第9章 Lazy Ned 懒惰的奈德

"'T is royal fun," cried lazy Ned,

"To coast, upon my fine, new sled,

And beat the other boys;

But then, I can not bear to climb

The tiresome hill, for every time

It more and more annoys."

So, while his schoolmates glided by,

And gladly tugged uphill, to try

Another merry race,

Too indolent to share their plays,

Ned was compelled to stand and gaze,

While shivering in his place.

Thus, he would never take the pains

To seek the prize that labor gains,

Until the time had passed;

For, all his life, he dreaded still

The silly bugbear of uphill,

And died a dunce at last.

“太有意思了！”懒惰的奈德叫道。

“坐着漂亮的新雪橇滑行，

让其他男孩都黯然失色。

但我实在不想再爬上

让人累的山，因为每次

我越爬越觉得讨厌。”

因此，当同学从他身边滑过，

高兴地拖着雪橇上山，

再次进行愉快的比赛时，

奈德却懒得参加他们的比赛，

站在那儿，睁着眼睛看着，

站在原地冷得发抖。

尽管如此，他也不愿意如此劳烦

得到劳动所应得的奖励，

直到时间流逝。

他的一生，总是在畏惧

攀登山峰这愚蠢的死结，

最后庸庸碌碌地死去。