20.狐狸与面具, The Fox and the Mask (hú lí yǔ miàn jù)

yī zhī hú lí xīn huái pǒ cè de zǒu jìn yī gè jù yuàn de chǔ cáng shì lǐ 。   

一只狐狸心怀叵测的走进一个剧院的储藏室里。

tū rán ， tā fā xiàn yǒu yī gè miàn kǒng zhèng dīng zhe tā kàn ，

突然，它发现有一个面孔正盯着它看，

tā kāi shǐ gǎn jué dào hài pà 。

它开始感觉到害怕。

kě shì , dāng tā kào jìn shí ， cái fā xiàn nà zhī bù guò shì yī gè miàn jù ，

可是,当它靠近时，才发现那只不过是一个面具，

jiù xiàng yǎn yuán yòng lái fàng zài tā men liǎn shàng de miàn jù yī yàng 。

就像演员用来放在他们脸上的面具一样。

hú lí shuō ：“ ǎ ！ nǐ fēi cháng hǎo kàn ，zhǐ kě xī nǐ méi yǒu nǎo zǐ ” 。 

狐狸说：“啊！你非常好看，只可惜你没有脑子”。

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故事是说：徒有其表

A Fox had by some means got into the store-room of a theatre.

yī zhī hú lí xīn huái pǒ cè de zǒu jìn yī gè jù yuàn de chǔ cáng shì lǐ 。   

Suddenly he observed a face glaring down on him and 

tū rán ， tā fā xiàn yǒu yī gè miàn kǒng zhèng dīng zhe tā kàn ，

began to be very frightened;

tā kāi shǐ gǎn jué dào hài pà 。

but looking more closely he found it was only a Mask 

kě shì , dāng tā kào jìn shí ， cái fā xiàn nà zhī bù guò shì yī gè miàn jù ，

such as actors use to put over their face.  

jiù xiàng yǎn yuán yòng lái fàng zài tā men liǎn shàng de miàn jù yī yàng 。

"Ah," said the Fox, "you look very fine; it is a pity you have not got any brains."

hú lí shuō ：“ ǎ ！ nǐ fēi cháng hǎo kàn ，zhǐ kě xī nǐ méi yǒu nǎo zǐ ” 。 

Outside show is a poor substitute for inner worth.

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