双语·《伊索寓言》 农夫和儿子们

THE FARMER AND HIS SONS

A Farmer, being at death's door, and desiring to impart to his Sons a secret of much moment, called them round him and said, “My sons, I am shortly about to die; I would have you know, therefore, that in my vineyard there lies a hidden treasure. Dig, and you will find it.” As soon as their father was dead, the Sons took spade and fork and turned up the soil of the vineyard over and over again, in their search for the treasure which they supposed to lie buried there. They found none, however: but the vines, after so thorough a digging, produced a crop such as had never before been seen.

农夫和儿子们

有一个农夫，马上就要死了，他想把一个非常重要的秘密告诉儿子们，于是把他们叫到了身边，说：“儿子们，我将不久于人世。所以，我想告诉你们，在我的葡萄园里隐藏着一个宝藏。去挖吧，你们会找到的。”父亲一死，儿子们就拿起铁锹、耙子，把葡萄园中的地翻了一遍又一遍，希望能找到埋宝之地，但却徒劳无功。不过，经过如此的深挖细作，园子里的葡萄长得前所未有的好，取得了大丰收。