雙語·《伊索寓言》 老鼠和黃鼠狼

THE MICE AND THE WEASELS

There was war between the Mice and the Weasels, in which the Mice always got the worst of it, numbers of them being killed and eaten by the Weasels. So they called a council of war, in which an old Mouse got up and said, “It's no wonder we are always beaten, for we have no generals to plan our battles and direct our movements in the field.” Acting on his advice, they chose the biggest Mice to be their leaders, and these, in order to be distinguished from the rank and file, provided themselves with helmets bearing large plumes of straw. They then led out the Mice to battle, confident of victory: but they were defeated as usual, and were soon scampering as fast as they could to their holes. All made their way to safety without difficulty except the leaders, who were so hampered by the badges of their rank that they could not get into their holes, and fell easy victims to their pursuers.

Greatness carries its own penalties.

老鼠和黃鼠狼

老鼠和黃鼠狼之間爆發(fā)了一場戰(zhàn)爭，老鼠傷亡慘重，很多都被黃鼠狼給吃掉了。于是他們召集成立了一個戰(zhàn)爭委員會，會上，一只老鼠發(fā)言：“我們總是失敗這并不奇怪，因為我們沒有將軍指揮戰(zhàn)斗和行動。”為了響應(yīng)他的建議，老鼠們選舉出體形最大的一批老鼠擔(dān)任首領(lǐng)。而為了讓這些將軍老鼠區(qū)別于其他普通老鼠，老鼠們給他們提供了用很多草編成的厚頭盔。這些將軍帶著老鼠去戰(zhàn)斗，自信滿滿，卻還是落敗。老鼠們?nèi)俭@慌失措地跑向自己的洞，大家都成功逃脫，只有那些將軍們，被頭上的等級標(biāo)志妨礙，全都沒有辦法進入洞中，被追捕者輕而易舉逮到，成了受害者。

訓(xùn)誡：大者有時無當(dāng)，反受其害。