145 THE ESCAPED JACKDAW逃走的寒鸦

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THE ESCAPED JACKDAW

A Man caught a Jackdaw and tied a piece of string to one of its legs, and then gave it to his children for a pet. But the Jackdaw didn't at all like having to live with people; so, after a while, when he seemed to have become fairly tame and they didn't watch him so closely, he slipped away and flew back to his old haunts. Unfortunately, the string was still on his leg, and before long it got entangled in the branches of a tree and the Jackdaw couldn't get free, try as he would. He saw it was all up with him, and cried in despair, "Alas, in gaining my freedom I have lost my life."

逃走的寒鸦

有人捕捉到一只寒鸦，用麻绳拴住他的一只脚，给自己的孩子玩。那寒鸦很不愿意被小孩作弄，便逃回自己的窠里。可脚上的绳索却缠住了树枝，他再也飞不起来了。他临死时自言自语地说：“我真倒霉！因不愿忍受人的奴役，却丧失了自己的生命。” 这故事是说，有些人为逃避普通的危险，反而遇到更大的灾祸。

词汇解析

1. slipped：adj.打滑，打滑的;v.滑( slip的过去式和过去分词 );滑脱;下降;（健康状况等）变差;

2. entangled：adj.卷入的;陷入的;被缠住的;缠在一起的;v.使某人（某物/自己）缠绕，纠缠于（某物中），使某人（自己）陷入（困难或复杂的环境中）( entangle的过去式和过去分词 );

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作者 Alice

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