美國(guó)語(yǔ)文第三冊(cè) 第22期：風(fēng)和太陽(yáng)

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LESSON 22

第22課

decide

決定

buckled

扣

mountain

山

shelter

避難所

party

部分

dispute

爭(zhēng)端

succeed

成功

forcibly

強(qiáng)行

mantle

地幔

oven

烤箱

THE WIND AND THE SUN

風(fēng)和太陽(yáng)

A dispute once arose between the Wind and the Sun, as to which was the stronger.

有一次，風(fēng)和太陽(yáng)起了爭(zhēng)執(zhí)，雙方都在強(qiáng)調(diào)自己更厲害。

To decide the matter, they agreed to try their power on a traveler.

為了解決這個(gè)問(wèn)題，風(fēng)和太陽(yáng)都同意在一個(gè)旅行者身上施展威力。

That party which should first strip him of his cloak,was to win the day.

最先讓他脫掉斗篷的一方，就是當(dāng)天的勝利者。

The Wind began. He blew a cutting blast, which tore up the mountain oaks by their roots, and made the whole forest look like a wreck.

風(fēng)先開(kāi)始，它發(fā)動(dòng)了猛烈地攻擊，甚至把山上的橡樹(shù)都連根拔起來(lái)了，整個(gè)森林一片狼藉，似乎全都遭到了嚴(yán)重破壞。

But the traveler, though at first he could scarcely keep his cloak on his back,

但是，這個(gè)旅行者起先盡管差點(diǎn)沒(méi)能保住自己背上的斗篷，

ran under a hill for shelter, and buckled his mantle about him more closely.

但他很快就跑到一個(gè)小山丘下尋求庇護(hù)，并且迅速緊緊地扣好了身上的斗篷。

The Wind having thus tried his utmost power in vain, the Sun began.

風(fēng)幾乎用盡了全部力氣，依然徒勞無(wú)功，接下來(lái)輪到了太陽(yáng)進(jìn)攻。

Bursting through a thick cloud, he darted his sultry beams so forcibly upon the traveler's head, that the poor fellow was almost melted.

太陽(yáng)光沖破厚厚的云層噴薄而出，猛烈地向旅行者的頭頂照射強(qiáng)光，這個(gè)可憐的家伙都快被融化了。

"This," said he, "is past all bearing. It is so hot, that one might as well be in an oven."

他自言自語(yǔ)地說(shuō)：“再也受不了了，實(shí)在太熱了，就像在烤箱中一樣備受煎熬。”

So he quickly threw off his cloak, and went into the shade of a tree to cool himself.

于是，他快速脫掉了自己的斗篷，走到一片樹(shù)陰下乘涼。

This fable teaches us, that gentle means will often succeed where for cible ones will fail.

這則寓言告訴我們，溫柔的手段往往會(huì)成功，而強(qiáng)硬的手段往往都會(huì)失敗。