21～22天文学家、秃子和苍蝇-双语名著无障碍阅读丛书——《伊索寓言(精选)Aesop'sFables(Selections)》

Aesop's Fables (Selections) 二一天文学家 有个天文学家，每天晚上都到外面去观测星象。有一天晚上，天文学家 来到野外，全神贯注望着星空，不留神跌进了一口深井，身上碰得青一块、 紫一块。他一面呻吟，一面大声呼救。他的邻居跑来问明原委，对他说道： “老朋友，你一心只想着天上，为什么不肯分神看看地上的事？” XXI The Astronomer An Astronomer used to go out at night to observe the stars.one evening,as he wandered through the suburbs with his whole attention fixed on the sky,he fell accidentally into a deep well5.While he lamented and bewailed his sores and bruises,and cried loudly for help,a neighbor ran to the well,and learning what had happened said: "Hark ye,old fellow,why,in striving to pry into what is in heaven, do you not manage to see what is on earth? ①astronomer/a'sron3ma/n.天文学家 ②wander/'wondo/.游荡 ③suburb /'sAba:b/n.郊区 ④fxon固定 ⑤wcll/wel/n井 ⑥lament/la'ment/R.悲叹 bewail/bi'weil/.痛哭 细sore/s3n痛处，疮口 ⑨bruise/bru:以n.瘀伤，擦伤 pry into探问 ·030· 伊索寓言（箱选）1 二二秃子和苍蝇 一只苍蝇叮了秃子的头，秃子想打死苍蝇，却给了自己狠狠一巴掌。 逃走的苍蝇幸灾乐祸地说：“被一只小虫子叮了一下，你就要报复，甚至 还想杀了这只小虫，可到头来居然又挨打又丢面子。”秃子答道：“我打 自己两下有什么要紧？因为我不会存心伤害自己。可是你这只可恨、无耻 的小虫子，专靠吸人血取乐，我真希望一下子拍死你，就算吃再大的苦头 我也不在乎” 报复别人的人自己也会受苦。 XXII The Bald Man and the Fly A Fly bit the bare head of a Bald Man who,endeavoring to destroy it,gave himself a heavy slap.Escaping,the Fly said mockingly,“You who have wished to revenge④，even with death,the prick of a tiny insect,see what you have done to yourself to add insultto injury®？”The Bald Man replied,“I can easily make peace with myself,because I know there was no intention to hurt.But you, an ill-favored and contemptible insect who delights in sucking human blood,I wish that I could have killed you even if I had incurred a heavier penalty,” Revenge will hurt the avenger. ①bald /bo:ld/a秃头的 ②slap/slep/n掴 ③mockingly/'mokinli/ad愚弄地，取笑地 ④revenge/r'vend3/.报仇，报复 ⑤prick /prik/.刺，穿 ⑥insect /insekt/n.昆虫 ⑦insult/insAlt/n悔辱 ⑧injury /ind3riln.损害，伤害 @penalty /'penlti/n.处罚，惩罚 0 avenger /a'vend3al/n.复仇者 ·031·