Chapter seventy-eight: The Lion and the Boar (第七十八章:狮子与野猪)

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🔊 One hot summer’s day, a Lion and a Boar came at the same time to a little spring to drink. They at once began a fierce dispute as to which of them should drink first, and before long they came to blows. As they paused for a moment to recover their breath, they noticed some vultures seated on a rock above, evidently waiting for one or the other to fall, when they would fly down and feed upon the carcass. The sight made them both pause, and they soon came to a friendly agreement, saying, 'We had much better be friends than fight and be eaten by vultures.'

一个酷热的夏日,狮子与野猪不约而同地来到一处小泉水边饮水。它们立刻为谁该优先饮用而争执不休,转眼间便动起手来。稍事喘息之际,它们瞥见几只秃鹫栖息在上方的岩石上,显然正伺机等待一方败落,好俯冲而下啄食尸骸。此情此景令两者愕然止战,旋即化干戈为玉帛,异口同声道:“与其相争沦为秃鹫腹中餐,不若握手言和更为明智。”

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fierce /fɪəs/

adj. 凶猛的；激烈的；狂热的➕

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dispute /dɪˈspjuːt/

n. 争论,争端➕

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blows /bləʊz/

n. 打击（blow的复数形式）；猛击➕

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recover /rɪˈkʌvə(r)/

v. 恢复；康复➕

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evidently /ˈevɪdəntli/

adv. 明显地,显然地➕

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vultures /ˈvʌltʃəz/

n. 秃鹫；乘人之危的人➕

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carcass /ˈkɑːkəs/

n. （动物的）尸体➕

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agreement /əˈɡriːmənt/

n. 协议；一致；同意➕

Chapter seventy-eight: The Lion and the Boar (第七十八章:狮子与野猪)

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