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Philosophers Three

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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
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
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
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
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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