英文寓言阅读《The Wind and the Sun》

The wind and the sun were once arguing about which of them was the stronger. As they could not agree, they decided to arrange a contest.

风和太阳曾经在争论谁更强大。由于意见不一致，他们决定比试一下。

"You see that traveller down there," said the wind. "Whichever of us makes him take off his cloak is the stronger. Do you agree?"

“你看见下面那个旅行者了，”风说，”不管我们谁让他脱掉斗篷，谁的力量就更大。你同意吗？”

"That seems fair to me," said the sun."You try first."

“我看这样很公平，”太阳说，“你先试试。”

The wind began to blow with all his strength. Storm clouds raced across the sky and trees twisted in the icy gale. Leaves whirled all around and great branches cracked and splintered. As the wind blew more and more strongly, the traveller wrapped his cloak closely round him, gripping it tightly in his hands.

风开始猛烈地刮起来。乌云在天空中飞驰，树木在寒风中扭曲。树叶在四周旋转，巨大的树枝裂开。随着风越来越大，旅行者把斗篷紧紧地裹在身上，紧紧地抓在手里。

Then the sun appeared from behind one of the storm clouds. The cold air grew warm and soft and the traveller looked up, surprised at the sudden change in the weather. As the sun rose higher and higher in the sky his rays grew stronger until at midday the traveller could stand the heat no longer. Throwing off his heavy cloak he lay down in the shade of a tree to sleep.

太阳从一片乌云后面出现了。冷空气变得温暖而柔和，旅行者抬起头来，惊讶于天气的突然变化。随着太阳在天空中越来越高，他的光线越来越强，直到中午，旅行者再也忍受不了炎热了。他脱下厚重的斗篷，躺在树荫下睡觉。

"I think that proves who is strongest." said the sun. But the wind had crept away to hide.

太阳说：“我想这证明了谁最强壮。”但风已经悄悄地躲开了。

Kindness and gentleness are often more effective than force.

仁慈和温柔往往比武力更有效。