伊索寓言英汉双译.docx

The Tortoise and the Eagles 网络版： A Tortoise, discontented with his lowly life, and envious of the birds he saw disporting themselves in the air, begged an Eagle to teach him to fly. The Eagle protested that it was idle for him to try, as nature had not provided him with wings; but the Tortoise pressed him with entreaties and promises of treasure, insisting that it could only be a question of learning the craft of the air. So at length the Eagle consented to do the best he could for him, and picked him up in his talons. Soaring with him to a great height in the sky the then let him go. And the wretched Tortoise fell headlong and was dashed to pieces on a rock. 翻译： 一只乌龟，不满足于自己的地面生活，很羡慕鸟儿能在空中玩耍，于是便请求老鹰教他飞翔。老鹰劝她，这是他的一个白日梦，因为大自然并没有赋予他可以飞翔的翅膀。可是乌龟再三恳求，还用珍宝利诱老鹰，一再坚持这只是一个了解如何在空中飞翔的问题。于是，老鹰为了满足乌龟的愿望，一把抓住他，带着乌龟飞到一定高度后，就松开了鹰爪，而乌龟则落在了岩石上，被摔得粉身碎骨。 伊索寓言书： A Tortoise was dissatisfied with his lowly life and with crawling about on the ground at a snail’s pace. He envied the bird, who could soar high into the clouds whenever they desired. He thought that, if he could but once get up into the air, he would be able to fly with the best of them. So, one day he offered an eagle all the treasures in the ocean if he would only teach him how to fly. The eagle declined and assured him that the tortoise’s desire to fly was not only absurd but impossible. However, the tortoise kept insisting and pleading so that the eagle eventually agreed to do the best he could for him. Therefore, he carried the tortoise high up in the air, and as he let go of him, he said,“Now, spread your legs!” But before the tortoise could say one word to him in response, he plunged straight down, hit a rock, and was dashed to pieces. Demand your own way, demand your own ruin.这是说，做事违反自己的本性，不理会别人的忠告，一意孤行，必然会走向毁灭。 Notes 1. lowly adj.地位低的 2. crawl v. 爬行，蠕动，徐徐前进 3. plunge v.投入，跳进，陷入 4. dash v.猛撞，冲撞 翻译： 一只乌龟对自己卑微的生活感到不满，并以蜗牛的速度爬到地上。他羡慕那只鸟，他们可以在他们渴望的时候飞到云端。他认为，如果他能，但一旦进入空中，他将能够以最好的飞行。所以，有一天，他给了一只