一篇英語寓言,下面是全文的中英對(duì)照,可以看看：）~~
Belling the cat(系鈴于貓)
Long ago, there was a big cat in the house. He caught many mice while they were stealing food.
One day the mice had a meeting to talk about the way to deal with their common enemy. Some said this, and some said that.
At last a young mouse got up, and said that he had
a good idea.
"We could tie a bell around the neck of the cat. Then when he comes near, we can hear the sound of the bell, and run away."
Everyone approved of this proposal, but an old wise mouse got up and said, "That is all very well, but who will tie the bell to the cat?" The mice looked at each other, but nobody spoke.
從前,一所房子里面有一只大貓,他抓住了很多偷東西的老鼠.
一天,老鼠在一起開會(huì)商量如何對(duì)付他們共同的敵人.會(huì)上大家各有各的主張,最后,一只小老鼠站出來說他有一個(gè)好主意.
“我們可以在貓的脖子上綁一個(gè)鈴鐺,那么如果他來到附近,我們聽到鈴聲就可以馬上逃跑.”
大家都贊同這個(gè)建議,這時(shí)一只聰明的老耗子站出來說：“這的確是個(gè)絕妙的主意,但是誰來給貓的脖子上綁鈴鐺呢?”老鼠們面面相覷,誰也沒有說話.
寓意: 有些事情說起來容易,做起來卻很難.
Giving the Seeding a Hand
Long long ago, in ancient China, there lived a farmer .He was worried about his seeding growing too slowly .
One day ,he went to the farmland and pulled up the seeding one by one .When he returned home ,he was very exhausted."I am tired out today,”he said to his family ,"I helped the seeding to grow."
His son was surprised . He hurried to the fields to see what had happened .It turned out that all the seeding had shriveled up.
拔苗助長
從前,有一個(gè)農(nóng)民總是擔(dān)心自己種的秧苗長得太慢.
一天,他到田里把秧苗一個(gè)一個(gè)地拔了起來,當(dāng)他回到家時(shí),十分興奮,“我今天很累,”他對(duì)家人說到,“我再幫秧苗長大.”
他的兒子很奇怪就跑去田里看到地發(fā)生了什么.一看所有的秧苗都枯萎了.