Philosophers Three

时间：2007-12-12 06:00:00

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  A BEAR, a Fox, and an Opossum were attacked by an inundation1.

  "Death loves a coward," said the Bear, and went forward to fight
the flood.

  "What a fool!" said the Fox.  "I know a trick worth two of that." 
And he slipped into a hollow stump2.

  "There are malevolent3 forces," said the Opossum, "which the wise
will neither confront nor avoid.  The thing is to know the nature
of your antagonist4."

  So saying the Opossum lay down and pretended to be dead.
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1 inundation y4fxi     
n.the act or fact of overflowing
参考例句：
  • Otherwise, inundation would ensue to our dismay. 若不疏导，只能眼巴巴看着它泛滥。
  • Therefore this psychology preceded the inundation of Caudillo politics after independence. 在独立后，这一心态助长了考迪罗主义的泛滥。
2 stump hGbzY     
n.残株，烟蒂，讲演台；v.砍断，蹒跚而走
参考例句：
  • He went on the stump in his home state.他到故乡所在的州去发表演说。
  • He used the stump as a table.他把树桩用作桌子。
3 malevolent G8IzV     
adj.有恶意的，恶毒的
参考例句：
  • Why are they so malevolent to me?他们为什么对我如此恶毒？
  • We must thwart his malevolent schemes.我们决不能让他的恶毒阴谋得逞。
4 antagonist vwXzM     
n.敌人，对抗者，对手
参考例句：
  • His antagonist in the debate was quicker than he.在辩论中他的对手比他反应快。
  • The thing is to know the nature of your antagonist.要紧的是要了解你的对手的特性。

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