伊索寓言:The Bat and the Weaselsa 蝙蝠和鼠狼
bat falling upon the ground was caught by a weasel, ofwhom he earnestly besought his life. the weasel refused,saying, that he was by nature the enemy of all birds. thebat assured him that he was not a bird, but a mouse, andthus saved his life.
shortly afterwards the bat again fellon the ground, and was carght by another weasel, whom helikewise entreated not to eat him. the weasel said that hehad a special hostility to mice. the bat assured him thathe was not a mouse, but a bat; and thus a second timeescaped.it is wise to turn circumstances to good account.
一只蝙蝠墜落到地面上來,被一只鼠狼捉住了,蝙蝠哀求討?zhàn)垺J罄遣淮饝?yīng),說它自己最愛和鳥類為敵。蝙蝠便證明它自己不是鳥,只是一只老鼠,因此鼠狼就放了它。
不久這只蝙蝠又墜落到地上來,被另一只鼠狼捉住,它同樣地哀求討?zhàn)垺D鞘罄钦f它自己最恨老鼠,蝙蝠證明自己并不是老鼠,而是一只蝙蝠;因此,它第二次又安然地逃離危險了。隨機應(yīng)變乃聰明之舉。
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