The Fox And The Grapes

THE FOX ANDTHE GRAPES

A hungry Fox saw some fine bunches of Grapes hanging from avine that was trained along a high tree and did his best to reach them by jumpingas high as he could into the air.  But itwas all in vain, for they were just out of reach: so he gave up trying andwalked away with an air of dignity and unconcern, remarking, “I thought those Grapeswere ripe, but I see now they are quite sour.”

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A hungry Fox saw some fine bunches of Grapes hanging from avine that was trained along a high tree,

一只饥饿的狐狸看见一串串甜美的葡萄在葡萄藤上从一棵高高的树上吊垂下来.

Bunch:  一串, 一束                 Hang:  悬挂,垂下                    Vine:  藤, 葡萄树

Train:  v. 一连串的 . . .

and did his best to reach them by jumping as high as he couldinto the air. 

它使尽全力跳向空中.

Reach:   够到, 达到                Jump:   跳跃   

But it was all in vain,              可是，它费力的跳跃都是徒劳的

In vain：   徒劳无益的，无效的

for they were just out of reach:          因为那些葡萄太高了，就是够不到！

Out of Reach:   够不到，不可及

so he gave up trying and walked away with an air of dignityand unconcern, remarking, “I thought those Grapes were ripe, but I see now theyare quite sour.”

于是，它放弃了跳跃。走开时，它拿出一副高贵和满不在乎的样子，说：“我以为这些葡萄已经熟了，可现在看来它们很酸。”

Give up:   放弃                                                with an air:  有 。 。 。 气氛

Dignity:   高贵，有尊严，体面的                 Unconcern:   毫无兴趣，漠不关心，冷淡

Remark:   评论                       Ripe:   成熟了，熟的             Sour:   酸的

It is easy to despise what you cannot get.     

很容易轻视自己得不到的东西 - 吃不得葡萄，反说葡萄酸。

Despise:   轻视，鄙视，看不起