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Bruce and the Spider 布魯斯國(guó)王與蜘蛛

There?was?once?a?king?of?Scotland?whose?name?was?Robert?Bruce.

從前有一位蘇格蘭國(guó)王，名叫羅伯特·布魯斯。

He?needed?to?be?both?brave?and?wise?because?the?times?in?which?he?lived?were?wild?and?rude.

他生活在一個(gè)野蠻時(shí)代，因此他必須要有勇有謀。

The?King?of?England?was?at?war?with?him?and?had?led?a?great?army?into?Scotland?to?drive?him?out?of?the?land.?Battle?after?battle?had?been?fought.

英格蘭國(guó)王與他交戰(zhàn)，率領(lǐng)大軍入侵蘇格蘭，想要把他趕出這片土地。他們打了一次又一次戰(zhàn)役。

Six?times?Bruce?had?led?his?brave?little?army?against?his?foes?and?six?times?his?men?had?been?beaten?and?driven?into?flight.

布魯斯六次率領(lǐng)他人數(shù)不多的英勇軍隊(duì)與敵人對(duì)抗，但六次都被打敗并且被迫逃跑。

At?last?his?army?was?scattered,?and?he?was?forced?to?hide?in?the?woods?and?in?lonely?places?among?the?mountains.

最后，他的軍隊(duì)潰散了，他被迫躲在樹(shù)林里和山中的偏僻之地。

One?rainy?day,?Bruce?lay?on?the?ground?under?a?crude?shed?listening?to?the?patter?of?the?drops?on?the?roof?above?him.

一個(gè)雨天，布魯斯躺在一間簡(jiǎn)陋的棚子里，聽(tīng)著屋頂上滴滴答答的雨聲。

He?was?tired?and?unhappy.?He?was?ready?to?give?up?all?hope.?It?seemed?to?him?that?there?was?no?use?for?him?to?try?to?do?anything?more.

他很疲倦，也很憂愁。他準(zhǔn)備放棄一切希望。在他看來(lái)，他再試著做任何事都是徒勞無(wú)益的。

As?he?lay?thinking,?he?saw?a?spider?over?his?head?making?ready?to?weave?her?web.

當(dāng)他躺著思考的時(shí)候，他看到一只蜘蛛在他的頭上準(zhǔn)備織網(wǎng)。

He?watched?her?as?she?toiled?slowly?and?with?great?care.?Six?times?she?tried?to?throw?her?frail?thread?from?one?beam?to?another,?and?six?times?it?fell?short.

他看著她慢慢地、小心翼翼地努力工作。她曾六次試圖把她那纖弱的細(xì)絲從一道橫梁上弄到另一道橫梁上，但六次都失敗了。

"Poor?thing,"?said?Bruce:?"you,?too,?know?what?it?is?to?fail."

“可憐的東西，” 布魯斯說(shuō)，“你也知道失敗是什么滋味?！?/p>

But?the?spider?did?not?lose?hope?with?the?sixth?failure.

但是蜘蛛并沒(méi)有因?yàn)榱蔚氖《ハＭ?/p>

With?still?more?care,?she?made?ready?to?try?for?the?seventh?time.

她更加小心翼翼地準(zhǔn)備第七次嘗試。

Bruce?almost?forgot?his?own?troubles?as?he?watched?her?swing?herself?out?upon?the?slender?line.

布魯斯看著她在纖弱的細(xì)絲上擺動(dòng)，幾乎忘記了自己的煩惱。

Would?she?fail?again??No!?The?thread?was?carried?safely?to?the?beam?and?fastened?there.

她還是會(huì)失敗嗎？不會(huì)！這根絲被安全地拉到橫梁上并牢牢地系在了那里。

"I,?too,?will?try?a?seventh?time!"?cried?Bruce.

“我也要試第七次！” 布魯斯喊道。

He?arose?and?called?his?men?together.?He?told?them?of?his?plans?and?sent?them?out?with?messages?of?cheer?to?his?disheartened?people.

他站起來(lái)，把他的士兵召集起來(lái)。他把自己的計(jì)劃告訴了他們，并派他們把這個(gè)鼓舞人心的消息帶給那些灰心喪氣的百姓。

Soon?there?was?an?army?of?brave?Scotchmen?around?him.

很快，他周圍就組成了一支勇敢的蘇格蘭軍隊(duì)。

Another?battle?was?fought,?and?the?King?of?England?was?retreated?to?his?own?country.

另一場(chǎng)戰(zhàn)斗打響了，英格蘭國(guó)王撤退到了自己的國(guó)家。

After?that?day,?no?one?by?the?name?of?Bruce?would?ever?hurt?a?spider.?The?lesson?which?the?little?creature?had?taught?the?king?was?never?forgotten.

從那以后，凡是叫布魯斯的人，無(wú)一人傷害過(guò)蜘蛛。這個(gè)小小的生物給國(guó)王上的一課永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)被忘記。