Chapter twenty-two: The North Wind And The Sun (第二十二章:北风与太阳)

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🔊 A dispute arose between the North Wind and the Sun, each claiming that he was stronger than the other. At last they agreed to try their powers upon a traveller, to see which could soonest strip him of his cloak. The North Wind had the first try; and, gathering up all his force for the attack, he came whirling furiously down upon the man, and caught up his cloak as though he would wrest it from him by one single effort: but the harder he blew, the more closely the man wrapped it round himself. Then came the turn of the Sun. At first he beamed gently upon the traveller, who soon unclasped his cloak and walked on with it hanging loosely about his shoulders: then he shone forth in his full strength, and the man, before he had gone many steps, was glad to throw his cloak right off and complete his journey more lightly clad.

北风和太阳发生了争执,都坚称自己比对方强大。最后,他们商定在一个旅人身上比试,看谁能更快地让他脱下斗篷。北风先试。它凝聚全力发起攻击,呼啸着猛烈扑向旅人,掀起他的斗篷,仿佛要一举将其夺走。然而,风吹得越猛,旅人就把斗篷裹得越紧。接着轮到太阳。起初,它只是和煦地照耀着,旅人很快便解开了斗篷,松松地搭在肩上继续赶路。随后,太阳倾尽全力,光芒四射,没走几步,旅人就欣然将斗篷完全脱下,轻装完成了剩下的旅程。

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arose /əˈrəʊz/

v. 出现,发生（arise的过去式）➕

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dispute /dɪˈspjuːt/

n. 争论,辩论➕

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cloak /kləʊk/

n. 斗篷,披风➕

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furiously /ˈfjʊəriəsli/

adv. 猛烈地,狂暴地➕

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wrest /rest/

v. （用力）夺取,抢走➕

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unclasped /ˌʌnˈklæspt/

v. 解开（扣子、钩子等）（unclasp的过去式）➕

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clad /klæd/

adj. 穿着…的➕

🔊 Persuasion is better than force.

说服胜于强迫。

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Persuasion /pəˈsweɪʒn/

n. 劝说,说服（力）➕

Chapter twenty-two: The North Wind And The Sun (第二十二章:北风与太阳)

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