狐假虎威（详读本）

一yì只zhī老lǎo虎hǔ在zài森林sēn lín里lǐ寻找xún zhǎo食物shí wù。找zhǎo了le半天bàn tiān，它tā抓住zhuā zhù了le一yì只zhī狐hú狸lí。

A tiger was hunting in the forest. After a long search it caught a fox.

狐hú狸lí心里xīn li害怕hài pà极jí了le，但是dàn shì它tā没有méi yǒu叫jiào，反而fǎn ér大声dà shēng说shuō：你nǐ敢gǎn吃chī我wǒ？我wǒ是shì上shàng天tiān派pài来lái做zuò百bǎi兽shòu之zhī王wáng的de！

The fox was terrified, but instead of crying out it said boldly: you dare eat me? I was sent by Heaven to be king of all beasts!

老lǎo虎hǔ不bù相信xiāng xìn。狐hú狸lí说shuō：你nǐ要是yào shi不bú信xìn，就jiù跟gēn在zài我wǒ后面hòu mian走zǒu一yì圈quān，看看kàn kan百bǎi兽shòu见到jiàn dào我wǒ，谁shéi敢gǎn不bù逃跑táo pǎo？

The tiger did not believe it. The fox said: if you doubt me, walk behind me and see whether any beast dares not flee at the sight of me.

老lǎo虎hǔ想xiǎng：好hǎo吧ba，我wǒ就jiù看看kàn kan你nǐ有yǒu多duō大dà的de本事běn shi。于是yú shì，狐hú狸lí走zǒu在zài前面qián miàn，老lǎo虎hǔ走zǒu在zài后面hòu mian，一起yì qǐ走进zǒu jìn了le森林sēn lín深处shēn chù。

The tiger thought: fine, let me see what you can do. So the fox walked in front and the tiger behind, deep into the forest.

路上lù shang的de动物dòng wù看见kàn jiàn他们tā men，兔tù子zǐ撒sā腿tuǐ就jiù跑pǎo，鹿lù拼命pīn mìng逃跑táo pǎo，连lián野yě猪zhū也yě躲duǒ进jìn了le草丛cǎo cóng里lǐ。

The animals they passed, rabbits bolted, deer fled for their lives, even wild boar hid in the grass.

走zǒu了le一会儿yí huì r，狐hú狸lí又yòu问wèn老lǎo虎hǔ：现在xiàn zài你nǐ相信xiāng xìn了le吧ba？老lǎo虎hǔ点diǎn点头diǎn tóu，一句话yí jù huà也yě不bù敢gǎn多duō说shuō。

After a while the fox asked the tiger: do you believe me now? The tiger nodded, not daring to say more.

老lǎo虎hǔ看到kàn dào这zhè一切yí qiè，相信xiāng xìn了le狐hú狸lí的话de huà，恭gōng恭敬gōng jìng敬jìng地de送sòng狐hú狸lí走zǒu了le。

Seeing all this, the tiger believed the fox and respectfully let it go.

老lǎo虎hǔ放fàng了le狐hú狸lí以后yǐ hòu，回到huí dào山shān里lǐ想xiǎng了le很hěn久jiǔ。它tā总zǒng觉得jué de哪里nǎ lǐ不对bú duì，可是kě shì又yòu说不上shuō bu shàng来lái。

After letting the fox go, the tiger thought it over for a long time. Something felt wrong, though he could not say what.

老lǎo虎hǔ不知bù zhī道dào，百bǎi兽shòu害怕hài pà的de其实qí shí是shì它tā自己zì jǐ，而ér不bú是shì走zǒu在zài前面qián miàn的de那nà只zhī狐hú狸lí。

What the tiger never knew: the beasts feared the tiger itself, not the fox walking in front.

动物dòng wù们men其实qí shí早就zǎo jiù看kàn明白míng bai了le：它们tā men怕pà的de从来不cóng lái bù是shì狐hú狸lí，是shì狐hú狸lí身shēn后hòu的de老lǎo虎hǔ。

The animals had understood all along: what they feared was never the fox, but the tiger behind it.

狐hú假jiǎ虎hǔ威wēi这zhè个gè成语chéng yǔ，说shuō的de就是jiù shì借jiè着zhe别人bié ren的de威风wēi fēng吓唬xià hu人rén的de人rén。

The fox borrowing the tiger's might describes people who intimidate others with borrowed power.

直到zhí dào今天jīn tiān，狐hú狸lí借jiè老lǎo虎hǔ的de威风wēi fēng这zhè个gè故事gù shi还hái在zài提醒tí xǐng大家dà jiā：要yào小心xiǎo xīn那些nà xiē借jiè着zhe别人bié ren的de力量lì liang装zhuāng得de很hěn厉害lì hai的de人rén。

To this day the tale warns us: beware of people who look powerful only on borrowed strength.