愛薇塔樂學英文

伊索寓言：The Fawn and His Father小鹿與他的父親    

A YOUNG FAWN once said to his Father, "You are larger than a  dog, and swifter, and more used to running, and you have your   horns as a defense; why, then, O Father! do the hounds frighten  you so?"  He smiled, and said: "I know full well, my son, that all you say  is true. I have the advantages you mention, but when I hear even  the bark of a single dog I feel ready to faint, and fly away as  fast as I can."    

No arguments will give courage to the coward.     有一天，小鹿對公鹿說道，“父親，你怎麼還怕狗呢？你比他高大，比他跑得更快，而且還有很大的角用於自衛。”公鹿笑著說：“孩兒，你說得都對，可我只知道一點，一聽到狗的叫聲，我就會不由自主地立刻逃跑。”    

這故事說明，激勵那些天生膽小、軟弱的人毫無用處。