The Mole And His Mother
鼹鼠和它的妈妈
by Aesop
出自《伊索寓言》
A little Mole once said to his Mother:
一只小鼹鼠某天对他妈妈说：
"Why, Mother, you said I was blind! But I am sure I can see!"
“妈妈，你为何说我眼瞎啊！但是我非常肯定我是看得见的！”
Mother Mole saw she would have to get such conceit out of his head. So she put a bit of frankincense before him and asked him to tell what it was.
它妈妈觉得必须要教育它不能那么自负，于是在它面前放了一点乳香，并叫它说说那是什么。
The little Mole peered at it.
小鼹鼠仔细端详了会儿。
"Why, that's a pebble!"
“噢，那就是块鹅卵石嘛！”
"Well, my son, that proves you've lost your sense of smell as well as being blind."
“呵呵，我的孩子，那恰恰证明，你不仅失去了视觉，还失去了嗅觉。”
Boast of one thing and you will be found lacking in that and a few other things as well.
寓意：你所欠缺的可不止你所吹嘘的。