四十三. Two Travelers

　　Two men were going along a lonely road and talking of what they would do if a bear or wolves attack(進攻)them?. “Never fear,”said the larger one, “I can protect myself and you too, so there will be no danger. There is nothing in the forest for any man to fear, except a hungry bear, and I'd like to meet the bear that could be amatch for me.”

　　Just at that time, a huge bear appeared in the road and moved towards the two men.

　　The two men ran for a tree. The one who had spoken so bravely reached it first and climbed to safety. The smaller man，being left to face the bear alone, threw himself on the ground and lay as if dead. When the bear came up, he smelt the man on the ground and went away. Then the larger man came down from the tree and said, “What did the bear say in your ear? You seemed like old friends.”

　　“Oh,”the other answered, “he told me never to trust a boaster(自夸者)”

　　【漢語翻譯】

　　兩位旅行者

　　兩個人沿著一條荒涼的(lonely)公路(road)前行，他們談到如果遭遇一只熊(bear)或狼群(wolves)進攻該如何應付。

　　“不要害怕(fear)，”個頭較大的那人說，“我可以保護咱們倆，不會有危險(danger)。在那片森林里沒有什么好怕的，除了(except) 一頭饑餓的熊之外。我倒是想碰到一只能成為我對手(match)的熊”。

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