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Chapter Fifty-Five: The Thieves and the Cock (第五十五章:窃贼与公鸡)

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🔊 Some thieves broke into a house, and found nothing worth taking except a cock, which they seized and carried off with them.

一伙窃贼潜入一户人家,翻箱倒柜却一无所获,只发现一只公鸡,别无他物可偷,便将它掳走。

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seized /siːzd/

v. 抓住；夺取➕

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carried off /ˈkærid ɒf/

v. phrase. 带走；获得➕

🔊 When they were preparing their supper, one of them caught up the cock, and was about to wring his neck, when he cried out for mercy and said, "Pray do not kill me: you will find me a most useful bird, for I rouse honest men to their work in the morning by my crowing." But the thief replied with some heat, "Yes, I know you do, making it still harder for us to get a livelihood. Into the pot you go!"

待到准备晚餐时,其中一个贼抓起公鸡,正欲扭断它的脖子,公鸡却哀声求饶道:“求您高抬贵手,莫要杀我:我乃是只极有用的鸟儿,每日清晨以啼声唤醒良善之人起身劳作。”那窃贼却愤然答道:“不错,我正知道你会如此,害得我们谋生愈发艰难。你还是下锅去吧！”

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wring /rɪŋ/

v. 拧；扭➕

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mercy /ˈmɜːrsi/

n. 仁慈；宽恕➕

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Pray /preɪ/

v. 祈祷；恳求➕

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rouse /raʊz/

v. 唤醒；激起➕

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crowing /ˈkroʊɪŋ/

n. 啼叫；夸耀➕

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heat /hiːt/

n. 这里指愤怒或激烈➕

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livelihood /ˈlaɪvlihʊd/

n. 生计；谋生手段➕

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