苛政猛于虎双语寓言故事苛政猛于虎双语寓言故事Inancienttimes,atthefootofMountTaisurroundedbymountains,oneoftenheardoftalesoftigersdevouringpeople.古代，在群山环抱的泰山脚下，常常听到老虎吃人的事情。Oneday,ConfuciusandhisdisciplespassedbyMountTai.Astheywalkedalong,hisdisciplestalkedaboutwhattheyhadheardandseen.有一天，孔子带着弟子路过泰山。弟子们一边走，一边谈论着所见所闻。Suddenly,theyheardsomeoneweepinginthedistance.Theywentoverandsawayoungwomanwho,withherheadcoveredwithawhitekerchief,worewhitecottonclothes,trousers,shoesandstockings.Shewaskneelinginfrontofanewgraveandweepingbitterly.Thedisciplesdidn'tknowwhattodo.Confuciusorderedoneofthemtogoforwardandask:忽然，听到远处传来哭声。大家便走了过去，一看原来是一个年轻的'妇女，头上包着白色的头巾，身上穿着白布衣裤，脚上套着白布鞋袜，正跪在一座新坟前面痛哭。弟子们不知如何是好，孔子叫弟子上前询问："Whohasdied?Whyareyouweepinginsuchsorrow?"“死了谁？你为什么哭得这么伤心？”Thewomanraisedherhead,wipedherredandswolleneyes,sobbedandansweredintermittently:妇女抬起头来，擦着红肿的眼睛，抽泣着断断续续地回答："Inthepast,myfather-in-lawwasdevouredbyatiger.Later,myhusbandwasdevouredbyatigertoo.Nowmysonhasalsobeenbittentodeathbyatiger."“从前，我的公公被老虎吃掉了。后来，我的丈夫又被老虎吃掉了。如今，我的儿子也被老虎咬死了。”Confucius'discipleaskedworriedly:孔子的弟子着急地问道："Thetigerharmedthelivesofthreegenerationsofyourfamily.Whydidn'tyouleavethisplaceearlierandmovetosomewhereelse?"“老虎伤害了你家三代人的性命，你为什么不早点儿离开这里，搬到别处去呢？”Thewomansobbed,saying:妇女哭着说："Therearetigershere,buttherearenoexorbitanttaxes,leviesorheavycorveehere！"WhenConfuciusheardthis,heturnedtohisdisciplesandsaid:“这里有老虎，但是没有苛捐杂税和繁重的摇役啊！孔子听到这儿，回过头来，对弟子们说："Remember,tigersdevourpeople,buttyrannyisfiercerthantigers！"“你们记住，老虎吃人，可是苛政比老虎还要凶猛啊！”