A Dog and His Meat 狗和它的肉

There lived a homeless dog wandering around. Having starved all day, the dog was very hungry. 'Where can I find something to eat?'

附近有一只流浪狗在四处游荡。饿了一整天，这只狗饿坏了。“哪里可以找到吃的？”

 

While the dog was passing by a butcher shop, the owner was bargaining with a customer. 'Now's the time!' When the owner took his eyes off the meat, the dog stole a cut of meat and ran away.

当路过屠夫的店时，狗看到主人正在和一个顾客讨价还价。“就是现在！”当主人一不留神时，那只狗偷了一块肉跑了。

 

"Stop right there!" screamed the owner. The dog ran for his life.

“给我站住！”主人尖叫道。那只狗使出浑身力气跑远了。

 

As he arrived in the deep and quiet woods, the dog heaved¹ a sigh of relief. However, the dog did not put down the piece of meat in his mouth. 'If I put it down, somebody is going to take it a way, right?' The dog was looking around cautiously².

当他跑进树林里后，才松了一口气。但是狗没有松开嘴里咬着的肉。如果我把肉放下，别人就会抢走的？狗小心翼翼地四处张望。

 

When he crossed a bridge over a river. He looked down from the bridge. 'Wait a minute! What is going on? '

当他过河时，从桥上往下看。等一下！那是什么啊？

 

There was another dog in the water, holding a piece of meat in his mouth. Moreover³, that dog's meat looked a lot bigger than what he had.

水里也有一只狗，而且嘴里也叼着一块肉。好像那只狗嘴里的肉比他的要大很多。

 

'Why! That fellow has a bigger piece of meat!' The dog got angry and barked loudly, "grrr..., ruff, ruff" As he barked, the meat in his mouth fell with a splash⁴ into the river.

怎么会！那家伙的肉比我的大得多！狗生气地大叫起来，“啊，呜，呜…”他咆哮着，嘴里的肉扑通一声掉到河里了。

 

The flowing water carried the meat further and further away. The foolish dog regretted it, but it was too late. Having lost the meat because of his greed⁵, the dog barked all day long on the bridge in vain.

水流带着肉飘远了。愚蠢的狗后悔了，但一切都已经太晚了。因为自己的贪婪而失去了属于自己的肉，狗在桥上白白地叫了一整天。

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