学猪叫

类别：寓言

农夫用真猪与小丑比拼学猪叫却遭喝倒彩，讽刺了人们偏爱虚假模仿胜过事实真相。

时长 52 秒 · 语速 168 wpm

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At a country fair, a famous clown was entertaining a big crowd. 在一个乡村集市上，一位知名小丑正逗得大批观众开怀大笑。

His best trick was making animal sounds. 他最拿手的绝活就是模仿动物叫声。

When he squealed like a pig, 当他尖声学起猪叫时，

the audience was sure he had a real one hidden under his coat. 台下的观众都认定他大衣底下藏了只真猪。

They clapped and cheered. 大家纷纷鼓掌喝彩。

But one farmer stood up. 可有一位农夫站了出来。

"You call that a pig? “这也算猪叫？

It's nothing like one. 根本一点都不像。

Give me until tomorrow, and I'll show you how it's really done." 等到明天，我让你们瞧瞧什么才是真正的猪叫。”

The next day, the crowd was even bigger. 第二天，围观的人群更庞大了。

The farmer walked onto the stage, 农夫走上台，

bent over, and produced a truly awful squeal. 弯下腰，发出了一声极其难听的尖叫。

People booed. 台下顿时嘘声一片。

"Terrible! “太差劲了！

The clown was much better!" 小丑学得可比你好多了！”

The farmer waited. 农夫只是静静地等着。

Then he opened his coat and pulled out a small, 随后他敞开大衣，掏出了一只小小的、

very real pig. 货真价实的活猪。

He had been pinching its ear. 原来他刚才一直在掐它的耳朵。

"There," he said. “瞧瞧吧，”他说，

"That's how much you know about pigs." “看来你们根本就不懂猪。”

People often prefer a good imitation to the real thing, 人们往往更偏爱逼真的模仿，而不是真实的事物，

and they're very confident about it too. 而且还对此迷之自信。