显得沉闷、 难看。 这是因为一只罐子是用黄铜做成的，而另一只罐子由陶土做成的缘故。“请不要靠近我！” 陶罐对铜罐说。 “为什么?我们可以成为朋友。”铜罐说。 “不行，”陶罐回答，“我太脆，你只要碰我一下，我就会成为碎片。我必须远离你，想都 不敢想成为你的朋友。请离开我，你可以在下游找到跟你一样的人去玩！” 铜罐又失望又伤心，随后被河水冲着，漂到了河岸的另一角；而陶罐在风中又冷又湿， 看上去忽然更加灰暗。 The Fox Who Had Lost His Tail A Fox who was caught in a trap escaped,but in so doing, he lost his tail. After that, he felt his life a burden from the shame and ridicule to which he was exposed, so he planned to make all the other Foxes believe that being tailless was much more attractive. In this way, he could make up for his own loss of the tail. He gathered a good many Foxes and publicly advised them to cut off their tails. He said that they would not only look much better without them, but they would get rid of the weight of the brush, which was a very great inconvenience. One of them interrupted him and said, “If you had not yourself lost your tail, my friend, you would not thus advise us.”
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