The Eagle and the Jackdaw

时间：2006-11-01 07:13:46

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AN EAGLE, flying down from his perch1 on a lofty rock, seized upon
a lamb and carried him aloft in his talons2.  A Jackdaw, who
witnessed the capture of the lamb, was stirred with envy and
determined to emulate3 the strength and flight of the Eagle.  He
flew around with a great whir of his wings and settled upon a
large ram4, with the intention of carrying him off, but his claws
became entangled5 in the ram's fleece and he was not able to
release himself, although he fluttered with his feathers as much
as he could.  The shepherd, seeing what had happened, ran up and
caught him.  He at once clipped the Jackdaw's wings, and taking
him home at night, gave him to his children.  On their saying,
"Father, what kind of bird is it?'  he replied, "To my certain
knowledge he is a Daw; but he would like you to think an Eagle."


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1 perch 5u1yp     
n.栖木，高位，杆；v.栖息，就位，位于
参考例句：
  • The bird took its perch.鸟停歇在栖木上。
  • Little birds perch themselves on the branches.小鸟儿栖歇在树枝上。
2 talons 322566a2ccb8410b21604b31bc6569ac     
n.（尤指猛禽的）爪( talon的名词复数 )；（如爪般的）手指；爪状物；锁簧尖状突出部
参考例句：
  • The fingers were curved like talons, but they closed on empty air. 他的指头弯得像鹰爪一样，可是抓了个空。 来自英汉文学 - 热爱生命
  • The tiger has a pair of talons. 老虎有一对利爪。 来自辞典例句
3 emulate tpqx9     
v.努力赶上或超越，与…竞争；效仿
参考例句：
  • You must work hard to emulate your sister.你必须努力工作，赶上你姐姐。
  • You must look at the film and try to emulate his behavior.你们必须观看这部电影，并尽力模仿他的动作。
4 ram dTVxg     
(random access memory)随机存取存储器
参考例句：
  • 512k RAM is recommended and 640k RAM is preferred.推荐配置为512K内存，640K内存则更佳。
5 entangled e3d30c3c857155b7a602a9ac53ade890     
adj.卷入的；陷入的；被缠住的；缠在一起的v.使某人（某物/自己）缠绕，纠缠于（某物中），使某人（自己）陷入（困难或复杂的环境中）( entangle的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • The bird had become entangled in the wire netting. 那只小鸟被铁丝网缠住了。
  • Some military observers fear the US could get entangled in another war. 一些军事观察家担心美国会卷入另一场战争。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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