[雙語]中國寓言故事:亡羊補牢

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In the past, there was a man who kept thirty sheep.

從前，有一個人，養(yǎng)了三十只羊。

One morning, he discovered that one sheep was missing.

一天早上，他發(fā)現少了一只羊。

Where had it gone?

這只羊到哪兒去了呢?

Upon examination, he found that his fold was damaged.

再一查看，原來是他的羊圈壞了。

During the night a wolf had broken into the fold and devoured the sheep.

夜里狼闖進羊圈，羊是被狼吃掉的。

His friend said to him: "You had better mend the fold quickly."

他的朋友對他說:“快把羊圈修理修理吧!”

He said: "The sheep had already been devoured by the wolf. What is the use of mending the fold?"

他說: “羊已經被狼吃了，修理羊圈還有什么用呢?”

He did not listen to his friend's advice.

他沒有聽取朋友的意見。

The following morning, he discovered that during the night the wolf had again broken into the fold and devoured another sheep.

第二天早上，他發(fā)現夜里狼又闖進羊圈，又吃掉了一只羊。

Not until then did he realize that his friend was right.

這時候，他才明白，朋友的意見是對的。

Consequently, he mended the fold at once, and thereafter no more sheep were devoured by the wolf.

于是，他馬上把羊圈修理好。從此，他的羊再也沒有被狼吃掉過。