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Uncalculating Zeal

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A MAN-EATING tiger was ravaging¹ the Kingdom of Damnasia, and the
King, greatly concerned for the lives and limbs of his Royal
subjects, promised his daughter Zodroulra to any man who would kill
the animal. After some days Camaraladdin appeared before the King
and claimed the reward.

"But where is the tiger?" the King asked.

"May jackasses sing above my uncle's grave," replied Camaraladdin,
"if I dared go within a league of him!"

"Wretch²!" cried the King, unsheathing his consoler-under-
disappointment; "how dare you claim my daughter when you have done
nothing to earn her?"

"Thou art wiser, O King, than Solyman the Great, and thy servant is
as dust in the tomb of thy dog, yet thou errest. I did not, it is
true, kill the tiger, but behold³! I have brought thee the scalp of
the man who had accumulated five million pieces of gold and was
after more."

The King drew his consoler-under-disappointment, and, flicking⁴ off
Camaraladdin's head, said:

"Learn, caitiff, the expediency⁵ of uncalculating zeal⁶. If the
millionaire had been let alone he would have devoured⁷ the tiger."

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1 ravaging
毁坏( ravage的现在分词 )；蹂躏；劫掠；抢劫
参考例句：
It is believed that in fatigue there is a repeated process of ravaging the material. 据认为，在疲劳中，有一个使材料毁坏的重复过程。 I was able to capture the lion that was ravaging through town. 我能逮住正在城里肆虐的那头狮子。

2 wretch
n.可怜的人，不幸的人；卑鄙的人
参考例句：
You are really an ungrateful wretch to complain instead of thanking him.你不但不谢他，还埋怨他，真不知好歹。 The dead husband is not the dishonoured wretch they fancied him.死去的丈夫不是他们所想象的不光彩的坏蛋。

3 behold
v.看，注视，看到
参考例句：
The industry of these little ants is wonderful to behold.这些小蚂蚁辛勤劳动的样子看上去真令人惊叹。 The sunrise at the seaside was quite a sight to behold.海滨日出真是个奇景。

4 flicking
（尤指用手指或手快速地）轻击( flick的现在分词 )；（用…）轻挥；（快速地）按开关；向…笑了一下（或瞥了一眼等）
参考例句：
He helped her up before flicking the reins. 他帮她上马，之后挥动了缰绳。 There's something flicking around my toes. 有什么东西老在叮我的脚指头。

5 expediency
n.适宜；方便；合算；利己
参考例句：
The government is torn between principle and expediency. 政府在原则与权宜之间难于抉择。来自《简明英汉词典》 It was difficult to strike the right balance between justice and expediency. 在公正与私利之间很难两全。来自辞典例句

6 zeal
n.热心，热情，热忱
参考例句：
Revolutionary zeal caught them up,and they joined the army.革命热情激励他们，于是他们从军了。 They worked with great zeal to finish the project.他们热情高涨地工作，以期完成这个项目。

7 devoured
吞没( devour的过去式和过去分词 )；耗尽；津津有味地看；狼吞虎咽地吃光
参考例句：
She devoured everything she could lay her hands on: books, magazines and newspapers. 无论是书、杂志，还是报纸，只要能弄得到，她都看得津津有味。 The lions devoured a zebra in a short time. 狮子一会儿就吃掉了一匹斑马。

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