1、Aesops FablesA Widow,thrifty and industrious,had twoservants,whom she kept pretty hard at work.They were not allowed to lie long abed in themornings,but the old lady had them up anddoing as soon as the cock crew.一个寡妇，既节俭又勤劳，她对两个仆人的要求也相当严厉。每当公鸡一打鸣，这个老女人就叫她们起来去干活，不让她们多睡一会儿。They disliked intensely havi
2、ng to get up atsuch an hour,especially in winter-time:andthey thought that if it were not for the cockwaking up their Mistress so horribly early,theycould sleep longer.仆人们都不喜欢在这么早的时间起床，尤其是在冬天里，她们以为，若是那只公鸡不在这么早的时候叫醒女主人，她们还能多睡一会儿。So they caught it and wrung its neck.But theywerent prepared for the consequences.Forwhat happened was that their Mistress,nothearing the cock crow as usual,waked themup earlier than ever,and set them to work inthe middle of the night.于是，她们捉住公鸡，拧断了它的脖子。但是，她们并没有预料到更严重的后果。女主人听不到公鸡的叫声了，却比往常更早地叫醒她们，在半夜里就让她们去干活。
