140 THE HARE AND THE HOUND野兔和猎狗

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THE HARE AND THE HOUND

A Hound started a Hare from her form, and pursued her for some distance; but as she gradually gained upon him, he gave up the chase. A rustic who had seen the race met the Hound as he was returning, and taunted him with his defeat. "The little one was too much for you," said he. "Ah, well," said the Hound, "don't forget it's one thing to be running for your dinner, but quite another to be running for your life."

野兔和猎狗

一条猎狗在追赶兔子，从兔窝边一直追出去好远。眼看着要追上兔子时，猎狗却放弃了。一个农民关注了整个过程，在路上遇见往回走的猎狗时，讥笑它是个失败者。“那个小家伙可比你强多了，”农民说。“噢，是吗？”措狗说，“不要忘了，一个是仅为一顿饭在跑，而另一个则是为了一条命在跑。”

词汇解析

1. gradually：adv.逐步地，渐渐地;按部就班地;日趋;冉冉;

2. taunted：v.嘲弄;奚落;辱骂;嘲讽( taunt的过去式和过去分词 );

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