43～44螃蟹母子螃蟹和孤狸-双语名著无障碍阅读丛书——《伊索寓言(精选)Aesop'sFables(Selections)》

Aesop's Fables (Selections) 四三螃蟹母子 一只螃蟹对儿子说：“你为什么总是横着走，我的孩子？应该直着走才 对呀！”小螃蟹答道：“你说得对，好妈妈。如果你能直着走一次让我看看， 我今后一定直着走。”螃蟹妈妈试了试，没有成功，从此不再纠正儿子走路 的方法了。 榜样的力量胜过说教。 XLIII The Crab and Its Mother A Crab said to her son,"Why do you walk so one-sided,my child?It is far more becoming to go straight forward."The young Crab replied:"Quite true,dear Mother;and if you will show me the straight way,I will promise to walk in it."The Mother tried in vain, and submitted without remonstrance to the reproof5 of her child. Example is more powerful than precept ①crab/krab/n蟹 ②go straight forward直着走 ③n vain徒然（白费，无效）】 ④remonstrance/ri'monstrans/n.抗议，抱怨 ⑤reproof/ri'pru:fn斥责，责备 ⑥precept/'pri:sept/n.教训，告诫，训诫 ·056· 伊索寓言（箱选）1 四四螃蟹和狐狸 螃蟹离开了海边，在附近一片绿草地上安了家。饥饿的狐狸跑过来，一 口咬住了螃蟹。眼见自己性命不保，螃蟹叹道：“我真是自作自受。我天生 只适合住在海里，干吗要跑到陆地上来呢？” 满足现状的人才会快乐。 XLIV The Crab and the Fox A Crab,forsaking the seashore,chose a neighboring green meadow as its feeding ground.A Fox came across him,and being very hungry ate him up.Just as he was on the point of being eaten,the Crab said,“I well deserve my fate②，for what business had I on the land, when by my nature and habits I am only adapted for the sea? Contentment with our lot is an element5 of happiness. ①forsake/f'scik/.放弃，抛弃 ②fate/feit/n.命运 ③adapt/a'dept/.使…适应 ④contentment/kan'tentmant/n.满足 ⑤element'elimont/n成分，要素，元素 ·057·