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The Hen and the Swallow

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A HEN finding the eggs of a viper¹ and carefully keeping them
warm, nourished them into life. A Swallow, observing what she
had done, said, "You silly creature! why have you hatched these
vipers which, when they shall have grown, will inflict² injury on
all, beginning with yourself?'

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1 viper
n.毒蛇；危险的人
参考例句：
Envy lucks at the bottom of the human heart a viper in its hole.嫉妒潜伏在人心底，如同毒蛇潜伏在穴中。 Be careful of that viper;he is dangerous.小心那个阴险的人，他很危险。

2 inflict
vt.(on)把…强加给，使遭受，使承担
参考例句：
Don't inflict your ideas on me.不要把你的想法强加于我。 Don't inflict damage on any person.不要伤害任何人。

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