53～54海豚、鲸鱼和鱼,,、鹰和捕鹰人-双语名著无障碍阅读丛书——《伊索寓言(精选)Aesop'sFables(Selections)》

AesopfsTabfes (Selections 五三 海豚、鲸鱼和鱼 海豚和鲸鱼之间爆发了激烈的战争,正当双方打得不可开交之时,一条 鱼从水里探出头来,提出如果鲸鱼和海豚同意的话,自已可以作为裁判来 替他们调解分歧。一只海豚回答说: “我们宁可在战斗中同归于尽,也不愿 让你来干涉我们的事情。” llI The Dolphins, the Whales, and the Sprat The Dolphins^{①} and Whales{②} waged{} a fierce^{}war with each other. When the battle was at its height}, a Sprat^{} lifted its head out of the waves and said that he would reconcile their differences if they would accept him as an umpire{}. One of the Dolphins replied, "We would far rather be destroyed in our battle with each other than admit any interference^{②}from you in our affairs." ① dolphin/dolfin/n. 海琢 ②whale/weil/ n. 鲸 ③wage/weid/v.开始,进行(战争、运动) ④ fierce/fias. 猛烈的 height /hait/ n. 顶点 sprat /spraet/n.属的/小海鱼 ② umpire /Ampaia/ n. 裁判员 ③ interference /inta'fiarans n. 干法 .066. 伊索寓言(精选) 五四 么和捕鹰人 有人捉到一只鹰,立刻剪掉了鹰的翅膀,把他放在养鸡场里,同其他的 家禽关在一起。鹰受到这样的对待,非常难过。后来,邻居买下这只鹰,鹰 的羽翼也逐渐恢复了。鹰展翅高飞,抓到一只野兔,便立刻拿来送给自已的 恩人。狐狸看见了,连忙说道:“先别忙着向这人邀功请赏,你应该首先去 讨好你以前的主人,否则的话,他会再把你抓住,剪掉你的翅膀。” LIV The Eagle and His Captor An Eagle①was once captured by a man, who immediately clipped② his wings and put him into his poultry-yard with the other birds, at which treatment the Eagle was weighed③ down with grief. Later, an other neighbor purchased him and allowed his feathers{} to grow again. The Eagle took flight}, and pouncing upon a hare, brought it at once as an offering to his benefactor}. A Fox, seeing this, exclaimed, "Do not cultivate{} the favor of this man, but of your former owner, lest he should again hunt for you and deprive{y you a second time of your wings." ①eagle/i:ql/n.鹰 ②clip/klip/v.修剪 ③weigh/wei/v. 重陆 ④ feather /feoo/n. 羽毛 flight/flait/n. 行 benefactor /beni.faekta/ n. 恩人 7 cultivate/kAltiveit/..努力获得(支持或友谊 ⑧ deprive /di'praiv/ r. 剥夺 .o67·