A bitter result 自食其果
时间:2014-07-21 06:28:24
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A self-important lion in the jungle tried to make his mastery clear to all.
He was so confident that he paid no attention to the smaller animals and went right up to a bear. He asked the bear, "Who is the king of the jungle?" The bear replied, "Of course you are."
Then the lion asked a tiger the same question. The tiger replied with some
reluctance1, "Of course you are." And then he went to ask an elephant. But the elephant would not allow the lion to do so. He suddenly took hold of the lion with his long nose and
bounced2 the lion against a tree, leaving him
bleeding3 and badly shaken up.
When the lion finally got up, he blamed the elephant and said: "Even if you couldn't answer my question, it's not necessary for you to act so
rough4."
热带丛林里的一个妄自菲薄的狮子试图使所有的动物都明白它的统治地位。
它非常自信,对较小的动物不屑一顾,而是直接去问一只黑熊:“谁是丛林里的大王呀?” 黑熊回答说:“当然是你呀。”
于是它又去问一个老虎同样的问题。老虎有点勉强地回答说:“当然是你呀!”然后他又去问一头大象。可是大象不买它的账,突然用它的长鼻子把狮子抓起来向一棵树扔过去,让它鲜血淋漓和浑身发抖。
狮子终于爬起来时,它责怪大象说:“即使你回答不了我的问题,也用不着这么粗鲁嘛。”
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reluctance
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n.厌恶,讨厌,勉强,不情愿 |
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- The police released Andrew with reluctance.警方勉强把安德鲁放走了。
- He showed the greatest reluctance to make a reply.他表示很不愿意答复。
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bounced
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v.弹回( bounce的过去式和过去分词 );(电子邮件)被退回;拒付;(朝某个方向)颠簸行进 |
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- The ball bounced twice before he could reach it. 球弹了两次他才接到。
- The new car bounced along the bumpy mountain road. 这辆新车在崎岖的山路上颠簸行驶。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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bleeding
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adj.出血的;(心情)过度悲痛的;(用于加强语气,尤表示非常厌烦)该死的;讨厌的n.流血,失血v.流血( bleed的现在分词 );勒索,敲诈;散开;给(某人)放血 |
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- Press firmly on the wound to stop the bleeding. 用力压住伤口止血。
- The nurse applied pressure to his arm to stop the bleeding. 护士压住他的胳膊止血。
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rough
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adj.粗糙的;粗略的,大致的;粗野的,粗暴的 |
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- It's just a very rough translation.这只是一篇非常粗糙的译稿。
- His reply was a bit rough.他的答复过于粗鲁了一点。
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