The Big Brag

The rabbit felt mighty important that day on top of the hill in the sun where he lay. He felt so important up there on that hill that he started in bragging as animals will and he boasted out loud as he threw out his chest. Of all of the beasts in the world I'm the best on land and on sea even up in the sky no animal lives who is better than I.

那天，兔子躺在山顶的阳光下，感觉自己 特别了不起。他站在山顶上觉得自己太厉害了，就忍不住像别的动物那样开始吹牛皮 还挺着胸脯大声吹。全世界所有的 野兽里，我在陆地、海里最厉害，就连天上也没有 任何动物比我更厉害的。

What's that? growled a voice that was terribly rough. Now why do you say such ridiculous stuff? The rabbit looked down and he saw a big bear. I'm best of the beasts, said the bear. And so there.

“那是什么？”一个粗得吓人的声音吼道。 你怎么说这么荒唐的话？ 兔子低头一看，看见了一头大熊。 “我是野兽里最厉害的。”熊说。 就是这么回事。

You're not, snapped the rabbit. I'm better than you. Poo! The bear snorted. Again I say poo. You talk mighty big, Mr. Rabbit, that's true. But how can you prove it? Just what can you do? Hmm, thought the rabbit. Now what can I do? He thought and he thought. Then he finally said, Mr. Bear, do you see these two ears on my head? My ears are so keen and so sharp and so fine, no ears in the world can hear further than mine.

“你才不是。”兔子厉声说。 我比你厉害多了。 呸！ 熊嗤了一声。 我再说一遍，呸。 兔子先生，你牛皮吹得可真大，真的。 可你怎么证明呢？ 你有什么本事啊？ 嗯，兔子心里盘算着。 我能有什么本事呢？ 他想啊想啊。 最后他终于开口了， 熊先生，你看见我头上这两只耳朵了吗？ 我的耳朵特别灵敏、特别尖、特别好使， 全世界没有谁的耳朵能比我听得更远。

Hmph! the bear grunted. He looked at each ear. You say they are good! said the bear with a sneer. But how do I know just how far they can hear? I'll prove, said the rabbit, my ears are the best. You sit there and watch me. I'll prove it by test. Then he stiffened his ears till they both stood up high and pointed straight up at the blue of the sky. He stretched his ears open as wide as he could. Shhh! I am listening! he said as he stood. He listened so hard that he started to sweat and the fur on his ears and his forehead got wet.

“哼！”熊咕哝了一声，打量着兔子的两只耳朵。 “你说它们厉害啊！”熊冷笑着说。 可我怎么知道它们能听多远啊？ “我会证明我的耳朵是最厉害的。”兔子说。 你坐在那儿看着，我做个测试给你看。 然后他把耳朵绷得紧紧的，竖得高高的， 直直指向蓝蓝的天空。 他把耳朵张得尽可能大。 “嘘！我在听呢！”他站着说道。 他听得太认真了，都开始冒汗了， 耳朵和额头上的毛都湿了。

For seven long minutes he stood. Then he stirred, and he said to the bear, Do you know what I heard? Do you see that farm mountain? It's 90 miles off. There's a fly on that mountain. I just heard him cough. Now, the cough of a fly, sir, is quite hard to hear when he's 90 miles off, but I heard it quite clear. So you see, bragged the rabbit, it's perfectly true that my ears are the best, so I'm better than you.

他站了整整七分钟。 然后他动了动，对熊说， 你知道我听见什么了吗？ 你看见那边有农场的那座山了吗？ 离这儿有90英里远呢。 那座山上有一只苍蝇。 我刚才听见他咳嗽了。 哎呀先生，苍蝇的咳嗽声本来就很难听见， 更何况他在90英里外呢，可我听得清清楚楚。 所以你看，兔子得意地吹道， 我的耳朵是最棒的，这话千真万确， 所以我比你厉害。