伊索寓言中英文對(duì)照

1、伊索寓言中英文對(duì)照(圖)1. Hercules and the WaggonerA Waggoner was once driving a heavy load on a very muddy road.Suddenly the wheels of the wagon sank into the mire, and the horse could not pull them out.The Waggoner threw down his whip. He knelt down and prayed to Hercules. "Hercules, help me, please,&qu

2、ot; he said. But Hercules appeared to him, and said, "Man, don't kneel there. Get up and put your shoulder to the wheel." 大力神與車夫 一名車夫趕著貨車沿著一條非常泥濘的小路前行。突然，馬車的輪子陷入了泥潭，馬無法將它們拉出來。車夫扔下鞭子，跪在地上，祈求大力神出現(xiàn)，"大力神啊，請(qǐng)來幫助我。"他說。大力神出現(xiàn)了，卻說："朋友，用你的肩膀把車輪扛起來，再驅(qū)趕馬拉車出來。跪在那里祈求我有什么用呢?" 2. Th

3、e two potsThere were two pots on the bank of a river. One was made of brass, and the other was made of clay. When the water rose they both floated off down the river. The earthen pot tried to stay away from the brass one. So the brass pot cried out, "Fear nothing, friend, I will not hit you.&qu

4、ot;"But I may come in contact with you," said the earthen pot. "If I come too close, whether I hit you or you hit me, I shall suffer for it."After that the earthen pot floated away. 兩口鍋 河中漂流著一個(gè)瓦鍋和一個(gè)銅鍋。每當(dāng)潮漲潮落時(shí)，瓦鍋就盡量地遠(yuǎn)離銅鍋。銅鍋大叫："別害怕，朋友，我不會(huì)撞你的。""但是我有可能會(huì)和你接觸，"瓦鍋對(duì)銅鍋

5、說，"如果我離你太近，無論是你碰到我，或者是我自己不小心碰到你，我都會(huì)碎的。"然后，瓦鍋就漂走了。 3. The milkmaid and her pailA milkmaid was going to the market. She carried her milk in a pail on her head. As she went along she began calculating what she would buy after she had sold the milk.” Ill buy a new dress, and when I go to the b

6、all, all the young men will dance with me!"As she spoke she tossed her head back. The pail immediately fell off her head, and all the milk was spilt. The girl went back without anything. She felt very sad. "Ah, my child," said her mother. "Do not count your chickens before they a

7、re hatched." 擠牛奶的姑娘 一個(gè)農(nóng)家擠奶姑娘頭頂著一桶牛奶，前往集市。走了一會(huì)兒，她開始算計(jì)起賣完牛奶后要買的東西："我要買一身新衣服，好去參加舞會(huì)，年輕的小伙子都會(huì)邀請(qǐng)我跳舞。"想到這里，她真地?fù)u起頭來，牛奶桶隨之傾倒在地，牛奶都流了出去。女孩很傷心，兩手空空地回到家里，母親對(duì)她說："我的孩子，不要過早地打如意算盤。" 4. The young thief and his motherA young man was caught stealing, and sentenced to death three days later.H

8、e wanted to speak with his mother before the execution. Of course this was granted. When his mother came to him, he said, "I want to tell you something." He said something but she could not hear. He whispered again, and when she came close to him, she put her ear to his mouth. He nearly bi

9、t off her ear. All the bystanders were horrified."It is to punish her," he said. "When I was young I began stealing little things, and brought them home to mother.”Instead of punishing me, she laughed and said, 'It will not be noticed.' It is because of her that I am here toda

10、y." 小偷和他的母親 一個(gè)小偷被抓住了，被判處死刑，三天后執(zhí)行。他想在行刑前與他的母親話別，得到了允許。當(dāng)他媽媽來到他的面前，他說："告訴你一件事。"他輕輕說了一遍，但是她聽不到；等她走近些，小偷又輕聲說了一遍。母親將耳朵貼近時(shí)，兒子突然咬住母親的耳朵，差點(diǎn)撕下來，周圍的人都驚呆了。"這是對(duì)她的懲罰，"小偷說，"我小時(shí)候小偷小摸，把偷的東西帶回家時(shí)，她不但不懲罰我，反而笑著說'別讓人看見。'就是因?yàn)樗也怕鋫€(gè)今天這樣的下場(chǎng)。" 5. The eagle and the arrow An eagle was

11、flying in the sky. As soon as it saw a rabbit, it swooped down on its prey.Suddenly it was hit by an arrow. It fluttered slowly down to the earth, and blood was pouring from the wound. When the eagle looked down, he found that the shaft of the arrow was feathered with one of its own plumes. "Al

