那些給我智慧和勇氣的寓言故事74：浮躁的猴子

The King received news one day that a group outlaws were committing outrages on a distant border of the kingdom.

一天，國(guó)王得到消息，邊境地區(qū)有一群不法之徒正在造反。

The news angered of the King. He quickly gathered his army and started off for the distant border, leaving his kingdom unguarded and without a ruler.

這個(gè)消息激怒了國(guó)王，他迅速召集軍隊(duì)，前往邊。國(guó)家防衛(wèi)兵力頓時(shí)全無(wú)，也沒(méi)有了統(tǒng)治者。

On their long march, the King and his army made camp for the night wherever they could.

長(zhǎng)途行軍中，國(guó)王和他的軍隊(duì)晚上就地宿營(yíng)。

One rainy day they stopped in a for6st, seeking shelter under the trees.

一個(gè)雨天，他們停在一片森林里，在樹(shù)卞避雨宿營(yíng)。

They unsaddled their horses and steam8d some peas, which they fed to their steeds in long narrow troughs.

他們卸下馬鞍，蒸了些豌 豆，放在狹長(zhǎng)的飼料糟里喂戰(zhàn)馬。

A monkey in a tree nearby saw the horses being fed, and he came racing down, fille9d both paws with peas, then scampered nimbly up to a branch and settled down to eat.

在附近樹(shù)上坐著的一只猴子看到馬在進(jìn)食，就從樹(shù)上跳下來(lái)， 用爪子抓起兩大把豌豆，然后敏捷地爬上樹(shù)，坐下吃了起來(lái)。

But as he opened one paw, a single pea fell to the ground.

可就 在它張開(kāi)一只爪子時(shí)，一粒豌豆掉在了地上。

Without hesitation, my monkey jumped dor4tn from his perch to hunt for the lost pea, and in doing so he dropped all the other peas in his paws.

它毫不猶豫地跳下來(lái)， 去找那顆掉落的豆子，而同時(shí)，它爪子中所有的豌豆都掉在了地上。

The King observed this foolish monkey and was greatly amused. He timed to his counselor and asked: "Friend, what do you think of this monkey who would give up so much to retrieve so little?"

國(guó)王看著這只愚蠢的猴子，覺(jué)得十分有趣，便轉(zhuǎn)頭問(wèn)軍師： ¨朋友，你怎么看這只因小失大的猴子?¨

"That is the way of the foolish," replied the counselor, "they will give up much that is certain for a little that is uncertain."

這種做事方式很愚蠢，¨軍師回答道“它們會(huì)為沒(méi)有把握的 小利而放棄有把握的大利。¨

Then he added, "And we, great monarch, are we not like the monkey in the trees To garn so little we neglect so much exactly like the monkey with its pea.

接著，他又說(shuō)道：“偉大的君主殿下，我們與樹(shù)上的這只猴子又 有什么區(qū)別呢?為小利而舍大利——這與撿豌豆的猴子一樣啊。¨

The King understood the rebuke and realized how very foolish he had been himself to leave his kingdom unguarded.

國(guó)王這才恍然大悟，他意識(shí)到讓國(guó)家后防空虛是多么愚蠢啊。

He issued orders to his men, and he and his army returned at once to their country.

于是，他向軍隊(duì)下達(dá)命令，即刻斑師回朝。

單詞注解

sparse [spɑ:s] ·稀疏的：稀少的

sleek [sli:k] 么健壯的;養(yǎng)的好的

meadow['med?u] 兒草地：牧場(chǎng)

snatch [snæt?] 抓取，奪得

border ['b?:d?] 邊，邊界

counselor ['kauns?l?] 顧問(wèn)，參事

實(shí)用句型

A Monkey in a tree rxwby saw the horses being fed.and he came racing down.filled both paws with peas, then scampered nimbly up to a branch and settled down toeat.

在附近樹(shù)上坐著的一只猴子看到馬在進(jìn)食，就從樹(shù)上跳下來(lái)，用爪子抓起兩大把豌豆，然后敏捷地爬上樹(shù)，坐下吃了起來(lái)o

Without hesitation, the Monkey jumped down from his perch to hunt for the lost pea, and in doing S0 he dropped all the other peas in his paws.

它毫不猶豫地蔬下來(lái)，去找那顆掉落的豆子，而同時(shí)，它爪子中所有的豌豆都掉在了地上o

智慧點(diǎn)睛：

It is better to be free and poor than to have everything you want.

宇可清貧自樂(lè)，不可濁富多憂(yōu)。

Look before you leap.

三思而后行。