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Aesop's Fables (Selections)
七七野兔和猎狗
猎狗把野免赶出了洞,在免子后面紧紧追赶。跑了很长一段路之后,猎
狗忽然停住脚步,不再追了。牧羊人看到猎狗停下来,就嘲弄他说:“看
来,还是那个小东西比你跑得快。”猎狗答道:“你没有看到我们之间的区
别一我跑是为了有饭吃,可他跑是为了逃命。”
LXXVII The Hare and the Hound
A Hound started a Hare from his lair,but after a long run,gave
up the chase.A goatherd seeing him stop,mocked him,saying"The
little one is the best runner of the two."The Hound replied,"You do
not see the difference between us:I was only running for a dinner,but
he for his life.”
①chase /tfeis/n追逐
②mock/m3k/.嗜弄
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伊索寓言(箱选)
七八野兔和狮子
野兔在动物集会上发表演说,提出所有动物应该一律平等。狮子答道:
“兔子啊,你说得不错,但你的话缺少像我们这样锋利的爪子和牙齿。”
LXXVIII The Hares and the Lions
The Hares harangued the assembly,and argued that all should
be equal.The Lions made this reply:"Your words,O Hares!Are
good;but they lack both claws and teeth such as we have."
①harangue /ha'ran/.长篇演说
②assembly'sembli/n.集合,集会
③claw /klo:/n.爪
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