1、Aesops FablesThere was once a Charcoal-burner who livedand worked by himself.从前，有一个自力更生的烧炭工人独自在家工作。A Fuller,however,happened to come andsettle in the same neighborhood;and theCharcoal-burner,having made hisacquaintance and finding he was an agreeablesort of fellow,asked him if he would come andshare
2、 his house:碰巧，一个漂洗工搬至隔壁，与他成了邻居。结识漂洗工后，烧炭工人经过了解发现，这个邻居将是一个很好的合作伙伴，就问漂洗工愿不愿意搬到他的铺子里一起工作。We shall get to know one another better thatway,he said,and,beside,our householdexpenses will be diminished.“那样我们会变得更加亲密，”烧炭人说，“不仅如此，我们还可以节省生活开销呢。”The Fuller thanked him,but replied,I couldntthink of it,sir:why,everything I take such painsto whiten would be blackened in no time byyour charcoal.漂洗工却谢绝了他，回答说：“我可不这样看，先生，因为不管我把衣服漂洗得多么白，都会立刻被你的木炭染黑了。”
