小学英语寓言故事 青蛙与牛
An ox,
grazing in a swampy meadow,
chanced to set his foot among a parcel of young frogs,
and crushed nearly the whole brood to death .
One that escaped ran off to his mother with the dreadful news."
and ,
oh ,
mother !"
said he ,"
it was a beast -
such a big four footed beast!-
that did it .""
Big?"
quoth the old frog , "
How big?
Was it as big" --
and she puffed herself out to a great degree-"
as big as this ?""
oh!"
said the little one ,"
a great deal bigger than that .""
well,
was it so big ?"
and she swelled herself out yet mere ."
Indeed ,
mother ,
but it was ,
and of you were to burst yourself you would never reach half its size."
provoked at such a disparagement of her powers,
the old frog made one more trial ,
and burst herself indeed.
So men are ruined by attempting greatness to which they have no claim.
译文:
一头牛在一快泥泞的草地上吃草,偶然把脚踏在一堆小青蛙当中,几乎把所有的幼蛙踩死。脱险的一个带着这可怕的消息跑到他母亲那里去了。"啊,母亲!"他说"是一只野兽-那样一只有四只脚的大野兽-踩的。""大吗?"老青蛙说。"多大?"她股足了气把自己胀得大大的说:"他像这样的吗?""啊!"小青蛙说,"比那大多了。""哦,有这么大吗?"她鼓着气胀地更大了。"真的,母亲,但确实如此,即使你胀破了自己,也不够他一半大。"老青蛙看到自己的力气受到轻视很是激怒,于是又鼓了一下气,果然这次胀破了自己。
妄自尊大的人必将自取灭亡的
词汇:
grazing 吃草
a parcel of 一群
brood 一窝
quoth 说(古代)
puffed herself out 鼓气把自己吹大
disparagement 轻视
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