狐狸和葡萄的故事:狐狸看见藤上一颗颗成熟的葡萄,用尽方法,却弄不到嘴,只好放弃,并安慰自己说:“这葡萄也许还是酸的,不吃也罢!” 这个寓言再次出现在钱钟书的《读〈伊索寓言〉》里,钱钟书对它有了新的阐释,我也对它有另一种新的理解。以前,和所有初读这则寓言的人一样,我觉得狐狸的这种自欺欺人的做法实在愚 The Story of the Fox and the Grape: The fox, seeing the ripe grapes on the vine, tried his best but did not get his mouth and gave up and comforted himself: “The grapes may still be sour, not eating!” This allegory appears again in Qian's book, “Reading Aesop's Fables.” Qian has a new interpretation of it, and I also have a new understanding of it. In the past, like all those who first read this allegory, I think this fox's self-deception is really stupid