The Gnat and the Lion

时间：2006-12-14 01:35:55

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A GNAT1 came and said to a Lion, "I do not in the least fear you,
nor are you stronger than I am.  For in what does your strength
consist? You can scratch with your claws and bite with your teeth
an a woman in her quarrels.  I repeat that I am altogether more
powerful than you; and if you doubt it, let us fight and see who
will conquer."  The Gnat, having sounded his horn, fastened
himself upon the Lion and stung him on the nostrils2 and the parts
of the face devoid3 of hair.  While trying to crush him, the Lion
tore himself with his claws, until he punished himself severely4.
The Gnat thus prevailed over the Lion, and, buzzing about in a
song of triumph, flew away.  But shortly afterwards he became
entangled in the meshes5 of a cobweb and was eaten by a spider.
He greatly lamented6 his fate, saying, "Woe7 is me! that I, who can
wage war successfully with the hugest beasts, should perish
myself from this spider, the most inconsiderable of insects!" 

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1 gnat gekzi     
v.对小事斤斤计较，琐事
参考例句：
  • Strain at a gnat and swallow a camel.小事拘谨，大事糊涂。
  • He's always straining at a gnat.他总是对小事很拘谨。
2 nostrils 23a65b62ec4d8a35d85125cdb1b4410e     
鼻孔( nostril的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • Her nostrils flared with anger. 她气得两个鼻孔都鼓了起来。
  • The horse dilated its nostrils. 马张大鼻孔。
3 devoid dZzzx     
adj.全无的，缺乏的
参考例句：
  • He is completely devoid of humour.他十分缺乏幽默。
  • The house is totally devoid of furniture.这所房子里什么家具都没有。
4 severely SiCzmk     
adv.严格地；严厉地；非常恶劣地
参考例句：
  • He was severely criticized and removed from his post.他受到了严厉的批评并且被撤了职。
  • He is severely put down for his careless work.他因工作上的粗心大意而受到了严厉的批评。
5 meshes 1541efdcede8c5a0c2ed7e32c89b361f     
网孔( mesh的名词复数 )； 网状物； 陷阱； 困境
参考例句：
  • The net of Heaven has large meshes, but it lets nothing through. 天网恢恢，疏而不漏。
  • This net has half-inch meshes. 这个网有半英寸见方的网孔。
6 lamented b6ae63144a98bc66c6a97351aea85970     
adj.被哀悼的，令人遗憾的v.（为…）哀悼，痛哭，悲伤( lament的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • her late lamented husband 她那令人怀念的已故的丈夫
  • We lamented over our bad luck. 我们为自己的不幸而悲伤。 来自《简明英汉词典》
7 woe OfGyu     
n.悲哀，苦痛，不幸，困难；int.用来表达悲伤或惊慌
参考例句：
  • Our two peoples are brothers sharing weal and woe.我们两国人民是患难与共的兄弟。
  • A man is well or woe as he thinks himself so.自认祸是祸，自认福是福。

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