The ploughman,the ass and the ox
时间:2014-10-28 06:04:12
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A ploughman
yoked2 his ox and his
ass3 together, and set to work to plough his field. It was a poor makeshift of a team, but it was the best he could do, as he had but a single ox, At the end of the day, when the beasts were loosed from the
yoke1, the ass said to the ox, "Well, we've had a hard day: which of us is to carry the master home?" The ox looked surprised at the question. "Why," said he, "you, to be sure, as usual."
农夫给他的公牛和驴一起套上牛轭,然后赶着它们下地犁田。 这是一个糟糕的临时组合,但农夫已经尽力了,因为他只有一头公牛。干了一天活后,牲口被主人从牛轭里解放出来,驴对牛说:“我们可是度过了艰难的一天,我们两个当中,谁载着主人回家呢?” 听了驴的话,牛似乎很惊讶,“怎么这么问呢,”他说,”当然是你,像往常一样。”
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yoke
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n.轭;支配;v.给...上轭,连接,使成配偶 |
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- An ass and an ox,fastened to the same yoke,were drawing a wagon.驴子和公牛一起套在轭上拉车。
- The defeated army passed under the yoke.败军在轭门下通过。
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yoked
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结合(yoke的过去式形式) |
参考例句: |
- The farmer yoked the oxen. 那个农夫给牛加上轭。
- He was yoked to an disinclined partner. 他不得不与一位不情愿的伙伴合作。
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ass
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n.驴;傻瓜,蠢笨的人 |
参考例句: |
- He is not an ass as they make him.他不象大家猜想的那样笨。
- An ass endures his burden but not more than his burden.驴能负重但不能超过它能力所负担的。
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