The stag and lion
分类: 英语故事
A stag was chased by the hounds, and took refuge in a cave, where he hoped to be safe from his pursuers. Unfortunately the cave contained a lion, to whom he fell an easy prey. "Unhappy that I am," he cried, "I am saved from the power of the dogs only to fall into the clutches of a lion."
Out of the frying-pan into the fire.
有只鹿受到了猎犬的追捕,拼命地逃进一个洞里寻求庇护。他希望这是一个安全的地方,可以躲避猎犬。不幸的是,这个洞里有一只狮子,轻易地就抓获了鹿,鹿临死之前说:“我真是倒霉,刚脱离了猎犬的追捕,马上又掉进了狮子的大口。”
刚从油锅里出来,又掉进了火坑。