雙語·《伊索寓言》 驢和老農民

THE ASS AND THE OLD PEASANT

An old Peasant was sitting in a meadow watching his Ass, which was grazing close by, when all of a sudden he caught sight of armed men stealthily approaching. He jumped up in a moment, and begged the Ass to fly with him as fast as he could, “Or else,” said he, “we shall both be captured by the enemy.” But the Ass just looked round lazily and said, “And if so, do you think they'll make me carry heavier loads than I have to now?” “No!” said his master. “Oh, well, then,” said the Ass, “I don't mind if they do take me, for I shan't be any worse off.”

驢和老農民

有一個老農民坐在草地上，看著他的驢在附近吃草。突然間，他看到一隊全副武裝的人偷偷摸摸地靠近，于是他一躍而起，讓驢馱著他盡快跑掉。“不然我們都會被敵人捉住的。”但是驢只是懶散地看了看周圍，說：“如果被抓的話，你覺得他們讓我馱的東西會比以前重嗎？”主人回答說：“不會?！斌H說：“啊，那好吧，我并不介意被他們抓住，反正我的境況也不會變得更糟?！?/p>