伊索寓言中的经典故事__英汉对照 7页

------------------------------------------作者xxxx------------------------------------------日期xxxx伊索寓言中的经典故事__英汉对照 【精品文档】TheFoxandtheGrapesOnehotsummer’sdayacertainFoxsawajuicybunchofGrapeshangingfromavine.Itcertainlywasveryhot,andtheFoxwasthirstyforsomethingtodrink.“TheseGrapesarejustwhatIneedtoquenchmythirst!”saidtheFox.ButthevineonwhichtheGrapeshungwastoohighforhimtoreachevenwithhislongeststretch.Sohedecidedtojump.Drawingbackafewpaces,herantowardsthevineandtookagreatbigleap,butmissedtheGrapes.Turingaround,hejumpedagain.Thistimetoo,withnosuccess.TheFoxtriedtojumpfortheGrapesagainandagainandyetagainandagain,invain.Sincehecouldnotreachthedelicious-lookingGrapes,theFoxfinallyconcluded,“TheseGrapesmustbesour!”andwalkedawaywithhisnoseintheair,throughhotterandeventhirstierthanbefore!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！【精品文档】 【精品文档】TheTwoPotsTherewereoncetwopotsfloatingdowntheriver.Oneshinedhappilyinthesunwhiletheotherlookeddullandunpleasantfrombeingwetinthewater.Thatbecauseonepotwasmadeofbrassandtheotherwasmadeofclay.“Pleasedonotcomenearme!”saidtheclaypottothebrassone.“Whynot?Wecouldbefriends,”saidthebrasspot.“No,”repliedtheclaypot,“Iamtofragile.IfyoutouchmeevenonceIwillbreakintopieces.Imuststayfarfromyouandcannotthinkofbeingyourfriend.Pleasegoaway,youwillfindsomeonedownstreamjustlikeyoutoplaywith!”Thebrasspot,disappointedandsad,thenfloatedawayastherivertookhimacrosstoanothercorneroftheriverbank,whiletheclaypotwetandcoldinthewind,seemedtosuddenlygrowashadegloomier.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。【精品文档】 【精品文档】TheFoxWhoHadLostHisTailAFoxwhowascaughtinatrapescaped,butinsodoing,helosthistail.Afterthat,hefelthislifeaburdenfromtheshameandridiculetowhichhewasexposed,soheplannedtomakealltheotherFoxesbelievethatbeingtaillesswasmuchmoreattractive.Inthisway,hecouldmakeupforhisownlossofthetail.HegatheredagoodmanyFoxesandpubliclyadvisedthemtocutofftheirtails.Hesaidthattheywouldnotonlylookmuchbetterwithoutthem,buttheywouldgetridoftheweightofthebrush,whichwasaverygreatinconvenience.Oneoftheminterruptedhimandsaid,“Ifyouhadnotyourselflostyourtail,myfriend,youwouldnotthusadviseus.”断尾的狐狸一只狐狸被捕兽器夹住，虽然成功地逃脱了，却因此丢掉了尾巴。有了这次奇耻大辱，他觉得自己脸上无光，生活得很累，所以他计划说服其他的狐狸，让他们相信没有尾巴更有魅力，以此弥补自己失去的尾巴。他将许多狐狸召集到一起，公开建议大家砍掉尾巴。他说这样一来不仅更加雅观，而且使他们摆脱了那个一点儿也不方便的笨重刷子。有只狐狸打断他的话说：“朋友，如果你自己没有失去尾巴的话，你就不会这样规劝我们了。”【精品文档】 【精品文档】TheLionandtheMouse狮子与报恩的老鼠ALIONwasawakenedfromsleepbyaMouserunningoverhisface.Risingupangrily,hecaughthimandwasabouttokillhim,whentheMousepiteouslyentreated,saying:"Ifyouwouldonlysparemylife,Iwouldbesuretorepayyourkindness."TheLionlaughedandlethimgo.IthappenedshortlyafterthisthattheLionwascaughtbysomehunters,whoboundhimbystrongropestotheground.TheMouse,recognizinghisroar,cameandgnawedtheropewithhisteethandsethimfree,exclaiming:"Youridiculedtheideaofmyeverbeingabletohelpyou,expectingtoreceivefrommeanyrepaymentofyourfavor;nowyouknowthatitispossibleforevenaMousetoconbenefitsonaLion."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。【精品文档】 【精品文档】TheWolfandtheLamb狼与小羊WOLF,meetingwithaLambastrayfromthefold,resolvednottolayviolenthandsonhim,buttofindsomepleatojustifytotheLambtheWolf"srighttoeathim.Hethusaddressedhim:"Sirrah,lastyearyougrosslyinsultedme.""Indeed,"bleatedtheLambinamournfultoneofvoice,"Iwasnotthenborn."ThensaidtheWolf,"Youfeedinmypasture.""No,goodsir,"repliedtheLamb,"Ihavenotyettastedgrass."AgainsaidtheWolf,"Youdrinkofmywell.""No,"exclaimedtheLamb,"Ineveryetdrankwater,forasyetmymother"smilkisbothfoodanddrinktome."UponwhichtheWolfseizedhimandatehimup,saying,"Well!Iwon"tremainsupperless,eventhoughyourefuteeveryoneofmyimputations."Thetyrantwillalwaysfindapretextforhistyranny.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。【精品文档】 【精品文档】【精品文档】