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Aesops Fables (Selections)
三安德罗克勒斯
有个名叫安德罗克勒斯的奴隶从主人家里逃走,跑进了森林。他在森林
里徘徊,猛然看到一头狮子躺在地上,正在痛苦地呻吟。安德罗克勒斯先是
转身就跑,见狮子并没有追赶,他觉得奇怪,就回过头来看个究竟。狮子见
他走近,伸出爪子给他看,安德罗克勒斯看到狮子的爪子上扎了一根大刺,
肿了起来,流着血,狮子痛苦不堪。安德罗克勒斯拔出了刺,帮狮子包扎好
伤口。狮子很快就站了起来,像一条温顺的狗那样舔安德罗克勒斯的手。伤
愈的狮子把安德罗克勒斯带回洞中,每天外出捕猎,带回肉来养活他。
但是没过多久,安德罗克勒斯和狮子都被抓住了。逃跑的奴隶被判决扔
给饿了好几天的狮子。皇帝陛下率领全体朝臣来观看狮子吃人的场面。安德
罗克勒斯被带到斗兽场的中间,过了一会儿,狮子也被放出了牢笼,咆哮着
冲向那个受难的人。可是狮子刚一靠近安德罗克勒斯,立即认出了自己的朋
友,他停下来,像亲昵的狗那样摇摆着尾巴,去舔他的手。皇帝见了,大吃
一惊,赶忙召安德罗克勒斯前来询问原委。皇帝听了安德罗克勒斯的讲述,
宽恕了这个奴隶,赐给他自由,还把狮子放归山林。
知恩图报是灵魂高尚的标志。
①escape /is'keip/.逃脱,避开,溜走
2 wander'wond/.游满
③moan/m3un/书.呻吟
④groan/groun/.呻吟
⑤pursue /pa'sju:/.追捕
@paw /po:/m爪子
hom0:n/n刺,荆棘
capture /kaept∫a/.抓取,获得,迷住
9 spectacle"spektakl/n.值得看的东西
gratitude'graetitju::dm.感谢的心情
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伊索寓言(椭选)【
Ill Androcles
A slave named Androcles once escaped from his master and fled
to the forest.As he was wandering2 about there he came upon a Lion
lying down moaning and groaning At first he turned to flee,but
finding that the Lion did not pursue him,he turned back and went up
to him.As he came near,the Lion put out his paw,which was all
swollen and bleeding,and Androcles found that a huge thorn had got
into it,and was causing all the pain.He pulled out the thorn and bound
up the paw of the Lion,who was soon able to rise and lick the hand of
Androcles like a dog.Then the Lion took Androcles to his cave,and
every day used to bring him meat from which to live.
But shortly afterwards both Androcles and the Lion were captured,
and the slave was sentenced to be thrown to the Lion,after the latter
had been kept without food for several days.The Emperor and all his
Court came to see the spectacle,and Androcles was led out into the
middle of the arena.Soon the Lion was let loose from his den,and
rushed bounding and roaring towards his victim.But as soon as he
came near to Androcles he recognized his friend,and fawned upon
him,and licked his hands like a friendly dog.The Emperor,surprised
at this,summoned Androcles to him,who told him the whole story.
Whereupon the slave was pardoned and freed,and the Lion let loose to
his native forest.
Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.
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