雙語詩歌翻譯|劉向-《說苑·梟逢鳩》

《梟逢鳩》是一則動物寓言、文言文。出自西漢劉向《說苑.談叢》。這則寓言故事告誡人們，對待自己的重大缺點(diǎn)和某些重大問題，要從根本上加以解決，不能像貓頭鷹搬家那樣，就事論事，回避矛盾，這樣問題是解決不了的。

《說苑·梟逢鳩》 劉向

梟逢鴆。鴆曰：“子將安之？” 梟曰：“我將東徙?！兵c曰：“何故？”梟曰：“鄉(xiāng)人皆惡我鳴，以故東徙?！兵F曰：“子能更鳴可矣；不能更鳴，東徙，猶惡子之聲。”

The Owl Moves House

One day the owl met the turtle-dove.
"Where are you going?" inquired the dove.
"I'm moving east," said the owl.
"Why is that?" asked the dove.
"All the people here dislike my hoot," replied the owl. "That is why I want to move east."
"If you can change your voice," said the dove, "then it will be all right. But if you can't, even if you move east, the people there will dislike you just the same."