伊索寓言-The Wolf and the Lamb
时间:2008-10-06 05:37:17
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wolf, meeting with a lamb astray from the fold, resolved not to lay violent hands on him, but to find some plea to
justify1 to the lamb the wolf’s right to eat him. he thus addressed him:"sirrah, last year you grossly insulted me." "indeed," leated the lamb in a mournful tone of voice, "i was not then born." then said the wolf, "you feed in my pasture." "no, good sir," replied the lamb, "i have not yet tasted grass." again said the wolf, "you drink of my well." "no," exclaimed the lamb, "i never yet drank water, for as yet my mother’s milk is both food and drink to me." upon which the wolf seized him and ate him up, saying, well! i won’t remain supperless, even though you refute every ne of my imputations." the
tyrant2 will always find a
pretext3 for is tyranny.
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justify
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vt.证明…正当(或有理),为…辩护 |
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- He tried to justify his absence with lame excuses.他想用站不住脚的借口为自己的缺席辩解。
- Can you justify your rude behavior to me?你能向我证明你的粗野行为是有道理的吗?
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tyrant
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n.暴君,专制的君主,残暴的人 |
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- The country was ruled by a despotic tyrant.该国处在一个专制暴君的统治之下。
- The tyrant was deaf to the entreaties of the slaves.暴君听不到奴隶们的哀鸣。
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pretext
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n.借口,托词 |
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- He used his headache as a pretext for not going to school.他借口头疼而不去上学。
- He didn't attend that meeting under the pretext of sickness.他以生病为借口,没参加那个会议。
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