40.狗占牛槽, The Dog in the Manger (gǒu zhàn niú cáo)

yī zhī xiǎng shuì wǔ jiào de gǒu tiào jìn gōng niú de shí cáo lǐ shū fú de tǎng zài dào cǎo shàng 。

一只想睡午觉的狗跳进公牛的食槽里舒服地躺在稻草上。

dàn shì ， gōng niú hěn kuài jiù gàn wán huó ér huí lái le ，

但是，公牛很快就干完活儿回来了，

tā xiǎng dào cáo lǐ chī diǎn cǎo 。

它想到槽里吃点草。

cóng shuì mèng zhōng bèi chǎo xǐng de gǒu jí wéi shēng qì ，

从睡梦中被吵醒的狗极为生气，

zhàn qǐ lái xiàng zhe gōng niú kuáng fèi ，

站起来向着公牛狂吠，

měi cì gōng niú yào kào jìn niú cáo shí ，

每次公牛要靠近牛槽时，

gǒu dōu xiǎng pū shàng qù yǎo tā 。

狗都想扑上去咬它。

zuì hòu gōng niú bù dé bù fàng qì chī cǎo de xī wàng ，

最后公牛不得不放弃吃草的希望，

zài zhuǎn shēn lí kāi shí gū nóng dào ：

在转身离开时咕哝到：

“ ài， rén men xǐ huān wéi nà xiē tā men wú fǎ xiǎng shòu de dōng xī qiān nù qí tā rén 。 ” 

“唉，人们喜欢为那些他们无法享受的东西迁怒其他人。”

A Dog looking out for its afternoon nap jumped into the Manger of an Ox and lay there cosily upon the straw.  

yī zhī xiǎng shuì wǔ jiào de gǒu tiào jìn gōng niú de shí cáo lǐ shū fú de tǎng zài dào cǎo shàng 。

But soon the Ox, returning from its afternoon work, 

dàn shì ， gōng niú hěn kuài jiù gàn wán huó ér huí lái le ，

came up to the Manger and wanted to eat some of the straw.

tā xiǎng dào cáo lǐ chī diǎn cǎo 。

The Dog in a rage, being awakened from its slumber,

cóng shuì mèng zhōng bèi chǎo xǐng de gǒu jí wéi shēng qì ，

stood up and barked at the Ox,

zhàn qǐ lái xiàng zhe gōng niú kuáng fèi ，

And whenever it came near attempted 

měi cì gōng niú yào kào jìn niú cáo shí ，

to bite it.  

gǒu dōu xiǎng pū shàng qù yǎo tā 。

At last the Ox had to give up the hope of getting at the straw, 

zuì hòu gōng niú bù dé bù fàng qì chī cǎo de xī wàng ，

and went away muttering:

zài zhuǎn shēn lí kāi shí gū nóng dào ：

"Ah, people often grudge others what they cannot enjoy themselves."

“ ài， rén men xǐ huān wéi nà xiē tā men wú fǎ xiǎng shòu de dōng xī qiān nù qí tā rén 。 ”