The Pardoner’s Tale

时间：2009-09-30 00:24:38

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Some years ago, there was a group of young men who lived very badly. One Sunday they were sitting in a tavern1 instead of going to church. A man was killed by a thief called Death. The young men weren’t afraid and made a promise: if one of them was killed the other two will kill the murder.

One day they met an old and poor man who said to them that they could find Death under an oak2. The three men ran down the crooked3 path towards the tree. When they found the oak he saw a huge pile of new gold coins. They immediately forgot all about Death.

The leader said that he must made a plan: they must take the gold away to his house as soon as possible. But they must take it away secretly at night. Therefore, one of the young men, went to the town to get bread and wine for them. When it was dark they carried the gold to one of their houses.

When the youngest had gone, the leader said to the other that he would kill him. The other agree. But the youngest was also thinking about the gold as he ran to the town. He would poison4 his two companions. He puts the poison in two bottles of wine, but not in the third and went back to the tree.

The story finishes with the youngest stabbed5 and the other two poisoned6.


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1 tavern wGpyl     
n.小旅馆，客栈；小酒店
参考例句：
  • There is a tavern at the corner of the street.街道的拐角处有一家酒馆。
  • Philip always went to the tavern,with a sense of pleasure.菲利浦总是心情愉快地来到这家酒菜馆。
2 oak YHoxP     
n.栎树，橡树，栎木，橡木
参考例句：
  • The chair is of solid oak.这把椅子是纯橡木的。
  • The carpenter will floor this room with oak.木匠将用橡木铺设这个房间的地板。
3 crooked xvazAv     
adj.弯曲的；不诚实的，狡猾的，不正当的
参考例句：
  • He crooked a finger to tell us to go over to him.他弯了弯手指，示意我们到他那儿去。
  • You have to drive slowly on these crooked country roads.在这些弯弯曲曲的乡间小路上你得慢慢开车。
4 poison lOIx0     
n.毒药；毒害；vt./vi.毒害；投毒
参考例句：
  • The bottle is labelled "Poison".瓶上标明“有毒”。
  • Don't allow evil thoughts to poison young people's minds.不允许邪念毒害青年。
5 stabbed 32240f3f621fe69088c6ee4da3a06cba     
adj. 刺中的, 中伤的, 刺穿的 动词stab的过去式和过去分词形式
参考例句：
  • He was stabbed to death in a racist attack. 他遭到种族主义者的袭击，被刺死了。
  • The woman stabbed at her attacker with a pair of scissors. 那个妇人手持剪刀向攻击者刺去。
6 poisoned b2c33440ce9689893df2fa952450094a     
adj.有毒的；中过毒的；发炎的；金杯毒酒v.毒死( poison的过去式和过去分词 )；污染；放毒于；对…有不良影响
参考例句：
  • The explosion of the chemical plant has poisoned many local residents. 那座化工厂的爆炸毒死了许多当地居民。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • His character had been poisoned with evil suggestions from his criminal companions. 由于受了他那些犯罪同伙的坏主意的影响，他的品格已经变坏了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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