伊索寓言20个故事名称用英文表达（伊索寓言双语故事96）

鼹鼠和它的妈妈

by Aesop

出自《伊索寓言》

A little Mole once said to his Mother:

一只小鼹鼠某天对他妈妈说：

"Why, Mother, you said I was blind! But I am sure I can see!"

“妈妈，你为何说我眼瞎啊！但是我非常肯定我是看得见的！”

Mother Mole saw she would have to get such conceit out of his head. So she put a bit of frankincense before him and asked him to tell what it was.

它妈妈觉得必须要教育它不能那么自负，于是在它面前放了一点乳香，并叫它说说那是什么。

The little Mole peered at it.

小鼹鼠仔细端详了会儿。

"Why, that's a pebble!"

“噢，那就是块鹅卵石嘛！”

"Well, my son, that proves you've lost your sense of smell as well as being blind."

“呵呵，我的孩子，那恰恰证明，你不仅失去了视觉，还失去了嗅觉。”

Boast of one thing and you will be found lacking in that and a few other things as well.

寓意：你所欠缺的可不止你所吹嘘的。