雙語·《伊索寓言》 孔雀和鶴

THE PEACOCK AND THE CRANE

A Peacock taunted a Crane with the dullness of her plumage. “Look at my brilliant colours,” said she, “and see how much finer they are than your poor feathers.” “I am not denying,” replied the Crane, “that yours are far gayer than mine; but when it comes to flying I can soar into the clouds, whereas you are confined to the earth like any dunghill cock.”

孔雀和鶴

有一只孔雀嘲笑一只鶴，說她的羽毛毫無光彩?！澳憧纯次疫@羽毛的亮麗色彩，”孔雀說，“再看看我的羽毛比你的高級多少！”“我不否認(rèn)，”鶴回答，“你的羽毛的確比我的漂亮多了。但是我的羽毛能讓我翱翔于云端，而你的羽毛卻把你壓得像普通的家雞一樣只能待在地面上。”