伊索寓言驴狐狸和狮子英语学习：伊索寓言双语故事37公鸡和宝石

The Cock And The Jewel

公鸡和宝石

by Aesop

出自《伊索寓言》

A Cock was busily scratching and scraping about to find something to eat for himself and his family, when he happened to turn up a precious jewel that had been lost by its owner.

一只公鸡正忙着在地上刨啊刨，想给自己和它的家人找点吃的，这时候，它碰巧翻出了一块十分珍贵的宝石，这宝石是被失主弄丢的。

"Aha!" said the Cock. "No doubt you are very costly and he who lost you would give a great deal to find you. But as for me, I would choose a single grain of barleycorn before all the jewels in the world."

“哈！”公鸡说。“毫无疑问，你这宝石价值不菲，而且你的主人肯定愿意花大价钱来找到你。但是，对我来说，比起世上所有的奇珍异宝，我更愿意选择一粒麦粒。”

Precious things are without value to those who cannot prize them.

正所谓：自己需要的，才是最有价值的。（直译为：珍贵的东西对那些不珍惜它们的人来说是没有价值的。）