23蝙蝠、鸟和兽,,-双语名著无障碍阅读丛书——《伊索寓言(精选)Aesop'sFables(Selections)》

Aesops Fables (Selections) 二三蝙蝠、鸟和兽 鸟类和兽类之间即将爆发一场大战。当双方各自集合军队的时候，蝙蝠 不知道自己该加入哪一边。鸟们飞过蝙蝠的家门，对他说：“来和我们并肩 战斗吧。”蝙蝠答道：“我是一只兽。”兽们从树下经过，抬头对蝙蝠说： “来和我们并肩战斗吧。”蝙蝠答道：“我是一只鸟。”幸好鸟兽双方在最后 时刻和解了，没有出现战争。于是蝙蝠飞到鸟群里，想同大家一起庆贺，可 所有的鸟都不理他。蝙蝠只好飞到兽群中，但没过一会儿，蝙蝠就落荒而 逃，不然的话，那些野兽非把他撕成碎片不可。蝙蝠叹道：“唉，我现在才 明白，没有立场的人是找不到朋友的。” ·032· 伊索寓言（精选）1 XXIII The Bat,the Birds,and the Beasts A great conflict was about to come off between the Birds and the Beasts.When the two armies were collected together the Bat hesitated2 which to join.The Birds that passed his perch said:"Come with us"; but he said:"I am a Beast."Later on,some Beasts who were passing underneath him looked up and said:“Come with us'”;but he said:“T am a Bird."Luckily at the last moment peace was made,and no battle took place,so the Bat came to the Birds and wished to join in the rejoicings,but they all turned against him and he had to fly away5. He then went to the Beasts,but soon had to beat a retreat,or else they would have torn him to pieces..“Ah,”said the Bat,“I see now, he that is neither one thing nor the other has no friends." ①conflict/konflikt/.m,冲突，矛盾，争执 ②hesitate严heziteit/.犹豫，迟疑，踌躇 多perch /pa:tf/n.栖息处 ④rejoicing /ri'd3isin/n.欣喜，高兴，欢欣之事 5 fly away飞走 retreat/mi'trit/n.撤退 ·033·