《伊索寓言》 农夫与蛇 The Man and the Serpent

《农夫与蛇》是《伊索寓言》中的一篇，讲的农夫的儿子因踩了蛇而被蛇咬死，农夫一怒之下将蛇的一截尾巴砍掉，蛇便蛰了农夫的牲畜，致使农夫损失惨重。农夫想与蛇和解，但蛇认为伤害可以被原谅，但不会被忘记。

《伊索寓言》| 农夫与蛇 The Man and the Serpent

• 双语文本
  • The Man and the Serpent
    • 农夫与蛇
  • A Countryman's son by accident trod upon a Serpent's tail,
    • 一个农夫的儿子不小心踩到了一条蛇的尾巴，
  • A Countryman's son
    • by accident
      • trod upon a Serpent's tail,
  • 一个农夫的儿子
    • 不小心
      • 踩到了一条蛇的尾巴
  • which turned and bit him so that he died.
    • 蛇转身咬死了他。
  • which
    • turned and bit him
      • so that he died
        • so that引导的结果状语从句
  • 引导非限定性定语从句，先行词是Serpent充当主语
    • 转身咬他
      • 致其死亡
  • The father in a rage got his axe, and pursuing the Serpent, cut off part of its tail.
    • 农夫愤怒地拿起斧头，追上蛇，砍下了蛇的一截尾巴。
  • The father
    • in a rage
      • got his axe
  • 父亲
    • 愤怒地
      • 拿起斧头
  • and pursuing
    • the Serpent
      • cut off
        • part of its tail
  • 追上
    • 蛇
      • 砍下了
        • 蛇的一截尾巴
  • So the Serpent in revenge began stinging several of the Farmer's cattle and caused him severe loss.
    • 于是这条蛇开始报复，咬了农夫的几头牛，给农夫造成了严重的损失。
  • So the Serpent
    • in revenge
      • began
  • 于是这条蛇
    • 报复
      • 开始
  • stinging
    • several of
      • the Farmer's cattle
        • caused him severe loss
  • 咬了
    • 几头
      • 农夫的牛
        • 给农夫造成了严重的损失
  • Well, the Farmer thought it best to make it up with the Serpent,
    • 农夫想，最好还是和蛇和好，
  • Well
    • the Farmer
      • thought it
  • 好了
    • 农夫
      • 想
  • best to make it up
    • with the Serpent
  • 最好和好
    • 与蛇
  • and brought food and honey to the mouth of its lair, and said to it:
    • 就把食物和蜂蜜送到蛇的洞口，对它说：
  • and brough
    • food and honey
      • to the mouth of its lair
  • 就把……送
    • 食物和蜂蜜
      • 到蛇的洞口
  • and
    • said
      • to it
  • 并
    • 说
      • 对它
  • "Let's forget and forgive;
    • “让我们忘掉过去，原谅彼此吧。
  • perhaps you were right to punish my son, and take vengeance on my cattle, but surely I was right in trying to revenge him;
    • 或许你惩罚我的儿子，向我的牲畜报仇是对的，但我想给儿子报仇也是对的；
  • perhaps
    • you were right
      • to punish
        • my son
  • 也许
    • 你是对的
      • 惩罚
        • 我的儿子
  • and take vengeance
    • on my cattle
  • 报仇
    • 向我的牲畜
  • but surely
    • I was righ
      • in trying
        • to revenge him
  • 但显然
    • 我也是对的
      • 在我尝试
        • 为儿子报仇
  • now that we are both satisfied why should not we be friends again?"
    • 既然我们都满意了，为什么不重新做回朋友呢?”
  • "No, no," said the Serpent; "take away your gifts;
    • “不，不行，”蛇说。“拿走你的礼物；
  • you can never forget the death of your son, nor I the loss of my tail."
    • 你永远不会忘记你儿子的死，我也不会忘记我失去的尾巴。”
  • Injuries may be forgiven, but not forgotten.
    • 伤害可以被原谅，但不会被忘记。
• 词句解析
  • 1.tread upon 踩到，踩上
    • We acknowledge that we
    • tread upon untrodden ground.
    • 我们承认我们踏在了无人涉足的土地上。
    • 相关俚语：
    • ①be treading water 原地踏步；裹足不前
    • 例：She feels that she
    • 's just treading water in that job.
    • 她觉得自己做那份工作不会有任何进步。
    • ②tread the boards 登台表演
    • 例：It's three years now since you've
    • trodden the boards
    • 你已经三年没有登台表演了。
  • 2.in a rage 一怒之下，怒气冲冲
    • 例：Sue stormed out of the room
    • in a rage
    • 休怒气冲冲地走了出去。
    • ①be (all) the rage 风靡一時，十分流行
    • 例：Long hair for men
    • was all the rage in the 70s.
    • 在70年代，男人留长发风靡一时。
    • ②fly into a rage 勃然大怒，暴跳如雷
    • 例：Losing a game would cause him to
    • fly into a rage
    • 输掉比赛会使他大发雷霆。
  • 3.cut off 切掉
    • 例：Remember to
    • cut off the fat before you fry the steak.
    • 记得在炸牛排前先把脂肪部分切掉。
    • 常见搭配：
    • ①cut and paste 复制粘贴
    • ②cut sb short 打断某人说话
    • 相关俚语：cut sb dead 假装没看见某人
    • 例：I said "Good morning" but he just
    • cut me dead
    • 我打招呼说“早上好”，他却装作没看见我。
  • 4.in revenge 报复
    • 例：The bombing was
    • in revenge for the assassination.
    • 爆炸事件是对暗杀行为的报复。
    • 常见搭配：take revenge on sb for sth 为了某事而报复某人
    • 例：She
    • took revenge on him for leaving her by smashing up his car.
    • 他离开了她，她把他的车撞得粉碎，以此来报复他。
• 长难句解析
  • A Countryman's son by accident trod upon a Serpent's tail, which turned and bit him so that he died.
  • by accident是“by+名词”构成的方式状语，表示“意外地”；“which turned...”是which引导的非限定性定语从句，先行词是Serpent，该词在从句中充当主语；“so that he died”是so that引导的结果状语从句，表示“因此……”。