双语阅读东食西宿和群蚁观鳌

1、中国寓言小故事:东食西宿和群蚁观鳌In ancient times, a girl in the State of Qi had reached marriageable age.古时候,齐国有位姑娘,已经到了应该出嫁的年龄.Two families delivered betrothal gifts to propose marri age.有两户人家送来聘礼求婚.In the family on the east, the young man was short an d ugly, but the family was rich.东边的一家,青年长得又矮又丑,可是家里很有钱.The fa

2、mily on the west was very poor, but the young man was handsome and talented .西边的一家,家里很穷苦,但是青年却长得一表人才.The girl's parents considered the matter from different angles,but were unable to come to adecision姑娘的父母左右盘算,还是决定不下来.decisSo they called the girl and let her make her own ion .就把姑娘叫到跟前,让她自己拿主意.Se

3、eing the daughter lower her head, blushing and shy,the father said:"If you are too shy totell your decision , you can do it by exposing your arms.父亲看到女儿低着头,红着脸,一副羞羞答答的样子,就说：你 要是不好意思说出口,那么你就以袒露手臂来表示：If you like the son of the family on the east,expose your right arm; if you like the son of thefa

4、mily on the w est, expose your left arm."喜欢东家儿子,你就袒露右臂；喜欢两家儿子,你就袒露左臂.After pondering for some time, the girl silentlyexposed both her arms.姑娘左思右想,才默默地袒露出左右双臂."Now what does this mean?" her parents asked in sur prise.这是什么意思父母惊诧地问姑娘."I ； , ' thegirl said bashfully."I want

5、to dine in the family on the east, and sleep inthe familyon the west."我女古娘扭扭才!捏地说：我想在东家吃饭,在西家住宿.In the vast East China Sea, there was a huge turtle.浩瀚的东海里,有一只大鳌.It carried the Penglai Fairy Mountain on its head, floated and swam in the great sea, sometimessoaring into the sky and s ometimes div

6、ing to the bottom of the sea.它头顶着蓬莱仙山,在大海中浮游,有时飞腾跃上云霄,有时下 潜沉人海底.A red ant on land heard of the huge turtle's magnificent feat and was pleasantly surprised.陆地上,一只红蚂蚁听说大鳌有如此壮举,非常惊喜.Thereupon, it called together a big swarm of ants to come to the seashore to have a good lookto broaden their minds.

7、于是约了一大群蚂蚁来到海岸边,想好好看看,开开眼界.They waited for over a month, but the huge turtle did not app ear on the sea.可是,它们等了一个多月,大鳌还没浮出海面.When they were about to return, the sea wind suddenly spra ng up and great waves surged up, shaking the land like thun der.群蚁将要回去的时候,突然海风激荡,波涛万丈,雷鸣般地震撼 着大地.The swarm of ants ex

8、claimed:"Ah, now the huge turtle is about to come out."这群蚂蚁喊道：“啊,这回大鳌就要出来了.A few days afterwards, the wind abated, the waves calmed d own, and the sea was tranquil again. 几天以后,风平浪静,大海平静了下来.A mountain as high as the sky could be faintly seen rising fr om the surface of the water andsometime

9、s moving westward.隐隐约约看到水平面上升起一座齐天的高山,时而还向西游动.The swarm of ants stretched their heads to watch it for a whi le, and then expressed theiropinions: 这群蚂蚁伸头探脑看了一阵,大发议论道 ："Why, what's the difference between its carrying a high moun tain on its head and our carryinggrains of rice on ours?“嘿嘿,它头顶高山与我们头顶米粒有什么两样呢We crawl along the ants' hill leisurely and freely, and return t o our hole to rest.我们逍遥自在地在