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孔雀peacock[英]['pi:kɒk] [美][ˈpiˌkɑk] 中英文小故事：爱自夸的孔雀 孔雀对自己美丽和灿烂的羽毛感到十分自豪。他总爱在别的动物面前夸耀自己的这项优点。每当一场大雨过后，他总花上几个小时看着水坑内自己的倒影，然后在那里赞叹不已。 “啊！我美丽的尾巴！ ”无论谁经过他的身边，都会听到他如此自夸，“瞧我色彩鲜艳的羽毛，谁都不能和我媲美！我堪称世界上最美丽的鸟。” 然后，他扩展尾巴，就像一把巨大而美丽的扇子，在那里左右摇摆。他保持这个姿态好一阵子，目的是期待其他的动物前来赞美他。久而久之，他爱自夸的作风惹来其他鸟类的不满。他们决定找个机会教训他一顿。 有一天，白鹤想到了一个办法。他说：“你们别烦了，我知道如何可以给孔雀一个教训。” 第二天，白鹤闲逛时经过孔雀的身旁。见到白鹤，孔雀忙打开他的尾巴，神气十足地对白鹤说：“白鹤，你看我有多美啊！而你却是那么地平凡和单调。你们都不能像我一样的美丽。” “没错，你的羽毛的确是比我的美丽。不过，我可以做的事，你却办不到。我能高飞，你能吗？虽然 你有美丽的羽毛，但却没有足够的力气支撑你飞离地 面，我虽然平凡和单调，可是我的翅膀却能帮助我在天空飞翔，多么自由自在啊！ ” 孔雀听了，一时之间感到很窘。他一声不响地走开了。从那天起，他不敢再夸耀自己了。 故事哲理： 过分重视外表而忽略内涵，是一种爱慕虚荣的表现。 The Peacock and the Crane There was once a peacock who was very proud of his beautiful and colourful feathers. He loved boasting to everyone he met about how handsome he was. After heavy rain, he would spend hours admiring his reflection in the puddles of water. “Oh，look how beautiful my tail is!” he would crow to anyone who passed by. “Just look at the colours of my feathers. None of you are as beautiful as I! I am the most beautiful bird in the world.” He would then spread his tail feathers open like a large fan and sway from side to side. The other birds became rather irritated with his behaviour. They wished they could find a way to teach him a lesson. One day, the large crane came up with an idea. “I know how to teach the proud peacock a lesson”he said. A few days later, the crane strolled past the peacock. As soon as he saw the other bird, the peacock spread out his tail feathers and began strutting about proudly. “Crane, look how beautiful I am!” he cried. “You are just a plain and dull bird. None of you can be as beautiful as I.” “It’s true that your feathers are more beautiful than mine,” the crane replied. “But then I can do something that you can’t. I can fly. You may have beautiful feathers but your wings are not strong enough to lift you from the ground. I may be plain and dull, but my wings can carry me up into the sky!” When the peacock heard this, he was embarrassed. He turned and walked away quickly without saying anything. From that day onwards, he never boasted again. There are things more superior to external beauty. 中英文例句 1. The opening on sunday had much fanfare with firecrackers, a traditional lion dance and women dressed in peacock feathers. 周日的开业典礼上锣鼓喧天，并放了很多鞭炮，有传统的舞狮表演及穿着孔雀羽毛的女子表演。 2. Monks waved the red "fighting peacock" flag, the emblem of the students who led the 1988 protests. 和尚们挥舞着红色“战斗的孔雀”旗帜，这个旗帜象征着领导了1988年示威的学生们。 3. You might come across a peacock or tortoise as you walk through the vineyards to the nearby dam, where a flock of 80 pelicans live. 在从葡萄园走到附近的大坝的途中，很可能会碰到孔雀或乌龟，在大坝处有一群总计80只的活鹈鹕。 4. A peacock made out of wine bottles? 由酒瓶组成的孔雀？ 5. Not one chicken leg, peacock neck or armadillo tail was left. 没有半只鸡腿，孔雀脖子，连犰狳尾巴都没半根。 |
