雙語(yǔ)·《伊索寓言》 貓和鳥

THE CAT AND THE BIRDS

A Cat heard that the Birds in an aviary were ailing. So he got himself up as a doctor, and, taking with him a set of the instruments proper to his profession, presented himself at the door, and inquired after the health of the Birds. “We shall do very well,” they replied, without letting him in, “when we've seen the last of you.”

A villain may disguise himself, but he will not deceive the wise.

貓和鳥

有一只貓聽說(shuō)有一伙群居的鳥生病了。于是他喬裝打扮成醫(yī)生，帶著一些能證明自己身份的工具，出現(xiàn)在鳥的居所的門前，詢問(wèn)鳥兒們的健康情況。鳥兒們沒(méi)有讓他進(jìn)門，他們說(shuō)：“我們會(huì)好起來(lái)的，只要你不出現(xiàn)。”

訓(xùn)誡：壞蛋詭計(jì)多端，但無(wú)法欺騙智者。