TheDogAndTheShadow狗和它的影子

　　ADOG,crossingabridgeoverastreamwithapieceoffleshinhismouth,sawhisownshadowinthewater,andtookitforthatofanotherDog,withapieceofmeatdoublehisowninsize.Hethereforeletgohisown,andfiercelyattackedtheotherDog,togethislargerpiecefromhim.Hethuslostboth:thatwhichhegraspedatinthewater,becauseitwasashadow;andhisown,becausethestreamsweptitaway.

　　一条狗嘴里叼块肉,来到一座桥上.它看见水里有自己的影子,以为是另一条嘴里也叼着一块比自己那块肉大一倍的狗.它忙丢下自己嘴里的那块肉,猛力地攻击水里的狗.试图去抢它的肉.结果,它两块肉都得不到.因为那只是一个影子,它自己的影子而已.真正的肉也被水冲走了.

　　Whichdoyoufindmoreimportant,moneyorfriends?

　　B:Friends,ofcourse.

　　A:Why?

　　B:Icanalwaysborrowmoneyfromfriends.

　　钱和朋友

　　甲：你认为钱和朋友哪一个更重要?

　　乙：当然是朋友.

　　甲：为什么?

　　乙：我总可以从朋友那儿借到钱

　　.THEANTANDTHEDOVE

　　蚂蚁和鸽子

　　Onehotday,anantwassearchingforsomewater.Afterwalkingaroundforsometime,shecametoaspring.

　　Toreachthespring,shehadtoclimbupabladeofgrass.Whilemakingherwayup,sheslippedandfellintothewater.

　　Shecouldhavedrownedifadoveupanearbytreehadnotseenher.Seeingthattheantwasintrouble,thedovequicklypluckedoffaleafanddroppeditintothewaternearthestrugglingant.Theantmovedtowardstheleafandclimbedupthere.Soonitcarriedhersafelytodryground.

　　Justatthattime,ahunternearbywasthrowingouthisnettowardsthedove,hopingtotrapit.

　　Guessingwhathewasabouttodo,theantquicklybithimontheheel.Feelingthepain,thehunterdroppedhisnet.Thedovewasquicktoflyawaytosafety.

　　MORAL:Onegoodturndeservesanother.

　　2.ASimpleGesture举手之劳

　　Markwaswalkinghomefromschoolonedaywhenhenoticedtheboyaheadofhimhadtrippedanddroppedallofthebookshewascarrying,alongwithtwosweaters,abaseballbat,agloveandasmalltaperecorder.Markkneltdownandhelpedtheboypickupthescatteredarticles.Sincetheyweregoingthesameway,hehelpedtocarrypartoftheburden.AstheywalkedMarkdiscoveredtheboy'snamewasBill,thathelovedvideogames,baseballandhistory,andthathewashavinglotsoftroublewithhisothersubjectsandthathehadjustbrokenupwithhisgirlfriend.TheyarrivedatBill'shomefirstandMarkwasinvitedinforaCokeandtowatchsometelevision.Theafternoonpassedpleasantlywithafewlaughsandsomesharedsmalltalk,thenMarkwenthome.Theycontinuedtoseeeachotheraroundschool,hadlunchtogetheronceortwice,thenbothgraduatedfromjuniorhighschool.Theyendedupinthesamehighschoolwheretheyhadbriefcontactsovertheyears.Finallythelongawaitedsenioryearcameandthreeweeksbeforegraduation,BillaskedMarkiftheycouldtalk.

　　Billremindedhimofthedayyearsagowhentheyhadfirstmet."DidyoueverwonderwhyIwascarryingsomanythingshomethatday?"askedBill."Yousee,IcleanedoutmylockerbecauseIdidn'twanttoleaveamessforanyoneelse.IhadstoredawaysomeofmymotherssleepingpillsandIwasgoinghometocommitsuicide.Butafterwespentsometimetogethertalkingandlaughing,IrealizedthatifIhadkilledmyself,Iwouldhavemissedthattimeandsomanyothersthatmightfollow.Soyousee,Mark,whenyoupickedupthosebooksthatday,youdidalotmore,yousavedmylife."

　　-JohnW.Schlatter(truestory)