The Same Action Yields the Same Result
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A couple of hunters chartered1 a small plane to fly them to a forest, and made an appointment with the pilot to come back and fetch them in about two weeks. At the end of the two weeks, they had shot2 a lot of animals that they wanted to load onto the plane.

But the pilot said, "This plane won't be able to take more than one wild buffalo3. You'll have to leave the others behind."

Then the hunters protested4, saying, "But last year, another pilot with the same airplane let us take two buffalos and some other animals in the plane as well."

So the new pilot thought about it. He was a little bit skeptical5, but finally he said, "OK, since you did it last year, I guess this year we can do it again." Then he loaded the two buffalos and a few other animals in, and the plane took off. Five minutes later, it crashed in a neighboring area.

The three men climbed out and looked around, and one hunter said to the other, "Where do you think we are now?"

The second one surveyed the area and said, "I think we're  about one mile to the left of the place we crashed last year."

有两个猎人包机前往一座森林,到了以后,他们和飞行员约定好两周后来接。

两周后,他们射了许多动物,而且打算把这些动物全部搬上那架小飞机,可是飞行员说:“这架飞机除了一头野牛外,没办法再多载了。你们必须把其他的猎物都留下。”

猎人说:“但是去年另一个飞行员开一样的飞机,就让我们带两只水牛,还有一些其他的动物上机!”

因为他们这样抗议,所以那个新飞行员想了一想后,尽管还是有点存疑,最后还是妥协说:“好吧!如果去年可以做到,今年应该也可以。”所以他装了两头水牛和一些其他的动物。结果飞机起飞五分钟后,就坠落在邻近的地方。

这3个人从飞机爬出来看了看四周,其中一个猎人对另一个说:“你认为我们现在在哪儿?”

那个人瞧了一下,说:“我想大概距离去年坠机的地方西边一英哩远!”



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1 chartered Hwnzfn     
a.特许的,持有特许证的
参考例句:
  • the Institute of Chartered Accountants (英国皇家)特许会计师协会
  • The government chartered the new airline. 政府给这家新航空公司颁发了许可证。
2 shot xyiwb     
n.炮弹,射击,射手;v.射击,发出,发芽;vbl.射击,发出,发芽
参考例句:
  • He shot a wild duck.他射中一只野鸭。
  • All the children shot out their hands for the money.所有的孩子突然伸出手来要钱。
3 buffalo 1Sby4     
n.(北美)野牛;(亚洲)水牛
参考例句:
  • Asian buffalo isn't as wild as that of America's. 亚洲水牛比美洲水牛温顺些。
  • The boots are made of buffalo hide. 这双靴子是由水牛皮制成的。
4 protested 024d7a2621b30761ab841fdd955c6836     
v.声明( protest的过去式和过去分词 );坚决地表示;申辩
参考例句:
  • He protested he was being cheated of his rightful share. 他提出抗议说他被人骗取了他依法应得的份额。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Amy protested she was being cheated of her rightful share. 艾米提出抗议,说有人骗取了她依法应得的份额。 来自《简明英汉词典》
5 skeptical MxHwn     
adj.怀疑的,多疑的
参考例句:
  • Others here are more skeptical about the chances for justice being done.这里的其他人更为怀疑正义能否得到伸张。
  • Her look was skeptical and resigned.她的表情是将信将疑而又无可奈何。
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