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The Dog And The Shadow 狗和它的影子
A DOG, crossing a bridge over a stream with a piece of flesh in his mouth, saw his own shadow in the water, and took it for that of another Dog, with a piece of meat double his own in size. He therefore let go his own, and fiercely attacked the other Dog, to get his larger piece from him. He thus lost both: that which he grasped at in the water, because it was a shadow; and his own, because the stream swept it away.
一条狗嘴里叼块肉,来到一座桥上.它看见水里有自己的影子, 以为是另一条嘴里也叼着一块比自己那块肉大一倍的狗.它忙丢下自己嘴里的那块肉,猛力地攻击水里的狗.试图去抢它的肉.结果,它两块肉都得不到. 因为那只是一个影子,它自己的影子而已.真正的肉也被水冲走了.
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A MOLE, a creature blind from birth, once said to his Mother: "I am sure than I can see, Mother!" In the desire to prove to him his mistake, his Mother placed before him a few grains of frankincense, and asked, "What is it?' The young Mole said, "It is a pebble." His Mother exclaimed: "My son, I am afraid that you are not only blind, but that you have lost your sense of smell.
传说鼹鼠的眼睛是瞎的,可小鼹鼠却对妈妈说他能看得见.妈想试验他一下,便拿来一 小块香喷喷的食物,放在他面前,并问他是什么.他说是一颗小石头.母亲说：“啊,不幸 的孩子,你不但眼睛看不见,连鼻子也没用了.” 这故事是说,那些爱吹牛说大话的人,常常夸海口能做大事,却在一些微不足道的事情 上暴露了本质.
One day, a monkey rides his bike near the river. This time he sees a lion under a tree. The lion runs at him. He is afraid and falls into the river. He can’t swim. He shouts. The rabbit hears him. He jumps into the river. The rabbit swims to the monkey, but he can’t help him. Luckily, an elephant comes along. He is very strong. He helps the rabbit and monkey. Three friends are very happy. They go to the elephant’s home. Then, three of them become good friends. 故事一 三个好朋友 一天, 一只猴子在河边骑车.这时他看见树下有一只狮子,狮子向他跑来.他非常的害怕,掉进河里.他不会游泳,大叫起来.兔子听见了,跳进水里,但他却没有办法救猴子.幸运的是,一只大象过来了.大象非常强壮,救出了兔子和猴子.他们来到大象的家,在那里吃了一顿大餐.从此他们成了好朋友
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Many years after receiving my graduate degree, I returned to the State University of New York at Binghamton as a faculty member. One day in a crowded elevator, someone remarked on its inefficiency. I said the elevators had not changed in the 20 years since I began there as a student. When the door finally opened, I felt a compassionate pat on my back, and turned to see an elderly nun smiling at me. "You'll get that degree, dear," she whispered. "Perseverance is a virtue."
获取研究生学位多年以后,我回到纽约州立宾汉姆顿大学当教员.一天,电梯里很拥挤,有人说其工作效率.我说电梯一直没有换过20年我也开始作为一个学生.最后当电梯门打开时,我感到有人在我的背上,回过头来我看到一位年长的修女正在朝我微笑.”你会拿到学位的,亲爱的,”她低声说.”坚持不懈是一种美德.”
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