雙語·《伊索寓言》 黑人

THE BLACKAMOOR

A Man once bought an Ethiopian slave, who had a black skin like all Ethiopians; but his new master thought his colour was due to his late owner's having neglected him, and that all he wanted was a good scrubbing. So he set to work with plenty of soap and hot water, and rubbed away at him with a will, but all to no purpose: his skin remained as black as ever, while the poor wretch all but died from the cold he caught.

黑人

有一個(gè)人曾經(jīng)買了一個(gè)埃塞俄比亞的奴隸，那奴隸像所有的埃塞俄比亞人一樣皮膚黑黑的，但是奴隸的主人覺得他皮膚黑，是因?yàn)樯弦粋€(gè)主人對他不關(guān)心，他只要洗個(gè)澡就能變得白白的了。所以他提供了大量的熱水和肥皂，給奴隸又搓又擦，結(jié)果卻徒勞無功，奴隸的皮膚依然像從前一樣黑，而這可憐的奴隸還因此著了涼，沒過多久就死掉了。