12、as!” it cried.” We often give our enemies the means for our own destruction." 鷹和箭 鷹在天空中飛翔，當(dāng)他看見一只野兔時(shí)，就俯沖下來捕捉獵物。突然，有人一箭射中了它。鷹扇著翅膀降落在地面上。鮮血從傷口中噴涌而出。它低頭看到箭尾竟是由一根它自己的羽毛制成的，就痛苦地說："唉，我們總是給敵人提供毀滅我們自己的工具！" 6. The miser and his goldOnce upon a time there was a miser. He hid his gold under a tre

13、e. Every week he used to dig it up. One night a robber stole all the gold. When the miser came again, he found nothing but an empty hole. He was surprised, and then burst into tears. All the neighbors gathered around him. He told them how he used to come and visit his gold. "Did you ever take a

14、ny of it out?" asked one of them. "No," he said, "I only came to look at it." "Then come again and look at the hole," said the neighbor, "it will be the same as looking at the gold." 守財(cái)奴 從前，有個(gè)守財(cái)奴將他的金塊埋到一棵樹下，每周他都去把他挖出來看看。一天晚上，一個(gè)小偷挖走了所有的金塊。 守財(cái)奴再來查看時(shí)，發(fā)現(xiàn)除了一個(gè)空

15、洞什么都沒有了。守財(cái)奴便捶胸痛哭?？蘼曇齺砹肃従樱嬖V他們這里原來有他的金塊。問明了原因后，一個(gè)鄰居問："你使用過這些金塊嗎？" "沒用過，" 他說，"我只是時(shí)常來看看。""那么，以后再來看這個(gè)洞，"鄰居說，"就像以前有金塊時(shí)一樣。" 7. The fox and the lionWhen the fox first saw the lion he was terribly frightened. He ran away, and hid himself in the woods. The s

16、econd time, however, he came near the lion. He stopped at a safe distance, and watched him pass by. The third time they came near one another. The fox went straight up to the lion, and stayed the whole day with him. He asked the lion how his family was, and when they would meet again.They soon becam

17、e good friends. 狐貍和獅子 狐貍第一次見到獅子時(shí)非常害怕，趕緊藏到森林里。當(dāng)他第二次遇到獅子時(shí)，則站在附近看獅子經(jīng)過。第三次遇到獅子時(shí)，他竟有膽量，走了上去，與獅子進(jìn)行十分親切的談話。不久，他們變成了好朋友。 8. The goose with the golden eggsOne morning a countryman went to his goose's nest, and saw a yellow and glittering egg there.He took the egg home. To his delight, he found that it wa

18、s an egg of pure gold. Every morning the same thing occurred, and he soon became rich by selling his eggs. The countryman became more and more greedy. He wanted to get all the gold at once, so he killed the goose, when he looked inside, he found nothing in its body. 生金蛋的鵝 一天早晨，一位農(nóng)夫發(fā)現(xiàn)自家的鵝窩中有一只金燦燦的蛋。他

19、將蛋帶回家，驚喜地發(fā)現(xiàn)這是一個(gè)金蛋。此后，農(nóng)夫每天都能得到一個(gè)金蛋。從此，他靠賣他的金蛋變得富有起來。農(nóng)夫變得越來越貪婪，他想一下子得到鵝肚子中所有的金蛋。于是他殺死了鵝，但是，鵝肚子中什么也沒有。 9. Belling the catLong ago, there was a big cat in the house. He caught many mice while they were stealing food.One day the mice had a meeting to talk about the way to deal with their common enemy. So

20、me said this, and some said that. At last a young mouse got up, and said that he had a good idea."We could tie a bell around the neck of the cat. Then when he comes near, we can hear the sound of the bell, and run away."Everyone approved of this proposal, but an old wise mouse got up and s

21、aid, "That is all very well, but who will tie the bell to the cat?" The mice looked at each other, but nobody spoke. 老鼠開會(huì) 從前，一所房子里面有一只大貓，他抓住了很多偷東西的老鼠。一天，老鼠在一起開會(huì)商量如何對(duì)付他們共同的敵人。會(huì)上大家各有各的主張，最后，一只小老鼠站出來說他有一個(gè)好主意。"我們可以在貓的脖子上綁一個(gè)鈴鐺，那么如果他來到附近，我們聽到鈴聲就可以馬上逃跑。"大家都贊同這個(gè)建議，這時(shí)一只聰明的老耗子站出來說："這的確是個(gè)絕妙的主意，但是誰來給貓的脖子上綁鈴鐺呢？"老鼠們面面相覷，誰也沒有說話。 10. The hare and the tortoiseThe hare was once boasting of his speed before the other animals. "I have never