双语·《伊索寓言》 北风和太阳

THE NORTH WIND AND THE SUN

A dispute arose between the North Wind and the Sun, each claiming that he was stronger than the other. At last they agreed to try their powers upon a traveller, to see which could soonest strip him of his cloak. The North Wind had the first try; and, gathering up all his force for the attack, he came whirling furiously down upon the man, and caught up his cloak as though he would wrest it from him by one single effort: but the harder he blew, the more closely the man wrapped it round himself. Then came the turn of the Sun. At first he beamed gently upon the traveller, who soon unclasped his cloak and walked on with it hanging loosely about his shoulders: then he shone forth in his full strength, and the man, before he had gone many steps, was glad to throw his cloak right off and complete his journey more lightly clad.

Persuasion is better than force．

北风和太阳

北风和太阳之间起了争执，他们都认为自己比对方强大。最后，他们两个决定比一比，看谁能让一个走路的人更快脱掉斗篷。北风先开始，他聚集起所有的力量发动攻击，呼啸着袭向那个人，想凭借一己之力将他的斗篷扯下来。但是他越是用力，那个人把斗篷裹得越紧。然后轮到太阳出手了。起初他只是柔和地照着路人，路人很快松开了斗篷，任斗篷松松垮垮地搭在肩上。最后太阳开始发威，光芒四射，路人没走几步便将斗篷脱了下来，轻装上路。

训诫：劝说比武力更有效。