雙語(yǔ)·《伊索寓言》 猴子做王

THE MONKEY AS KING

At a gathering of all the animals the Monkey danced and delighted them so much that they made him their King. The Fox, however, was very much disgusted at the promotion of the Monkey: so having one day found a trap with a piece of meat in it, he took the Monkey there and said to him, “Here is a dainty morsel I have found, sire; I did not take it myself, because I thought it ought to be reserved for you, our King. Will you be pleased to accept it?” The Monkey made at once for the meat and got caught in the trap. Then he bitterly reproached the Fox for leading him into danger; but the Fox only laughed and said, “O Monkey, you call yourself King of the Beasts and haven't more sense than to be taken in like that!”

猴子做王

有一回百獸集會(huì)，猴子手舞足蹈，討得了大家的歡心，于是便被推舉為王。而狐貍對(duì)此非常不滿(mǎn)。有一天，他發(fā)現(xiàn)了一個(gè)圈套，圈套中有一片肉，便帶著猴子去了那里，對(duì)他說(shuō)：“陛下，這是我發(fā)現(xiàn)的佳肴，不敢獨(dú)享，因?yàn)槲蚁胫挥心排湎碛?。您愿意接受嗎？”猴子立刻便撲向了肉，結(jié)果卻被圈套套住。他嚴(yán)厲地責(zé)備狐貍讓他陷入了危險(xiǎn)，但是狐貍只是大笑著說(shuō)：“啊，猴子啊，你自稱(chēng)為百獸之王，居然還沒(méi)聰明到能躲開(kāi)這種圈套！”