27～28盲人和狼崽、吹牛的旅行者-双语名著无障碍阅读丛书——《伊索寓言(精选)Aesop'sFables(Selections)》

Aesop's Fables (Selections) 二七盲人和狼崽 有个盲人，无论把什么动物放到他手上，他只要一摸，就能辨认出是哪 种动物。有人把一只狼崽交给他，让他摸摸看是什么动物。盲人摸了摸，迟 疑地说道：“这是一只小狐狸，还是小狼，我说不清。但有一点是可以肯定 的，决不能把它放到羊群里去。” 凶恶的本性即使在幼年也会暴露无遗。 XXVII The Blind Man and the Whelpa A Blind Man was accustomed to distinguishing different animals by touching them with his hands.The whelp of a Wolf was brought to him,with a request that he would feel it,and say what it was.He felt it,and being in doubt,said:"I do not quite know whether it is the cub of a Fox,or the whelp of a Wolf,but this I know full well.It would not be safe to admit④him to the sheepfold.b” Evil tendencies are shown in early life. ①whelp(h)welp/n.崽，幼兽 ②be accustomed to习惯于 ③admit/ad'mit/.允许进入 ④sheepfold/fi:pfauld/n.羊圈 ⑤tendency'tendonsi/n.倾向 ·040 伊索寓言（箱选）1 二八吹牛的旅行者 有个人从国外旅行归来，逢人就吹嘘自已在国外立下无数丰功伟绩。他 说自己在罗得岛上曾奋力一跳，距离之远，当世无人能及，当时在场的许多 目击者都可以来为他作证。这时，有个看热闹的人打断了他的话，说道： “老兄，如果你说的都是真的，也就用不着什么证人了，假设这里就是罗得 岛，你跳给我们看吧。” 真正成功的人根本不需要自我吹嘘。 XXVIlI The Boasting Traveler A Man who had traveled in foreign lands boasted very much,on returning to his own country,of the many wonderful and heroic feats he had performed in the different places he had visited.Among other things,he said that when he was at Rhodes he had leaped to such a distance that no man of his day could leap anywhere near him as to that,there were in Rhodes many persons who saw him do it and whom he could call as witnesses.One of the bystanders interrupted him, saying:"Now,my good man,if this be all true there is no need of witnesses.Suppose this to be Rhodes,and leap for us." He who does a thing well does not need to boast. ①boat/baust/r.吹牛，自夸 ②leap /li:pl.跳跃 ③witness /witnis/n.目击者，证人 ④bystander/baistanda/n.旁观者 ·041·