Granny's 5,000 yuan eaten by cattle

时间：2007-04-13 08:41:50

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Chinanews, Jinan, Apr. 12 – According to Qilu Evening News, an old farmer Mr. Wang in Shandong hand over all his hard earned 5,000 yuan to his wife. His wife, Ms. Liu, but feared the money could be stolen, so she hid it into forage1 grass. Without knowing it, Wang fed their ox with forage grass.

 

Liu forgotten where she had put, so when she couldn’t find it, she suspected someone had stolen it. She called the local police, whereupon a policeman came to make a thorough investigation2. The policeman finally decided3 that all the banknotes had been eaten Wang’s ox, because he had found bits of banknotes ruminated4 by the ox.

 

The couple felt very sad. The ox had swallowed their year-long earnings5！

 
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1 forage QgyzP     
n.(牛马的)饲料，粮草；v.搜寻，翻寻
参考例句：
  • They were forced to forage for clothing and fuel.他们不得不去寻找衣服和燃料。
  • Now the nutritive value of the forage is reduced.此时牧草的营养价值也下降了。
2 investigation MRKzq     
n.调查，调查研究
参考例句：
  • In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
  • He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
3 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
参考例句：
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
4 ruminated d258d9ebf77d222f0216ae185d5a965a     
v.沉思( ruminate的过去式和过去分词 )；反复考虑；反刍；倒嚼
参考例句：
  • In the article she ruminated about what recreations she would have. 她在文章里认真考虑了她应做些什么消遣活动。 来自辞典例句
  • He ruminated on his defenses before he should accost her father. 他在与她父亲搭话前，仔细地考虑着他的防范措施。 来自辞典例句
5 earnings rrWxJ     
n.工资收人；利润，利益，所得
参考例句：
  • That old man lives on the earnings of his daughter.那个老人靠他女儿的收入维持生活。
  • Last year there was a 20% decrease in his earnings.去年他的收入减少了20%。

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