142 THE LION AND THE BULL狮子和公牛

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THE LION AND THE BULL 狮子和公牛

THE LION AND THE BULL

A Lion saw a fine fat Bull pasturing among a herd of cattle and cast about for some means of getting him into his clutches; so he sent him word that he was sacrificing a sheep, and asked if he would do him the honour of dining with him. The Bull accepted the invitation, but, on arriving at the Lion's den, he saw a great array of saucepans and spits, but no sign of a sheep; so he turned on his heel and walked quietly away. The Lion called after him in an injured tone to ask the reason, and the Bull turned round and said, "I have reason enough. When I saw all your preparations it struck me at once that the victim was to be a Bull and not a sheep."

The net is spread in vain in sight of the bird.

狮子和公牛

狮子看见牛群中有一头体态肥硕的公牛在吃草，便思忖着用什么方法能让公牛受骗上当。于是，狮子对公牛说自己杀了一只羊，并问他是否愿意赏光，和自己共同分享这只羊。公牛接受了邀请，咀是当公牛向着狮子的巢穴走时，只看到了炖锅和水，根本没看见羊的痕迹。于是，他一声不吭地转身走了。狮子在他身后大喊，带着受伤的语气询问原因，而公牛则转身说：“我的理由很充分，一看到你准备的那些东西，我就惊呆了，那个受害者可能不是一只羊，而是一头公牛。”

词汇解析

pasturing：放牧;

sacrificing：v.牺牲，献出( sacrifice的现在分词 );

saucepans：n.深平底锅( saucepan的名词复数 );

Practice makes perfect. 

作者 Alice

美国人，以SAT接近满分的成绩就读于美国知名院校

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