双语阅读引婴投江和楚人涉江

1、中国寓言故事：引婴投江和楚人涉江一Once upon a time, a man passing by a river noticed that a grown-up man was going to throw a child he carried in his arms into the river.从前,有个人路过江边时,发现一个成年男子抱着一个小孩,准备把 他投到江里去.At this moment, the child was frightened, crying loudly and shouting in confusion.这时候,小孩害怕了,吓得“哇哇地乱哭乱叫.The pa

2、sser-by asked:那个过路人就问："Why are you to throw the child into the river?“你为什么要把孩子投到江里去难道不怕他淹死吗Aren't you afraid he would be drowned?"那个男一子答复说：The man answered:"It doesn't matter. His father is good at swimming."“不要紧,他爸爸是个游泳能手.The passer-by then asked:那个过路人就说："His father

3、 can swim, but does it follow that the son can also swim without practice?"“爸爸会游泳,难道他儿子不经过练习,也会游泳吗二Once upon a time, the State of Chu planned to attack the State of Song.古时候,有一次,楚国准备进攻宋国.But the Yong River was the natural barrier against its surprise attack at night.而瘫河是楚国夜间偷袭宋国的天然障碍.To overcom

4、e this obstacle, the State of Chu sent men to secretly measure the depth of the Yong River and make marks for wading across the river at night.为了越过这个障碍,楚国派人悄悄地去测量滩水的深度,并且做好了夜间涉水过河的标记.But when night came, the water in the Yong River suddenly rose;谁知到了夜里,滩河的水暴涨,水位升一高.yet the Chu army still tried to st

5、ealthily cross the river according to the marks made in the daytime.但是,楚国人却仍然根据白天做的标记偷渡.As a result, over 1,000 soldiers were drowned.结果淹死了一千多人.There was utter chaos of desperate cries and shoutings on the river.河面上哭声喊声一片混乱.All at once, the army collapsed like a fallen building, and was routed.顿时,队伍就像房屋倒塌一样,溃不成军.According to the marks, the Chu army would have been able to cross the Yong River during the day;根据所做的标记,楚军白天是可以渡过滩河的 ；but the rising water changed the situation in the night.然而,夜间水情已经发生变化.Yet the Chu army still tried to wade across the river a