渔夫和小鱼
类别：智慧
渔夫钓到一条求饶的小鱼，他拒绝了虚无的远期承诺，选择珍惜眼前已有的收获。
时长 42 秒 · 语速 183 wpm
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A fisherman had been sitting by the river all day, 有个渔夫在河边坐了一整天，
and he had caught nothing. 结果一条鱼都没钓到。
Then, just before dark, he felt a pull on his line. 就在天快黑的时候，他感到鱼线被扯了一下。
It was a fish, but a very small one. 确实钓上来一条鱼，但小得可怜。
"Please, sir, let me go," said the little fish. “求求您，好心人，放了我吧，”小鱼说，
"I'm too small to make a meal. “我这么小，根本不够您吃一顿。
Put me back in the river. 把我放回河里吧。
In a few months, I'll be big and fat. 过几个月，我就长得又大又肥了。
Then you can catch me again and have a real dinner." 到时候您再来钓我，就能美美地吃上一顿大餐了。”
The fisherman thought about it. 渔夫琢磨了一下，
Then he shook his head. 接着摇了摇头。
"It's a good offer," he said. “听上去挺诱人，”他说，
"But I have you now. “可你现在实打实在我手里。
In a few months, who knows where you'll be?" 过几个月，谁知道你游到哪儿去了？”
And he dropped the fish into his basket. 说完，他就把鱼扔进了鱼篓里。
A small thing in your hand is worth more than a big promise. 到手的东西哪怕再小，也比天大的承诺强。
所属专辑：伊索寓言 · 基础篇（Aesop's Fables）