The Crow and Mercury

时间：2006-10-12 02:39:46

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A CROW caught in a snare1 prayed to Apollo to release him, making
a vow2 to offer some frankincense at his shrine3.  But when rescued
from his danger, he forgot his promise.  Shortly afterwards,
again caught in a snare, he passed by Apollo and made the same
promise to offer frankincense to Mercury.  Mercury soon appeared
and said to him, "O thou most base fellow? how can I believe
thee, who hast disowned and wronged thy former patron?' 

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1 snare XFszw     
n.陷阱，诱惑，圈套；（去除息肉或者肿瘤的）勒除器；响弦，小军鼓；vt.以陷阱捕获，诱惑
参考例句：
  • I used to snare small birds such as sparrows.我曾常用罗网捕捉麻雀等小鸟。
  • Most of the people realized that their scheme was simply a snare and a delusion.大多数人都认识到他们的诡计不过是一个骗人的圈套。
2 vow 0h9wL     
n.誓(言)，誓约；v.起誓，立誓
参考例句：
  • My parents are under a vow to go to church every Sunday.我父母许愿，每星期日都去做礼拜。
  • I am under a vow to drink no wine.我已立誓戒酒。
3 shrine 0yfw7     
n.圣地，神龛，庙；v.将...置于神龛内，把...奉为神圣
参考例句：
  • The shrine was an object of pilgrimage.这处圣地是人们朝圣的目的地。
  • They bowed down before the shrine.他们在神龛前鞠躬示敬。

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