1、Aesops FablesA Wolf came upon a Lamb straying from theflock,and felt some compunction abouttaking the life of so helpless a creaturewithout some plausible excuse;so he castabout for a grievance and said at last,Lastyear,sirrah,you grossly insulted me.狼偶然碰见一只离群的小羊，似乎觉着平白无故杀死这么弱小无助的生命有点良心不安，于是他竭力寻找自己受
2、过的各种委屈，最后说：“小子，去年你可是侮辱过我。”That is impossible,sir,bleated the Lamb,for I wasnt born then.Well,retorted theWolf,you feed in my pastures.“这不可能，先生。”小羊低声说，“那时，我还没出生呢。”狼反驳道：“嗯，你在我的牧场里吃草来着。”That cannot be,replied the Lamb,for Ihave never yet tasted grass.You drink frommy spring,then,continued the Wolf.“这更不
3、可能啦，”小羊回答说，“我到现在还没尝过草的滋味呢。”“那么，你喝过我的泉水。”狼继续编造借口。Indeed,sir,said the poor Lamb,I havenever yet drunk anything but my mother smilk.Well,anyhow,said the Wolf,I m notgoing without my dinner:and he sprangupon the Lamb and devoured it without moreado.“说实在的，先生，”可怜的小羊说，“除了妈妈的奶水，我从没喝过其它东西呢。”“好吧，不管怎么说，”狼说，“我总不能不吃晚饭。”于是，他扑向小羊，干脆痛快地把他吞了下去。
