The Thoughtful Warden

时间：2007-07-30 01:01:17

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THE Warden1 of a Penitentiary2 was one day putting locks on the doors
of all the cells when a mechanic said to him:

  "Those locks can all be opened from the inside - you are very
imprudent."

  The Warden did not look up from his work, but said:

  "If that is called imprudence, I wonder what would be called a
thoughtful provision against the vicissitudes3 of fortune."

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1 warden jMszo     
n.监察员，监狱长，看守人，监护人
参考例句：
  • He is the warden of an old people's home.他是一家养老院的管理员。
  • The warden of the prison signed the release.监狱长签发释放令。
2 penitentiary buQyt     
n.感化院；监狱
参考例句：
  • He worked as a warden at the state penitentiary.他在这所州监狱任看守长。
  • While he was in the penitentiary her father died and the family broke up.他坐牢的时候，她的父亲死了，家庭就拆散了。
3 vicissitudes KeFzyd     
n.变迁，世事变化；变迁兴衰( vicissitude的名词复数 )；盛衰兴废
参考例句：
  • He experienced several great social vicissitudes in his life. 他一生中经历了几次大的社会变迁。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • A man used to vicissitudes is not easily dejected. 饱经沧桑，不易沮丧。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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