双语·《伊索寓言》 石榴树、苹果树和荆棘

THE POMEGRANATE, THE APPLE-TREE, AND THE BRAMBLE

A Pomegranate and an Apple-tree were disputing about the quality of their fruits, and each claimed that its own was the better of the two. High words passed between them, and a violent quarrel was imminent, when a Bramble impudently poked its head out of a neighbouring hedge and said, “There, that's enough, my friends; don't let us quarrel.”

石榴树、苹果树和荆棘

有一棵石榴树和一棵苹果树争论他们谁的产量更高，他们都说自己更高产。他们你来我往，滔滔不绝，一场激烈的争吵即将发生。这时一株荆棘从旁边的树丛中探出头来，说：“唉唉，朋友们，够了吧，咱们还是别吵了吧。”