All We like Sheep

时间：2013-10-11 05:22:36

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All We like Sheep
David R. Slavitt
 
 
No sheep would ever say, or, all right, think 
 "The shepherd is our Lord." They are not good 
 with metaphors1 but, stupid as they may be, 
 they know that the shepherd sooner or later will come 
 with his curved knife and the sheep always run 
 whenever they see him. They run from his dog too, 
 because it bites, but neither one of them means 
 any good to sheep. On the other hand goats, 
 forgetting their native caution, come when they're called 
 and even learn to nibble2（轻咬，啃） out of your hand, 
 denying what's real for these sentimental3 moments 
 their herdsman（牧人） allows them in their foreshortened lives. 
 The knife waits in its sheath（鞘，护套） for them too, 
 so, if they're smarter than sheep, they're also dimmer, 
 not having learned Abraham's hard lesson. 
 Matthew's peculiar4 story about how Jesus 
 sorts out the sheep and goats assumes that it's hard—
 they separate themselves, the believing goats 
 on one side and the fearful, atheist5 sheep 
 all on the other, nervous even there, 
 to embarrass us, which is why there are no scape-sheep 
 wandering the wilderness6 for our sins.

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1 metaphors 83e73a88f6ce7dc55e75641ff9fe3c41     
隐喻( metaphor的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • I can only represent it to you by metaphors. 我只能用隐喻来向你描述它。
  • Thus, She's an angel and He's a lion in battle are metaphors. 因此她是天使，他是雄狮都是比喻说法。
2 nibble DRZzG     
n.轻咬，啃；v.一点点地咬，慢慢啃，吹毛求疵
参考例句：
  • Inflation began to nibble away at their savings.通货膨胀开始蚕食他们的存款。
  • The birds cling to the wall and nibble at the brickwork.鸟儿们紧贴在墙上，啄着砖缝。
3 sentimental dDuzS     
adj.多愁善感的，感伤的
参考例句：
  • She's a sentimental woman who believes marriage comes by destiny.她是多愁善感的人，她相信姻缘命中注定。
  • We were deeply touched by the sentimental movie.我们深深被那感伤的电影所感动。
4 peculiar cinyo     
adj.古怪的，异常的；特殊的，特有的
参考例句：
  • He walks in a peculiar fashion.他走路的样子很奇特。
  • He looked at me with a very peculiar expression.他用一种很奇怪的表情看着我。
5 atheist 0vbzU     
n.无神论者
参考例句：
  • She was an atheist but now she says she's seen the light.她本来是个无神论者，可是现在她说自己的信仰改变了。
  • He is admittedly an atheist.他被公认是位无神论者。
6 wilderness SgrwS     
n.杳无人烟的一片陆地、水等，荒漠
参考例句：
  • She drove the herd of cattle through the wilderness.她赶着牛群穿过荒野。
  • Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。

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