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英语成语故事《黔驴技穷》

线话英语|2016-12-05 17:48:40

 \In ancient times there were no donkeys in Guizhou province. Somebody brought a donkey from somewhere and tied it to a tree at the foot of a mountain.

 

A tiger saw the donkey, and thought that it must be a fearsome(可怕的) monster. It hide behind a tree and spied on the donkey.

 

When the donkey brayed(叫) , the tiger was frightened, thinking that the donkey was about to devour(吞食,毁灭) it. After a while, seeing that the donkey had not moved, the tiger approached it and teased it. The donkey became angry, and kicked the tiger.

 

The tiger thought to itself: "Its then all it is capable of?" It then jumped on the donkey and ate it.

 

This idiom is used to mean that one has exhauseted one"s skills.

 

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过去贵州(黔)这个地方没有驴。有个多事的人用船运来了一头驴,运来后却没有什么用处,就把驴放到山脚下。

 

一只老虎看见了驴,以为这个躯体高大的家伙一定很神奇,就躲在树林里偷偷观察着,后来又悄悄走出来,小心翼翼地接近驴,不知道驴子的底细。

 

有一天,驴叫了一声,大虎大吃一惊,远远躲开,以为驴要咬自己了,非常恐惧。然而,老虎反复观察以后,觉得驴并没有什么特殊本领,而且越来越熟悉驴的叫声了。老虎开始走到驴的前后,转来转去,还不敢上去攻击驴。以后,老虎慢慢逼近驴,越来越放肆,或者碰它一下,或者靠它一下,不断冒犯它。驴非常恼怒,就用蹄子去踢老虎。

 

老虎心里盘算着:“你的本事也不过如此罢了!”非常高兴。于是老虎腾空扑去,大吼一声,咬断了驴的喉管,啃完了驴的肉,才离去了。

 

唉!那驴的躯体高大,好像有德行;声音洪亮,好像有本事。假如不显出那有限的本事,老虎虽然凶猛,也会存有疑虑畏惧的心理,终究不敢攻击它。现在落得如此下场,不是很可悲吗?

 

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