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A Needless Labour

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AFTER waiting many a weary day to revenge himself upon a Lion for
some unconsidered manifestation¹ of contempt, a Skunk² finally saw
him coming, and posting himself in the path ahead uttered the
inaudible discord³ of his race. Observing that the Lion gave no
attention to the matter, the Skunk, keeping carefully out of reach,
said:

"Sir, I beg leave to point out that I have set on foot an
implacable odour."

"My dear fellow," the Lion replied, "you have taken a needless
trouble; I already knew that you were a Skunk."

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1 manifestation
n.表现形式；表明；现象
参考例句：
Her smile is a manifestation of joy.她的微笑是她快乐的表现。 What we call mass is only another manifestation of energy.我们称之为质量的东西只是能量的另一种表现形态。

2 skunk
n.臭鼬，黄鼠狼；v.使惨败，使得零分；烂醉如泥
参考例句：
That was a rotten thing to do, you skunk!那种事做得太缺德了，你这卑鄙的家伙！ The skunk gives off an unpleasant smell when attacked.受到攻击时臭鼬会发出一种难闻的气味。

3 discord
n.不和，意见不合，争论，（音乐）不和谐
参考例句：
These two answers are in discord.这两个答案不一样。 The discord of his music was hard on the ear.他演奏的不和谐音很刺耳。

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