4蚂蚁和蛹-双语名著无障碍阅读丛书——《伊索寓言(精选)Aesop'sFables(Selections)》

Aesop's Fables (Selections) 四 蚂蚁和蛹 一只蚂蚁在太阳下东奔西跑，寻找食物，看到一只即将蜕变的蛹。蛹扭 动尾巴，引起了蚂蚁的注意，他这才第一次意识到，原来这东西是活的。 “可怜的家伙！”蚂蚁傲慢地大叫一声，“你的命运多么悲惨！我可以自由自 在地东游西逛，要是我乐意的话，还可以爬上最高的那棵大树，可你关在那 个壳里，最多也只能活动活动你那条难看的尾巴上的一两个关节。”蚂蚁的 这番话，蛹都听在耳朵里，但没有出声。 过了几天，蚂蚁又经过这里，只看到一个空壳，蛹不见了。蚂蚁正在纳 闷，忽觉头顶上有什么东西遮住了阳光，紧接着吹来一阵风，一对绚丽的蝴 蝶翅膀出现在他面前。“仔细看看我，”蝴蝶说，“我就是你那可怜的朋友。 只要你能让我留在这儿听你吹牛，你就继续夸耀你那四处走动和爬树的本领 吧。”蝴蝶说完就飞到了空中，乘着夏日的清风，他越飞越高，很快就在蚂 蚁的视野里消失了。 切不可以貌取人。 ①ant/xnt/n蚂蚁 ②chrysalis /krisolis/n.蛹，茧 ③nimbly/'nimbli/ad.敏捷地，机敏地 ④disdainfully/dis'deinfuli/ad.轻蔑地 ascend/'send/,上升，攀登 ⑥imprison/im'prizn/.拘禁 D scaly/skeili/a鳞状的 ⑧remain/ri'mcin/私.保持 @gorgeous /'g:d33s/a绚丽的 0deceptive/di'septiv/a.迷惑的，导致误解的 ·006· 伊索寓言（箱选）】 IV The Ant and the Chrysalis An Ant nimbly running about in the sunshine in search of food came across a Chrysalis that was very near its time of change.The Chrysalis moved its tail,and thus attracted the attention of the Ant, who then saw for the first time that it was alive."Poor,pitiable animal!”'cried the Ant disdainfully④.“What a sad fate is yours！!While I can run hither and thither,at my pleasure,and,if I wish,ascend the tallest tree,you lie imprisoned here in your shell,with power only to move a joint or two of your scaly tail."The Chrysalis heard all this,but did not try to make any reply. A few days after,when the Ant passed that way again,nothing but the shell remained Wondering what had become of its contents,he felt himself suddenly shaded and fanned by the gorgeous wings of a beautiful Butterfly.“Behold in me,”said the Butterfly,“your much- pitied friend!Boast now of your powers to run and climb as long as you can get me to listen."So saying,the Butterfly rose in the air,and, borne along and aloft on the summer breeze,was soon lost to the sight of the Ant forever. Appearances are deceptive ·007·