双语·《伊索寓言》 人和狮子

THE MAN AND THE LION

A Man and a Lion were companions on a journey, and in the course of conversation they began to boast about their prowess, and each claimed to be superior to the other in strength and courage. They were still arguing with some heat when they came to a cross-road where there was a statue of a Man strangling a Lion. “There!” said the Man triumphantly, “look at that! Doesn't that prove to you that we are stronger than you?” “Not so fast, my friend,” said the Lion, “that is only your view of the case. If we Lions could make statues, you may be sure that in most of them you would see the Man underneath.”

There are two sides to every question.

人和狮子

有一个人和一只狮子结伴旅行，他们聊天的时候开始夸耀自己的英勇和技艺，都说自己的力量和勇气远胜对方。他们激烈地争执着，同时来到一个十字路口，那里有一个人勒死狮子的雕像。“看，”人很骄傲地说，“看看那个！不是证明我们比你们强大吗？”“别那么快下结论，朋友，”狮子说，“这只是你们的观点而已。如果让我们狮子来做塑像的话，你肯定会看到人被压在下面。”

训诫：凡事均有两面。