英語(yǔ)伊索寓言：Belling the cat
Long ago, there was a big cat in the house. He caught many mice while they were stealing food.
從前，一所房子里面有一只大貓，他抓住了很多偷東西的老鼠。
One day the mice had a meeting to talk about the way to deal with their common enemy. Some said this, and some said that.
一天，老鼠在一起開(kāi)會(huì)商量如何對(duì)付他們共同的敵人。會(huì)上大家各有各的主張，
At last a young mouse got up, and said that he had a good idea.
最后，一只小老鼠站出來(lái)說(shuō)他有一個(gè)好主意。
;We could tie a bell around the neck of the cat. Then when he comes near, we can hear the sound of the bell, and run away.;
我們可以在貓的脖子上綁一個(gè)鈴鐺，那么如果他來(lái)到附近，我們聽(tīng)到鈴聲就可以馬上逃跑。
Everyone approved of this proposal, but an old wise mouse got up and said, ;That is all very well, but who will tie the bell to the cat?; The mice looked at each other, but nobody spoke.
大家都贊同這個(gè)建議，這時(shí)一只聰明的老耗子站出來(lái)說(shuō)：這的確是個(gè)絕妙的主意，但是誰(shuí)來(lái)給貓的脖子上綁鈴鐺呢?老鼠們面面相覷，誰(shuí)也沒(méi)有說(shuō)話。
Long ago, there was a big cat in the house. He caught many mice while they were stealing food.
從前，一所房子里面有一只大貓，他抓住了很多偷東西的老鼠。
One day the mice had a meeting to talk about the way to deal with their common enemy. Some said this, and some said that.
一天，老鼠在一起開(kāi)會(huì)商量如何對(duì)付他們共同的敵人。會(huì)上大家各有各的主張，
At last a young mouse got up, and said that he had a good idea.
最后，一只小老鼠站出來(lái)說(shuō)他有一個(gè)好主意。
;We could tie a bell around the neck of the cat. Then when he comes near, we can hear the sound of the bell, and run away.;
我們可以在貓的脖子上綁一個(gè)鈴鐺，那么如果他來(lái)到附近，我們聽(tīng)到鈴聲就可以馬上逃跑。
Everyone approved of this proposal, but an old wise mouse got up and said, ;That is all very well, but who will tie the bell to the cat?; The mice looked at each other, but nobody spoke.
大家都贊同這個(gè)建議，這時(shí)一只聰明的老耗子站出來(lái)說(shuō)：這的確是個(gè)絕妙的主意，但是誰(shuí)來(lái)給貓的脖子上綁鈴鐺呢?老鼠們面面相覷，誰(shuí)也沒(méi)有說(shuō)話。