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[其他] 雙語美文:因為對手,生活更精彩

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Jaguar is an endangered animal. It is said that there are less than 20 jaguars in the world currently, one of which is now living in the national zoo of Peru. In order to protect this jaguar, Peruvians singled out a pitch of land in the zoo for it, where there are herds of cattle, sheep and deer for the jaguar to eat. Anyone who has visited the zoo praised it to be the 「Heaven of Tiger」. However, strange enough, no one has ever seen the jaguar prey on the cattle and sheep. What we could see is its lying in its house eating and sleeping.

  美洲虎是一種瀕臨滅絕的動物,據說,現在世界上尚存不足20只,其中有一隻生活在秘魯的國家動物園裡。為了保護這只美洲虎,秘魯人在動物園裡單獨圈出一塊地,讓它自由生存,圈地中有成群的牛、羊、鹿供老虎享用。參觀過虎園的人都說這是「虎的天堂」。然而奇怪的是,沒人看見這隻老虎去捕捉牛羊,唯一見到的情景就是它躺在空洞的虎房裡吃了睡、睡了吃。

  Some people thought that the jaguar felt too lonely, so they collected money and rented a female tiger to accompany it. Nonetheless, it did not make too much sense. The jaguar just sometimes went out of its house with its 「girlfriend」and stayed in the sun for a while before it came back to its house again. 「It is normal for the jaguar to be lazy in this environment. Tiger is the king of forest but you simply put some small animals around him. That is why the jaguar shows no interest in going out. Why don't you put two wolves or at least a jackal around him?」A visitor proposed. Others all agreed with him and put five panthers into the jaguar's territory. Since then, the jaguar did not go back to its house any more. It either stands on top of the hill roaring or goes down from the hill strolling without sleeping all day long. It did not eat the meat provided by the zoo staff and has totally got back to its nature.

  一些市民認為它太孤獨了,就集資從國外租雌虎來陪它生活。然而此舉並未帶來多大改觀,那隻老虎最多陪伴外來的「女友」走出虎房,到陽光下站一站,不久就又回到它的「臥室」。「它怎能不懶洋洋呢?虎是林中之王,你們放一群吃草的小動物,能提起它的興趣嗎?這麼大的一個老虎保護區,你們不放兩隻狼,至少也得放一隻豺狗吧?」一位來此參觀的市民建議道。人們覺得他說得有理,就把5只美洲豹投進了虎園。結果,自從豹子進園後,美洲虎就再沒回過虎房,它不是站在山頂長嘯,就是從山上下來,在草地上遊蕩,不再長時間睡覺,不再吃管理員送來的肉,基本恢復了本性。

  Actually, this principle does not only apply to animals, but also apply to human beings. Here is another story. There was a rich man who was selecting a husband for his only child among a multitude of pursuers. The man led all the pursuers to a river and pointed to the crocodiles, saying, 「Anyone who can swim across the river safe and sound will marry my daughter.」 Those pursuers looked at each other and no one dare take the initiative. At that moment, a man plunged into the river bravely and swam at a staggering speed to the other side. All the people applauded for his courage with great sense of admiration. Nevertheless, the man, after landing on the bank, shouted angrily, 「Who pushed me into the river just now?」
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