The Wolf And The Goat
狼和山羊
by Aesop
出自《伊索寓言》
The Wolf And The Goat
狼和山羊
by Aesop
出自《伊索寓言》
A hungry Wolf spied a Goat browsing at the top of a steep cliff where he could not possibly get at her.
一隻飢腸轆轆的狼發現了一隻山羊，可那山羊站在陡峭的懸崖高崗，那是狼所不能涉足的地方。
"That is a very dangerous place for you," he called out, pretending to be very anxious about the Goat's safety. "What if you should fall! Please listen to me and come down! Here you can get all you want of the finest, tenderest grass in the country."
“那麼高的地方對你太危險了，”狼裝作十分關心羊的安危的樣子說道。“萬一你掉下去了可怎麼辦喲！請聽我的忠告，下來吧！我能為你提供全世界最鮮美、最脆嫩的綠草。”
The Goat looked over the edge of the cliff.
山羊從懸崖的邊緣望過去。
"How very, very anxious you are about me," she said, "and how generous you are with your grass! But I know you! It's your own appetite you are thinking of, not mine!"
“你對我可真是關心呢，”它說到，“你還為我提供青草，也真是慷慨！但是，我對你很瞭解！你想的是滿足自己的口腹之慾，而不是真心為我著想！”
An invitation prompted by selfishness is not to be accepted.
寓意：不要接受自私的邀請。