7驴和他的主人-双语名著无障碍阅读丛书——《伊索寓言(精选)Aesop'sFables(Selections)》

AesopfsFa6les (Selections 七 驴和他的主人 有头驴给草药败子干活,食物少,活又重,他就求朱庇特不要让他再干 现在的活了,给他另换一个主人。朱庇特警告驴说,他会为这个请求后悔 的,然后就设法把驴卖给了一个制瓦工。驴来到砖场后不久就发觉,自已拉 的车更沉了,活也更重了,于是他又求朱庇特给他再换个主人。朱庇特告诉 驴,这是他最后一次答应驴的请求,然后就命令把驴卖给了一个皮匠。驴见 到了主人的工作,不禁哀叹自己命运不济:“我宁愿在原来的主人那里挨 饿,或是为另一个主人受累,也强过被现在这个主人买来,他在我死后也不 会放过我,还要剥我的皮。” 有的人在一处不满意,在别处也难得顺心。 .010. 伊索寓言(精选) VII The Ass and His Masters An Ass, belonging to^{①} an herb-seller who gave him too little food and too much work made a petition^{②} to Jupiter^{④to be released④ from his present service and provided with another master. Jupiter, after warning him that he would repent his request, caused him to be sold to a tile-maker}. Shortly afterwards, finding that he had heavier loads to carry and harder work in the brick-field, he petitioned for another change of master. Jupiter, telling him that it would be the last time that he could grant^{} his request, ordained^{}that he be sold to a tanner. The Ass found that he had fallen into worse hands, and noting his master's occupation{, said, groaning:"It would have been better for me to have been either starved by the one, or to have been overworked^{}by the other of my former masters, than to have been bought by my present owner, who will even after I am dead tan{}my hide^{}, and make me useful to him." He that finds discontentment^{②} in one place is not likely to find happiness in another. ①belong to v. 属于 ②petition /pi'tifan/n. 析求,祈祷 ③Jupiter/d3u:pita/ n. 朱庇特 ④relcase /ri'li:s/ v. 释放 tilc/tail/n.砖瓦 grant /gra:nt/v. 同意 ordain /5:'dein/v. 命令 ⑧ occupation /okju'peifan/n. 职业 overwork /ouvs'wo:k/ v. 过度工作 tan/taen/v.糅(革):硝(皮) hide/haid/n. 兽皮 discontentment /idiskan'tentmant/ n. 不满 .011·