狐狸和葡萄

《孩子们的伊索寓言》 狐狸与葡萄 有一天，一只狐狸看见一串美丽的熟葡萄，挂在沿着树枝生长的葡萄藤上。

The Æsop for Children The Fox & the Grapes A Fox one day spied a beautiful bunch of ripe grapes hanging from a vine trained along the branches of a tree.

那些葡萄汁水饱满，仿佛快要裂开一样。狐狸渴望地望着它们，嘴里直流口水。

The grapes seemed ready to burst with juice, and the Fox’s mouth watered as he gazed longingly at them.

这串葡萄挂在高处的树枝上，狐狸必须跳起来才能够到。他第一次跳起来时，差得还很远。于是他往后走了一小段距离，然后助跑起跳，结果还是没有够着。

The bunch hung from a high branch, and the Fox had to jump for it. The first time he jumped he missed it by a long way. So he walked off a short distance and took a running leap at it, only to fall short once more.

他一次又一次地尝试，但都是徒劳无功。

Again and again he tried, but in vain.

现在他坐了下来，厌恶地看着那些葡萄。

Now he sat down and looked at the grapes in disgust.

“我真傻，”他说，“我竟然把自己累成这样，就为了得到一串根本不值得我眼巴巴看着的酸葡萄。”

“What a fool I am,” he said. “Here I am wearing myself out to get a bunch of sour grapes that are not worth gaping for.”

说完，他就非常非常轻蔑地走开了。

And off he walked very, very scornfully.

许多人对于自己得不到的东西，往往会假装鄙视和贬低。

There are many who pretend to despise and belittle that which is beyond their reach.