150 THE FLY AND THE DRAUGHT-MULE苍蝇和拉车的骡子

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THE FLY AND THE DRAUGHT-MULE

A Fly sat on one of the shafts of a cart and said to the Mule who was pulling it, "How slow you are! Do mend your pace, or I shall have to use my sting as a goad." The Mule was not in the least disturbed. "Behind me, in the cart," said he, "sits my master. He holds the reins, and flicks me with his whip, and him I obey, but I don't want any of your impertinence.I know when I may dawdle and when I may not."

苍蝇和拉车的骡子

一只苍蝇坐在马车的车轴上，对拉车的骡子说：“你走得太慢了！再走快一点，不然我就要咬你一下，来刺激你了。” 骡子丝毫没有感到不安。“主人正坐在我身后的马车上，”骡子说，“他握着缰绳，而且还会用鞭子来抽打我。我只遵从他的命令，不需要你来指指点点。我很清楚什么时候该快，什么时候该慢。”

词汇解析

1. shafts：n.轴( shaft的名词复数 );（箭、高尔夫球棒等的）杆;通风井;一阵（疼痛、害怕等）;

2. disturbed：adj.被扰乱的;心理失常的;为心理失常者服务的;v.干扰(disturb的过去分词);

3. impertinence：n.不适宜，鲁莽，无礼;鲁莽，无礼，不合理( impertinency的名词复数 );

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作者 Alice

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