双语·《伊索寓言》 朱庇特和乌龟

JUPITER AND THE TORTOISE

Jupiter was about to marry a wife, and determined to celebrate the event by inviting all the animals to a banquet. They all came except the Tortoise, who did not put in an appearance, much to Jupiter's surprise. So when he next saw the Tortoise he asked him why he had not been at the banquet. “I don't care for going out,” said the Tortoise, “there's no place like home.” Jupiter was so much annoyed by this reply that he decreed that from that time forth the Tortoise should carry his house upon his back, and never be able to get away from home even if he wished to.

朱庇特和乌龟

朱庇特打算娶妻，决定邀请所有的动物来赴宴庆祝。所有的动物都来了，只有乌龟没有到场，这令朱庇特很吃惊。后来，他见到了乌龟，便问他为什么没来参加宴会。乌龟回答：“我不喜欢出去，哪里都比不上家里好。”对此，朱庇特非常生气，于是便下令，从此以后，乌龟需要时刻背负着自己的房子，即便他想离家出门，也无法摆脱。