1、中文全文:
一只狐狸被捕兽器把尾巴夹断了。受了这种耻辱以后,他觉得自己脸上无光,生活很不好过,所以他决定劝说其他狐狸也去掉尾巴,大家都一样了,他的缺点就可以掩饰过去了。于是他召集了所有狐狸,劝说他们割去尾巴,他信口雌黄地说尾巴既不雅观,又使我们拖着一件笨重的东西,是多余的负担。有一只狐狸站起来说:“喂,朋友,如果这不是于你有利,你就不会这样煞费苦心地来劝说我们了。”
2、英文全文:
A fox’s tail was caught in a trap. When he was trying to release himself, he lost his whole tail except the stump.At first he was ashamed to see the other foxes because he had no tail, but he was determined to face his misfortune. He called all the foxes to a meeting.
When they had gotten together, the fox said that they should all do away with their tails. He said that their tails were very inconvenient when they met with their enemies. He did not talk about any advantages of the tail.
"You are right," said one of the older foxes, "but I don’t think you would advise us to do away with our tails if you hadn’t lost it yourself first."
3、寓意:这故事适用于那些不是出于好意,而是为了自己利益而劝告他人的人。
扩展资料:
1、写作特点
《伊索寓言》大多是动物故事,以动物为喻,教人处世和做人的道理,少部分以人或神为主,形式短小精悍,比喻恰当,形象生动,通常在结尾以一句话画龙点睛地揭示蕴含的道理,它们篇幅小而寓意深刻,语言不多却值得回味,艺术上成就很高,对后代影响很大,是古希腊民间流传的讽刺喻人的故事。经后人加工,成为流传的《伊索寓言故事集》。
2、寓言内容
《伊索寓言》中的角色大多是拟人化的动物,它们的行为举止都是人的方式,作者借以形象化地说出某种思想、道德意识或生活经验,使读者得到相应的教育。这些故事篇幅短小却寓意深厚,有的教导人们要正直、勤勉;有的劝人不要骄傲、不要说谎;也有的说明办事要按照规律,量力而行;
还有不少反映了强者虽凶残但却常被弱者战胜以及各种寓意深刻的人生道理。内含对社会不平等的抨击;讽刺懦弱、懒惰,赞美勇敢斗争,教人如何处事,辨别是非好坏。
参考资料来源:百度百科-伊索寓言