英文小故事中英文版伊索寓言37熊和旅人.pptx

1、Aesops FablesTwo Travelers were on the road together,whena Bear suddenly appeared on the scene.Beforehe observed them,one made for a tree at theside of the road,and climbed up into thebranches and hid there.两个朋友一同出游，途中突然遇到一只大熊。还没等熊看到他们，其中一个立即闪电般地抢先爬上树，躲了起来。The other was not so nimble as his companio

2、n;and,as he could not escape,he threw himselfon the ground and pretended to be dead.而另一个眼见逃生无望，便灵机一动躺倒在地上，假装死了。The Bear came up and sniffed all round him,but he kept perfectly still and held his breath:for they say that a bear will not touch a deadbody.熊走到他跟前，用鼻子在他脸上嗅了嗅，转身就走了，但他依然屏住呼吸、安然不动，因为他们听说，熊从

3、来不碰死人。The Bear took him for a corpse,and went away.When the coast was clear,the Traveler in thetree came down,and asked the other what itwas the Bear had whispered to him when heput his mouth to his ear.熊还真把他当成了死人，径自走开了。躲在树上的人下来后，问躺在地上的朋友，熊在他耳边说了些什么。The other replied,He told me never again totravel with a friend who deserts you at thefirst sign of danger.那人委婉地回答说：“熊告诉我，今后千万注意，别和那些不能共患难的朋友一起同行。”Misfortune tests the sincerity of friendship.不幸可以考验友谊的真诚。