25蜜蜂和朱庇特-双语名著无障碍阅读丛书——《伊索寓言(精选)Aesop'sFables(Selections)》

Aesop's Fables (Selections) 二五蜜蜂和朱庇特 一只蜂后从伊米托斯山飞到奥林匹斯山，向朱庇特神献上从自己的蜂房 采的新鲜蜂蜜。朱庇特见到贡品很开心，就答应蜂后，无论她提出什么愿 望，都可以得到满足。于是，蜂后便恳求道：“神啊，请你赐给我一根蜇人 的刺，如果有人胆敢靠近我的蜂房，取走我的蜂蜜，我便要杀了他。”热爱 人类的朱庇特听了这话很不高兴，但他已经有言在先，不能拒绝蜂后的请 求，于是就答道：“你可以得到你要的刺，但要用你自己的性命来承担后 果。如果你用刺伤人，刺就会留在你弄出的伤口里，没有了刺，你也会死 掉。” 居心叵测的人到头来自食恶果。 ·036· 伊索寓言（箱选）1 XXV The Bee and Jupiter A Bee from Mount Hymettus,the queen of the hive,ascended to Olympus to present Jupiter some honey fresh from her honeycomb. Jupiter,delighted with the offering of honey,promised to give whatever she should ask.She therefore besought him,saying,"Give me,I pray thee,a sting,that if any mortal shall approach to take my honey,I may kill him.”Jupiter was much displeased③，for he loved the race④of man,but could not refuse the request because of his promise.He thus answered the Bee:"You shall have your request,but it will be at the peril of your own life.For if you use your sting,it shall remain in the wound you make,and then you will die from the loss of it." Evil wishes,like chickens,come home to roost. ①honey /'hAni/n.蜂蜜 ②mortal/'m:tWn.凡人 ③displeased/dis'pli:zd/a不快的 ④race /reis/n种族 ⑤peril/peril/n危险，冒险 @roost/ru:st/n栖息处 ·037·