Aesop's Fables

Aesop's Fables. Copyright, Black Cat Publishing.

《伊索寓言》。版权所有，黑猫出版社。

The Hare and the Tortoise One day the Hare is talking to his friends. I'm a very good runner, he says. I can run very fast. I can run faster than all the animals in the forest. Really? says his friend, the Rabbit. Of course, says the Hare. In the forest there are rabbits, foxes, deer, badgers, beavers, mice, hedgehogs, snails and insects. And they are all slower than me. I am the fastest animal in the forest. Don't forget me, says the Tortoise. You, says the Hare. You can't run. You're the slowest animal in the forest. You're slower than a snail. If you want, we can have a race, says the Tortoise.

《龟兔赛跑》 一天，野兔正在和他的朋友们聊天。 “我跑步可厉害啦，”他说。 我跑得特别快。 森林里所有动物都没我跑得快。 “真的吗？”他的朋友家兔问道。 “那当然啦，”野兔说。 森林里住着家兔、狐狸、鹿、獾、海狸、老鼠、刺猬、蜗牛还有各种昆虫。 他们跑得都比我慢。 我是森林里跑得最快的动物。 “别忘了还有我呀，”乌龟说。 “你？”野兔说。 你根本不会跑，你是森林里最慢的动物，比蜗牛还慢呢。 “要是你愿意，我们可以比一场赛跑呀，”乌龟说。

What? You and I have a race? says the hare. Yes, you and I, says the tortoise. OK, says the hare. We can have a race at three o 'clock this afternoon. All the animals are very excited. You must come and see the race, say the badgers to the beavers. You must come and see the race, say the mice to the foxes. You must come and see the race, say the snails to the insects. Everyone must come and see the race, say the hedgehogs.

“什么？你和我赛跑？”野兔说。 “对呀，就你和我，”乌龟说。 “好啊，”野兔说，“我们今天下午三点比赛。” 所有动物都特别兴奋。 “你们一定要来看比赛呀，”獾们对海狸们说。 “你们一定要来看比赛呀，”老鼠们对狐狸们说。 “你们一定要来看比赛呀，”蜗牛们对昆虫们说。 “大家都一定要来看比赛呀，”刺猬们说。

It's three o 'clock. It's time for the race. One, two, three, go! says the badger. The hare runs ahead very quickly. The other animals can't see him. He's in the forest. The tortoise walks slowly but surely. The hare can't see the tortoise. He's so slow. I can stop and wait for him, says the hare. The hare sits down under a big tree and waits for the tortoise. And he goes to sleep. The tortoise walks slowly but surely. He passes the sleeping hare.

三点到了，比赛时间到啦。 “一，二，三，跑！”獾喊道。 野兔飞快地冲在了前面。 其他动物都看不到他了，他跑进森林里了。 乌龟走得很慢，但一步一步稳稳地往前。 野兔看不到乌龟的影子。 “他太慢啦，我可以停下来等等他，”野兔说。 野兔在一棵大树下坐下来等乌龟。 然后他睡着了。 乌龟走得很慢，但一步一步稳稳地往前。 他超过了正在睡觉的野兔。

The hare sleeps and sleeps. The tortoise walks and walks. Soon he can see the finishing line. Look! Here comes the tortoise! say the animals. The hare wakes up, but it's too late. The tortoise is the winner. Well done! Well done! shout all the animals. The tortoise is the winner. Well done! Yes, says the tortoise. Slowly but surely, that's how to win a race.

野兔睡啊睡啊。 乌龟走啊走啊。 很快他就看到终点线了。 “快看！乌龟过来啦！”动物们喊道。 野兔醒过来，可是已经太晚了。 乌龟赢了比赛。 “太棒啦！太棒啦！”所有动物都大喊着。 乌龟赢了比赛，太厉害了！ “是呀，”乌龟说。 稳扎稳打，才能赢得比赛呀。

The Lion and the Mouse It's a sunny day in the jungle. Some mice are playing, and a big lion is sleeping in the sun. One mouse jumps on the lion's leg. The lion wakes up and he roars. Roar! He puts his paw on the mouse's tail and opens his mouth. He wants to eat the mouse. Squeak! Squeak! I'm very sorry, says the mouse. Please, don't eat me. OK, says the lion. I'm a kind lion. Go and play with your friends. Oh, thank you, says the mouse. Perhaps one day I can help you. I don't think a little mouse can help a big lion, says the lion.

《狮子和老鼠》 这是丛林里阳光明媚的一天。 几只小老鼠正在玩耍，一头大狮子在太阳底下睡觉。 有一只小老鼠跳到了狮子的腿上。 狮子醒了，他大吼起来。 吼——！ 他用爪子按住老鼠的尾巴，张开了嘴。 他想要吃掉这只小老鼠。 吱——！吱——！ “真的对不起，”小老鼠说。 求求你，别吃我呀。 “好吧，”狮子说。 我是一头好心的狮子，去找你的朋友们玩吧。 “哦，太谢谢你了，”小老鼠说。 说不定有一天我能帮到你呢。 “小老鼠怎么可能帮到大狮子呀，”狮子说。