雙語(yǔ)·《伊索寓言》 蚊子和公牛

THE GNAT AND THE BULL

A Gnat alighted on one of the horns of a Bull, and remained sitting there for a considerable time. When it had rested sufficiently and was about to fly away, it said to the Bull, “Do you mind if I go now?” The Bull merely raised his eyes and remarked, without interest, “It's all one to me; I didn't notice when you came, and I shan't know when you go away.”

We may often be of more consequence in our own eyes than in the eyes of our neighbours.

蚊子和公牛

一只蚊子落在了一頭公牛的犄角上，在那兒停留了一段時(shí)間。他休息夠了，準(zhǔn)備飛走的時(shí)候，便問(wèn)公牛：“你介意我現(xiàn)在走嗎？”公牛只是微微抬了抬眼睛，漠不關(guān)心地說(shuō)：“對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)你走不走沒(méi)什么區(qū)別：我根本沒(méi)有注意到你什么時(shí)候來(lái)的，也根本不會(huì)在意你什么時(shí)候走?！?/p>

訓(xùn)誡：我們總是以為自己很重要，實(shí)則在鄰人眼中根本不是如此。