英语励志美文：雄鹰

摘抄：朋友们，你们生成就是雄鹰。造物主有意把你培养成一只雄鹰，所以不要听信山鸡的话!

A boy found an eagle's egg and he put it in the nest of a prairie chicken. The eagle hatched and thought he was a chicken. He grew up doing what prairie chicken do-scratching at the dirt for food and flying short distances with a noisy fluttering of wings. It was a dreary life. Gradually the eagle grew older and bitter. One day he and his prairie chicken friend saw a beautiful bird soaring on the currents of air, high above the mountains.

一个小男孩发明了一只老鹰下的蛋，把它放进了一只山鸡的窝里。鹰被孵出来了，但他认为本人是一只山鸡。匆匆的他长大了，却做着山鸡所做的事---从土壤里寻找食品，做短间隔的翱翔，翅膀还啪啪作响。生涯十分烦闷，慢慢地鹰长大了，也越来越苦恼。有一天，他跟他的山鸡友人看见一只漂亮的鸟在天空飞翔，飞的比山还高。

“Oh, I wish I could fly like that!” said the eagle. The chicken replied, “Don't give it another thought. That's the mighty eagle, the king of all birds-you could never be like him!” And the eagle didn't give it another thought. He went on cackling and complaining about life. He died thinking he was a prairie chicken. My friends, you too were born an eagle. The Creator intended you to be an eagle, so don't listen to the prairie chickens!

“哦，我要能飞的那么高该多好啊!”鹰说。山鸡答复说，“不要想了，那是凶悍无比的鹰，鸟中之王---你不可能像他一样!”于是鹰废弃了那个动机。他持续咯咯地叫，不停的埋怨生活。最后他逝世了，仍然以为自己是一只山鸡。朋友们，你们生成就是雄鹰。造物主有意把你培养成一只雄鹰，所以不要听信山鸡的话!