伊索寓言双语故事:断尾的狐狸Thefoxwithoutatail断尾的狐狸Afox’stailwascaughtinatrap
Whenhewastryingtoreleasehimself,helosthiswholetailexceptthestump
一只狐狸的尾巴被夹住了,当他试着脱身的时候,挣断了整条尾巴
Atfirsthewasashamedtoseetheotherfoxesbecausehehadnotail,buthewasdeterminedtofacehismisfortune
Hecalledallthefoxestoameeting
开始时,他看到其他狐狸的时候感到很羞愧
后来,他决定面对这种不幸,就召集了所有的狐狸开会
Whentheyhadgottentogether,thefoxsaidthattheyshouldalldoawaywiththeirtails
Hesaidthattheirtailswereveryinconvenientwhentheymetwiththeirenemies
大家到齐后,他极力劝说其他狐狸也割掉尾巴,说尾巴在遭遇敌人时很不方便,尾巴一点儿作用也没有
Hedidnottalkaboutanyadvantagesofthetail
"Youareright,"saidoneoftheolderfoxes,"butIdon’tthinkyouwouldadviseustodoawaywithourtailsifyouhadn’tlostityourselffirst
"可他没有说有尾巴的任何好处
一只老狐狸站出来说:“如果你没有失去你的尾巴,你是不会来劝大家都割去尾巴的