双语阅读腰缠千钱和黔驴技穷

中国寓言小故事:腰缠千钱和黔驴技穷Inancienttimes,thepeopleofYongzhoulikedtolivebytheriver.Theywereallverygoodatswimming.古时候，永州的人喜欢住在河边，他们都很擅长游泳。Oneday,thewaterintheriverssuddenlyrose.FiveorsixpeoplewerecrossingtheXiangRiverinasmallboat.Whentheboatreachedthemiddleoftheriver,itleakedandsank.Allthepeopleontheboatswamfortheirlives.一次，河水暴涨。有五六个人乘着小船横渡湘江。船刚到江心，就漏水下沉了，船上的人纷纷泅水逃生。Atthismoment,amanwasseenpaddlinglikecrazyinthewater,butwithlittleprogress.Oneofhiscompanionsaskedinsurprise:这时候，只见一个人拼命划水，但是前进不了多少。他的同伴奇怪地问:"Youusedtobethebestswimmeramongus.Whyareyoulaggingbehindtoday?"“平时你的水性最好，今天为什么落在最后？”Themanpantedheavilyandreplied:他喘着粗气说:"I'vegot1，000coppercoinswrappedaroundmywaist.Theyareveryheavy,soIcan'tswimfast."“我腰缠着千数铜钱，分量很重，所以游不动。”Hiscompanionsadvisedhimanxiously:同伴们着急地劝他:"Throwawaythecoppercoinsatonce!"“赶快把铜钱扔掉!”Themanonlyshookhisheadandgavenoanswer.他只是摇了摇头，没有回答。Afterashortwhile,hebecameweakerandweaker.Atthismoment,thosewhohadgotonthebankshoutedtohimdesperately:又过了一会儿，他越来越没有力气了。这时候，已经上岸的人又拼命地向他喊道:"Youaresuchaheadstrongfool.Youareabouttodrown,sowhatdoyouwantthemoneyfor?"“你真是太糊涂，太死心眼了，连人都快要淹死了，还要钱干什么？”Butthemanshookhisheadagain,sankrapidlyanddrowned.可是，他又摇了摇头，很快地沉了下去，淹死了。Asthelegendgoes,intheareaofQian(nowGuizhouProvince)therewerenodonkeys.相传，黔(现贵州)一带没有驴子。Later,ameddlesomemantransportedonebyboatfromsomewhereelse,buthefounditofnouse.后来，有个喜欢多事的人，用船从外地运来了一头驴子，可是派不了什么用场。Soheleftthedonkeyatthefootofamountainandietitdoasitpleased.这个人只好把它放在山下，随它去了。Atigerinthemountain,whichhadneverseenadonkeybefore,thoughtthishugemonsterwasadivinebeastandwasratherscared.山中，有只老虎，初次看到驴子，以为这个庞然大物是头神兽，很害怕。Hence,thetigerhiditselfinthewoodsandobservedthedonkeycovertly.Afterawhile,seeingthedonkeystandtherewithoutmovement,于是，它躲在树林里偷偷地观察。过了一些时候，thetigercameoutofthewoodsslowly,approacheditcautiously,butcouldn'figureoutyetwhatmonsteritwas.它见驴子没有什么举动，就慢慢地走出树林，小合翼翼地向驴子靠近，可是还是没有弄清楚它是个什么怪物。Oneday,whilethetigerwasobserving,thedonkeysuddenlygavealoudcry,whichfrightenedthetigersomuchthatittooktoitsheels,forfearthatthedonkeywoulddevourit.有一天，老虎正在观察它，驴子突然大声嘶叫，吓得老虎拔腿就逃，以为驴子要吃它。Yetwhenturningitshead,itdiscoveredthatthedonkeywasstillatthesameplace,withoutstirringabit.然而回过头来，却发现驴子还在原地，没有什么动静。于是，老虎就慢慢地靠近驴子。Thetigeragainslowlyapproachedthedonkey,graduallygotusedtoitsneighsandfeltitwasn'rightfulatall.渐渐地，老虎习惯了驴子的嘶叫声，觉得并没有什么可怕 .Thetigercamenearerandnearer,andeventriedtoteasethedonkeyattimeswithitspaws.老虎越靠越近，还试着用爪子不时去戏弄驴子。Beingverymuchannoyed,thedonkeygavethetigeragoodkick.Thus,thetigerfeltverypleasedandsaidtoitself:驴子很气愤，就狠狠地踢了老虎一脚。老虎因而十分高兴，心里暗暗地说:Sothat'allthetricksithas.“原来，这家伙只有这么一点本事。”Thetigergaveabigroar,