17～18驮神像的驴、驴、公鸡和狮子-双语名著无障碍阅读丛书——《伊索寓言(精选)Aesop'sFables(Selections)》

AesopfsTabfes (Selections 一七 神像的驴 一头驴驮着一尊有名的木神像,被人赶着在城里穿街过巷,到神庙去安 置神像。路上的行人都对神像顶礼膜拜,驴以为大家是在拜他,就趴高气扬 地摆起了架子,再也不肯向前走一步。赶驴人看驴停在原地不动,就用鞭子 在驴背上一顿猛抽,骂道: “盘东西,人们拜驴的时候还早着呢!” 借别人的荣耀来吹嘘自已是不明智的 The Ass Carying XVII the lmage An Ass once carried through the streets of a city a famous wooden Image, to be placed in oneof its Temples. As he passed along, the crowd^{①}made lowly prostration②} before the Image. The Ass, thinking that they bowed③ their heads in token{④} of respect for himself, bristled} up with pride, gave himself airs, and refused to move another step. The driver, seeing him thus stop, laid his whip{} lustily}about his shoulders and said, "O you perverse{}dull-head! It is not yet come to this, that men pay worship^{②}to an Ass." They are not wise who give to themselves the credit{ due to others. ① crowd /kraud/n. 人群 ② prostration /pros'treifon/ n. 平伏,跪倒 ③bow/bou/v.翔躬.弯 ④ token/'taukon/ n. 表征 bristle/brisl/v.(动物的毛)竖起 whip/(h)wip/n. lustily/Astili/ad. 精力充沛地,强壮地 ③ perverse /pa'va:s/ a. 乖张的,强的 ②worship/wa:fip/ n. 崇拜 o credit/kredit/n. 荣 ·026. 伊索寓言(精选) 一八驴、公鸡和师子 驴和公鸡一起在围栏里,忽然来了一只饥肠键的狮子,正当狮子就要 扑向驴的时候,公鸡放声大叫,狮子听了,掉头就跑。据说狮子非常害怕听 到公鸡的叫声。驴看到公鸡的叫声都可以吓走狮子,勇气大振,跟在狮子后 面紧追不舍,要给狮子一个教训。可是驴才追了没多远,狮子忽然转过身 来,一把抓住驴,把他撕成了碎片。 愚蠢的自信往往招致危险 XVlll The Ass, the Cock, and the Lion An Ass and a Cock were in a straw yard together when a Lion, desperate{① from hunger, approached the spot②. Hewas about to③ spring④} upon the Ass, when the Cock (to the sound of whose voice the Lion, it is said, has a singularaversion) crowed loudly, and the Lion fled away as fast as he could. The Ass, observing his trepidation{} at the mere crowing of a Cock summoned{} courage to attack him, and galloped{②} after him for that purpose. He had run no long distance, when the Lion, turning about, seized him and tore{} him to pieces. False confidence often leads into danger ①desperate/desparit/a. 不顾一切的,绝望的 ②spot/spot/n.地点 ③be about to即将 ④ spring/sprin/v. 弹起,甜 5 singular /singjula/ a. 独-的 aversion /a'va:fan/ n. 嫌恶,憎恨 trepidation /trepi'deifon/n. 恐惧,惊惶 ⑧summon/sAman/t. 出发,挥出 gallop/qaelap/n. 恐惧.惊惶 o tore/t5:/v.撕破 ·027·