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The Fox and the Grapes
狐狸和葡萄
This story is by the Greek writer Aesop.
这个故事是希腊作家伊索写的。
This story teaches us how not to think about things we can't have.
这个故事教会我们如何不去想我们得不到的东西。
The sun is very hot. A fox walks into the forest. The fox is very thirsty.
太阳很热。一只狐狸走进森林。狐狸很渴。
He sees some grapes. They are high up on a tree.
他看到一些葡萄。它们长在树上。
"I am so thirsty. I need those grapes!" says the fox.
“我好渴。我需要那些葡萄！”狐狸说。
The fox runs and jumps. He cannot get the grapes. The fox wants the grapes!
狐狸跑着跳着。他拿不到葡萄。狐狸想要葡萄！
He runs and jumps again. Then he runs and jumps again.
他又跑又跳。然后他又跑又跳。
The fox does not get the grapes. He cannot jump high. He cannot get them.
狐狸没有得到葡萄。他跳不高。他拿不到葡萄。
The fox is sad. He walks away. "Those grapes must be sour!" says the fox.
狐狸很伤心。他走开了。“那些葡萄一定是酸的！”狐狸说。
"What do you think, my boy?" asks the teacher. "Is what the fox says true?"
“你怎么看，孩子？”老师问。“狐狸说的是真的吗？”
"The fox says that the grapes are sour," says the boy. "But he doesn't know."
“狐狸说葡萄是酸的，”男孩说。“但他不知道。”
"Yes," says the teacher. "He cannot get them, so he says that they are sour."
“是的，”老师说。“他得不到它们，所以他说它们是酸的。”
The teacher says, "There are some things that we cannot have."
老师说：“有些东西我们不能拥有。”
"We want them. But we cannot have them. So we say that we do not want them."
“我们想要它们。但我们得不到它们。所以我们说我们不想要它们。”
"Do you do this?" asks the teacher. "Think about it!"
“你会这样做吗？”老师问。“想一想！”
