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忏悔confessions[英][kən'feʃnz] [美][kən'feʃnz] 中英文小故事：忏悔 狼、狐狸和驴一起谈到生命是短暂这话题的时候，便作了一项决定，说：“好吧！我们到先辈的坟前去为自己的罪过忏悔，并保证以后不再重犯。” 他们走到先辈的坟前，在那里为各自的罪过忏悔。 狼说：“唉，我要如何才能得到赦罪的机会昵？我干过一件坏事，到现在我一想起它还会浑身发抖。有一只母羊和四只小羊住在一起，一天，母羊丢下那些小羊就自己出去找吃的。她只顾自己，不管小羊，心肠真硬。我看不过眼，就把母羊弄死了。事后，我又想，这些没娘的孩子们迟早也会死的。为什么要让他们承受当孤儿的命运呢？上苍明鉴，我只是出于这种想法，才把他们吃了。”说完后，狼痛哭了起来。 狐狸说：“哎，我的朋友，不要难过了。虽然你弄死了母羊和她的孩子们，然而上苍是了解你的意图的，那只母羊是该杀的，因为她不肯抚养孩子。至于你为什么把小羊吃掉，在我看来这里面可毫无自私的动机。这一点我看得很清楚，难道上苍还会看不清楚吗？你不让他们成为无依无靠的孤儿，你肯定要得到善报，因为你把他们的母亲杀死了，从而解救了那些瘦得皮包骨的孩子们。” 接着，狐狸又说：“我的情况并不比你好。到了世界末日，我的罪该如何获得宽恕呢？让我把犯罪的始末叙述一番：有一户人家养了许多鸡，这些鸡经常打架，时时大嚷大叫，吵得所有的邻居都不得安宁。这些鸡不但弄脏了鸡笼子，而且把附近的街道也弄得脏兮兮的，到处都是鸡屎。还不止于此呢，这些鸡竟然喝左邻右舍饭碗里的水，弄得人们怨声载道。我看到乡亲们这般苦恼，实在忍不住了，便跑到鸡笼子那里，把所有的鸡都吃了。“ 狐狸说完后嚎啕大哭起来。 狼听了便说：“哎，你是出于一片好心，干吗哭得这么厉害呢？你没有过错。上苍是公正的，他会认为这些鸡就应该得到这样的下场。你把他们杀了，当然就该得到上天堂的善报。” 接着，狐狸和狼同声说：“驴兄弟，你也会有一些什么过错的吧？谁也不可能是十全十美的，你就说说你的过错吧！” 驴说：“我没有用角或爪子、牙齿去伤人，我一生只做过两件错事：一件是有一天，我确实饿得不行了，在没有经过主人的同意下，偷偷地吃了一点儿草。另一件事是有一天，一个孩子平白无故地虐待我，我便朝这个孩子踢去，但没有伤到他，然而这也应该算是我的过错了。” 狼听后说道：“坏家伙！你一连干了两件大坏事，还想请求宽恕？你偷吃了主人的草料，这一来不知有多少的动物要饿死。你又去踢一个孩子，万一他死了的话，不是伤了一条性命吗？在那种情况下，他的父母、亲戚朋友不是也会因悲伤过度而相继死去吗？” 狐狸接着说：“老实说，要是这样的罪过也能得到宽恕的话，那天下就要大乱了，人们就要因此而嘲笑报应和地狱等说法了。你这头驴不仅是罪犯，而且是对上苍不敬的混蛋，是一只嗜血成性的暴徒，一只无法无天的恶棍，一只十恶不赦的家伙。该死！” 说完，狼和狐狸便向驴扑过去，把他吃了。 Confessions A wolf, a fox and a donkey talked about the shortness of life together. Then they decided to go to their ancestor’s grave to make their confessions and promise never to make the same mistakes again. Three of them stopped in front of the grave and started to confess their sins one at a time. The wolf said, “How can I be absolved from my guilt? I did a bad thing and I tremble all over with fear whenever I recall it. There was a mother goat who lived together with her four kids. The mother goat left the kids alone whenever she went to look for food. She only cared for herself and neglected the kids. I could not allow this to continue so I killed the mother goat. After that, I thought these children now without their mother might die of starvation sooner or later. I also didn’t want them to suffer as orphans so I ate them all.” When the wolf had finished his confession，he started to cry sadly. The fox said, “Friend，don’t be sad. God will understand the reason you killed the mother goat and her children. The mother goat deserved to die because she was not willing to bring up her children. I think that you were not selfish at all when you ate the children. I understand your good intentions and God will also understand.，， The fox faced the grave and said, “My sin is even worse than that. When the end of the world comes, how shall I repent? I saw a family rearing a lot of chickens. The chickens always fought and made a lot of noise. They disturbed the neighbours. They dirtied their cages and also the street nearby. There were chicken droppings everywhere. The neighbours kept complaining, and I couldn’t stand it when I saw the villagers so worried. So I went to the cage and ate up all the chickens.” The fox cried loudly after the confession. The wolf said，“You did this with the best of intentions, you haven’t done anything wrong. God is fair. He will think that the chickens deserved it. You will definitely be rewarded for killing them.” Then the fox and the wolf told the donkey that it was his turn to admit his faults. The donkey said, “I never use horn, claw or teeth to hurt others. I have committed two misdeeds in my life. The first one was when I was too hungry one day and I ate the grass without the master’s permission. The second one was when a child tortured me for no reason and I kicked him. Although he was not injured，it was wrong of me to retaliate that way.” After the wolf listened to the donkey’s confession, he said, “Bad fellow! You have committed two very serious misdeeds. You still hope to be pardoned? A lot of animals could have died of starvation because you took their share of the grass. You also kicked the child. If he had died, you would have been branded a killer. His death would have saddened his parents and relatives so much that they would die one after another.” The fox added, “Frankly speaking, if these sins could be forgiven, there would be chaos in the world. People would laugh at statements about judgement and hell. This donkey is not only a criminal, but he also doesn’t respect God. He is guilty and unpardonable. He should be executed!” The wolf and the fox then sprang on the donkey and feasted on him. 中英文例句 1. Some have since been released after signing confessions while others remain in custody or have disappeared, their fate unknown 其中一些人在招供后已被释放，其他人仍然在押，或干脆消失了，下落不明。 2. Human rights lawyers question the credibility of the confessions because they were obtained under duress. 人权律师质疑这些供状的可信度，因为它们是在胁迫之下获得的。 3. Mr. bequelin questioned the fairness of the trial, saying the guilty pleas raised the specter confessions were coerced. 林伟对审判的公正性提出质疑，他说两位被告当庭认罪令人怀疑，他们可能受到逼供。 4. Japan's judiciary boasts a 99% conviction rate, usually based on confessions, at times coerced. 日本的司法部夸口其99%的定罪率，经常基于犯人的坦白，有时是逼供。 5. The index would also assess whether a county court has certain legal protections in place, like requiring that interrogations and confessions be taped. 这个指数可能还要评估县级法院是否在某些地方存在法律保护措施，比如要求在审讯和自首的时候进行录音。 |
