伊索寓言双语故事：断尾的狐狸.docx

伊索寓言双语故事：断尾的狐狸Thefoxwithoutatail断尾的狐狸Afox’stailwascaughtinatrap.Whenhewastryingtoreleasehimself,helosthiswholetailexceptthestump.一只狐狸的尾巴被夹住了，当他试着脱身的时候，挣断了整条尾巴。Atfirsthewasashamedtoseetheotherfoxesbecausehehadnotail,buthewasdeterminedtofacehismisfortune.Hecalledallthefoxestoameeting.开始时，他看到其他狐狸的时候感到很羞愧。后来，他决定面对这种不幸，就召集了所有的狐狸开会。Whentheyhadgottentogether,thefoxsaidthattheyshouldalldoawaywiththeirtails.Hesaidthattheirtailswereveryinconvenientwhentheymetwiththeirenemies.大家到齐后，他极力劝说其他狐狸也割掉尾巴，说尾巴在遭遇敌人时很不方便，尾巴一点儿作用也没有。Hedidnottalkaboutanyadvantagesofthetail."Youareright,"saidoneoftheolderfoxes,"butIdon’tthinkyouwouldadviseustodoawaywithourtailsifyouhadn’tlostityourselffirst."可他没有说有尾巴的任何好处。一只老狐狸站出来说：“如果你没有失去你的尾巴，你是不会来劝大家都割去尾巴的。”