16驴的脑子'-双语名著无障碍阅读丛书——《伊索寓言(精选)Aesop'sFables(Selections)》

Aesop's Fables (Selections) 六驴的脑子 狮子和狐狸一起外出打猎。狮子听了狐狸的主意，送信给驴，表示希望 两家结成盟友。驴兴冲冲地来到约会地点，一路上幻想着和狮子的神圣同 盟。但是驴刚一露面，狮子就扑过来抓住了他，然后对狐狸说：“这是我们 今天的晚饭。你在这儿看着他，我去睡一会儿。如果你敢碰一下我的食物， 你就会倒大霉！”狮子走了，留下狐狸独自看守着驴。狐狸趁狮子不在，偷 偷把驴的脑子取出来吃掉了。狮子回来时很快就发现驴的脑子不见了，于是 恶狠狠地问狐狸：“你把驴的脑子弄到哪去了？”“驴的脑子？大王，驴根 本就没脑子，要不然，他怎么会中了您的圈套呢？” 聪明人总能找到现成的答案。 ·024· 伊索寓言（箱选）1 XVI The Ass's Brains The Lion and the Fox went hunting together.The Lion,on the advice of the Fox,sent a message to the Ass,proposing to make an alliance between their two families.The Ass came to the place of meeting,overjoyed at the prospect of a royal alliance.But when he came there the Lion simply pounced on the Ass,and said to the Fox: "Here is our dinner for today.Watch you here while I go and have a nap.Woe betide you if you touch my prey."The Lion went away and the Fox waited;but finding that his master did not return,ventured to take out the brains of the Ass and ate them up.When the Lion came back he soon noticed the absence of the brains,and asked the Fox in a terrible voice::“What have you done with the brains？”“Brains,.your Majesty!it had none,or it would never have fallen into your trap." Wit has always an answer ready. ①lion /'laian/n.狮子 ②hunt /hant/.狩猎，打猎 ③message/'mesid3/n消息，信息 ④alliance/a'laians/n结盟，联盟 ⑤overjoyed/,auva'd3oid/a极高兴 ⑥royal /'ri/a王室的，桌家的 ⑦pounce /pauns/.猛扑 ⑧betide /bi'taid/.发生于 ⑨majesty"med3 isti/n.陛下 0wi啦wit/n智力，才智 ·025·