小鼹鼠和妈妈TheMoleandHisMother

　　AMOLE,acreatureblindfrombirth,oncesaidtohisMother:"IamsurethanIcansee,Mother!"Inthedesiretoprovetohimhismistake,hisMotherplacedbeforehimafewgrainsoffrankincense,andasked,"Whatisit?'TheyoungMolesaid,"Itisapebble."HisMotherexclaimed:"Myson,Iamafraidthatyouarenotonlyblind,butthatyouhavelostyoursenseofsmell.

　　参考译文：小鼹鼠和妈妈

　　传说鼹鼠的眼睛是瞎的,可小鼹鼠却对妈妈说他能看得见.妈想试验他一下,便拿来一小块香喷喷的食物,放在他面前,并问他是什么.他说是一颗小石头.母亲说：“啊,不幸的孩子,你不但眼睛看不见,连鼻子也没用了.”这故事是说,那些爱吹牛说大话的人,常常夸海口能做大事,却在一些微不足道的事情上暴露了本质.

　　双语格林童话：狼和人

　　Onceuponatimethefoxwastalkingtothewolfaboutthestrengthofman,hownoanimalcouldwithstandhim,andhowallwereobligedtoemploycunninginordertoprotectthemselvesfromhim.

　　Thewolfanswered,"IfIcouldseeamanjustonce,Iwouldattackhimnonetheless."

　　"Icanhelpyoutodothat,"saidthefox."Cometomeearlytomorrowmorning,andIwillshowyouone."

　　Thewolfarrivedontime,andthefoxtookhimouttothepathwhichthehuntsmanusedeveryday.Firstanolddischargedsoldiercameby.

　　"Isthataman?"askedthewolf.

　　从前有只狐狸向狼谈起人的力量,说没有动物能抵挡得了,所以他认为所有动物都必须施展计谋才能保护自己.可狼回答说：“假如我有机会碰到一个人,我就扑上去让他无法抵挡.”狐狸说：“我可以帮你碰到人啊.明早你早点来我家,我把他指给你看.”

　　第二天,狼很早就来了,狐狸带它来到猎人每天的必经之路.

　　他们碰到的第一个人是个退役老兵,狼问：“那是个人吗?”

　　TheLatecomersSurpasstheOld-timers（后来居上）

　　JiAnlivedatthetimeofEmperorWudioftheWesternHanDynasty(206B.C.-A.D.24).Hewasrespectedforbeinguprightandjustandfordaringtospeakthetruth.Hedidnotbotheraboutsmallmattersinpersonalbehaviorandinbeinganofficial.Hewasparticularaboutactualeffectsand,althoughhedidnotcauseastir,hecouldkeeptheprefecturehegovernedinperfectorder.Becauseofthis,theimperialcourttransferredhimtothecentralgovernmentfrombeingtheperfectoftheDonghaiPrefecturetobeingacommanderinchargeoftheappointmentanddismissalofthelocalofficials.