外国寓言故事大全100个(双语寓言故事一百五十二)
外国寓言故事大全100个(双语寓言故事一百五十二)有些人为了自己的利益,会不惜为不可能的事情作伪证。欠债者和母猪有个雅典人欠了债,被债主催着还钱,可他当时根本无力偿还,于是请求延缓债期。但债主不肯通融,要求他必须立即还债。欠债者牵出他仅有的一头母猪,带到市场上去出售。碰巧他的债主也在市场上。不一会儿,有个顾客走过来,问这头母猪是否会下优良品种的猪崽儿。“当然,” 欠债者说道, “这头猪下的崽儿非常棒,更特别的是,它在丰收女神节会下母崽儿,在护城女神节会下公崽儿。” (当地的节日风俗是这样的:雅典人总是在丰收女神节先献上一头母猪,在护城女神节又献上一头公猪,而在狂欢节,他们要献出一只小山羊) 当时,站在边上的债主打断了他的话,说:“先生,不要感到惊讶,更厉害的是,这头母猪在狂欢节还会下小山羊呢!”
Debtors and Sows
There was an Athenian who was in debt and was being pressed by his creditors to pay it back but he could not afford it at the time so he asked for a postponement of his debt. But his creditors refused to bend the rules and demanded that he pay them immediately. The debtor led out his only sow and sold it in the market. It happened that his creditor was also in the market.
Shortly afterwards a customer approached and asked if the sow was capable of producing fine piglets. "Of course " said the debtor "this pig has very good cubs and what's more she has females at The Goddess of Harvest and males at the Goddess of the Moat." (local festival custom is like this: first always bring in the harvest goddess Athens's day one sows and the goddess of the city's day a boar and in the carnival they will give a little goat) at the time stood on the edge of the creditor interrupted him said: "Sir don't be surprised even worse this sows under carnival will little goat!"
Some people will not hesitate to perjure the impossible for their own interests.
欠债者和母猪
有个雅典人欠了债,被债主催着还钱,可他当时根本无力偿还,于是请求延缓债期。但债主不肯通融,要求他必须立即还债。欠债者牵出他仅有的一头母猪,带到市场上去出售。碰巧他的债主也在市场上。
不一会儿,有个顾客走过来,问这头母猪是否会下优良品种的猪崽儿。“当然,” 欠债者说道, “这头猪下的崽儿非常棒,更特别的是,它在丰收女神节会下母崽儿,在护城女神节会下公崽儿。” (当地的节日风俗是这样的:雅典人总是在丰收女神节先献上一头母猪,在护城女神节又献上一头公猪,而在狂欢节,他们要献出一只小山羊) 当时,站在边上的债主打断了他的话,说:“先生,不要感到惊讶,更厉害的是,这头母猪在狂欢节还会下小山羊呢!”
有些人为了自己的利益,会不惜为不可能的事情作伪证。