1、Aesops Fables父与子A certain man had several Sons who werealways quarrelling with one another,and,tryas he might,he could not get them to livetogether in harmony.有一个人生养了几个儿子，可是儿子们之间总爱争吵不休，父亲无论做什么，都无法使儿子们和睦相处。So he determined to convince them of theirfolly by the following means.于是，他决定用下面的方法来说服儿子们。Biddi
2、ng them fetch a bundle of sticks,heinvited each in turn to break it across his knee.他让儿子们取来一捆木棒，大家轮流试着用膝盖折断它们。All tried and all failed:and then he undid thebundle,and handed them the sticks one byone,when they had no difficulty at all inbreaking them.几个儿子分别试了一下，可是都失败了。接着，他拆开那捆木棒，一根一根地交给儿子们，这时，他们便毫不费力地折断了木棒。There,my boys,said he,united you will bemore than a match for your enemies:but ifyou quarrel and separate,your weakness willput you at the mercy of those who attackyou.“看吧，我的孩子，”他说，“你们若能齐心协力，便可与敌人抗衡。但是，如果你们之间不团结且各自为 ，那么这个弱点就会使你们任由敌人摆布了。”Union is strength.团结就是力量。
