The Vain Jackdaw慢速

The Vain Jackdaw 徒劳的寒鸦 One day, Jupiter decided to create a sovereign over the birds. 一天，宙斯（即朱比特）决定为鸟类立一个王。 He made a proclamation that, on a certain day, all birds were to present themselves before him, at which time he would choose the most beautiful among them to be king. 他宣布，让所有的鸟在规定的那天都在他面前展示自己，那时他会从中选出最漂亮的鸟成为鸟王。 The Jackdaw, knowing his own ugliness, searched through the woods and fields and collected the feathers which had fallen from the wings of more colorful birds, and stuck them in all parts of his body, hoping thereby to make himself the most beautiful of all. 寒鸦深知自己外貌丑陋，于是他搜遍树林和田野，把那些从五彩斑斓的鸟儿翅膀上掉下来的羽毛收集起来，把他们插在了自己的身上，希望这样他就是可以成为最漂亮的鸟。 When the appointed day arrived and the birds had assembled before Jupiter, the Jackdaw also made his appearance in his many feathered finery. 当宙斯指定的日期到来时，所有的鸟儿都集中在宙斯面前，寒鸦也顶着一身精致的羽毛来了。 But when Jupiter proposed to make the Jackdaw king because of the beauty of his plumage, the other birds indignantly protested, and each plucked from him his own feathers, leaving the Jackdaw nothing but a Jackdaw. 看到寒鸦全身漂亮的羽毛，宙斯就命令寒鸦为鸟王。其他的鸟儿开始愤怒地抗议，都把寒鸦身上属于自己的羽毛拔了下来，留下寒鸦光秃秃地站在那里。 Moral It is not only fine feathers that make a fine bird. 寓意： 美丽的外表并不意味着高贵完美。