儿童寓言故事：蝙蝠、鸟和野兽

 

The bat, the birds,and the beasts

　　There was a big fight between the birds and the beasts. The bat did not join in the fight.

　　Some birds said to the bat, "Come with us." But he replied, "I am a beast."

　　Later on, some beasts said to him, "Come with us." But he replied, "I am a bird."

　　At last the fighting ended peacefully. The bat first went to the birds, and wanted to join in the celebration¹, but they all turned against him. He then went to the beasts, but was also driven away.

蝙蝠、鸟和野兽

　　鸟与野兽宣战，蝙蝠没有参战。

　　鸟对蝙蝠说：“加入我们吧。”蝙蝠回答说：“我是野兽。”

　　后来，一些野兽对蝙蝠说：“加入我们吧。”但是蝙蝠回答说：“我是鸟。”

　　当鸟和野兽宣告停战和平时，交战双方明白了蝙蝠的欺骗行为。蝙蝠来到鸟类当中，他们都敌视他，蝙蝠去野兽那里，也被赶走。

　　寓意: 两面三刀的人，最终不会有好的下场。

1 celebration   

n.庆祝，庆祝会；典礼

参考例句：

• The celebration passed off successfully.庆祝活动圆满结束。
• The celebration of Christmas is a custom.庆祝圣诞节是一种习俗。