12～13驴和蚱蜢、驴和马-双语名著无障碍阅读丛书——《伊索寓言(精选)Aesop'sFables(Selections)》

Aesop's Fables (Selections) 一二驴和蚱蜢 驴听见蚱蜢唱歌，被他们美妙的歌声迷住了，也想唱出这样悦耳的旋 律，就问蚱蜢：“你们吃了什么，才有如此美妙的歌喉？”蚱蜢回答道： “露水。”于是驴决定从此以后只喝露水，但不久便饿死了。 傻瓜也有明白的时候，只是为时太晚。 XII The Ass and the Grasshopper An Ass having heard some Grasshoppers chirping,was highly enchanted②；and,desiring to possess③the same charms of melody④， demanded what sort of food they lived on to give them such beautiful voices.They replied,"The dew5"The Ass resolved that he would live only upon dew,and in a short time died of hunger. Even a fool is wise-when it is too late! ①chirp /t:p/n.喳喳声，聊聊声 ②enchant /in'tja:nt/.使（某人）陶醉 ③possess /p阳'zes/".具有（某品质） ④mclody /'meladi/n旋律，曲子，美的音乐，曲调 ⑤dew /dju:/n.露水 @resolve/mi'zolv/.决定，决心 ·018· 伊索寓言（箱选） 一三 驴和马 驴请求马把他的食物分给自己一点，马说道：“可以。看在我又高贵又 体面的份上，我可以把此刻吃剩下的草料都给你，如果有草料剩下的话。如 果你晚上到我的马厩来，我可以给你满满一小袋大麦。”驴听了，答道： “谢了，但你现在连一点点草都不肯分给我，将来又怎么肯给我更好的东西 呢？” XIlI The Ass and the Horse An Ass besought a Horse to spare him a small portion of his feed.“Yes,”said the Horse,“'if any remains out of what I am now eating I will give it to you for the sake of my own superior③dignity④， and if you will come when I reach my own stall5 in the evening,I will give you a little sack full of barley⑦.”The Ass replied,“Thank you. But I can't think that you,who refuse me a little matter now,will by and by confer on me a greater benefit." ①besought/bi'st/.(beseechi的过去式)愿求 @portion /po:Jan/n部分 ③superior/sju:'piaria/a上好的，出众的 ④dignity'/digniti/.尊严 ⑤stal/sto:n牲畜棚中的一栏 ⑥5ack/sek/n袋子 barley/"ba:li/n.大麦 图confer /kan'f:lu.赠予 ·019·