英语_阅读_bird

A businessman has a bird which he kept in a cage. He was going to India, the land from where the bird came, He asked the bird whether he could bring anything back for him. Instead, the bird asked for his freedom, but was refused, Then he asked the businessman to visit a jungle in India and announce his captivity to the free birds who were there.

The businessman did so and almost immediately after he had spoken , a wild bird, just like his own, fell off a tree and lay on the ground near his feet, senselessly. The businessman thought that this bird must be an old friend of his own bird and felt sad that he should have caused this death.

When he got home , the bird asked him whether he had brought good news from India. “ No ,said the businessman , “ I'm afraid that my news is bad. One of your good friends fell from a tree suddenly and died at my feet when I told about your captivity. "

As soon as these words were spoken , the businessman's bird collapsed and fell to the bottom of the cage. “ The news of his friend's death has killed him, too," thought the businessman. Sadly he picked up the bird and put it on the windowsill. At once the bird got up and flew to a nearby tree.

“Now you know," he said, “ that what you thought was disaster was in fact good news for me. The message you brought back was actually telling me how to free myself. "

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A businessman has a bird which he kept in a cage. He was going to India, the land from where the bird came, He asked the bird whether he could bring anything back for him.

一位商人养了一只关在笼中的鸟。他准备前往鸟儿的故乡印度，便问鸟儿是否需要他带回什么东西。

Instead, the bird asked for his freedom, but was refused, Then he asked the businessman to visit a jungle in India and announce his captivity to the free birds who were there.

鸟儿却向他乞求自由，遭到拒绝后，便请求商人去印度的丛林里，向那里的自由鸟儿宣告自己被囚禁的消息。

 

The businessman did so and almost immediately after he had spoken , a wild bird, just like his own, fell off a tree and lay on the ground near his feet, senselessly.

商人照做了。话音刚落，一只与他豢养的鸟儿一模一样的野鸟突然从树上坠落，毫无生气地躺在他脚边。

The businessman thought that this bird must be an old friend of his own bird and felt sad that he should have caused this death.

商人以为这必定是笼中鸟的故友，因听闻噩耗而殒命，不禁心生愧疚。

 

When he got home , the bird asked him whether he had brought good news from India. “ No ,said the businessman , “ I'm afraid that my news is bad. One of your good friends fell from a tree suddenly and died at my feet when I told about your captivity. "

归家后，笼中鸟询问是否带回印度的好消息。"没有，"商人叹道，"恐怕是个坏消息。当我提及你被囚禁时，你的一位好友突然从树上坠落，死在我脚下。"

 

As soon as these words were spoken , the businessman's bird collapsed and fell to the bottom of the cage.

话音未落，笼中鸟突然瘫倒在笼底。

“ The news of his friend's death has killed him, too," thought the businessman. Sadly he picked up the bird and put it on the windowsill. At once the bird got up and flew to a nearby tree.

"友人的死讯竟让它也心碎而亡，"商人哀伤地想着，将鸟儿取出放在窗台上。刹那间，那鸟儿振翅而起，飞向附近的树梢。

 

“Now you know," he said, “ that what you thought was disaster was in fact good news for me. The message you brought back was actually telling me how to free myself. "
"现在你明白了，"鸟儿说道，"你眼中的悲剧，于我却是喜讯。你带回的消息，正是教我如何重获自由的秘诀。"