那些给我智慧和勇气的寓言故事75:瘸子之乡

The Land of the Halt

瘸子之乡

Many years since in a small territory, there was not one of the inhabitants who did not stutter when he spoke, and halt in walking; both these defects, moreover, were considered accomplishments.

很多年前，在一个很小的地方，住在那里的所有居民都有口吃且瘸着腿走路，而这两种缺陷居然还被视为才能。

A stranger saw the evil, and thinking how they would admire his walking, went about without halting, after the usual manner Of our race.

一个外地人到了那里，看到了这样的缺陷，以为那里的居民会羡慕他的走姿。于是，他没有跛脚，而是按照正常人的走姿走来走去。

Every one stopped to look at him, and all those who looked, laughed, and holding their sides to repress their merriment, shouted,

当地人都停下来看他，都哈哈大笑起来。最后，他们好不容易忍住笑喊道：

"Teach the strenger how to walk properly! " The stranger considered it his duty to cast the reproach from himself. "

“来教教这个外地人怎样正确地走路吧” 这个外地人觉得自己有责任反驳他们：你们才是瘸子，

You halt, he cried, "It is not I, you must accustom yourselves to leave off so awkward a habit!"

他高声喊道：“不是我，你们必须改掉这种难看的走姿！”

This only increased the uproars, when they heard him speak; he did not even stammer; this was sufficient to disgrace him, and he was laughed at throughout the country.

这使当地人更加哗然大笑。因为他们听他说话居然还不口吃！这真让人觉得丢脸啊。他所到之处，都会遭到别人的嘲笑。