The Fisherman and TheLittle Barracuda
Thefisherman casts the net into the sea and catches a little barracuda. Thepitiful fish asks the fisherman to release it。
渔夫把网撒到海里,捕到了一条小梭鱼。那可怜的小鱼求渔夫放了它。
"I amstill young." He says:" If you catch me after I am an adult, it isbetter for you."
他说:“我还太小。”他又说:“如果你把我放了,等我长大后再来抓我,那对你会有更大的好处!”
Thefisherman says: "If I give up the present small profit to seek anuncertain future large one, am I not a fool?"
渔夫说:“如果我现在放弃手上已经得到的小利而去追求那些虚无渺茫的大利,那我岂不成了傻子了吗?”
This storymeans: Only a foolish man will give up the litter profit which he has and seekuncertain future large profits。
这个故事说明,愚蠢的人才会放弃已到手的小利,而去追求那些虚无的大利。
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