伊索寓言中的经典故事__英汉对照

1、TheFoxandtheGrapesOnehotsummer'sdayacertainFoxsawajuicybunchofGrapeshangingfromavine.Itcertainlywasveryhot,andtheFoxwasthirstyforsomethingtodrink.“TheseGrapesarejustwhatIneedtoquenchmythirst!”saidtheFox.ButthevineonwhichtheGrapeshungwastoohighforhimtoreachevenwithhislongeststretch.Sohedecidedtoj

2、ump.Drawingbackafewpaces,herantowardsthevineandtookagreatbigleap,butmissedtheGrapes.Turingaround,hejumpedagain.Thistimetoo,withnosuccess.TheFoxtriedtojumpfortheGrapesagainandagainandyetagainandagain,invain.Sincehecouldnotreachthedelicious-lookingGrapes,theFoxfinallyconcluded,“TheseGrapesmustbesour!”

3、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

4、傲地走开了！TheTwoPotsTherewereoncetwopotsfloatingdowntheriver.Oneshinedhappilyinthesunwhiletheotherlookeddullandunpleasantfrombeingwetinthewater.Thatbecauseonepotwasmadeofbrassandtheotherwasmadeofclay.“Pleasedonotcomenearme!”saidtheclaypottothebrassone.“Whynot?Wecouldbefriends,”saidthebrasspot.“No,”repli

5、edtheclaypot,“Iamtofragile.IfyoutouchmeevenonceIwillbreakintopieces.Imuststayfarfromyouandcannotthinkofbeingyourfriend.Pleasegoaway,youwillfindsomeonedownstreamjustlikeyoutoplaywith!”Thebrasspot,disappointedandsad,thenfloatedawayastherivertookhimacrosstoanothercorneroftheriverbank,whiletheclaypotwet

6、andcoldinthewind,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。TheFoxWhoHadLost

7、HisTailAFoxwhowascaughtinatrapescaped,butinsodoing,helosthistail.Afterthat,hefelthislifeaburdenfromtheshameandridiculetowhichhewasexposed,soheplannedtomakealltheotherFoxesbelievethatbeingtaillesswasmuchmoreattractive.Inthisway,hecouldmakeupforhisownlossofthetail.HegatheredagoodmanyFoxesandpubliclyad

8、visedthemtocutofftheirtails.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

9、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。”TheLionandtheMouse狮子与报恩的老鼠ALIONwasawakenedfromsleepbyaMouserunningoverhisface.Risingupangrily,hecaughthimandwasabouttokillhim,whentheMousepiteouslyentr

10、eated,saying:"Ifyouwouldonlysparemylife,Iwouldbesuretorepayyourkindness."TheLionlaughedandlethimgo.IthappenedshortlyafterthisthattheLionwascaughtbysomehunters,whoboundhimbystrongropestotheground.TheMouse,recognizinghisroar,cameandgnawedtheropewithhisteethandsethimfree,exclaiming:"Your

11、idiculedtheideaofmyeverbeingabletohelpyou,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

12、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。TheWolfandtheLamb狼与小羊WOLF,meetingwithaLambastrayfromthefold,resolvednottolayviolenthandsonhim,buttofindsomepleatojustifytotheLambtheWolf'srighttoeathim.Hethusaddressedhim:"Sirrah,lastyearyougrosslyinsultedme.""Indeed,"ble

13、atedtheLambinamournfultoneofvoice,"Iwasnotthenborn."ThensaidtheWolf,"Youfeedinmypasture.""No,goodsir,"repliedtheLamb,"Ihavenotyettastedgrass."AgainsaidtheWolf,"Youdrinkofmywell.""No,"exclaimedtheLamb,"Ineveryetdrankwater,forasyetmymother'smilkisbothfoodanddrinktome."UponwhichtheWolfseizedhimandatehimup,saying,"Well!Iwon'tremainsupperless,eventhoughyourefuteeveryoneofmyimputations."Thetyrantw